BROOKLYN, NY – In a Battle of Boroughs, Bronx native Chris Galeano outpointed Brooklyn’s Shawn Cameron to claim the New York State Middleweight Championship and up his perfect record to 10-0, 1 KO. From the get-go, Galeano’s superior speed troubled Cameron, who never looked comfortable during the bout. In the third round, Galeano pinned Cameron against the ropes and delivered a head-snapping left hand to Cameron’s jaw. Later in the same round, Galeano landed a brilliant counter right that ended one of Cameron’s rare offensive attacks. The middle rounds mirrored much of the earlier rounds, seeing Galeano as the aggressor, and landing the better blows. The final two rounds were perhaps Cameron’s best, as he was able to take advantage of a tiring Galeano, whose work rate noticeably slowed. However, Cameron’s late round efforts were not enough to overwrite his early deficit on the scorecards. At the conclusion of round ten, all three judges scored the contest in favor of Galeano, scoring the fight 99-91, 98-92, and 97-93. After suffering his first professional defeat, Cameron’s record now reads 10-1, 5 KO.
ALSO ON THE CARD:
Brooklyn’s Amanda Serrano (26-1-1, 18 KO) defeated her Belgian opponent, Djemilla Gontaruk (9-3, 1 KO) by second round TKO.
Cork, Ireland’s Noel Murphy (6-0, 2 KO) stayed undefeated with a unanimous decision victory over Anton Williamson (1-6).
Tyrone James (1-0, 1 KO) scored a third round knockout in his professional debut over David Perez (0-2).
Artur Akavov (14-1, 6 KO) defeated Fredy Lopez (10-3, 7 KO) by technical knockout in the second round.
Carlos Garcia (9-14-1, 8 KO) stunned the Brooklyn, New York crowd with a first round TKO over Patrick Day (11-2-1, 6 KO).
Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 KO) earned a split-decision victory over Oscar Riojas (9-4, 3 KO).
