PHILADELPHIA–Tyrone Brunson came off the deck twice to score a thrilling fourth round stoppage over Carlos Garcia in a scheduled eight round junior middleweight bout.
Brunson dropped Garcia in round one with a left hook. Garcia returned the favor in round two as he sent Brunson to the deck in round two. Later in the round, Garcia sent Brunson down for a second time with a right hand. In round four, Brundon drilled Garcia with a body shot that sent him to the canvas. Garcia could not beat referee Shawn Clark’s count and the fight was over at 25 seconds.
Brunson of Philadelphia, PA is 23-6-1 with 22 knockouts. Garcia of Aguada, Puerto Rico is 10-17-1.
Darryl Bunting and Edward Jeramie Ortiz fought to a four-round draw in a super middleweight bout.
Scores were 39-37 for Bunting and 38-38 twice.
Bunting of Asbury Park, NJ is 2-0-2. Ortiz of San Antonio, TX is 1-0-1.
Kieran Hooks won a 4-round unanimous decision over Miguel Martines in a junior middleweight bout.
Martinez dropped Hooks in the first round with a powerful right, but he came back to win the next three rounds.
Hooks of Philadelphia is 1-0. Martinez of Reading, PA is 2-2.
Jeffery Torres stopped Mariano Rolon in the first round of a scheduled four-round bout of debuting lightweights.
Torres scored two knockdowns and the bout was stopped at 2:23.
Torres of Philadelphia is 1-0 with one knockout. Rolon of Reading, PA is 0-1.
