PHILADELPHIA –Despite having a tumultuous summer, Jr. Middle Gabriel Rosado looked ready and focused as he captured the Pennsylvania State championship with a shutout ten round unanimous decision at the Asylum Arena in South Philadelphia that highlighted a card that was broadcasted across the country on Telefutura.
Rosado used his range and quick hands to keep Collins at bay and never let Reading, Pennsylvania native get into the fight more than just a few seconds over the thirty minute bout.
Rosado started taking complete command as early as round two as he started featuring three and four punch combination’s for which Collins could just cover up and absorb the blows. In round three, Rosado began mixing in the thunder as started landing huge shots on the ropes. Collins has some brief moments in round four but they were short lived as Rosado landed about fifteen unanswered blows that had Collins in trouble. Those shots forced a cut over the left eye of Collins. He showed enough fight to been able to continue on in the bout.
Over the second half of the fight, Rosado boxed and slugged with equal success as it looked like he had a game plan to dominate boxing in one round and then use power shots in the next.
Rosado coasted down the stretch and won by scores of 100-90 on all cards.
The win has to be extra sweet for Rosado, who was arrested in July for allegedly hitting a Police Officer in an Atlantic City casino just hours after stopping Ayi Bruce.
To have the type of flawless performance with all of the out of the ring distractions shows the focus that Rosado had going into this fight and going forward and he is becoming a factor in the Jr. Middleweight division.
Rosado, 153 lbs of Philadelphia is now 18-5. Collins, 152 lbs of 13-7-2.
In the co-feature, rising Welterweight Ronald Cruz continued to systematically break down his foe as he made Christopher Fernandez say “No Mas” after round six of their scheduled eight round bout.
Much like his previous bouts, Cruz used a body assault that took the will and desire from Fernandez. He started boxing in rights that do not look like much but have hurt just about everyone of his opponents.
That punch usually sets up well placed flank shots that on this night continuously made Fernandez take two and three steps back.
Fernandez landed some good shots in round four that drew some blood from the mouth of Cruz.
One of the few times that Fernandez didn’t go backwards on a body shot was in round five when he took a left to the ribs and went down.
Fernandez was able to get out of the round only to take a pounding of body blows in round six.
Fernandez had enough of the drubbing after the round and the fight was stopped.
Cruz, 146 lbs of Bethlehem, PA is now 14-0 with eleven knockouts. Fernandez, 146 lbs of Salt lake City, UT is now 19-14-1
In the opening bout, Tevin Farmer out boxed Joshua Arocho and scored a four round unanimous decision in a Featherweight bout.
Scores were 39-37 on all cards for Farmer, 126 lbs of Philadelphia and is now 2-1. Arocho, 126 lbs of Vineland, NJ is now 1-5-1.
On the strength of a second round knockdown, Lonnie Kornegay got into the win column as he scored a four round split decision over William Miranda in a Heavyweight bout.
Kornegay, 266 ½ lbs of Baltimore, MD won by scores of 39-36; 38-37 and Miranda took a card at 38-37.
Kornegay is now 1-4-2. Miranda, 234 lbs of Allentown, PA is now 3-4-1.
DeCarlo Perez needed just ninety-eight seconds to dispose of Tolan Tascoe in a four round Welterweight bout.
Perez, 149 lbs of Atlantic City, NJ is now 5-0-1 with two knockouts. Tascoe, 150 lbs of Newark, NJ is now 1-6-1.
Bryant Jennings dropped Alex Mejias in round three en route to a six round unanimous decision over Alex Mejias.
Jennings clipped Mejias with a hard over hand right in round three that briefly hurt Mejias. Mejias made the fight a raggedy affair but Jennings landed the better shots and won by scores of 59-55; 59-55 and 58-56.
Jennings, 223 lbs of Philadelphia remains perfect at 10-0. Mejias, 227 lbs of Paterson, NJ is now 11-8.
Fred Jenkins Jr. dropped overmatched Peter Yates twice and scored a stoppage at 3:00 of round two of a scheduled four round Super Middleweight bout.
Jenkins, 166 ¾ lbs of Philadelphia is now 4-0 with two knockouts. Yates, 166 lbs of Norfolk, VA is now 1-3.
The card was promoted by Hall of Famer Russell Peltz and Peltz Boxing along with Don Chargin Productions
