Conto Knocks Out Rolfe in 3

Sonny Conto remained undefeated with a third-round stoppage over Justin Rolfe in a scheduled six-round heavyweight bout in front of a packed crowd at Parx casino in Bensalem, PA.

After two rounds of beating up Rolfe with hard power shots. Conto decked Rolfe with a big left hook in round three. Seconds later, it was another hard left jook from close quarters that sent Rolfe folding towards the canvas and the fight was stopped by referee Eric Dali at 1:38.

Conto, 228.2 lbs of Philadelphia is 10-0 with eight knockouts. Rolfe, 254.1 lbs of Portland, ME is 7-4-1.

Shinard Bunch viciously destroyed Marko Bailey in just 47 seconds of their six-round super lightweight bout.

Bunch jumped on Bailey and landed a devastating flurry of punches in the corner that had Bailey running to an adjacent corner only to be met by Bunch with more flush blows to the head and the fight was stopped by referee Shawn Clark.

Bunch, 144.2 lbs of Trenton, NJ is 19-1-1 with 17 knockouts. Bailey, 141.2 lbs of Durham, NC is 7-8.

Undefeated fighters Jordon Murphy and Antonio Dunton El scrapped their way to a hard fought spit draw in a super featherweight bout.

Murphy took a card 40-36; Dunton El won a scorecard 39-37 and a third tally was even at 38-38.

Murphy, 127 lbs of Bensalem, PA is 2-0-1. Dunton El, 128.9 lbs of Baltimore is 2-0-2.

Carlos Ramos stopped Jesus Arturo Guzman at the end of round three of their scheduled four-round featherweight bout.

In round one, Ramos dropped Guzman with a perfectly timed counter left.

Ramos continued to land hard flush left hands until the referee pulled the plug on the bout at the end of round three.

Ramos, 129.5 lbs of Madrid, SPA is now 15-2 with 10 knockouts. Guzman, 128.6 lbs of San Yisidro, CA is 8-7.

Michael Crane won a four-round unanimous decision over Gerardo Martinez in a lightweight bout.

Crane, 140.4 lbs of Smyrna, DE won by scores of 39-37 on all cards and is now 4-5. Martinez, 149.4 lbs of Coatesville, PA is 5-3.

Christopher Burgos and Phillip Davis battled to a spirited four-round draw in a super lightweight contest.

Davis took a card by a 40-36 score. two cards read even at 38-38.

Burgos, 140.4 lbs of North Philadelphia is 3-5-2. Davis, 143.1 lbs of Worcester, MA is 2-5-2.

Quadeer Jenkins stopped Andre Himmon in the second round of their four-round middleweight bout

In round one, Jenkins dropped Himmon with an overhand right. In Round, Jenkins dropped Himmon with a left hook and the bout was stopped at 1:37.

Jenkins, 160.5 lbs of Trenton, NJ is 2-3 with two knockouts. Himmom, 161 lbs of Philadelphia was making his pro debut.




Conto Knocks Out Caudle in 3

PHILADELPHIA–Sonny Conto got a test for a couple of rounds, but he weathered some hard shots from Joel Caudle to knockout Caudle in round three of a scheduled six-round heavyweight bout in front of a capacity crowd at the inaugural fight card at Live Casino Hotel Philadelphia.

Caudle stood in and landed some flush shots. Conto gave as good as he received as he rocked Caudle several times over the first two rounds. In round three, Caudle continued to stand in and want to trade with the bigger Conto., but Conto landed a huge right hand that sent Caudle to the deck. Caudle got to his feet, but was wobbly, and referee Benjy Esteves stopped the fight at the end of round three.

Conto, 220.2 lbs of Philadelphia is 8-0 with seven knockouts. Caudle, 257.1 lbs of Raleigh, NC is 8-6-2.

In an entertaining contest, Christopher Burgos scored a mild upset by winning a six-round unanimous decision over Gerardo Martinez.

Burgos was able to land the more eye-catching blows in the fight, which saw each fighter take turns controlling the action.

Burgos, 138.9 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 59-55 twice and 58-56 and is now 3-4-1. Martinez, 138.7 lbs of Coatesville, PA is 5-2.

Daiyann Butt defeated Siefullah Wise via 3rd round disqualification in a scheduled six-round junior welterweight bout.

Wise was deducted points for holding and hitting in each of the first two rounds. Wise committed the same foul in round three, and referee Benji Esteves had seen enough and halted the action 53 seconds into round three.

Butt, 142.4 lbs of Philadelphia is 9-1. Wise, 144.6 lbs of Philadelphia is 4-7.

Jeremiah Kendrick made a successful pro debut with a opening round knockout of Tyrone Lewis in a scheduled four-round junior middleweight contest.

Kendrick landed a hard right to the head which stunned and hurt Lewis, and a follow up punch put him on the ground. Referee Shawn Clark stopped the fight upon Lewis getting to his feet at 1:05.

Bilal Quintyne needed a last second knockdown to eek out a four-round majority decision over Maurice Burke in a four-round battle of undefeated middleweights.

Burke controlled the first couple of rounds as he landed some solid right hands.

In round four, Quintyne dropped Burke with a hard right hand.

Quintyne, 159.8 lbs of Marietta, GA won by scores of 38-37 twice and 38-38 to raise his record to 2-0. Burke, 160.6 lbs of Philadelphia is 1-1.

Tariq Green made a successful pro debut with a four-round unanimous decision over Tunde Fatiregun in a light heavyweight battle.

Green, 174.5 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 40-36 and 39-37 twice and is now 1-0. Fatiregun, 176 lbs of New Brunswick, NJ is 1-1.




Padilla decisions Tomas in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA–Victor Padilla remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Romain Tomas in a super lightweight bout in the main event of a nine-bout card at The 2300 Arena.

Padilla, 136.6 lb of Berlin, NJ won by scores of 60-54 and 59-55 to raise his mark to 6-0. Tomas, 137 3/4 lbs of Brooklyn is 8-3.

Sidney Maccow dropped Marcel Rivers twice on his way to a six-round unanimous decision in a junior welterweight bout.

Rivers dropped Maccow in the 4th with a right. Maccow, who controlled a lot of the action sent Rivers down at the end of the 6th round.

Maccow, 142.6 lbs of Brooklyn, NY won by scores of 58-56 and is now 7-6. Rivers, 142.2 lbs of Philadelphia is 7-2.

Isiah Wise and Roque Zepata fought to a six-round draw in a rematch of super welterweights.

All three judges ruled the bout 57-57. Wise, 155 3/4 lbs of Philadelphia is 7-2-2. Zepata , 153 3/4 lbs of Culpeper, VA is 6-2-5.

Seifullah Jihad Wise won a four-round unanimous decision over Vinny Deniero in a lightweight contest.

Wise, 136.6 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 40-36 and 39-37 twice to go to 4-7. Deniero, 136.1 lbs of Elmira, NY is 3-7.

Gerardo Martinez won a five-round unanimous decision over Osnel Charles in a lightweight bout.

Martinez, 134.8 lbs of Coatesville, PA won on all cards 49-46 and is now 5-1. Charles, 132.6 lbs of Atlantic City is 13-20-1.

Shinard Bunch stopped Kevin Womack in the 1st round of a scheduled four-round welterweight bout.

Bunch landed a perfect overhand right that sent Womack, and the bout was stopped at 1:56.

Bunch, 147 lbs of Queens, NY is 3-1 with three knockouts. Womack, 148.5 lbs of Baltimore, MD is 9-19-3.

Shamar Fulton Banks stopped Leonardo Kenon in round one of their four-round lightweight bout.

Banks hurt Kenon with a hard left and, and then followed that up with about 10 unanswered blows that forced referee Shawn Clark stop the fight at 1:08.

Banks, 134.5 lbs of Philadelphia is 4-0 with three knockouts. Kenon, 133.1 lbs of Quincy, FL is 3-8.

Sahret Delgado won a four-round unanimous decision over Joel Caudle in heavyweight bout.

Delgado, 265.6 lbs of Berlin, NJ won by scores of 40-36 and 39-37 twice and is now 8-0. Caudle, 254.8 lbs of Raleigh, NC is 8-4-2.




Ruiz shocks Carto in 2

PHILADELPHIA–Victor Ruiz stunned a sold out 2300 Arena crowd with one perfect left hand as he stopped hometown favorite Christian Carto in round two of their scheduled eight-round bantamweight fight.

Ruiz landed a perfect left hand that sent the back of Carto’s head thumping off the canvas. Carto’s leg momentarily quivered and the bout was immediately halted at 1:56.

Carto was removed from the arena on a stretcher.

Ruiz, 115.5 lbs of Tijuana, MEX is 23-10-1 with 16 knockouts. Carto, 118.6 lbs of Philadelphia is 17-1.

Marcel Rivers won a six-round unanimous decision over Derrick Whitley in a battle of undefeated welterweights.

Rivers, 144.7 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 58-56 on all cards and is now 7-0. Whitley, 148.3 lbs of Springfield, MA is 4-1-1.

Alejandro Jimenez and Edgar Cortes battled to a six-round split draw in a bantamweight contest.

Each fighter took a card a card 58-56 while a 3rd card read even at 57-57.

Jimenez, 119.2 lbs of New Hope, PA is 4-0-1. Cortes, 119.5 lbs of Vineland, NJ is 6-4-1.

Darmani Rock stopped Steven Lyons in round four of their scheduled six-round heavyweight bout.

In round four, Rock opened up with a hard combination to the body that sent Lyons to the canvas in the corner. Lyons sat in the corner until referee Benjy Esteves reached the ten-count at 1:20.

Rock, 273.3 lbs of Philadelphia is 14-0 with nine knockouts. Lyons, 209.7 lbs of Houma, LA is 5-4.

Sonny Conto made a successful pro debut by stopping Jimmie Levins in the 1st round of their scheduled four round haveyweight bout.

Conto seemed to drop Levins four-times in thr opening frame, but for some reason they were all ruled slips. Levins was limping around the ring and upon the 4th time on the canvas, the fight was stopped due to injury at 2:19.

Conto, 215.4 lbs of Philadelphia is 1-0 with one knockout. Levins, 219.2 lbs of Buffalo, NY is 0-5.

Gerardo Martinez won a four-round majority decision over Osnel Charles in a junior welterweight bout.

In round two, Martinez began to bleed from his nose.

Martinez, 136.7 lbs of Coatsviille, PA won by scores of 40-36, 39-37 and 38-38 and is now 4-1. Charles, 140.3 lbof Atlantic City is 12-19-1.

Jonathan Torres won a four-round unanimous decision over Dallas Holden in a bantamweight bout.

Torres, 118.5 lbs of Bethlehem, PA won by shutout scores of 40-36 on all cards, and is now 2-0. Holden, 119.6 lbs of Atlantic City 1-4.