SIOUX CITY, IA (July 22, 2022) – Super Middleweight Sena “The African Assassin” Agbeko (24-2, 19 KOs) showed once again why he is one of the hardest punchers in the Super Middleweight Division when he stopped a tough Winfred Harris Jr. in the 9^th round to capture the WBC USNBC Title Fight at a sold-out Sioux City Convention Center in Iowa. Winfred had never been dropped or stopped in his career up to that point. With that victory, Agbeko moves on to 26-2,  (21 KOs) and is calling out some of the biggest names in the Super Middleweight Division including David Benavidez.

The seven-bout card was promoted by 15^th Round Promotions.

Harris came out working behind his jab and surprised everyone when he took the fight to Agbeko who is normally the aggressor. Both fighters landed shots throughout the fight. Agbeko used great footwork to circle back and away from Harris and peppered him with well-placed body jabs and body shots to drain some energy from Harris. In the 9^th, sensing some fatigue, Agbeko turned up the pressure and rocked Harris with multiple vicious shots to the head. He eventually put him down with a big right hook. Harris beat the count and on wobbly feet, continued to fight with courage, absorbing more punishment, eventually forcing veteran ref Mark Nelson to step in and call an end to the fight.

The featured bout saw local prospect turned pro Deonte “Sleep” Walker make quick work of his opponent Job Hamilton in their Welterweight debuts. Walker dropped Hamilton 35 seconds into round 1 with a thunderous left hand that connected on Hamilton’s neck. Hamilton beat the count and tried valiantly to hit back, but would get dropped 2 more times before Mark Nelson stepped in to stop the fight halfway through the first round.

Drako Rodriguez (formerly in the UFC), advanced his boxing record to 3-0 when he stopped Randy Steinke who trained and coached at The MMA Lab. Both fighters showed good, technical boxing, but Drako’s power was quickly the difference maker.

Traevon Kroger of Sioux Falls won via unanimous decision in a shutout and moved his record to 2-0 when he soundly defeated Hwa Suk Oh. Kroger’s length and height troubled Oh throughout the fight and every time he made his way in, Kroger made him pay with well placed uppercuts. Though 46 years old and a debut, Oh showed he had a lot of heart and durability with his performance.

Jonathan Torres won via Majority Decision defeating Luis Marquez. Though 0-2 and 1-2 respectively, both fighters put on a high paced, crowd-pleasing fight proving they’ve been working in the gym a lot. This was a hotly contested fight with a lot of action and big shots landed. Jonathan Torres tired in the 4^th,  but did enough to get the first win of his career.

Joshua Clark (5-0) defeated Ricky Field Jr in a second round KO. It would be Ricky’s debut in boxing, and he stepped in on short notice to replace a fighter who dropped off last minute, but these two had met in MMA before and felt they had unfinished business. Clark was too fast and powerful.

In one of the most exciting fights of the night, Brett Welling and Alex Citrowske slugged it out in what was ruled a majority decision draw in a Light Heavyweight brawl. Both fighters landed huge shots and brought themselves on the brink of exhaustion, leaving it all in the ring, in a wildly entertaining clash that could have gone either way. 

15^th Round Promotions

LAS VEGAS (August 19, 2021) — Detroit super middleweight Winfred Harris, Jr. (19-1, 9 KOs) is aware of future implications regarding his August 26th match against Vaughn “The Animal” Alexander (15-6, 9 KOs) in the 8-roiund co-featured event on the next installment of RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGH PASS®.

Presented by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing in association with Next Up Fight and the World Cup Boxing Series, the Aug. 26th event will stream live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports, starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, from Humble Civic Center in Humble, Texas.

Texas rivals Eridson Garcia (13-0, 9 KOs) and Armando Frausto (9-1-1, 5 KOs) headline in the 10-round main event for the vacant North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super featherweight title.

Harris’ most impressive victories to date have been a pair of 2017 8-round unanimous decisions over former California State welterweight and New England middleweight champion, Chris Chatman (14-7-1), and veteran Lanardo Tyner (32-10-2) for the vacant UBF All American middleweight title.

St. Louis’ Alexander is the brother of 3-time, 2-division World champion Devon Alexander. In 2017, “The Animal” stopped former IBF World Middleweight Champion Elvin Ayala in seven rounds and two years later, Alexander took an 8-round majority decision from previously undefeated prospect Money Powell (10-0, 7 KOs).

“I’ll probably come out boxing him, beat on him a little, and then see from there,” Harris predicted. “He may take me the distance, but I’m going to win easily. I’ll have 20 wins and that should position me at the next level, especially fighting on UFC FIGHT PASS. I’ve never fought on a televised (or streamed) show before.

“I’m a boxer-puncher with real good power and speed. I’m a big guy for my weight class and smart. I do a lot of different things and I definitely have a lot of heart.”

Undefeated Austin (TX) super lightweight Robert Kevin Garcia (8-0, 6 KOs) will meet Antonius Grable (3-1, 3 KOs), of Sarasota (FL), in a 6-round match.

Opening the UFC FIGHT PASS stream is a 4-round middleweight bout between Houston prospect Eugene Hill, Jr. (1-0, 1 KO) and Shane Hall (0-1), of Clovis, New Mexico.

Former WBA World light welterweight champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout will join veteran James “Smitty” Smith on the RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS announcing team for this show.

Priced at $800.00 (VIP table of 6), $75.00 (reserved) and $50.00 (general admission), tickets are available to purchase online at https://events.com/r/en_US/registration/nextfightup-xiii—ufc-fightpass-humble-august-815051

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