Super IBF USBA Welterweight champ Andreal ‘Bossman’ Holmes, Jr. easily defeated Hugo Noriega over ten lackluster rounds on Thursday night at the Dort Federal Event Center in Flint, Michigan.
In the main event, welterweight southpaw Andreal ‘Bossman’ Holmes, Jr. (16-0, 6 KOs) dominated Hugo Noriega (10-3, 5 KOs), winning a decision.
In the first two rounds, after over 250 amateur fights in Cuba, Noriega lost two of his last four fights and was held off by southpaw Holmes, for the most part, of gaining any offense with his jab.
In the third through the fifth rounds, not giving the fans much to cheer about, Noriega chases, landing few, with Holmes looking more not to be hit, only landing jabs.
In the sixth round, the network did not show punches landed. There was little landing from both boxers, but another one for Holmes for what little was landed. There was little action in the seventh and eighth rounds, and Holmes took it with little landing compared to nothing from Noriega.
In the ninth round, the lack of action continued, with Holmes countering with jabs and Noriega following him, unable to cut the ring off. In the tenth and final round, the lack of action continued, with Holmes probably pitching a shutout, though the judges, for some reason, didn’t see it quite that way.
The scores were 96-94, 97-93 and 97-93. They were quite generous to Noriega.
Junior middleweight Joseph ‘Sug” Hicks (11-0, 7 KOs) defeated Ronnie ‘Teflon Ron’ Austion (10-3, 7 KOs) over eight rounds of too much holding from Austion.
In the three rounds, the 6’1” Hicks, much taller than the 5’8” dominated in a fight of jabs, with Austion doing too much holding when inside. In the fourth round, Austion landed his first effective punch in the early seconds, an overhand right on the chin, and then a little after losing another round.
In the fifth and sixth rounds, Austion, despite what the announcers said about a good round, kept grabbing Hicks into a clinch. Referee Gerard White should have warned him not to take a point for continuous holding.
In the seventh round, referee White finally warned Austion for holding in the first minute. He should DQ him for it. In the eighth and final round, another warning for Austion for holding.
The tape dangled from both gloves of Hicks the entire round until the referee finally took him to a corner for repair work in the final thirty seconds.
The scores were 79-73, 78-74 and 80-72.
Returning to the ring after a seventeen-month layoff, junior middleweight ‘Lethal’ Leon Lawson lll (16-1, KO’s) stopped Louis ‘Lucho’ Alberto Veron (20-9-2, 9 KOs) at 0:37 of the fourth round of an 8.
In the first round, Lawson, 6’05” to the shorter Veron at 5’11” (0-6 in the US), used his height and reach to take the first round easily. In the second round, it continued for Lawson until the final half-minute when Veron got inside, scoring.
In the third round, Veron walked into a counter right on the chin from Lawson. When he got up, he stumbled across the ring, forcing Referee Gerard White to call a halt. It was only the second time Veron was stopped.
Super middleweight Da’Velle Smith (9-0, 7 KOs) knocked out former Mexican champ Esau Herrera de la Cruz (21-17-1, 8 KOs) at 1:08 of the fourth round of a 6.
In the first two rounds, the 40-year-old Cruz (3-11 in last 14 fights), taking the fight on a 15-day notice at 5’07”, was outgunned by the much taller 6’3” Smith for the entire two rounds.
In the third rounds final seconds a right punch and push put Cruz down and he got up immediately before the referee Ben Rodriguez gave him an 8-count.
In the fourth round, after a minute, an uppercut followed by a chopping right from Smith and down went Cruz for the count.
Middleweight Jaquan McElroy (2-0, 1 KO) defeated Lamar Bolden (2-11-2) at 0:55 of the third round of a 4. McElroy had Bolden in a corner defenseless in the third round, causing the referee to call a halt.
Heavyweight Darrion Lawson (3-0, 3 KOs) knocked out Isaiah Kobbs (0-3) at 0:49 of the first of a 4. In the first round, Lawson went after Kobbs, taking him down and out with a flurry of punches.
Middleweight Christopher Thompson (3-0, 3 KOs) stopped Eric Hadley (1-6, 1 KOs) at 2:30 of the first of a 4. In the first round, Thompson tore into Hadley, causing the Referee to call a halt.
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