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J. R. Jowett reporting from ringside: Larry Goldberg (Boxing Insider Promenade’ns) and matchmaker Eric Bottjer offered a crowd-pleasing card on 3/22/25 at Atlantic Metropolis’s Tropicana On line casino/Resort. The occasion drew a stable attendance, roughly three-quarters full at the showroom. Matthew Competello introduced whereas Ray Ryan and Fred Blumstein did the timekeeping.
The primary occasion was solely scheduled six, however enthusiastic followers had been cheering wildly for native hero Justin Figueroa, 156, AC, 12-0 (10), towards sacrificial Mario Gaston Rios, 153, Buenos Aires, 10-4-1 (7). As an alternative of permitting the crowd to sweep him up with their enthusiasm, the favourite neatly took the first spherical to dimension up his opponent. Spherical two was curtains for the underdog. Rios tried circling away to remain out of hazard, however Justin reached him with a lengthy proper lead and a crushing left hook. Rios went down laborious however gamely struggled up. Nevertheless, he stumbled noticeably as referee Ricky Vera checked him, which was the sign to wave the battle over in 2:34.
An wonderful pairing over 1 0 rounds noticed Vlad Panin, 152, Los Angeles, 21 -2 (13), in with Brian Arregui, 153, Villaguay, Arg., 1 1-5-1 (7), in an fascinating conflict of kinds that would problem the interpretation of the contest. The first 5 rounds had been tense and riveting, however extra by means of expectation than end result. Panin circled relentlessly away behind a portray of vary finder jabs, however threw little else. Arregui stalked on ft planted flat and tried to nail Panin with left hooks. In the fourth, an annoying sideshow started with tools failure.
Brian’s jock stored coming unfastened and ref Vera would have to cease the motion and take him to his nook. This occurred a number of instances over the subsequent couple of rounds and broke what was in any other case a tense and riveting contest.
Motion started to flip in the fifth as Arregui typically managed to get previous the jab. In the sixth, Brian had his greatest spherical so far, forcing Panin towards the ropes to lower off the escape and touchdown left hook-right combos. Vlad responded in the seventh and started together with some rights in the greatest motion so far. The eighth noticed good motion as Panin started placing collectively combos as a substitute of simply the jab, whereas Arregui was bailing out and definitely caught the judges’ eyes. Motion continued effectively in the ninth with Arregui catching Vlad on the ropes and nailing him with two lefts and a huge proper to deliver up the crowd. Panin fought again effectively, however that combo likely received Brian the spherical.
The tenth was a bit of an anti-climax however nonetheless a good spherical. Then the determination. This was a matter of interpretation; the slick boxer versus the slugger forcing the motion. Lynne Carter scored 97-93 for Arregui and John McKaie the identical rating for Panin. Then, John Signorile
was having none of a man who circles away, and scored 99-91 for Arregui! Given that foreigners hardly ever, if ever get the choice in Argentina, a shocked Arregui erupted in glee. The contest lacked explosive fireworks and referred to as for intense scrutiny, however was a good bout for these who perceive boxing. After all, the sport isn’t referred to as “Slugging”.
An enormous attraction on the undercard was that of Bruce Seldon Jr, 230, AC, 5-0 (4), in a scheduled 4 with Gabriel Costa, 220, Woburn, MA, 4-8-1 (2). The southpaw underdog was no match and the favourite blasted him out with impunity. Seldon dropped him with a left hook to the pinnacle and once more with a booming proper to the photo voltaic plexus that pressured a TKO in 53 seconds of the primary. Ref, Ricky Gonzalez.
The different undercard bouts showcased good matchmaking by Eric Bottjer in that native expertise was developed towards guests who put up a stand and made them work for their wins as a substitute of meekly folding for an excited crowd. Common Damian Tinnerello, 155, Berlin, NJ, had to go the distance for the first time in 5 bouts, versus Jose Perdomo, 155, Las Piedras, Uruguay, 6-5 (3), 4. The highly effective native hero is a flat-footed stalker, all the time wanting for the knockout. He almost acquired it in the first when a left hook to the physique and glancing proper to the head dropped the underdog shut to the bell. However Perdomo acquired up and gave him a good battle thereafter. He was punished by left hooks to the physique in the second however started returning hearth in the third and jolted the favourite with a proper counter late in the spherical. In the fourth, a now spirited and full of life underdog took the spherical. Jaclyn Atkins scored 40-35, however Carter and McKaie had 39-36. Mary Glover refereed.
Native hero Julio Sanchez III, 140, Pleasantville, debuted towards Douglas Diggs, 140, Wash., DC, 0-4, in a good 4. Sanchez correctly took the primary as a studying expertise, for the reason that customer was a troublesome junk artist in type. Motion was good in the second as Diggs rallied with a volley late in the spherical, however Sanchez answered with a stable barrage to the bell. Julio grabbed an early lead in the third with a wide-open volley and continued in management to the ultimate bell whereas getting good opposition from the customer. Atkins and Signorile scored 40-36 and Carter 39-37 for the native favourite, who gained helpful expertise as a substitute of a bum falling. Ref, Gonzalez.
Cali Field, 166, Franklin Twp, NJ, 5-0 (2), received a unanimous determination in a good 4 with Victor Pradis, 168, Covington, LA, 2-3-1. The rangy favourite threw lengthy punches and dropped Victor in the first with a left hook-right excessive on the head. Victor fought gamely in the second, trudging ahead and forcing Cali to again up. Motion continued shut by means of a stable third and the native favourite sealed victory with a booming proper in the fourth. Cater scored 39-36, signorile and McKaie 40-35. Ref, Glover.
