In the primary occasion of BoxLab’s promotion on the Caribe Royale Lodge in Orlando, Kevin Haylee Brown defended his WBA Continental Americas Tremendous Light-weight Title towards late substitute Amos Cowart.
It wasn’t that Cowart was referred to as on the final second to seem on this present, he was already slated to battle on the undercard. Nonetheless, Brown’s unique opponent, Cletus Seldin weighed in yesterday, however then suffered in adversarial leads to his pre-fight drug testing and was instantly scratched from the present.
The battle was initially imagined to be for the interim WBA tremendous light-weight title.
Previous to his two wins this yr in 2025, Cowart hadn’t fought in 9 years! He got here out like a person possessed realizing he was getting a once-in-a-lifetime alternative towards Brown. It was a case of Brown’s Cuban newbie pedigree, velocity and poise matched up towards Cowart’s dogged willpower and relentless stress. Brown’s precision and grasp plan held all the way in which to the tenth and ultimate spherical as did Cowart’s intrepid pursuit of his foe. It was definitely an entertaining battle with a traditional conflict of types. In the long run the judges noticed it as follows: 100-90 x 3, all for Brown, now 9-0, 3 KOs. Cowart falls to 13-3-1, 10 KOs, with nothing to hold his head about.
Within the co-main occasion, Ariel “Golden Hulk” Perez had all he may deal with in Argentina’s Kevin Brizuela of their mild, heavyweight battle. Brizuela employed a quick jab and good mixtures to shock Perez within the early going. Perez began out his profession as a giant puncher however had not too long ago been concentrating on his boxing having gone the space in his final three wins. That didn’t appear the fitting technique towards this specific tall boxer, therefore the change in ways. Within the second half of this battle for Perez. He started throwing heavier singular pictures and scoring, taking away the early Brizuela benefit. The ultimate scores learn 78-74, 79-73, 77-75, all for Perez, who stays excellent at 9-0, 4 KOs. Brizuela falls to 8-3, 6 KOs.
Nicaraguan Jordan Orozco Hernandez and Puerto Rico’s Karlo Rodriguez one had it for the WBA Continental bantamweight title. Orozco got here within the vaunted energy puncher and scored a knockdown by way of the fitting hand, within the second spherical. Rodriguez obtained his legs again and obtained himself again into the battle along with his personal crisp energy mixtures. Issues shortly become a shootout and it was going to be a matter of who had the higher chin and the larger weapons. Rodriguez had a pleasant second within the fifth the place he harm Orozco however couldn’t capitalize because the spherical ended. The momentum appeared to proceed for Rodriguez till the very finish of the seventh spherical had been an enormous right-hand dropped him face first on the bell. He beat the depend and staggered to his nook. Orozco knew the minute relaxation interval wouldn’t be sufficient for Rodriguez to get better and he pounced instantly firstly round 8. Rodriguez was pinned on the ropes and never heading off any punches prompting The referee to step in at 0:19 of the eighth. Orozco retains his title and strikes to 15-0, 15 KOs. Rodriguez loses his first 9-1-1, 6 KOs.
WBA Jr. Bantamweight champ Jasmine Artiga determined to go forward along with her proposed title protection towards a really chubby Stephanie Silva. The Italian got here in at 119.3 lb for 115 lb title. Though she was ineligible to win the belt, Silva actually introduced the battle to the a lot taller Artiga. Unfair weight benefit or not, Silva introduced the battle to Artiga and pressured the champ to the restrict. The judges noticed it 97-93, 99-91, 100-90 all for Artiga. Many felt the 2 judges who gave Silva a complete of 1 spherical of a potential twenty, had been out of line. Artiga strikes to 15-0-1, 7 KOs. Silvas dips to 10-2.
Yoenis Tellez got here again from his first profession loss towards Texas robust Kendo Castaneda. After taking time to heat up within the first spherical, Tellez began to placed on a clinic and work the physique. A collection of headshots adopted by some physique work dropped Castaneda late within the third the place he barely beat the depend and survived the spherical. After two extra rounds of being completely dominated, Castaneda’s nook knowledgeable the referee that every little thing was over, the time. 3 minutes of the fifth spherical. Tellez strikes to 11-1, 8 KOs. Castaneda falls to 21-13, 9 KOs.
Nicaragua Alex Vallecillo fully outclassed Venezuelan Nelvis Rodriguez over eight tremendous bantamweight rounds. Rodriguez was harm fairly badly within the fourth spherical however by some means survived not solely that spherical however the remainder of the battle solely to lose his fifth straight match after beginning out undefeated, he now falls to 10-5, 5 KOs. Vallecillo wins throughout the board, 80-72 and improves to 13-1, 11 KOs.
Opening the present, Chinese language heavyweight Yize Jiang took a number of rounds to really feel out Siupeli Anau, ultimately administering a beat down on his opponent. A knockdown got here late in spherical 3, after which Anau was stopped on his toes at 1:47 of the 4th. Jiang strikes to 6-1, 5 KOs, whereas Anau falls to 3-2, 2 KOs.
Light-weight Tony Aguilar got here again from his loss with a vengeance towards Jorge Villegas. A continuous assault, ending with a vicious proper to the physique, dropped Villegas for the total depend at 2:59 of the opening session.Aguilar strikes to 14-2-1, 5 KOs. Villegas falls to 14-8, 13 KOs.
Junior Alcantara made his professional debut towards 30-fight veteran Sharone Carter in an excellent featherweight six-rounder. Alcantara was too recent and quick for the veteran Carter. The rating playing cards all learn 60-54 for Alcantara, now 1-0. Carter continues to go sub .500 at 14-16-1, 3 KOs.
Younger, however massive punching heavyweight Damazion VanHouter teed off on entry Jose Mario Tamez, dropping him for good with a vicious left to his ample physique. Referee Luis Pabon waved off the pointless depend at 2:23 of the primary spherical. VanHouter is now 20-0, 7 KOs, at 20 years previous. Tamez drops to 4-5, 1 KO.
