As a local of Galway, Eire. Thomas O’Toole didn’t develop up with the Boston Pink Sox and Fenway Park, however he’s come to understand what they imply to his adopted hometown.
On Saturday, he headlined the primary boxing card in Fenway since 1956, profitable a 10-round unanimous resolution towards Vaughan Alexander of St. Louis.
“It’s big,” mentioned the southpaw tremendous middleweight, who improved to 14-0 (9 KOs). “I’ve discovered loads about this place, and it means loads.”
Martha Tremblay, Joe Apice, and Mark Cardarelli scored the battle 100-90.
Alexander dropped high 19-13-2 (12).
O’Toole managed the gap all through the battle along with his jab. Earlier within the battle, he bought himself into vary by pushing Alexander off him, however because the battle progressed, he stored Alexander on the top of his jab, touchdown occasional energy pictures along with his left hand.
“I knew I needed to bump him off early,” O’Toole mentioned. “I had to verify I might maintain him in vary. I figured it might be like that each one evening.”
The final time there was boxing at Fenway Park was June 16, 1956, when former world welterweight champion Tony DeMarco outpointed Vince Martinez in a non-title 10-rounder.
Nolan Brothers Boxing, a comparatively new promoter within the Boston space, placed on the present, which happened in a concourse space underneath the bleachers in middle discipline, conserving the fighters and crowd dry throughout the heavy rains that fell throughout the early fights.
Two-time world title challenger Abraham Niva earned a stoppage victory when German Ivan Meraz retired in his nook after the third spherical of a scheduled eight.
Nova had Meraz on the canvas 4 occasions within the second spherical although referee Johnny Callas dominated two of them slips. Nova improved to 24-3-1 (16).Meraz dropped to 65-73-3 (41).
Jahye Brown received an eight-round unanimous resolution towards Khiary Grey in a junior middleweight bout. The scores have been 79-72 (twice) and 77-74.
Ross Rodriguez received a six-round majority resolution towards Greg Bono at middleweight. The scores have been 58-56, 59-55, and 57-57.
Middleweight Rico DePaolis received a six-round unanimous resolution towards Anthony Hines. The scores have been 59-56 for DePaolis (twice) and 58-56 for Hines.
Within the first feminine bout ever at Fenway Park, Lexi Bolduc of Hudson, New Hampshire, outpointed Sara Couillard of Montreal in a six-round bantamweight bout. The scores have been 60-54 (twice) and 58-56.
Bolduc (2-2) avenged a loss to Couilard from 2024, which was additionally a unanimous resolution.
“I attempted to not wait (this time),” Bolduc mentioned. “I wished to be first and be aggressive. She was very aggressive, and I needed to up my recreation.
Couliard dropped to 1-3.
Shaniel Rodriguez stopped Rakkm Johnson within the second spherical of a scheduled four-round tremendous middleweight battle. Rodriguez dropped Johnson 4 occasions, twice within the first and twice within the second. Referee Marcel Varela stopped it at 2:01.
Heavyweight Jareed Gaines stopped Victor Hugo Costa within the fourth spherical of a scheduled 4. Gaines knocked Costa down within the third and once more within the fourth earlier than Johnny Callas stopped the battle at 1:03.
Heavyweight Harold Roy received a four-round unanimous resolution towards Tracey Johnson. All three judges scored it 40-36. Johnson introduced his retirement after the battle.
Within the first bout of the night, Bobby Lang stopped Anthony LeBate within the third spherical of a scheduled 4 at mild heavyweight.
