Article and photos by Matthew Heasley
Friday night October 14th, at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia, junior middleweights Ismael Garcia and Tyrone Brunson battled to an eight round draw. The action was back and forth with both fighters landing good shots.
One judge had Garcia winning 78-74, another had Brunson winning 78-74, while the third judge had the fight a draw at 74-74.
Junior lightweights Tevin Farmer and Orlando Rizzo had an exciting eight round bout that ended with Farmer winning by unanimous decision. Farmer had two points taken during the fight for low blows but his defense, head movement, and quick attacks led to a convincing victory with the judges scoring the fight, 78-72, 78-72 and 77-73.
Other Results:
Mike Reed won a 6th round tko vs Aaron Herrera at junior welterweight.
Victor Vasquez won a 6 round ud vs Osnel Charles at super lightweight.
Steven Ortiz won a 2nd round tko vs Daniel Tran at super lightweight.
Anthony Burgin won a 6 round ud vs Gerald Smith at lightweight.
Hasan Young won a 4 round ud vs Kevin Womack at super welterweight
Isaiah Wise won a 4 round ud vs James Robinson at jr middleweight
Fred Jenkins Jr won a 4 round ud vs Ibrihim Shabazz at middleweight
Article and photos by Matthew Heasley