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The main event of the card
featured an eight-round featherweight scrap between Edward “Kid”
Vazquez of Fort Worth, TX (12-1, 3 KOs) and Jose Argel of Puerto
Rico (8-4, 2 KOs). Despite a willing opponent in Argel, Vazquez was
able to outbox and outpoint the scrappy brawler throughout the
contest, earning himself a unanimous decision victory with all three
judges scoring the bout 80-72. Vazquez looked like an experienced
pro, displaying crisp footwork and sharp counter punching ability.
BARAJAS UPSETS ALLEN
Philadelphia’s Damon Allen (16-2-1, 5 KOs) took on Oscar Barajas
(18-8, 8 KOs) in a six-round lightweight bout. Barajas moved forward
throughout the bout and pressed the action against the hometown
favorite. Despite back-and-forth action in the beginning of the
fight, Barajas rallied in the late rounds to earn an upset majority
decision win with judges scores of 57-57, 58-56, and 58-56.
JOHNSON CONTINUES KO STREAK
Undefeated junior welterweight Isaiah Johnson (Sicklerville, NJ)
moved to 5-0, with 5 KOs after a first-round TKO over Rondale
Hubbert (14-23-3) of Minnesota. Johnson knocked down Hubbert three
times in the opening round. The time of the stoppage by referee
Shawn Clark was 1:57. Johnson said in the post-fight interview with Marc
Abrams, “He didn’t want to be in there with me, so I had to get him
out.”
PETTUS GETS NOD OVER WILLIS
DeAundre Pettus (7-1, 3 KOs) of Columbia, SC, got the unanimous
decision win over Chukka Willis (4-17, 2 KOs) of Emporia, KS, in a
middleweight contest. Pettus displayed clean counter punching
ability against a seasoned veteran with an awkward style in Willis.
KARMO WINS DECISION OVER
JILES
Boimah Karmo (Sharon Hill, PA) improved to 3-0-1, unanimously
outpointing Philadelphia’s Daniel Jiles (0-2) in an over-the-weight
welterweight bout. The official judges scored the bout 40-36, 39-37,
39-37.
WILSON DEBUTS
New York middleweight Famous Wilson (Deer Park, NY) scored a
four-round unanimous decision over Vincent Randall (Valparaiso, IN)
to start his professional career. Randall fell to 0-2.
JOHNS WINS BY KO IN PRO
DEBUT
The opening bout of the night featured a junior welterweight
four-round contest between Najeem Johns (Philadelphia) and Darryl
Chamberlain (Baltimore MD). It was the pro debut for both fighters.
Philadelphia’s own Johns won by first round KO in a staggering
sixteen seconds! In doing so, Johns showed he was an exciting
Philadelphia prospect. Johns opened the night with a fireworks
performance, and possibly a historical moment in boxing history as
the fastest KO in a pro debut. The referee was Shawn Clark.
RDR Promotions returns to South Philly in
September with a show at the Clarion Hotel near the Philadelphia
Airport.
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