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Hard Hitting Promotions and LH2 Promotions
brought "The Unity Event" to Live! Casino Philadelphia on Friday
night, with six professional bouts on the card. Dylan “The Real Dyl”
Price closed the night with a unanimous decision over Alberto
“Metro” Guevara, while Keith Colon stopped Mickael Diaz in the
co-main event.
Price nearly dropped Guevara with a
combination to the body in the opening round. Guevara, living up to
his “Metro” nickname, spent much of the fight moving around the ring
after feeling Price’s power early. Price continued to hunt and cut
off the ring.
The fight became frustrating for Price in
the third and fourth rounds when referee Harvey Dock called low
blows. After the second foul in the fourth, Dock took a point from
Price. The crowd, which was firmly behind the Philadelphia fighter,
voiced its displeasure. Price’s father and lead cornerman, David
Price, continued telling his son to stay composed while they waited
out the penalty time. Price returned to the body in the seventh
and scored a knockdown with a body shot. Guevara appeared to argue
that the punch was low, but Dock ruled otherwise and counted him
down. Guevara survived the round and made it to the final bell. Price took the unanimous decision, with all
three judges scoring the fight 79-71.
COLON REMAINS UNDEFEATED Keith Colon remained unbeaten with a
seventh-round stoppage of Mickael Diaz. Colon took the opening round to establish
his jab before adding the uppercut and body work in the second. From
there, he continued pressing his advantage and began disguising hard
body shots behind short flurries.
The approach nearly ended the fight in the
fourth and fifth rounds. Colon continued investing in the body,
which opened opportunities for his uppercut in the sixth as he
repeatedly found the middle of Diaz’s defense. Colon finished the job in the seventh,
pressing Diaz onto the ropes and continuing to land. Diaz was unable
to give referee Ricky Gonzales enough in return, and Gonzales
stepped in at 2:22 of Round 7.
Jayon “Showtime” Tinnin used his jab and
movement to earn a unanimous decision over Manuel De Jesus Hernandez
Alonso. Alonso spent the opening round looking for
Tinnin, who stayed behind his jab and made Alonso pay when he missed
with the overhand right. Tinnin’s corner repeatedly called for more
body work, but Tinnin preferred using the uppercut and only went
downstairs twice in the second.
Tinnin continued to fight at distance in the
third, frustrating Alonso, who struggled to cut off the ring. In the
final round, Tinnin continued taking single shots and moving away
before tying Alonso up when he managed to close the distance. Tinnin won by scores of 40-36, 40-36 and
39-37.
KAMARA WINS SHUTOUT Natasha Kamara began her professional career
with a unanimous decision over Karen Elizabeth Salas-Moreno in a
four-round bout contested at two minutes per round. Kamara showed some early nervousness before
settling into her body attack in the second. She acknowledged the
long road back afterward, saying, “Forgive me, I haven’t fought in a
couple of years.” Her last amateur bout came in September 2023.
Kamara and Salas-Moreno traded throughout
the final two rounds. Kamara’s corner continued calling for her to
work behind the jab, while Salas-Moreno looked for harder shots that
could change the fight. Kamara landed more consistently and avoided
the mistakes Salas-Moreno needed to capitalize on. All three judges scored the bout 40-36 for
Kamara in her professional debut.
VALDEZ WINS DEBUT Deykel “Too Sharp” Valdez earned a unanimous
decision over Rasuiod Hollie in his professional debut. Valdez showed some early nerves before
Hollie’s punches helped settle him into the fight. Hollie continued
applying pressure through the first two rounds and had his best
stretch in the third, pushing Valdez toward the ropes and forcing
him to work.
Valdez stood his ground but remained
selective about when to engage. His corner continued asking for more
body work as Hollie kept coming forward. By the fourth, Valdez was
learning on the job, using his movement and positioning to deal with
Hollie’s pressure. Valdez won by scores of 40-36, 39-37 and
39-37.
Darryl Craig earned a unanimous decision
over veteran Jerrod “Nugget” Miner in a four-round super
featherweight bout. Miner, fighting for the first time since a
unanimous decision loss to Anthony Johns in August 2022, looked
comfortable returning to his pressure style in the opening round.
Craig stayed disciplined and avoided getting pulled into a brawl. Miner increased the pressure in the second
and landed a strong flurry midway through the round. Craig began
letting his power shots go in the third, while Miner continued
throwing but with less output. Craig stayed behind his jab and body
work and used his footwork to turn the tables whenever Miner pushed
him onto the ropes.
Craig became more aggressive in the fourth
and hurt Miner, but the veteran answered with punches of his own and
made sure Craig couldn’t get careless. Craig’s punches appeared to
have more effect as the fight progressed, but Miner made it to the
final bell. Craig won by scores of 40-36, 39-37 and
39-37. Despite nearly four years away from the
ring, Miner gave a good account of himself and made Craig work for
the victory.
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