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Kings Promotions brought nine professional
bouts to the 2300 Arena on Saturday night (08/29/26), with Muhammad Robinson
earning the biggest win of the evening over Estivan Fajardo in the
main event. The card featured three stoppages, two split
decisions and several competitive bouts, with Pennsylvania-based
fighters (Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Reading, Lancaster) sharing the ring with opponents from around the country and
overseas.
Muhammad Robinson earned a unanimous
decision over Estivan Fajardo in the eight-round main event, but the
scorecards did not tell the whole story.
The fourth round showed two different
approaches. Fajardo stalked while Robinson worked from the outside,
landing hard shots as he moved. The scare in the second appeared to
wake Robinson up.
Rounds seven and eight were fought as if a
title was on the line. Both fighters continued exchanging despite
fatigue, digging to the body and daring each other to take what
remained in their hands. Robinson’s supporters continued to cheer
him on as both fighters pushed through the final rounds.
Luis “Big Lui” Gjolena remained unbeaten
with a split-decision victory over Robert Simms in a six-round
heavyweight bout.
The Albanian-born fighter had plenty of
support from the crowd, with fans chanting for “Big Lui” as he
stalked Simms around the ring. Simms remained in the fight. In the fifth,
he even used a shoulder shimmy as Gjolena tried to catch him in the
corner. By the sixth, Gjolena was looking for an exchange while
Simms chose to move, using short combinations before getting out of
range.
PETTIS TAKES SPILT DECISION Tra’Kwon Pettis earned a split decision over
Julian Gonzalez in one of the night’s most competitive fights. Gonzalez took control of the second when a
short hook appeared to wobble Pettis. Pettis became less willing to
stand in the pocket, and Gonzalez used that to back him toward the
ropes and let his hands go in the third.
The fifth continued to be a tactical fight,
with Pettis finding openings by turning Gonzalez in the center of
the ring. Gonzalez still landed the harder punches during their
exchanges. Both men emptied the tank in the eighth.
Pettis landed a clean right hand as he pushed for the finish, but
Gonzalez responded with his defensive movement and avoided many of
the punches coming his way.
Philadelphia’s Quadir “Savage C4” Albright
stopped Jaylan Phillips in the fifth round.
In the fifth, Albright scored a knockdown
with an explosive right hand and continued the attack. The follow-up
sent Phillips out of the ring, prompting referee David Fields to
stop the contest at 1:45 of Round 5.
“King” Colby Madison needed just two rounds
and 21 seconds
of the third to stop Lemir Riley.
Madison won by KO at 0:21 of round three and
the knockout was the most explosive moment
of the night.
Adrien Boler remained undefeated with a
third-round stoppage of Nick Steven Torres-Otero.
Boler increased his activity in the second
while continuing to make Torres-Otero chase him. He eventually
caught Torres-Otero and sent him to the canvas.
James Bernadin stopped Dashawn Johns at 0:22
of the fifth round.
Johns was not landing with much power, but
he was connecting often enough to keep Bernadin from getting
reckless. Bernadin did have success catching Johns in the corners.
Johns entered the fifth still unsteady, and
Bernadin quickly took advantage. He sent Johns to the canvas and
Braslaw stopped the fight at 0:22.
Devon Young stopped Vercell Webster in the
second round of their heavyweight bout. Young added a body attack in the second,
forcing Webster back to the ropes and corners. Webster found some
success with his jab, using it to make Young reset, but Young
eventually trapped him in the corner and scored a knockdown.
Webster lost his mouthpiece during the
sequence. After referee David Fields returned it, Young finished the
fight with another overhand right.
Elijah Akana earned a split decision over
Giovanni Payne in the opening bout of the night.
Both fighters continued loading up in the
second, landing heavy shots. By the third, they began using the jab
more to set up their punches. Akana worked the body while Payne
relied on his power shots and movement. Akana won the split decision with two judges scoring the fight 39-37 for Akana
(Robert Rubnitz and Steve Weisfeld),
while the third, Tony Lundy, had it 39-37 for Payne.
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