Allan Green TKO2 Carlos De Leon – super middleweight fight
Pete’s Take: Excellent performance from Allan Green. He knocked De Leon down 4 times in the 2nd round en route to a stoppage victory. To De Leon’s credit, he did an admirable job of pretending to be ok and bouncing on his toes after getting up after each knockdown. But he was simply outclassed and overpowered.
Green fits in nicely in a deep 168 pound weight division that also boasts Carl Froch, Mikkel Kessler, Lucian Bute, Librado Andrade, Jermain Taylor, Sakio Bika, Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell. Green would have a good chance of winning any one of those fights. A rematch against Edison Miranda, who Green lost to in a middleweight fight in 2007, would also be interesting.
Paulie Malignaggi UD Christopher Fernandez – junior welterweight fight
Pete’s Take: Malignaggi got back in the win column with an 8 round decision over journeyman Chris Fernandez. Malignaggi outboxed his opponent most of the way, but there was a scary moment in the 6th round when Fernandez rocked Malignaggi with seconds to go. Malignaggi was able to clinch and survive but if there had been more time left in the round, he could’ve been in serious trouble.
The ring announcer welcomed the crowd to “Broadway Boxing” before the fight so it appears they may have been taping this bout to air on Dibella Entertainment’s syndicated boxing TV series.
Sadam Ali UD Bryan Abraham – junior welterweight fight
Pete’s Take: Sadam Ali, a 2008 US Olympian, went the distance for the first time in his career by beating Schenectady, New York’s Bryan Abraham. Ali scored a knockdown in the 3rd round and official scores were 40-35 (three times).
Ali is another former Olympian worth keeping an eye on.
Dominick Guinn TKO1 Johnnie White – heavyweight fight
Pete’s Take: Dominick Guinn was once thought of as a future heavyweight title challenger. It’s unlikely that’ll happen now, but he still finds himself on some major undercards and being from the same state as Jermain Taylor didn’t hurt to get him on this card.
White came in with a glossy looking record (21-0, 18 KO’s), but had never fought anyone of any note. As a matter of fact, he hadn’t fought anyone with a winning record. It showed in the fight.
Guinn easily dismantled White, knocking him down twice and stopping him at 2:01 of the first. Guinn may find himself in against a more notable opponent soon and still wants to fight top guys.
Danny O’Connor UD Travis Hartman –junior welterweight fight
Pete’s Take: Danny O’Connor is an excellent prospect with boxing skills and a southpaw style that will give opponents fits. Travis Hartman is a game opponent who sports the record of one (9-12-1).
O’Connor easily won a decision knocking Hartman down twice and hurting him. Official scores were 40-34 (three times).
Look for O’Connor to move up to 6 round fight’s soon and compete in his home state of Massachusetts’, were he has solid support in him hometown of Framingham.
Jonathan Nelson UD Eddie Caminero – middleweight fight
Pete’s Take: In a descent match-up of unbeaten middleweight’s, Arkansas’ Jonathan Nelson (9-0, 4 KO’s) remained undefeated over Massachusetts’ Eddie Caminero (5-1, 5 KO’s). Official scores were 59-55 and 58-56 (twice).
Nelson was busier and more accurate. Both fighters landed flush shots during the fight that got each others attention, though neither appeared to be in any serious jeopardy of being stopped.
For Nelson, he can continue moving up the ladder to get a fight with another prospect. A fight with Dibella signed middleweight prospect Edwin Rodriguez, who was originally supposed to fight Eddie Caminero on this card before pulling out due to needed surgery, could prove interesting.
For Caminero, it was a learning experience. He fought an opponent with more than twice as many wins as his entire previous opponent’s combined and a guy who could handle his power. He hung in there, won a couple of rounds and will fight another day.
