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Coming out of the corner with vengeance in his eyes, aggressive Douglas (MA) junior middleweight Robert Degaetano (2-0, 2 KOs) blasted out Devon Grant (0-7) in the opening round, flooring Grant three times to earn a technical knockout victory.
Degaetano unloaded a barrage of unanswered punches for the first knockdown, followed by a six-punch combination for the second, and a left to the head and right to the body sent Grant down again and the referee waved off the action.
In arguably the Fight of the Night, Worcester junior middleweight Khiary “Too Sharp” Gray (17-6, 13 KOs) won a very competitive six-round unanimous decision (58-56 X 3) over cagey Jimmy “The Quiet Storm” Williams (18-14-2, 6 KOs), despite the New Haven fighter recording the lone knockdown of the fight. Gray fought for the first time in two years and his ring rust showed as he missed punches early, but he buzzed Williams in the second and buckled his opponent’s knees in the fourth. A former college football player who only two years ago defeated world champion Yuri Foreman, Williams used his experience and athleticism to great advantage, scoring a flash knockdown in the fourth.
Undefeated Springfield (MA) lightweight prospect Carlos “El Gallo” Gonzalez extended his win streak to nine with his eighth knockout. Gonzalez sent Nathan Benichou (2-19-1, 2 KOs) to the canvas in the opening round via a quick left-right combination. Gonzalez attacked full force in the second and closed the show with a lightning quick one-two.
Scituate (MA) heavyweight Kevin “Big Gulp” Nagle improved to 5-0 with his fifth knockout when pro-debuting Tadeu Costa was unable to continue after three rounds.
Cuban southpaw Danny Lafos Poll (3-0, 3 KOs) sent junior middleweight Bryan Goldsby (5-20) to the canvas three times by the middle of round one. The first was by way of a left cross, second a body shot, and the last a left to the head after which the referee stopped the fight.
Junior welterweight Carlos Marrero III (6-9-3, 1 KO) registered a mild upset, knocking out Tyrone “Hands of Stone” Luckey (16-23-4, 12 KOs) with a straight right hand in the second round. It was Marrero’s first knockout of his 18-fight pro career.
Famous Wilson (3-0, 3 KOs) dropped super middleweight Nata Gomes (0-3) with a body shot, followed by another knockdown, when the referee halted the action at 2:15 of the opening round.
Springfield junior welterweight Edwine Humaine (3-0, 3 KOs) only needed 19 seconds to stop pro-debuting Terrence Richardson, who was dropped by a three-punch combination, never recovering from the first shot to the body.
Four-time New England Golden Gloves champion Keno Luna, of Worcester, will need to wait a little longer for his pro debut. His scheduled fight last night was cancelled when his opponent, Moises Rivera, didn’t show up at the venue to fight even though he weighed in the day before.
Complete results below:
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
MAIN EVENT – VACANT JUNIOR NABF WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Denzel Whitley (13-0, 7 KOs), Holyoke, MA.
WDEC10 (99-90, 97-92, 92-97)
Kenny Larson (7-1-1, 5 KOs), Salem, MA.
(Whitley won vacant Junior NABF welterweight title)
VACANT USBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Kendrick Ball, Jr. (22-1-3, 13 KOs), Worcester, MA
WKO1 (2:59)
Heber Rondon (20-6, 13 KOs), Los Teques, Venezuela
(Ball won vacant USBF light heavyweight title)
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Kevin Nagle (5-0, 5 KOs), Scituate, MA
WTKO3 (3:00)
Tadeu Costa (0-1), Boston, MA by way of Brazil
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Famous Wilson (3-0, 2 KOS), Stoney Brook, NY
WTKO1 (2:15)
Nata Gomes (0-3), Los Angeles, CA
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Robert Degaetano (2-0, 2 KOs), Douglas, MA
WKO1 (1:02).
Devon Grant (0-7), Harlem, NY
Khiary Gray (18-6, 13 KOs), Worcester, MA
WDEC6 (58-56, 58-56, 58-56)
Jimmy Williams (18-14-2, 6 KOs), New Haven, CT
Danny Lafos Poll (3-0, 3 KOs), Santiago, Cuba
WTKO1 (1:43)
Bryan Goldsby (5-20, 0 KOs), Macon, GA
Keno Luna (0-0, 0 KO), Worcester, MA
CANCELED
Moises Rivera (0-9), Worcester, MA
WELTERWEIGHTS
Joe Bush (1-0, 1 KO), Marshfield, MA
WKO1 (0:58)
Jemorean Smith (0-2), Wilson, NC
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS
Carlos Marrero III (6-9-3, 1 KOs), Bridgeport, CT
WKO2 (0:53)
Tyrone Luckey (16-23-4, 12 KOs), Manahawkin, NJ
Edwine Humaine (3-0, 3 KOs), Springfield, MA by way of Haiti
WKO1 (0:19)
Terrence Richardson (0-1), Wilson, NC
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Carlos Gonzalez (9-0, 8 KOs), Springfield, MA
WTKO2 (1:20)
Nathan Benichou (2-19-1, 2 KOs), Puebla City, Mexico by way of France