Peter Manfredo made a succsessful comeback last night at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI as the "Pride of Providence" proved too much for opponent Ted Muller, stopping the Illinois man at 1:19 of round nine. Manfredo moves to 24-7 (13) while Muller drops to 19-11-2 (9).
In other action on the bill, heavyweight Jason Estrada moves to 9-1 (1) with a wide six round points decision over hardened Philly veteran Robert Hawkins, who drops to 21-9 (7).
Jimmy Burchfield's CES Promotions presented the action which will be televised on NESN, Sunday, May 20, 7 PM/ET, and on Cox Sports, Saturday, May 19 9:30 PM/ET.
The rest of the card is as follows:
Light Heavyweights
Jarrod Tillinghast (8-0, 2 KOs), Providence, RO
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 39-37)
Jeffrey Osborne (4-5-2, 1 KO), Davenport, IA
Super Middleweights
Angel Camacho, Jr. (6-0, 4 KOs), Johnston, RI
WTKO1 (1:19)
Donyell Dukes (1-1, 0 KOs), Jacksonville, FL
Lightweights
"Hammerin'" Hank Lundy (5-0, 3 KOs), Philadelphia, PA
WTKO2 (2:49)
Jose Velasquez (0-1), Worcester, MA
Middleweights
Richard "Bobo The Bull" Starnino (8-2-1, 1 KO), Providence, RI
WDEC4 (39-37, 39-37, 39-37)
Daniel "The Matador" Craycraft (10-17-3, 2 KOs), Cheshire, OH
Light Welterweights
Eddie "The Puerto Rican Sensation" Soto (8-0, 4 KOs), Pawtucket, RI
WDEC4 (40-35, 39-36, 38-36)
Felix "The Joker" Fernandes (4-7, 2 KOs), Brockton, MA
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