In the co-main event of a six bout card at The Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, promoted by Diane Lee Fischer's Dee Lee Promotions,

light heavyweight prospect Dennis 'The Assassin' Hasson most surprisingly got taken the eight round distance by a very game George 'The Rooster' Armenta.

Armenta, 14-9, (11), Silver Spring, Maryland, a fighter once believed to have great potential but whose results have been mixed, showed up in the best trained physical condition of his 23 bout professional career and tried to win it! While Armenta lacked the speed and power of Hasson, now 14-0, (5), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he did press the action forward in the first and outworked Hasson to win the round. More...

Congressman Michael Grimm not only represents the 13th District of Brooklyn and Staten Island in Washington, D.C. Congressman Grimm but is also a big fight fan. His presence electrified a capacity crowd at Aviator Sports Arena at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn on Saturday night, June 3, 2012, as the congressman took the microphone to greet his constituency, and show support for former U.S. Olympian Sadam Ali's first ever World Kid Promotions.

In the main event, Sadam Ali, both promoter and unbeaten welterweight prospect, won the vacant WBU Americas Welterweight title, stopping veteran Franklin Gonzalez at 2:22 of the eighth round of a schedule eight. Sadam took his time with Gonzalez, moving forward with left and right jabs, content to win rounds on points while patiently narrowing the gap between him and Gonzalez. To his credit, Gonzalez looked to be in top condition, and came to win, but because Ali remained out of his punching range, most of Gonzalez' punches missed. Gonzalez slipped punches well, and his legs were good as he was moving left to right on his bicycle.

By the end of the fifth round, the left eye of Gonzalez was puffy and swollen, though his vision was not affected. Gonzalez was getting hit by Ali's jabs often. Gonzalez stayed competitive by landing occasional counter body shots on Ali. The major problem Gonzalez had was all of his punches were beginning to miss badly and awkwardly. As Gonzalez swung wildly and missed, he staggered around the ring. By the sixth round, Ali had begun to cut of the ring and apply pressure, leaving Gonzalez in trouble. As the crowd chanted "Ali! Ali! Ali!" it was apparent Gonzalez had no chants-and no chance-at all. Some of Ali's jab flurries sent Gonzalez bouncing off the ring ropes off-balance, and Gonzalez had trouble regaining his equilibrium while on the move. More...

Norfolk, Virginia's Super Middleweight Frank 'The Freight Train' Fillippone won at least four of the six rounds scored in the ring in the co-main event promoted by Dee Lee Promotions at The Tropicana in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on June 1, 2012, but somehow had to settle for a six round majority draw against Birmingham, Alabama's Keandre Leatherwood, a Boxing 360 fighter.

The New Jersey Athletic Commission continues to be under scrutiny regarding boxing scoring after last year's Paul Williams versus Erislandy Lara controversy in which Williams got a unanimous decision in a bout Lara clearly won July 9, 2011, at Boardwalk Hall. Those three judges, Judges Hilton Whitaker (for Williams), Don Givens (for Williams), and Al Bennett (a draw), remain suspended since July 2011.

On this evening, Filippone, who put on a defensive gem, got a correct verdict of 59-55 on one judge's scorecard. Filippone appeared to win rounds one, three, four and six, with carefully placed straight head jabs while not getting hit at all. Round five appeared a bit closer, but was still won by Filippone. More...

Rising Boxing 360 heavyweight prospect Joey 'Polish Thunder' Dawejko scored a brutal fourth round knockout in the preliminary bout to the main event of a fight card held at Tropicana Hotel and Casino on Friday, June 1, 2012.

Dawejko, now 7-0-1, (3), used single placed power shots to the head and body

of opponent Edwin Ranquillo, now 2-1, (1), West New York, New Jersey. Ranquillo remained game, and took shots while countering to the head. More...

Phoenix, Arizona tall fighter Roberto Yong, now 5-4-1 (4), had a field day on the undercard of a Peltz Boxing Promotions seven bout card at Bally's Hotel and Casino, on Saturday, May 19, 2012. His opponent, undefeated 5-0 Philadelphia super middleweight prospect Fred Jenkins Jr., had never faced an opponent with a winning record since turning pro in 2011. Yong, on the other hand, had faced nine unbeaten fighters in his first ten bouts, including two debuts.

Yong, who showed up in top condition for this bout, turns out to have a deceiving record. Jenkins, who looks like a slightly smaller version of the late heavyweight champion Greg Page, unfortunately cannot move on his feet like Greg Page did.

Immediately from the opening bell, Yong succeeding in using his superior height and reach advantage to land accurate and vicious power shots to the head of Jenkins, while maneuvering away from Jenkins after landing and keeping out of punch range. Try as he did, Jenkins could not reach Yong. Yong frequently cut off the ring in corners, forcing Jenkins to take more hard shots than he should. More...

If boxing matchups were all as good as the confrontation between junior middleweights Jamaal Davis of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Eberto Medina of Newark, New Jersey, the popularity of the sport of boxing would be back the way it was in the good old days in the heyday of Madison Square Garden bouts.

Davis, now 13-8-1 (6), is a favorite at Bally's in Atlantic City and the Blue Horizon in Philadelphia, having fought in these venues frequently of late. In his third consecutive appearance at Bally's, Davis fought a rematch with Medina, who drew with him in their first meeting in July 2011, with all three judges seeing the bout differently. The rematch would become a close squeaker on the scorecards.

Medina, now 6-8-1 (1), trained himself into world championship quality condition to try to win this rematch, as did Davis. The bout surprisingly took off at a championship pace for five rounds, with Davis forced to keep up with the fast tempo set by Medina, who made Davis fight up to his level and gave him no room to breathe. Both fighters were cautiously exchanging and countering in round one, while moving and not leaving themselves too exposed. In the second round, Medina came forward with a furious pace, staggering Davis with an overhand right before getting pushed to the canvas. Davis tried to counter Medina's come forward offensive attack by throwing fast jabs and moving side to side. More...

The good news is Chuck 'The Professor' Mussachio is back, and looks better than ever at 175 pounds after his recent attempt to win the USBA cruiserweight title at the higher weight was unsuccessful. His return to the light heavyweight division in the co-main event at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Saturday, May 19, 2012 was a welcome crowd pleaser for the Wildwood native with local fans.

The bad news was Billy Bailey, his opponent, according to one trainer, had warmed up in his dressing room area in a most unique manner-sleeping under a table. Not that it mattered much. The 1902 song 'Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?' --later popularized by the late Bobby Darin-would have applied to Billy Bailey, a well-known tomato can who has lost 15 out his previous 18 bouts. After winning 7 of his first 8 bouts, Bailey, 33, now 14-15, was knocked out by middleweight contender Brandon Gonzalez in 2008. Things have not looked up for Bailey since, though he has gone the distance while taking frightful beatings in his last 14 losses.

In boxing, kickboxing or mixed martial arts, the term 'tomato can' or simply 'tomato' or 'can' is an idiom for a fighter with poor or diminished skills (at least when compared with the opponent they are placed in against), who may be considered an easy opponent to defeat, or a 'guaranteed win.' Fights with 'tomato cans' inflate the win totals of the professional fighters who fight them. In the least, some boxers like Billy Bailey have proven to an extent that some tomato can athletes are better than others-or are gritty survivors in their athletic endeavors. More...

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On Friday night, Manchester’s Terry Flanagan won the English Super-Featherweight Title by Unanimous Points Decision over Dougie Curran of Newcastle.

Also on the VIP Promotions and BoxAcademy fightnight - Callum Johnson of Boston forced a seventh round stoppage over experienced James Tucker of Doncaster in their eight round Light-Heavyweight contest and Liverpool’s Joe Selkirk out-pointed Jason Ball of Doncaster in their eight round Light-Middleweight Contest.

Terry Flanagan (Manchester) v Dougie Curran (Newcastle)
Vacant BBBofC English Super-Featherweight Title

Both men got off to a good start – but Flanagan was the sharper of the two and as the fight progressed – Dougie the ‘Bullet’ seemed to flag. He sustained a nick to the left brow but it didn’t prove a problem. Flanagan though was warned a number of times for holding and was finally deducted a point in the fifth by Referee Howard Foster.
Flanagan went on to secure the Unanimous Points victory and improves to 14 wins (4 by KO)
Curran drops to 5 wins 12 losses (2 by KO) and 2 draws.

Callum Johnson (Boston, Linc) v James Tucker (Doncaster)
8 x 3 Light Heavyweight Contest

Callum ‘The One’ Johnson proved impressive against normally durable James ‘Slugger’ Tucker. Johnson looked classy using his long-reaching left to target Tuckers head. The Doncaster man was pressured in his own corner and off-balance as he’d stepped on the bottom rope when Referee Phil Edwards jumped in to stop the contest.
Johnson wins by seventh round TKO and improves to 5 wins (3 by KO).
Tucker drops to 6 wins (2 by KO) 50 losses (3 by KO) and 3 draws. More...

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Kid Galahad successfully defended his WBC Super-Bantamweight Title for the first time Friday night by TKO over Josh ‘The Outlaw’ Wale. Popular Ingles Boxer – Galahad - dominated from the bell subjecting Wale to head-punches that saw damage from round one. Wale was finally stopped by a cut to the right eyelid area in the ninth round.

The Hennessy Sports promoted fightnight at Hillsborough Leisure Centre, was billed as the ‘Pride of Yorkshire’ and also featured the British Welterweight Title clash between Colin Lynes and Junior Witter. Londoner Lynes lost to Sheffields ‘The Hitter’ Witter by Unanimous Points Decision.

Kid Galahad (Sheffield) v Josh Wale (Barnsley)
12 x 3 WBC International Super-Bantamweight Contest

Both men got off to a good start but Galahad was always the busier. Wales’ face started to look like target practice as the Sheffield boxer continuously connected with his face throughout the contest. The marks soon began to show and Wales’s right eye sustained a cut in the fourth frame – already looking swollen from an earlier round.

Galahad was quick and despite some decent counter-punches – Wales couldn’t keep up with him. By the seventh Wales was cut on both eyes with a swelling under the right and a graze on the left cheek. He had some success with hooks but Galahad was relentless. In round nine Referee Victor Loughlin took Wale over to the ringside Doctor to inspect the cuts but was allowed to continue. The Barnsley man bravely battled on but at the end of the ninth Referee Loughlin stopped the fight on agreement by the ringside Doctor. Wale protested, but from my ringside spot – the last two rounds had become uncomfortable to watch.

A very brave and gutsy effort from ‘The Outlaw’ but an impressive performance from Kid Galahad sees him retain the Super-Bantamweight Belt. More...

In the co-main event and the final bout of the evening on an eight bout card at Resorts Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Yusaf Mack won the vacant USBA light heavyweight title, his fifth USBA win in six opportunities, and called out for a rematch with IBF champion Tavoris Cloud, or a match with Chad Dawson. Scoring was 119-107, and 118-109 twice with Sheika winning only two rounds on two judge’s scorecards.

Sheika fought nearly the entire bout with Mack in a telephone booth, and gave a brilliant accounting of himself. The bout was exciting and far closer than the scoring indicated. Sheika scored with wild left and right hooks on occasion, and remained 'in the house' with counter flurries, but got hit too much in close, which prevented him from winning rounds.

Sheika was unsuccessful for the second time in a year trying to win a USBA belt, having lost a twelve rounder for the vacant USBA cruiserweight title to Garrett Wilson in Atlantic City at Caesar's Casino last April. Sheika entered this bout after winning More...

In a battle of super middleweight southpaws at Resorts Hotel Casino Friday night, unbeaten middleweight prospect Derrick Webster, showboating with his hands down at times and showing contempt for his foreign opponent, got taken on a trip to boxing hell in the seventh round by opponent Sabou Ballogou, an 8-4 Togo fighter out of Paris, France.

Webster, now 13-0 (7), Glassboro, New Jersey, had superior height and reach advantage, and used his edge to apparently win rounds one through six in what appeared to be a boring bout which nearly put the capacity crowd on the Andre Kut-Nidal Promotions event at Resorts to sleep. The bout appeared to be a mismatch but for one crucial element: Webster was not hurting Ballogou, and was showboating with his hands down at times being extremely careless. More...

A mismatch between two welterweights on the undercard bout at Resorts Hotel and Casino on Saturday night, April 27, 2012, produced one of the most vicious and brutal of endings seen in Atlantic City in recent memory.

Union City, New Jersey welterweight southpaw Juan ' The Beast' Rodriguez Jr., now 9-0, (4), took on a challenge from Hillard, Ohio journeyman Daniel Crabtree, now 3-5, (3). Both fighters appeared to be in top condition.

However, according to light middleweight Dominique Foster out of the same Ohio gym as Crabtree said, “Crabtree trained but did not have anybody to spar with.” Despite a fighter's physical appearance, and sincere attempt to win, the lack of sparring for any professional bout leaves a fighter with insufficient preparation.

Rodriguez landed a devastating left hook which ended the toe-to-toe competitive bout, leaving Crabtree out cold for the full ten count at 1:59 of round two by referee Allan Huggins. With rapid attention from ringside doctors, Crabtree was fortunate to recover and left the ring on his own power. He indicated to press at ringside after the bout later in the evening he was okay, most fortunate considering the bout's end.

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Last night, at Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England, Steve Wood / VIP Promotions hosted a Fight-night billed as ‘Are you Ready?’ which included two Title bouts.

Martyn Grainger (Heywood) v Mike Stafford (Southport)
10 x 3 Cruiserweight Contest
International Masters Cruiserweight Title

It’s a confident start from the Champion - Grainger, but he gets a bloody nose in round two and it seemed he may have been distracted by it. Stafford is hurt by Graingers solid body punches but he starts to settle in to the fight and lands some body shots of his own. He looked stronger as the fight progressed - finishing the fourth round strongly and having a better round five.

Stafford gets the points win 98-94 and improves to 9 wins (1 by KO) 1 loss to take the belt.
Grainger drops to 8 wins (3 by KO) 5 losses (2 by KO). More...

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Liverpool’s Derry Mathews caused an upset on Friday night by defeating Champion – Anthony ‘Million Dollar’ Crolla to win the British Lightweight Title by stoppage in the sixth round.

The thrilling contest was quick-paced and busy from the first bell. Mathews (who’d suffered with nose injuries in his last two fights) again sustained a bloody nose in the opener, but he didn’t let it bother him.

Crolla was busy with the jab but just inside the first minute of round three – Mathews lands a peach of an uppercut and Crolla goes down to the canvas (for the first time in his career). Mathews (stood in the neutral corner) shoots a sideways glance at his corner with a look of ‘that was good wasn’t it?’. Crolla’s head hadn’t cleared and the motivated Liverpool man ‘went after him’. The noisy crowds are on their feet ! Mathews lands another shot and Crolla digs in – throwing punches of his own. Mathews drops his guard almost as a gesture – as if to say to Crolla ‘Come on – let’s have it!’. As he does so – he takes a couple of head-shots but he doesn’t look fazed. Crolla takes another shot and his head rocks back. It’s been a big round for Mathews while Crolla goes back to his corner with a cut to the right brow.

In round four Crolla sustains a long cut to the left eye area below the brow (from a punch). Just inside the second minute of the frame, Referee John Keane takes the Manchester man over to his corner where cuts-man Mick Williamson wipes away the blood for Referee Keane to see the extent of the cut. Fighting resumes, but a minute later he is taken over to the ringside Doctor to inspect the wound. Again he is allowed to continue. More...

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Gary Buckland of Cardiff retained his British Super Featherweight Title last night in a thrilling contest which saw the Welshman in fantastic form.

Buckland proved too much for Middlesbrough’s Paul Truscott – using a variety of powerful punches consistently throughout the contest to secure a Unanimous Points victory.

Also on the Hatton promotions fightnight at Ponds Forge Sports Centre, Sheffield, Bradley Pryce of Newport,Wales, secured a points win over Patrick Mendy of Reading in a 10 round Middleweight contest and Sheffield’s Richard Towers scored a fifth round TKO over American – Harold Sconiers.

Full report to follow.