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Tua
hooks Montana in Round One Greenberg stops Reed, Williams decisions
Gomez
SALT LAKE CITY (August 19, 2007) – A vintage double left hook to the
head gave David “Tuaman” Tua an impressive first round knockout victory
against Saul “La Cobra” Montana in last night’s main event on the
Pinnacle FiteNite pay-per-view show, promoted by C.A.M. Boxing, Inc. in
association with Sports and Entertainment Media, Inc. and Gotham Boxing,
at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah.
“Pinnacle FiteNite” is a pro boxing pay-per-view series emanating for a
wide variety of venues across the county.
Tua (48-3-1, 40 KOs), ranked No. 13 by the WBC, unleashed his lethal
left hook on Montana (48-15, 42 KOs), positioning himself closer to
another world title fight. “I’m grateful for this opportunity,” Tua said
after the fight. “I was never gone and this was not a comeback fight.
This time I was able to train to fight, not train to lose weight. I hope
to soon get an opportunity to fight for the world title.”
In the co-feature, unbeaten Israeli heavyweight prospect Roman Greenberg
(26-0, 18 KOs), fighting out of England, extended his win streak to 26,
stopping former WBO heavyweight title challenger “Dangerous” Damon Reed
(43-12, 30 KOs) when referee Jonathan Tuero halted the bout 43 seconds
into the ninth round. Greenberg unloaded in the eighth rebound dropping
Reed three times, although one was ruled a slip, and the action ended at
43 seconds of the ninth when Reed took a knee again for the third
straight time in the fight (twice in the 8th).
“It took a little longer than I would have liked,” Greenberg remarked,
“but I hadn’t fought for a while (5 months). I wasn’t sure what was
going on in the eighth round (knockdown ruled a slip). I saw that I
could break him down with body shots (left hooks).”
Former WBO heavyweight title challenger Jeremy “Half-Man, Half-Amazing”
Williams (42-5-1, 35 KOs), fighting as a cruiserweight for the first
time, won an exciting eight-round split decision versus Salt Lake City
favorite Gary “Pit Bull” Gomez (18-9-1, 7 KOs). “I’m back,” Williams
noted. “I felt good. It was my first fight back (after 2 ˝ years of
inactivity). Remember, I will be the cruiserweight champion of the
world.”
Undefeated New York City prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (14-0,
12 KOs) opened the PPV show with a knockout at 1:38 of the opening round
against Mexican super middleweight Jose Humberto “Olimpico” Corrall
(10-6, 7 KOs). “I threw some chocolate bombs,” Quillin said. “Coming off
this win we’re looking for bigger and better things.”
Mexican junior welterweight Braulio Lopez (6-5-1, 1 KO), fighting out of
Oregon, won a six-round split decision against Utah veteran Justo
Sanchez (17-22-1, 0 KOs), of Howell (UT), Las Vegas high-profile defense
attorney Marc “The Defender” Saggese (3-0, 3 KOs) blasted out
cruiserweight Trevor Pasha (0-3) 40 seconds into the first round, Utah
welterweight Miguel Beltran won his pro debut via a fourth-round
unanimous decision against Martin Vierra (2-2, 1 KO), Chris Fernandez
(13-3, 7 KOs) won a slugfest by four-round decision versus Willie Walton
(2-1, 1 KO) in a battle of Salt Lake City welterweights.
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RESULTS
HEAVYWEIGHTS: David Tua, 237 1/2 lbs., South Auckland, New Zealand via
Samoa
WKO1 (2:15) Saul Montana, 242 lbs., Los Cabos, Mexico; Roman Greenberg,
231 ˝ lbs., Finchley, England via Israel and Russia WTKO9 (0:43) Damon
Reed, 220 lbs., Topeka, KS. CRUISERWEIGHTS: Jeremy Williams, 200 lbs.,
Long Beach, CA WDEC8 (78-75 77-75, 75-77) Gary Gomez, 198 ˝ lbs., Salt
Lake City, UT; Marc Saggese, 192 1/2 lbs., Las Vegas, NV WTKO1 (0:40)
Trevor Pasha, 195 lbs., Denver, CO. SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS: Peter Quillin,
159 ˝ lbs., New York, NY WKO1 (1:38) Jose Humberto Corral, 163 ˝ lbs.,
Aqua Prieta, Mexico. WELTERWEIGHTS: Miguel Beltran, 146 ˝, West Valley,
UT WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36) Martin Vierra, Phoenix, AZ; Chris
Fernandez, Salt Lake City, UT Willie Walton, Salt Lake City, UT WDEC4
(38-37, 38-36, 40-34). JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS: Braulio Lopez, 138 lbs.,
Talatin, OR via Mexico WDEC6 (59-56, 58-56, 56-58) Justo Sanchez, 139 ˝
lbs., Howell, UT. |
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