Star Boxing’s Rodriguez
Rallies Winning Friday Night Fight!
By: Jason Sardelis
March 7, 2009
(MAR 7) Last night at the Mohegan
Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut: Star Boxing’s Delvin Rodriguez held
on to his USBA welterweight title closing hard pulling out a slim
unanimous decision over Shamone “The Truth” Alvarez in ESPN2’s Friday
Night Fights featured event.
In the early going the 5’7” Alvarez, 20-2, 11 Ko’s used his southpaw
stance and lots of long lefts to keep Rodriguez, 24-2-2, 14 Ko’s off
balance. It was in the second half that Rodriguez became more aggressive
using his five inch height advantage and shooting a stiff jab. The jab
seemed to get stronger rallying Rodriguez confidence turning the fight
around. In the eleventh round Rodriguez added a straight right followed
by a solid left hook flooring “The Truth.” Alvarez beat referee Eddie
Claudio’s count but couldn’t beat the judges scores of 114-113 twice and
115-112 declaring Rodriguez the winner.
In the semi-main event 19 y/o welterweight Ray “Tito” Serrano 9-0, 5
Ko’s traded shots with Catskill New York’s “Smokin” Jay Krupp, 12-2, 5
Ko’s over six rounds. The opening round saw its share of big wide shots
one of which dropped Krupp at about the halfway mark. Serrano looked for
the Ko but it would never come as Serrano remained undefeated taking it
58-55 and 60-53 times two.
Providence Rhode Island’s junior middleweight Demetrius “Boo Boo”
Andrade, 3-0, 3 Ko’s won a lop sided victory stopping Ohio’s Tom Joseph,
4-2-1, 0 Ko’s at 1:53 of the opening round. Andrade used his Olympic
amateur background, a southpaw stance and superior hand speed to land a
barrage of unanswered punches provoking referee Dick Flaherty to jump in
and call the action a little prematurely saving Joseph the inevitable
beating that was coming. Andrade needs to step up in the caliber of
opponents and sit down on his shots.
Philadelphia super featherweight Frank Trader, 3-0, 1 Ko stopped
overmatched Worcester, Massachusetts Edwin Rosado in the second round of
their scheduled four rounder. Trader out punched Rosado, now 1-5, 1Ko
landing clean right hands causing referee Dick Flaherty to call the
fight at 1:49 of round two.
In cruiserweight action Youngstown, Ohio’s Josh Harris, 3-2-1 2 Ko’s
finished David Williams 6-3-1, 2 Ko’s with a thunderous right hook
prompting referee Michael Ortega to complete his count and make it
official at :21 round two.
Philadelphia’s light middleweight Tyrone Miles won his pro debut winning
a four round majority decision 39-37, 39-37,38-38 over Canada’s Chris
Aucoin, 1-2-1, 0Ko’s.
