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SAN JOSE (SEPT 27) Last night at the Compag Arena,
in the main event event, Jose "Cuate" Celaya from Salinas,
CA, outboxed and outclassed Darrell Sukerow, Portland, OR, to win a
unanimous 10 round decision. Celaya, the current NABO welterweight champion
and managed by "Sugar" Shane Mosley, dominated the fight
from the outset using an effective jab and counter-punching. Jose tried to
end matters in the final round, landing several big left hooks, but was
unable to put down his gutsy opponent. Sukerow showed a strong chin and was
never knocked down. By the end of the bout Darrell's right eye was closed by
the repeated shots. Final scoring was 100-90, 100-90 and 99-91. With Mosely
in attendance, Celaya improves 16-1, 7 KO's while Sukerow drops to 10-9, 3
KO's.
In an exciting semi-main event super middleweight bout, Ricardo Cortez,
now 6-0-1 (4 KO's), stopped matters in round one against Jerry Graham
from Long Beach, CA. Cortez, a local favorite, brought his own two judges to
this bout (and the crowd to it's feet) as he landed straight rights and left
hooks to a stunned and outgunned Graham. Graham now drops to 1-2-1.
In heavyweight action Duncan Dokiwari from Nigeria blasted out Armando
Rodriguez, Miami, FL, in round two. Rodriguez was able to land his right
hand in the first round but that just seemed to awaken Dokiwari as he closed
out the show with a flurry at 1:01 into the second round. Dokiwari improves
to 19-1, 15 KO's while Rodriguez dips to 27-9, 23 KO's.
In a middleweight bout scheduled for four rounds, "Crocodile"
Calvin Odum, Los Angeles, CA stopped comebacking Glen Corbus, San
Jose, CA in the final round. Corbus, out of action for four years, started
out strong winning the first two rounds convincingly but was caught with a
picture perfect left hook near the end of round three that he was never able
to fully recover from. Odum, sensing he needed a knockout, came out strong
in the final round and landed the big punch he needed. The referee stopped
the contest at 2:39 of round four. Odum now 11-3, 7 KO's while Corbus'
record stands at 20-5-1, 15 KO's.
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The opening bout of the evening was a junior welterweight contest featuring Julie
Crockett, from Los Angeles, CA versus Lisa Lovelle, out of Las
Vegas, NV. It was clear from the outset who was the stronger of the two as
Crockett immediately rocked Lovelle with combinations to the head. Much to
Lovelle's credit she kept coming forward only to be greeted with more
punishment. Crockett showed patience in her attack and knew it was just a
matter of time before she took out Lovelle in round three. Crockett improves
to 3-0, 2 KO's while Lovelle falls to 2-5.
Last nights bouts were part of the "Fight Night at the Tank"
series brought to the Compaq Center in San Jose by Silicon Valley Sports
& Entertainment and Golden Boy Promotions. Attendance was 4,717, the
best attended "Fight Night at the Tank" yet. The next "Fight
Night at the Tank" event is scheduled for November 21, 2002.
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