Will Guilmette TKO1 Andrei Pereira... Headlining the CES show in Rhode Island last weekend, local super middleweight Will "The Ghost" Guilmette wasted little time blasting out late replacement Andrei Pereira (0-2) in just 57 seconds to improve to 3-0 with 3 knockouts. The 24-year old, trained by Peter Manfredo Sr., stormed across the ring from the opening bell and immediately landed a crushing right hand that sent Pereira crashing to the canvas. Although Pereira beat the count, Guilmette unleashed a relentless follow-up assault that forced referee Joe Lupino to halt the contest at the 57-second mark of the opening round.The emphatic victory keeps Guilmette's knockout streak intact and sets the stage for his return on September 26th at Bally's Twin River Casino. "It was another step forward," said CES Boxing Founder Jimmy Burchfield Sr. "Will has all the tools, and he's only getting better. The future is bright for him."

 

ADDITIONAL RESULTS

 

The co-feature belonged to hometown favorite Tyler "My Time" Macari, who continued his rise. The Cranston native improved to 4-0 with 3 KOs with a shutout unanimous decision over rugged St. Louis veteran Keegan Young (1-5), winning every round on the scorecards while going the four-round distance for the first time as a professional. While Macari controlled the action throughout with his sharp boxing and superior timing, Young refused to go away, forcing the 26-year-old junior middleweight to work for every minute of the contest. For a prospect in need of valuable rounds, it was exactly the kind of experience that will help Macari as he steps up in competition.

 

Topping the undercard, Johnston welterweight Kevin “Kut Throat” Mojica, a Dominican-born southpaw, improved to 5-0 with 5 knockouts, stopping Pawtucket's Yeison Berdugo at 2:16 of the opening round. Mojica sent Berdugo (0-4) to the canvas with a left uppercut to the head late in round one. After Berdugo beat the count, Mojica immediately ripped a combination to the body, dropping his opponent for the full ten count and extending his perfect knockout streak.

 

Someone’s ‘O’ had to go when undefeated welterweights Victor Guerra Vargas and Raheem Davis squared off in an entertaining New England showdown. Norwalk, Connecticut's Vargas improved to 3-0 with 2 KOs with a unanimous decision over Providence's Davis (2-1), earning identical 39-37 scorecards from all three judges. The contest featured a fascinating contrast in styles. The shorter, pressure-oriented Vargas patiently worked his way inside against the taller, rangier Davis, who fought Vargas on even terms during the opening two rounds. Beginning in the third, however, the 28-year-old Venezuelan began to wear Davis down, digging heavy shots to the body before following with looping hooks and overhand rights upstairs. The fighters continued exchanging punches until the final bell.

 

Rhode Wars 6 opened with another winning performance from New Bedford bantamweight Josh Alvarado, who earned a second-round technical knockout over Tyreek Muhammad (1-1). 

Muhammad came out aggressively, throwing punches in bunches during the opening round, but Alvarado remained composed, repeatedly landing crisp counters—including a perfectly timed pull-counter right hand that consistently split Muhammad's guard. In round two, Alvarado connected with a devastating left hook combination to the head and body that dropped Muhammad, prompting referee Joe Lupino to wave off the contest at 2:55 of the second round. The victory improved Alvarado to 4-1 (2 KOs) and sets up an intriguing showdown with fellow New England prospect Joseph Chisholm on July 24th at Mohegan Sun Arena.