Jesus Soler W8 Miguel Cartagena... Boy oh boy did we have a terrific card at the Parx Casino in Bensalem, PA. Flyweight Jesus Soler (11-1-1, 5 K0s) never stopped punching en route to an eight-round decision over gutty Miguel Cartagena of North Philly, in the main event. Soler is from Puerto Rico and I need to see him again to know whether he is that good or whether Cartagena (15-6-1, 6 K0s) was feeling the effects of a one-year layoff.
Evincii Dixon TKO3 Marcel Rivers... There was a monster upset in a six-round welterweight contest as Evincii Dixon, of Lancaster, PA (8-32-2) scored three knockdowns in the second round to stop previously unbeaten Marcel Rivers (7-1, 4 K0s) of North Philly. Both men will be back!
Lightweight Frank Nitty Trader (13-2-1, 3 K0s) of West Philly, who came back to boxing last year after a four-year layoff, turned in a career-best performance, fighting like a seasoned counter-puncher, completely frustrating lefty Jerome Conquest (10-4, 1 K0), of Strawberry Mansion, in a good, old-fashioned Philly vs. Philly showdown over eight rounds...
Osnel Charles of Atlantic City, NJ and LaQuan Lewis of Brooklyn, NY, went toe-to-toe for the third time over four rounds with Charles winning on points in a junior welterweight contest. If the big-time prima donnas fought this way and let it all hang out, boxing would be in a better place...
Keep your eye on 19-year-old welterweight Shinard Bunch of Trenton, NJ, who clocked Tyrone Lewis of North Philly, with a bone-crunching one-punch knockout in two rounds...
Junior welterweight Daiyaan Butt of Haverford, PA, who turned to boxing because he was being picked on in school since he is Muslim, went to 4-0, 2 K0s, as a pro by stopping Tivan Young, of Charlotte, NC, in three...
Thyler Williams finally went the distance and had to work to beat game Tyree Arnold over four rounds in an all-Philly junior welterweight match...
Young light-heavyweight Jan Czerklewicz, of Houston, TX, turned pro against another newcomer, Angel Vazquez, of Springfield, MA. Czerklewicz won on points source for all results: event promoter Russell Peltz social media account
