Kingsley Ibeh KO1 Scott Alexander ... Heavyweight Kingsley “The Black Lion” Ibeh (15-2-1, 13 KOs) win his tenth fight at a Toro Promotions show in the EQC Event Center at the famed Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington. Ibeh, 31, hasn’t lost since 2021. The former Canadian pro football player used his 70-pound advantage over Scott Alexander (17-7-2, 9 KOs), trapping his opponent on the ropes, [holding him behind the head], causing a pair of knockdowns. The latter closed the show at 2:36 of the first round for his second straight opening-round stoppage. Ibeh is a native of Nigeria who lives in Phoenix.

 

Austin Brooks KO8 Rosalindo Morales... Super featherweight Austin Brooks (13-0-1, 6 KOs) garnered an eighth-round stoppage of Rosalindo Morales (10-2, 2 KOs) in the co-feature. Brooks, fighting out of San Diego, controlled the pace from the opening bell and he hurt Morales with a vicious left hook to the body. Morales took a knee and beat the referee’s count, until another body shot ended the fight at 1:04 of round eight.

 

ADDITIONAL RESULTS

 

Celebrated amateur Dedrick Crocklem (1-0, 1 KO) turned in an auspicious pro debut in front of his hometown fans in Tacoma, knocking out Nesly Trezile (1-2, 0 KOs) at the 52-seconds mark of the second round. A junior welterweight, Crocklem, who recently signed a promotional contract with Top Rank, blasted Trezile through the ropes in the first round and he closed the show in the second with a flurry of effective punches that left Trezile unable to continue fighting. Among his amateur accomplishments, Crocklem was the 2022 USA Nationals champion, in addition to his 2020 and 2021 USA Youth Nationals gold medal performances.

 

 

New Mexico welterweight Rolyn Nez (5-0, 3 KOs) kept his undefeated record intact with a four-round unanimous decision (all three judges scoring it 39-37) over Cruz Becerro Monteon (1-1, 1 KO) in an exciting, competitive match.

 

Also fighting on the undercard was Washington (Federal Way) super featherweight Alexis De La Cerda (5-0, 3 KOs), who also kept his pro record unbeaten with a dominant four-round decision over his Nicaraguan foe, Nelson Guerrero (2-1-1, 2 KOs).

 

 

In the evening’s opening bout, Renton (WA) featherweight Joel Hernandez (1-0) was impressive in his pro debut, pitching a complete shutout (40-36 on all three cards) for a four-round unanimous decision over Julio Lanzas Carollo (0-1).