Christian Tapia KO2 Mason Menard... In the main event of a sven-bout card at Altlantic City, New Jersey's Showboat Hotel, Puerto Rican super featherweight Christian Tapia needed less than tw rounds to finish Mason Menard. In round two, Tapia hurt Menard with a right hand. Tapia walked in and landed a right uppercut that was followed by a left to the body that sent Menard to the canvas. Menard did not get up, and the fight was stopped at 2:34. Tapia is now 12-0 with 11 knockouts, whlie Menard returns home to Louisiana at 36-6.

 

ADDITIONAL RESULTS: Dylan Price remained undefeated with a eight-round unanimous decision over Edwin Rodriguez in a bantamweight bout. Price of Sicklerville, NJ won by scores of 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75 to remain undefeated with a 14-0 record. Rodriguez of Juana Diaz, PR is 11-6-2.

 

Hometown favorite Anthony "Juice" Young took an eight-round unanimous decision over Todd Manuel in a welterweight battle. Young scored a knockdown in the final round, but Manuel was able to reach the final bell. Young of Atlantic City, NJ won by scores of 79-72 and 78-73 (twice) to raise his mark to 22-2. Manuel of Rayne, LA is 19-18-1.

 

Ricardo Caraballo (6-1) and Harold Lopez (6-0-1) fought to a no-contest due to a cut that opened up a cut over the left eye of Caraballo, and the fight had to be stopped before four completed rounds of their scheduled six-round flyweight bout.

 

Jerome Conquest took a six-round split decision over Wilfredo Garriga in a junior welterweight fight. Conquest of Philadelphia won by scores of 59-55 and 58-56, while a third judge ruled 58-56 in favor of Garriga. Conquest is now 11-5. Garriga of Juana Diaz, PR is 4-8-1.

 

Brendon O'Callaghan made a successful pro debut with a opening round stoppage of Anthony Young in a scheduled four-round middleweight bout. O'Callaghan dropped Young with a hard combination on the ropes. O'Callaghan jumped on a hurt Young, and another series of punches forced a referee stoppage at 2:39. O'Callaghan of Philadelphia is 1-0 with one knockout. Young, also of Philadelphia, drops to 0-2.

 

Philadelphia's Isaiah Wise won a six-round split decision over Luis Solis in a middleweight bout. Wise won by scores of 59-55 and 58-56; while the 3rd judge scored it for Solis by a 59-55 tally. Wise is now 9-2-2. Solis is 25-13-4.