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Thurman destroys Bell!
August 16, 2008

Welterweight prospect Keith Thurman (7-0, 7 KOs) knocked out the previously undefeated Omar Bell (6-1, 4 KOs) in just over a minute of the first round on Friday night at the A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa FL. Omar Bell, the brother of former undisputed cruiserweight champion O’ Neal Bell, started off looking to keep Thurman away by using his tremendous height and reach, but it was only a matter of time before Thurman was able to land a huge left hook to hurt Bell. This punch was immediately followed up by a sharp right hand that sent Bell crashing to the canvas. Bell was down for five minutes before doctors were able to help him out of the ring. He was taken to the hospital for precautionary measures and was released later in the night.

Featherweight Carlos Rivera (14-3) stopped Juan Cruz (5-4) of Puerto Rico in six rounds in the main event. Rivera landed a big right dropping Cruz in the sixth. After coming to his feet a vicious onslaught from Rivera stopped Cruz in his tracks giving Rivera the win by TKO.

Undefeated Middleweight prospect Ahsandi Gibbs (9-0) won a hard fought unanimous decision over Marvin Blair (2-1-1) after being knocked down in the first round. In a bloody back and forth struggle Gibbs was able to knock down Blair in the sixth round on route to a unanimous decision. The judges all scored the bout 57-55.

Undefeated heavyweight and crowd favorite Nick Ianuzzi (9-0) knocked out Troy Griffin (2-1) in the first round.

Jr. middleweights Manny Cortessis (2-0) and Laquel Flemming (1-1) fought to a draw.

Welterweight Reynaldo Cepeda (1-0) from Cuba made an impressive debut by knocking out Brandon Reed (0-2) in the first round. Cepeda is trained by Pete Fernandez.

Edner Cherry Stops Stevie Johnston!
courtesy of BoxingScene.com

Once the best Lightweight in the world, 35-year old Stevie Johnston (42-6-1, 18 KO) of Denver, Colorado looked a shell of his former self on Wednesday night at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, suffering his third knockout loss in six starts. The latest man to notch Johnston onto his belt, 25-year old Edner Cherry (24-5-2, 12 KO) of Wachula, Florida provided the most devastating proof in those three losses that Johnston’s health would be better secured outside the ring in the future. Cherry’s tenth round knockout win would see Johnston on the mat for minutes after the referee’s count had ended.
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Garcia battles Nuzhnenko to a draw!
The first major title fight in Ukrainian boxing history.

April 21, 2008
By Alexey Sukachev / Anton Gorunov at ringside, courtesy of Fightnews.com
Photos Courtesy of Boxnews.com.ua

In the first ever title fight in Ukrainian boxing history local hero Yuri Nuzhnenko (27-0-1, 13 KOs) failed to live up to expectations barely retaining his WBA interim welterweight belt via a technical draw with Puerto Rican import Irving Garcia (16-3-2, 8 KOs). The Nuzhnenko-Garcia showdown was a main event of another telling tournament arranged by K2 East Promotions at the Sports Palace in Kiev, Ukraine…
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By Matt Maxson
Florida Boxing News Correspondent at ringside

LAS VEGAS, NV - Edner “Cherry Bomb” Cherry definitely took care of business.

Cherry, from Wauchula, FL, knocked out Las Vegan Wes Ferguson in the sixth round with a solid left hook to the chin Saturday night on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Ricky Hatton WBC Welterweight world championship at the MGM Grand.

In a pre-fight interview with Florida Boxing News, Cherry said he didn’t intend to look for a knockout against Ferguson in their rematch. Rather, he was going to work the body. But he said he was going to “handle his business.” The confident Cherry defeated Ferguson by a 10-round unanimous decision in June at the A La Carte Event Pavilion.

Cherry got his business handled at 2:59 of the sixth round of the lightweight bout that was scheduled for 10 rounds.

It was also a left hand from Cherry (23-5-2, 11 KOs) that floored Ferguson (17-3-`1, 5 KOs) earlier in the sixth.

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Starfight Productions, Inc. is proud to announce that it has signed
amateur boxing sensation Keith Thurman to a multi-year exclusive
promotional contract. Thurman won the silver medal in the
Welterweight division at the 2008 Olympic Team Trials held last month
in Houston, Texas. Thurman’s only losses at the trials were to
eventual United States Olympic team member Demetrius Andrade. The
Olympic Trials capped off a much decorated amateur career for Thurman
which included winning the PAL National Championships in 2006.
Thurman is known in boxing circles as a devastating puncher and one of
the best professional prospects to come out of the amateur ranks this
year.

“Signing Keith Thurman is a huge step for Starfight Productions.
Keith is the best puncher in amateur boxing and I am sure his power
will translate very well in the pros,” said Aaron Jacobs, Starfight
Productions Director of Operations. Thurman is trained and managed by
Ben Getty who has guided Keith’s amateur career. Thurman’s first professional boxing bout is scheduled for November 9th
at the A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa, Florida against an opponent
to be named.