Jones Hammers Herrera!

     Heavyweight Justin Jones of Houston outpointed Angel "El Gallo" Herrera of Houston over four rounds.

 Jones came in at 5-0-1 with 3 KO's while Herrera's record was 6-3-3 with 1 KO. Jones weighed in at 234 lbs. to 244 for Herrera.

 See round one below!

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     Jones had just knocked out Buddy Cochrane in the first round in Texarkana Arkansas on January 20th, while Herrera was coming off a unanimous four-round decision over Douglas Robertson at Club El Portal in Houston on September 17th.

Herrera is a wild-swinging brawler who gamely tried to pressure Jones through much of the fight, but lacked the conditioning to capitalize on his raw strength.

Jones meanwhile showed good mobility and landed jabs, body shots and quick combinations throughout the match.   

     See round four!

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All three judges scored the bout 40-36 for Jones, giving him the unanimous decision!

Scott Smacks Abercrombie!!

Heavyweight Skip Scott of Houston engaged in a messy skirmish against the durable Chris Abercrombie of Texarkana.

Scott came in at 5-1 with 4 KO's while Abercrombie brought a record of 1-0 with 1 KO. Scott weighed in at 246 lbs. to 201 for Abercrombie.

See Round one below!

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Scott had most recently TKO'd Cody Obenoskey in Texarkana on January 20th while Abercrombie's win was over Carl Pierce in Texarkana in October of 2008.

 Abercrombie proved to be a game opponent but was simply overpowered by Scott in a match in which neither fighter displayed an overabundance of technique. 

A barrage from Scott forced Abercrombie to the canvas near the end of the second round. 

All three judges scored the bout 40-35 for Scott.

"Freight Train" Rumbles Over "Big Rod"!

    In the main event, Steve "Freight Train" Collins of Houston took on Roderick "Big Rod" Willis of Richardson, Texas.

 Collins came in at 21-1 with 15 KO's while Willis brought a record of 14-5-1 with 8 KO's. Collins weighed in at 259 lbs. to 250 for Willis.

See round one below!

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Collins was coming off a unanimous eight-round decision over Billy Willis on October 8th, while "Big Rod" Willis had lost his last five fights, and been knocked out in four of them, most recently by "Mean" Eugene Hill in Houston in September of 2008.

Willis did lose a ten-round split decision to former IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Michael Moorer in October of 2007. 

The southpaw Willis attempted to use some mobility and a jab to counteract Collins' considerable power, but he never seemed to commit to victory, putting on a lackluster performance. As a result, Collins won every round, landing the occasional thundering body shot and combination.

Round six below!

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Each judge scored the bout 60-54 for Collins, giving him the unanimous decision!

 

Scott Mashes Mayfield! In a rematch bout, Jennifer Scott of Humble, Texas (2-0, 2 KO's) demolished Geboria Mayfield of Columbus, Mississippi.    Scott had TKO'd Mayfield in the second round in Houston on April 24th, while Mayfield had been stopped in five of her last six bouts, including the loss to Scott.  See round one below! .. ..   Scott with Trainers Ron and Lynn Collins of the H.I.T. Gyms in Humble!

Selders Slams Harper!      Middleweight Tyrone "Soldja Black" Selders of Clear Lake, Texas crushed Cardamon Harper of Texarkana (0-4). Selders had knocked out Joe Lewis in Houston on December 3rd, while Harper had last been TKO'd by Antwan Burris in the 2nd round in Texarkana on January 6th. Round One .. After the crippling uppercut, the stoppage came at just :50 of the first round!   From left, Promoter Lou Savarese with Heavyweight Nagy Aguilera, Light Heavyweight Chris Henry, Light Middleweight Omar Henry, and former Heavyweight Contender Gerry Cooney!