Tony Ferrante wins by KO, Belasco squeaks by Barbosa @ The Arena!
I was unable to attend the Xtreme Productions fights at the Arena this past Friday so I can’t give my hit on the actual fights since there is no footage available but “The Wolf” Kurt Wolfheimer of FightNews steps up to the plate to give his always reliable account of how the matches went down.
In the main event it is reported that Ryan Belasco and Jesus Barbosa traded throughout on the inside in a bout that could have been fought in a phone booth. Belasco got the nod on the official scorecards by a score of 58 – 56 across the board but The Wolf’s unofficial tab had the fight 58-56 in favor of Barbosa. The forum is buzzing a bit on this fight as well with opinion scattered across the board on who the true winner was. I can think of a good way to settle it once and for all….REMATCH!
It is also reported that Tony “Boom Boom” Ferrante scored a 5th round KO over Chris Archer in a fight that the Northeast native won convincingly. Looks like Ferrante passed a good test against a solid opponent here. I am now hearing whispers of a wanted match against Wildwood’s Chuckie Mussachio are surfacing from the Ferrante camp for the BAM belt… Shine it & sign it up Joey Eye!
Wahid Raheem and Gabriel Diaz did battle in a give and take fight that see-sawed back and forth throughout with Raheem getting the majority decision. This was billed as the potential show steamer by the insiders and The Wolf thinks both of these fighters can make some noise in the near future.
Ronald Cruz of Bethlaham stays undefeated with a one punch KO over the debuting Russell Cloak. Keep an eye out for Cruz who has looked good every time out.
Kamarah Pasely continued his improvement and hits the .500 mark as he out boxed the debuting John Burgos over 4 rounds of Cruiserweight action. The Wolf says Burgos couldn’t find an answer for Pasley’s movement and combination’s. Give Pasley his credit as he continued to work hard after a tumultuous start in the boxing world. Let’s see who he fights next?
Last but not least, in women’s action Jackie Davis, a protege of all time Philly great “Mighty” Ivan Robinson, scored a 3rd round TKO over Ohio’s Natoya Ervin in a fight The Wolf called a “near perfect performance”.
For the complete run down, check out Kurt Wolfheimer’s full write up here. http://www.fightnews.com/?p=6600#more-6600
