Nigerian heavyweight Kingsley Black Lion” Ibeh (14-2-1, 12 KOs) turned in one of the best efficiency of his professional profession in the principle occasion of final evening’s “EQC Battle Night time,” card introduced by Toro Promotions, Inc., and Whitfield Haydon Boxing, within the EQC Occasion Middle on the famed Emerald Queen On line casino in Tacoma, Washington.
In a Conflict of the Titans, the 6’ 4”, 273-pound Ibeh solely wanted 49 seconds to cease 6’ 8”, 257-pound Jack “The Outlaw” Might (10-1, 9 KOs) to seize the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Latino Silver Championship.
The gang of two,000, which sold-out one week prematurely, was electrified by the principle occasion, through which there was no “feeling out” as Ibeh and Might traded bombs from the opening bell. Abruptly, although, Ibeh landed a robust left cross on Might, who was up towards the ropes, and “The Outlaw” went down onerous, severely knocked on the 59-seconds mark of the opening spherical.
Ibeh, combating out of Phoenix, weighed 7-pounds lower than for his final battle, 16 fewer than he weighed 4 fights in the past as the previous skilled soccer participant in Canada received his ninth battle in a row. “The Black Lion” is the cousin of the retired former heavyweight Ike Ibeabuchi.
Within the co-featured occasion, hometown favourite Marquice Weston (16-4-1, 9 KOs) registered a first-round stoppage of heavyweight John Shipman (5-8, 2 KOs) by means of a vicious physique shot. It was Weston’s first victory in six years.
Haitian-born light-weight Nesley Trezile (1-1) notched his first professional win in a light upset with a four-round majority resolution over native fighter Agustin Tovar (2-1, 0 KOs). Trezile fights out of Los Angeles.
There was virtually a serious upset as Antonio Louis “Tswervo” Hernandez (7-19-4, 4 KOs) gave Juan “Simply Enterprise” Barajas (11-0-2, 7 KOs) the whole lot he might deal with of their six-round match. Hernandez landed clear pictures on Barajas, who was coming off a 4-year layoff. Barajas closed the battle strongly, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient because the judges scored the battle a majority draw.
Illinois junior welterweight Quinn McKenna (1-0-1, 0 KOs) received his first battle as a professional, taking a four-round unanimous resolution from Clayton Hibbert (2-3, 2 KOs). Each fighters had been damage in spherical three as they opened up offensively, leaving each seemingly out on their ft. McKenna, nonetheless, was the brisker fighter within the fourth and last spherical. He had Hibbert on the run to earn his preliminary victory.
Russian light-weight Samvel Gandilyan (5-0-1, 3 KOs) saved his unbeaten professional report intact with a fourth-round knockout of a sport Ezera Rabin.
