Results from Huntsville, Alabama » January 19, 2025

Report/Pictures: Boxing Bob Newman

Steven McDowell’s Topped Productions LLC supplied up an 8-bout present dubbed “Brawl Of The South” on the Campus 805 in Hunstville, Alabama on Saturday night for his or her maiden promotional outing.

In the principle occasion, Jaylin Sturdy and Kyle Ransaw turned professional in opposition to one another at welterweight. At stake was the WBL (World Boxing League) Novice Championship! The acute awkwardness of Sturdy labored to his benefit as Ransaw had no reply for the odd punches off the improper foot, the crouching method and the whole lot Sturdy did. A knockdown within the first and once more within the second compelled referee Danny Ziemba to waved it off at 2:57 of the second. Sturdy wins his professional debut and the WBL novice belt, whereas Ransaw loses to go to 0-1.

The semi-main noticed Kahlil Mitchell and Kynndale Prather sq. off in a scheduled 6-round tremendous middleweight affair. This was a sloppy affair with many missed photographs and holding afterwards. Mitchell lastly landed paydirt within the third, dropping Prather in his personal nook. Prather beat the rely and survived the spherical, solely to go down once more within the fourth, nonetheless surviving. A second journey to the canvas within the spherical with seconds left was dominated a slip. One other knockdown within the fifth compelled the stoppage at 1:42 of the spherical. Mitchell improves to 5-1, 3 KOs whereas Prather dips to 3-22, 1 KO.

Lightweights Jacob Cuevas and Anthony Michael Linenfelser tangled in a scheduled 6-rounder. The standard of Cuevas’ punches was obvious from the get go, each in velocity and supply. He caught the two-inches taller Linenfelser cleanly to the pinnacle on a number of events. Cuevas additionally displayed glorious footwork to make issues worse for Linenfelser. As if on cue, Cuevas determined to finish issues within the third popping out like a person possessed. First, a vicious onslaught in a impartial nook, to the pinnacle and physique, dropped Linenfelser in a heap. He beat the rely, solely to go down twice extra from depraved physique photographs, the second for the complete 10-count. Time was 2:26 of the third. Cuevas goes to 6-0, 4 KOs, whereas Linenfelser drops to 4-30-1, 4 KOs.

Marquel McMillian made his professional debut a brief one in opposition to Nujoye Christopher Maiden at heavyweight. The 5’10” McMillian stalked and nailed the taller Maiden together with his a lot faster palms. After a slip, Maiden went down for good from a left hook, taking a ten rely at 2:04 of the opening spherical. McMillian begins out at 1-0, 1 KO, whereas Maiden goes to 0-4.

Fellow debutantes Justin Jamar and Reinier Diaz Salgado met at welterweight. Salgado appeared to have the higher hand simply barely within the first two rounds. Nevertheless, Jamar turned the tables, hurting Salgado within the third, pounding the Cuban everywhere in the ring. Jamar saved the tempo within the fourth as Salgado tried desperately to show the tables. The ultimate scores have been 39-36 and 38-38 twice for a majority draw. Each fighters begin out 0-0-1!

Dislan Riviaux Gainza made his debut in opposition to Clarence Brown at welterweight. This was a Mutt-n-Jeff affair as The southpaw Riviaux Gainza towered over Brown and used his attain to maintain Brown at bay and on the tip of the jab. Brown tried to get inside however it was a hardly ever profitable event that he did. Within the third, Brown tried to maul Gainza and make a canine struggle out of it, to which Gainza obliged. Gainza saved management by way of the fourth and cruised to a 40-36 win on all three judges’ playing cards, to start out out at 1-0. Brown plummets to 0-23!

Jerickcel Padsing steamrolled Corian Hawkins-Powell in a bantamweight contest. The 5’3″ Padsing strafed the pinnacle and physique of the lanky 5’11” Hawkins-Powell for 3 knockdowns within the first, forcing an automated stoppage at 2:55. Padsing is now 7-0, 4 KOs, whereas Hawkins-Powell falls to 0-4.