Unbeaten junior middleweight James Moore, a native of County Wicklow, Ireland, who fights out of Queens, New York, took a big step forward by winning a hard fought unanimous decision over veteran J.C. Candelo of Colombia at Madison Square Garden’s WaMu Theater.
James Moore vs. Juan Carlos Candelo
The two-way action by both fighters brought the pro-Moore crowd to its feet on many occasions. Moore, now 15-0 (10 KOS), was hurt by a right uppercut in the third round. Both fighters landed thunderous punches during many spirited exchanges and received a standing ovation at the end.
Candelo saw his record dip to 27-10-4 (18 KOS) when the scores of 97-92, 97-93 and 95-94 were announced.
“He’s a crafty veteran who exploited my mistakes,” said Moore. “This was the kind of challenge I needed to get to the next level. I’m only going to get better by fighting veterans like this. I don’t want easy fights because this is not an easy business.”
Candelo, who initially took the microphone and yelled, “You judges bleeping suck,” later called Moore a “gentleman who doesn’t talk bleep” and said, “I got respect for him. This was his first step-up fight. He fought for his crowd and did what he was supposed to do.”
Pawel Wolak vs. Dupre Strickland
In the action-packed co-feature, junior middleweight Pawel “Raging Bull” Wolak, a native of Poland who fights out of New Jersey, stopped Dupre “Total Package” Strickland of Shreveport, Louisiana, at 3:06 of the second round. A vicious combo by Wolak, now 20-0 (14 KOS), knocked Strickland down for the count. The loser, who had gone the 10 round distance with John Duddy, saw his record dip to 18-3-1 (7 KOS).
Dupre “Total Package” Strickland
Pawel Wolak
Dupre “Total Package” Strickland
Oisin Fagan vs. Bruce Carden
In other bouts, lightweight Oisin Fagan, 21-5 (16 KOS), Oklahoma City via Dublin, stopped Brian Carden, 6-5 (4 KOS) in 2.
Oisin Fagan
Brian Carden
Martin Wright vs. Juan Carlos Sanchez
Welterweight Martin Wright, 5-0-1 (2 KOS), Brooklyn, won a 4 round decision over Juan Carlos Sanchez, 3-3-1 (1 KO).
Martin Wright
Simon O’Donnell vs. Chris Overby
Bronx middleweight Simon O’Donnell, 5-1 (3 KOS), Philadelphia via County Galway, Ireland, TKO 2 Chris Overbey, 8-9 (2 KOS).
Tim Witherspoon and Simon O'Donnell
Jules Blackwell vs. Jae-Sung Lee
Sidney, Ohio; featherweight Jules Blackwell, 7-0-1 (2 KOS), Philadelphia, battled to a draw with Jae-Sung Lee, 8-1-1 (5 KOS), Korea.
Jules Blackwell
Cristy Nickel vs. Oliva Fonseca
Nickel vs. Fonseca photos by Colleen Ashton
Junior middleweight Oliva Fonseca, 2-1-2 (1 KO), Philadelphia, won a 4 round decision over Cristy Nickel, 7-6 (4 KOS).
Oliva Fonseca
Cristy Nickel
Oliva Fonseca
Cristy Nickel
Joe Rosa vs Jose Espinal
New York; lightweight Jose Espinal, 4-3-1 (1 KO), Brooklyn, TKO 1 over Joe Rosa, 1-3
(0 KOS).
Jose Espinal
Jose Espinal
Joe Rosa in the ring.
Khabir Suleymanov vs. Robert Phillips
Bronx; bantamweight Khabir Suleymanov, 3-0 (1 KO), Brooklyn via Ukraine, W 4 Robert Phillips, 0-1.
Khabir Suleymanov
Khabir Suleymanov in the ring.
Luis Ruiz vs. Terrell Boggs
Junior middleweight Luis Ruiz, 3-0 (1 KO) TKO Terrell Boggs, 0-2, Philadelphia.
Luis Ruiz and Santana in the ring
Terrell Boggs
Promoter: Celtic Gloves Promotions
Venue: WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden
Promoter: Celtic Gloves Promotions
Keisha and Legendary Radio Personality Joey Reynolds
Krystal Hart and Guest appropiately dressed for "A FISTFUL OF SHAMROCKS".
Lou Duva Tommy Brooks and Yuri Foreman
Santana
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