Cards in Philadelphia and Reading highlighted the local boxing scene on Friday night.
At the Blue Horizon, Philadelphia featherweight Eric Hunter scored a third-round TKO stoppage of Jules Blackwell. For the 21-year-old Hunter (9-1, 4 KOs), it was his first fight since August 2007 and his first fight in Philadelphia since losing a split decision to Carlos Vinan in January 2007 at the New Alhambra. Blackwell (7-1-2, 2 KOs), a 27-year-old southpaw from Phoenixville, PA, lost for the first time although his other two fights this year have been draws.
In a scheduled six-round welterweight bout, Philadelphia's Steve Upsher improved to 17-1-1 with 5 KOs, as he knocked out Jaime Morales (4-7) at 1:37 of the first round. Upsher has fought 19 of his 20 career fights at the Blue Horizon.
Cruiserweight Ran Nakash scored a second-round TKO over James Porter in another scheduled six-rounder. Nakash (13-0, 9 KOs), a 29-year-old from Israel, fought for the fifth time at the Blue Horizon.
Other Results:
Cruiserweights- Reshawn Scott (1-0) SD4 over Kamarah Pasley (0-3)
Junior Welterweights- Gerald Smith (3-0, 1 KO) MD4 over Randolph Scott (0-1)
Junior Middleweights- Marcus Luck (9-15-1, 3 KO) UD4 over Orlando Lewis (4-2)
Featherweights- Paul Fernandez (3-1, 2 KO) UD4 over Darrell Martin (2-4)
Junior Welterweights- Julias Edmonds (2-0, 1 KO) UD4 over Soumana Nandou Abdoulaye (0-1)
Junior Middleweights- Steve O'Meara (2-0, 1 KO) TKO2 over Dontre King (0-1)
* Find out what happened at the Sovereign Performing Arts Center in Reading courtesy of the Reading Eagle, click the following link:
http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=94594
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