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Lafayette, LA welterweight Brad Solomon (12-0, 4 KOs) fights for his first major championships Tuesday (Aug. 24) when he meets Puerto Rico's Wilfredo Negron (26-14-1, 19 KOs) at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL, just up the road from Miami. The bout is for the vacant WBA International and vacant WBC Latino belts. In his last bout in June, Solomon decisioned previously unbeaten Kenny Galarza over 10.
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Get up close at ringside at fights throughout the Deep South. You can almost feel the sweat! Visit the Fight Card Photos section. Go now...
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Lafayette, LA's Jessie Fletcher, won the 80-pound, 10-11-year-old age group at the Title National Championship Tournament in Ripley, TN on June 5. A decorated amateur boxer, Fletcher defeated Memphian Eugene Collins by RSC in the second round. Fletcher only started boxing in January of 2009, but has won four championships in his age group. Go now...
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At 5-foot-3, Kansas City, MO light middleweight Melisenda Perez is used to having to fight much taller opponents. Despite the height disadvantage, Perez has managed to be a force in her division. Perez won a 4-round unanimous decision over Batesville, AR's April Ward Saturday night (July 10) on Les Bonano's "Battle On The Bay" card at Hollywood Casino. Read more...
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Professional Boxing
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Verdin Makes Quick Work Of Carter Via 2nd-Round TKO |
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From Ray Canzoneri Jr.
Relentless Fight Promotions
NEW ORLEANS - "Smiling" Martin Verdin recorded his first stoppage victory in four years Saturday night (June 19) when he battered former International Boxing Association (IBA) Light Heavyweight champion Dominick Carter into submission at 1:22 of the second round at the Sugar Mill.
The TKO victory put Verdin, from Dulac, LA, at 17-15-1, 10 KOs. The 44-year old Carter, who came back after 10 years out of the ring, fell to 30-10, 17 KOs. Before Verdin, The Metairie, LA-based Carter last fought on April 14, 2000 to Greg Wright in a losing bid for the NABF Light Heavyweight title.
Carter was knocked down twice in the first round against Verdin and went down again in the second. Referee Kenny Licata soon stopped the fight after the knockdown in the second round.
The 6-round fight was the main event on Relentless Promotions' card. Other bouts included Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights.
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