(AUG 7) Last night at the
Hilton Americas Hotel, in Houston, Texas, Kimberly Connor (4-1-1, 2
KOs) of Little Rock, AR and Tiffany Junot (6-2-1, 4 KOs) of New
Orleans, LA fought to a draw with judges’ scores of 57-57 by
Phillips, 57-56 for Junot by Bish, and 58-56 for Connor by Yeats.
The referee was Robert Gonzales.
It was a rather brutal bout with both fighters exchanging heavy
punches and each staggering the other at times during the bout.
Connor returned to Houston after defeating Crystal Choo Choo Delgado
previously. Junot was the stronger fighter, but Connor had a
significant height and reach advantage. Connor bled from the nose
for the majority of the bout and Junot had multiple welts on her
face including a knob on her forehead.
Connor had a good opening round using her jab and landing 1-2's
which Junot had trouble avoiding. Junot's power became evident when
she buckled Connor's knees in the 2nd round. Connor came back strong
midway thru the 3rd round and hurt Junot. The 4th round was good for
both with Junot putting in good body work
.
The 5th round was dominating for Connor who landed clean shots and
her reach advantage was huge. Both showed they wanted the win in the
final round with Junot having a slight advantage to make the rounds
even, three each, on my scorecard.
Note: Judge Bish scored the 2nd round 10-8 in favor of Junot, which
proved to be the difference maker in the scoring....
Also, Connor is in terrific shape with cut up abs and has shown she
is a definite force to be reckoned with in the 130-140 lb range. She
has tremendous heart and enthusiasm and an obvious love for
fighting.
Results from the Hilton Americas Hotel, Houston, Texas -Savarese
Promotions
Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Heavyweights - 8 rounds
Eugene Hill (17-1, 14 KOs) of Dickinson, TX over Zach Page (18-24-2,
6 KOs) of Warren, OH by Split Decision with judges’ scores of 77-75
for Hill by Phillips, 77-75 for Page by Bish, & 79-73 for Hill by
Yeats. The referee was Robert Gonzales.
Women’s Light Welterweights - 6 rounds
Kimberly Connor (4-1-1, 2 KOs) of Little Rock, AR and Tiffany Junot
(6-2-1, 4 KOs) of New Orleans, LA fought to a draw with judges’
scores of 57-57 by Phillips, 57-56 for Junot by Bish, & 58-56 for
Connor by Yeats. The referee was Robert Gonzales.
Light Middleweights - 6 rounds
Chase Shields (28-2-1, 14 KOs) of Houston, TX over Cliff English
(10-4, 7 KOs) of Houston, TX by KO at 1:41 of the 4th round. The
referee was Gary Simons.
Welterweights - 6 rounds
Lanardo Tyner (21-2, 13 KOs) of Houston, TX over Rohan Nanton
(7-24-1, 6 KOs) of Brooklyn, NY by TKO at 2:55 of the 2nd round. The
referee was Robert Gonzales
Heavyweights - 6 rounds
Steve Collins (20-1, 15 KOs) of Houston, TX over Dennis McKinney
(28-4-1, 14 KOs) of Columbia, SC by Unanimous Decision with judges’
.scores of 59-55 by Bish and 60-54 by both Phillips & Yeats. The
referee was Gary Simons.
Light Heavyweights - 4 rounds
Terrance Woods (6-0, 4 KOs) of Bay City, TX over Anthony Greeley
(7-32-3, 1 KO) of Monroe, LA by Unanimous Decision with judges’
scores of 39-35 by Phillips and 40-34 by both Bish & Yeats. The
referee was Robert Gonzales. Woods scored two knockdowns in the 1st
round.
Lightweights - 4 rounds
Mike Wagenblast (1-0, 1 KO) of Batesville, AR over Chris Hernandez
(3-1, 3 KOs) of Houston, TX by TKO at 0:10 of the 3rd round. The
referee was Gary Simons. Wagenblast scored a knockdown in the 2nd
round.
Matchmaker
Reggie McGowan
Referees
Robert Gonzales & Gary Simons
Judges
Barry Yeats, Robert Bish, & Charles Phillips
