On Saturday
night, January 28th at the Paramount in Huntington, Long Island, junior
welterweight prospect Chris Algieri stayed undefeated at Star Boxing's ROCKIN' FIGHTS with an eight round decision over Atlanta's Curtis Smith in
front of a sold out crowd of hometown fans.
Displaying
excellent boxing skills throughout the fight with a piston like jab and
crunching body shots, coupled with devastating overhand right hands, Algieri
had the fans on their feet from the opening bell as he dominated the game
Smith by scores of 80 x 72 (twice) and 78-74.
The victory
raised Algieri's record to 13-0 (6 KOs), while Smith moved to 10-6 (5 KOs).
Said Star
Boxing President Joe DeGuardia, "Chris gained some good experience tonight,
and he capped off a fantastic card. This was our second straight sold out
event at the Paramount and we'll definitely be back. From top to bottom the
fights were great and that's our commitment to the fans at each of our
shows."
"I am pleased
that the fans had such a terrific night and they saw evenly matched bouts
featuring the area's finest prospects and newcomers. We are excited to come
back to the Paramount in the near future."
In the
co-main, Bronx's Issouf Kinda also stayed undefeated with an eight round
decision over Angel Rios in an entertaining cross-town junior welterweight
showdown. The win improved the 23 year old Kinda's record to 12-0-0 (5 KOs),
while valiant Rios headed to 9-10 (6 KOs). Scores were 79-73 (twice) and
78-73.
Newly signed
to Star Boxing, Cletus "The Hebrew Hammer" Seldin thrilled the Paramount
crowd with a brutal first round knockout of Tyler Pogline in the first round
of their scheduled six round welterweight bout.
The stoppage
improved the popular Dix Hills native's record to 6-0 (4 KOs) while Colorado
Springs' Pogline heads home with a record of 5-10
(4 KOs). Time of the stoppage by referee Ricky Gonzalez was 2:25 of the
opening stanza.
Also on the
undercard in two excellent four round wars featuring two good fights,
heavyweights Adam Willett and Aaron Kinch along with middleweight Raul
Nuncio and Anthony Jones battled to action packed draws in back to back
fights.
Bellport,
New York's Willett moved to 2-1-1 while Newark's Kinch's record headed to
1-0-1. Scores for the split decision draw were 36-40, 39-37 and 38-38.
Willett was
returning the ring after a ten-month layoff and is looking to stay much
busier in 2012. The former amateur standout was critically injured in April
2010 when he was shot in the abdomen while working as a school security
guard protecting students from a robbery attempt on Long Island, New York.
Nuncio of
Glen Cove, New York record went to 1-0-1 (1 KO) while Jones moved to 0-1-1
after their four round-spirited scrap. Scores in their majority draw were
38-38 (twice) and 37-39.
Welterweight
Rich Neves returned to action with a dominant four round decision over the
pro debuting Anthony Birmingham. It was Neves' second straight win,
improving his record to 2-0-1 (1 KO). Scores were 39-37 across the board.
Rounding out
the undercard at ROCKIN' FIGHTS, former New York Golden Gloves Champion
William Whitt made his pro debut a successful one with a brilliant
performance, taking a four round decision over Ewing, New Jersey's Jayson
Sia, 0-4, by scores of 40-36 (twice) and 38-38, in another exciting fight.
