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WALTERS WINS THE 'TRUTH IN DULUTH II'
By Kenny Perrault |
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The Duluth Entertainment
Convention Center (DECC) hosted "The Truth in Duluth II" in front
of a crowd of over 2,000 fans. The main event featured Minnesota
Light Heavyweight champion Zach "The Jungle Boy" Walters against
Boyd "Peek A Boo" Davis. Davis came out fast in the first
round trying to work his way inside against the much taller
Walters. Once inside, Davis threw combinations to the body and
occasionally upstairs. The longer reaching Walters tried to
establish his jab and work from the outside. Every time Walters
stepped back Davis would rush his way back to the inside, and as
the rounds went on more clinching than fighting came from Davis
once he found himself on the inside. Early in the bout Walters started
to work Boyd's body and stuck with it throughout the bout.
In the sixth round Walters really picked up his body work
slamming left and right hooks to the body that pushed Davis back.
Even though Walters was getting the upper hand, Davis never gave
up; he was always looking to land a hard counter shot. In the eighth and final round both
men gave it their all but it was Walters who gave just a little
bit more, as he once again had Davis retreating late in the
round. However, Walters ran out of time before he could put the
finishing touches on Davis. When all the scorecard's were tallied
Zach Walters was announced the winner by unanimous decision with
all the scorecards reading the same 79-73. With this win Zach
Walters improves his record to 13-1 (10 KO's) while Boyd Davis
falls to 10-7 (2 KO's). After the fight we were able to
catch up with both main event fighters. Boyd Davis had this to
say, "My right arm was sore. I couldn't really throw with it
after the third or fourth round so I had to throw my jab mostly."
On the scoring of the fight, "It's
in his hometown, so you judge it." On Zach's punching power, "It's
not the hardest I've faced, I’m not going to deny the fact he
doesn't have a good punch." Boyd Davis now 37 year's old
announced his retirement from boxing after the fight. Zach Walters on the fight: "He's a
counter punching guy but I've seen him explode on an opponent one
time. So I figured he would come on strong in the early rounds
and settle into his normal hitting and moving counter punching.
He has more fights than me, granted he's 10-6, but you
learn something from every fight. He's a frustrating guy to
fight." Walters on if he was hurt during
the bout, "He was hitting very hard but I was never seeing stars,
he knocked me off my structure a couple times but I never saw
stars." Walters on if it had been a ten
round fight, "I think I would have had him, I think I would have
had him. I almost had him out in the sixth, my body shots were
starting to wear him down." Walters on fighting in front of
his hometown fans, "It's always fun, I like to see the reaction
of the *Twin Ports fans. The co-main event featured
middleweights Andy Kolle against Rueben Rodriguez. Kolle wasted
no time getting started, putting his punches together well, never
allowing Rodriguez to get started. In the second round Kolle
landed a hard shot to his opponent's nose that instantly started
to gush blood. Kolle followed up with a wicked body combination
that sent Rodriguez down for the ten count. The time of the
stoppage was 2:09 seconds of the first round. Andy Kolle improves
his record to 6-0 (5 KO's) while Rueben Rodriguez falls to 1-4 (0
KO's). Junior Middleweight's Raul Grazia
and Louie Gangi squared off in a scheduled four round fight.
Grazia only needed one round of work to stop Gangi. Raul Grazia
wins his pro debut while Louie Gangi falls to 0-2 (0 KO's).
Lightweights Wilton Hilario and
Kevin Nauden made their pro debuts tonight but it was Hilario who
started his professional boxing career with a win. Hilario who
looked a bit wild in the first round put it together in the
second round, landing combinations that sent Nauden back. In the
third round Hilario stepped it up another notch, forcing the
referee to give Nauden a standing 8 count. When asked if he was
alright Nauden gave no reply, forcing the referee to call off the
fight. The time of stoppage was 0:43 of the third round. With his
win Wilton Hilario starts his career as 1-0 (1 KO) while Kevin
Nauden's record stands at 0-1. The opening bout of the night
featured Bernard Davis against Jesus Velasquez. From the start it
was all Davis who worked both the head and body. Velasquez was
never in the fight as was given a standing eight out in the third
round. The fight went the distance with Davis scoring a unanimous
decision. (The official scorecards
were not read). Bernard Davis is now 1-0 while Jesus Velasquez
falls to 0-6.
*(Twin Ports: the combination of
Duluth Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin)
9-10-2005
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