Warrior's Boxing Promotions scored another rousing night of boxing this Saturday, August 23rd from the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek, Florida. The main event belonged to a man whose life span has seen him serving his country, (as a U.S. Army non commissioned officer), making his country proud, (as an Olympic gold medalist) and as a true contender and former heavyweight champion of the world. If you don't know who I'm talking about, the name is "Merciless" Ray Mercer, his record speaks for itself at 31-5-1, 23 KOs.

First things first... Opening bout was an uneventful heavyweight match up between two African heavyweights, Nigeria's Friday "The 13th" Ahunanya and the Ivory Coast's Onebo Maxime-Ghahou. Ahunanya went on to score a 10 round unanimous decision, boosting his record to 19-1-1, 10 KOs.

Two novices followed and the unanimous decision went to Fort Lauderdale's Yvonne Reis, who improves her record to 3-1, while her opponent, Jennifer Mancil dropped to 1-2.

Things began to warm up with action between Tyler "Working Man" Hughes, making the trip from Grand Island, Nebraska and Tito "El Misil" Mendoza, a resident of Santiago, Panama in a scheduled 10 rounder.

Mendoza cuts an impressive figure in the ring and has certainly become a fan favorite. His entrance is very old school; he even refuses to wear a robe or brand name attire for that matter. With Tito Mendoza, what you see is exactly what you get, all 6 feet 3 inches, reach that spans 76 inches; a boxer-puncher with a Misil of a right hand.

Hughes tried to make it a fight, but Mendoza's stiff jab kept him at bay, although he did manage to head butt the Panamanian contender, who suffered a minor cut over his right eyelid as a result of the infraction. It was only fitting that Mendoza established his superiority and punching power by decking Hughes with a sweet left hook to the head that sent "The Working Man" down for an 8 count, in what turned out to be the shortest round in the history of boxing...

Round 3 saw Mendoza finish the job, he probably could have done it in the previous round had it not been for the brevity of the stanza. Hughes was in deep trouble, being picked apart to the head and body by Mendoza, and the fight is mercifully stopped 1:28 into round 3. A grateful Hughes was seen patting the referee on the butt as he was assisted back to his corner.

Mendoza holds the WBC Latin American Super Middleweight Title; ranked #8 by the IBF and #10 by the WBC he continues his quest toward a world title, and a much desired date with Joe Calzaghe. "El Misil" improves his record to 29-4, 22 KOs.

Eminem's "Lose Yourself" is heard, followed by the rock star like entrance of young Coral Springs, Florida prospect Jack Cohen who faces Philadelphia's John Pawlowski in a four rounder.

Guess what happened? A fight broke out between these two, with Cohen dominating the first half of the match, and Pawlowski imposing his will and granite chin in the remainder. Round 3 saw Cohen bleeding heavily from the nose, his legs very rubbery from the heavy handed body attack.

The crowd erupted in cheers when John pressed the action in the last round, forcing Cohen to fight on the retreat, clearly on a 21 speed bike, and this looks like a 10-8 round for the Philly fighter. Cohen does not actually go down, but he is hurt enough that one could make a case for such score. Interestingly enough the crowd that was so pro-Cohen at the onset of this match, has now allied itself behind John Pawlowski. The judges turn is up, and they deliver a 39-37 Cohen, and 38-all twice.

We visited with Pawlowski briefly on Sunday morning, as he enjoyed the rays in the hotel's pool. He didn't look the worst for wear, and did tell us that the re-match is on.

Puerto Rico was represented in the championship bout of the night, when Miguel del Valle stepped up to meet Colombia's Angel Priolo, last seen at this venue getting the benefit of a split decision against Vernie Torres.

In a battle of attrition the more experienced Priolo kept the hardware scoring a unanimous decision over the Puerto Rican fighter; although the officials' scores ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous, 115-113, 119-109 and 116-112. The champion improves his record to 29-1, 20 KOs.

The evening's co-feature showcased former WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Michael Moorer, who wasted little time disposing of his opponent Brazilian Rogerio Lobo. A huge right bomb puts Lobo's lights out in a major way, only 1:04 into the first round of a scheduled ten rounder.

The poignant moment of the evening came moments after Michael Moorer's unequivocal demolition of his Brazilian opponent. Moorer was seen cuddling his infant daughter in his arms, shielding her eyes from the bright lights and resting his head on hers to keep her from being frightened by the noise and the activity in the ring; a side of Mr. Moorer seldom seen or talked about.

Main event followed, with "Merciless" Ray Mercer receiving a warm hand from the SRO crowd, as the former WBO champion made his way to the ring. "Sarge" came to face Mario Cawley, (22-10, 16 KOs), in a ten round match. This was Mercer's first time back in the ring since his losing bid for Wladimir Klitschko's WBO crown on June 29, 2002.

Cawley seemed more adept at tackling than boxing, and was penalized a point for excessive holding in the first round, but the ending was a foregone conclusion. Cawley was deposited on the canvas twice in the second round, and a third mat visit courtesy of a powerful Mercer right hand happened after the bell. In an awesome display of power punching, Cawley was nicely put away by a flush 'Merciless' right to the chin. Last we saw of Cawley, referee Brian Garry was counting him out 1:08 into the stanza.

Ray Mercer made the best of a bad situation against an opponent who didn't come to fight. Frustrated at times, Mercer still showed patience and remained focus, grinning ever so slightly when Cawley attempted to tackle him or shove him against the ropes, as if to say, does he know who he is messing with?

In closing, congratulations are in order for Warrior's Boxing Promotions again. Their fighters won against decent competition, and they did it decisively and explosively; for all of us boxing fans it doesn't get much better than that!