Championship boxing from the Silver Star! (12-12-05)
Presented by Big Star Promotions
Silver star Casino - Choctaw, MS - 8/13/05
by JD Meredith @ Ringside

“BAD BOY” CALMS “QUIET STORM” AT PEARL RIVER!

In front of an enthusiastic capacity crowd Saturday night, two-time Nigerian Olympian jr. middleweight “Bad Boy” Eromosele Albert (13-1, 6 KOs) was triumphant in his quest for the vacant jr. middleweight IBA Continental belt over Dorian “Quiet Storm” Beaupierre (12-4-2, 6 KOs) at the Silver Star Hotel & Casino Convention Center at the Pearl River Resort in Choctaw, Mississippi.

In a fight that could only be described as a war of wills, both fighters fought a determined battle each second of every round.

For the first half of the fight Albert pressed a rough inside brawl, resulting in frequent holding and hitting, which seemed to frustrate Dorian. On the other side of the ring Dorian, tried to use his jab to halt the harassing tactics of Albert.

After being on the receiving end of a brutal inside assault from Albert for the first five rounds, Dorian became more successful using his jab to keep Albert on the outside in the middle rounds.
In rounds 5,6 & 7, Dorian began to set up power shots with his jab. Dorian also became craftier, using slick footwork to slip away from Albert’s endless pressure.

Round ten was an exciting with both Beaupierre and Albert exchanging equaling as they let their hands go.

An accidental clash of heads in round eleven left Albert the recipient of a gash to the right of his forehead. Doctors inspected the cut took and allowed Albert to continue.

In round twelve, Albert was seeing red as the gash poured blood into his eyes. At :46 of the twelfth, the doctor took another look at the gash and called a halt to the action.
Referee Tommy Kimmons asked the ringside judges to score the twelfth round as a completed round.

The crowd was respectfully silent as the scores were tallied. The verdict was announced moments later. Judge Peter Trematerra saw the bout 114-114. Judges Michael Pernick and John Rupert scored the bout 115-113 for Albert.

The audience reaction was mixed. Beaupierre thought a rematch was in order.SMITH WINS

ENTERTAINING DECISION OVER QUICK!

In other action, light heavyweight "Razor" Ray Smith (3-0, 2 KOs) won a six round unanimous decision over Brooklyn's Jason Quick (4-2-1, 3 KOs) in an entertaining contest.
Smith came out in the first like a bull in a china shop. Quick was his stiffest competition yet and Smith knew it. Quick had the height and size advantage over the stocky Smith that at first presented a physical obstacle for Smith.

For the majority of the bout Smith headhunted and threw counter punches as Quick pressed the action. Quick's jab landed to the head and chest in his pursuit of the back peddling Smith.
The “Razor” hurt Quick in the fourth after landing a firm left hook. Quick shook it off and continued to move forward. The fighters became heavily entangled during the middle of the fourth as Quick tried to hold Smith with both arms around his back. Smith pivoted and tossed a beautiful right hook up top then immediately threw a right upper cut under Quick's arms to free himself.

Also, toward the end of the fourth, Smith unleashed a sudden volley of punches that sent Quick sliding across the canvas. Quick popped up unhurt but nonetheless had tasted the knockdown.
In the sixth and final round, Smith had gained confidence due to the loss of power in Quick’s punches. Smith posed in the ring and followed his showboating with some razzle-dazzle as he made a windmill motion with his right hand and landed a booming left hook. Quick absorbed the punch and pushed Smith into the ropes with his attack. Quick kept the punches going until the bell rang seconds later. Judges scored the fight 59-55 and 60-54 for Smith.

SWEDE KONE SCORES A CONTROVERSIAL WIN!

Swedish fighter Ishmael Andreas Kone (pronounced Ko-Nee) – trained by Orlando Cuellar - found himself in a game of cat and mouse with Motor City's Harvey Jolly (2-2-1, 1 KO) in a cruiserweight contest. In the end, Kone walked away with a controversial decision that created more questions than answers about the prospect.

Jolly's jab, which came from the hip as he protected the right with his shoulder, proved to be a vicious weapon against Kone (10-1, 6 KOs). The jab of Jolly peppered and reddened the face of Kone throughout the bout. Jolly used the jab to keep Kone at a distance as well as to set up right hooks to the body and combinations from the outside.

Round three found Jolly coasting a bit, which allowed Kone to get inside and score.
Jolly landed six straight unanswered jabs at the beginning of fourth to announce he was back. Later in the same round, Kone slipped inside the jab to corner Jolly and land a series of powershots but Jolly was able to walk right through the offensive surge.

Jolly decided to backpedal in the fight and Kone followed in pursuit. Jolly showed great hand speed as he jabbed while moving away.

Jolly seemingly ran out steam toward the end of the fight and once again Kone backed Jolly into the ropes and hammered away (mainly up top).

In the final and sixth round, Kone pressed the action as Jolly looked to survive. Kone chopped away and landed a smart left hook to the head to punctuate his dominance in the final moments of the bout.

The judges scored the bout 59-55 and 60-54 twice for Kone. The decision surprised a lot of people with not only the victory to Kone but also the wide margin of scoring. Most ringside observers thought the fight was close, with some scoring the outcome as a draw.

ORTA WINS CROWD PLEASER!

In a jr. middleweight crowd pleaser, Jesse Orta (6-6-1, 4 KOs) battled a taller Leo Laudat (7-10, 7 KOs) to a unanimous decision victory (all three judges scored the bout 59-55). Laudat was impressive with his jab early but the jab failed midway through the fight as Orta moved inside to land power shots and combinations. Both fighters fought to the final bell but when it was all over Orta pulled out the victory.

JORDAN KO’S PHELPS! BELTRAN KO’S CASTOR!

In the opening bout of the evening, Bobby Jordan – making his pro debut - demolished Cory “Kid Cobra” Phelps (6-1, 5 KOs) as he sent his opponent to the canvas three times in the second stanza of their light heavyweight bout. Referee Frank Santor called a halt to the bout at 2:40. Jordan displayed a lot of skill as he switched from conventional to southpaw with ease.

In the second opening bout, the hard-hitting lightweight prospect “Handsome” Hector Beltran (10-1, 9 KOs) took only 2:36 to TKO opponent Dietrich Castor (0-6-1). Castor was down twice in the opening round. The corner of Castor and the doctor entered the ring upon the second knockdown. Castor was kept motionless for a few minutes before making it to a stool brought into the ring.

" Championship Night" was the inaugural event for Big Star Productions. “Championship Night” will air on Comcast CSS on December 16 at 8 pm.

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