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Under
the
bright
lights
of
Detroit’s
historic
Fox
Theatre,
Lance
Smith
stepped
into the
ring and
delivered
a
performance
to
remember
against
Marlin
Sims.
With the
hometown
crowd
behind
him,
Smith
fought
with
determination,
confidence,
and
heart,
controlling
the
action
and
refusing
to let
the
moment
become
bigger
than
him.
(Photo
by
Montez
Miller/Tell
Us USA
News
Network) |
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Rising
lightweight
prospect
Jonny
Mansour
headlined
a
historic
night of
boxing
at the
Fox
Theatre
on
Saturday,
delivering
a
second-round
knockout
of
Ernest
Bustos
before a
venue-record
crowd of
more
than
3,200
spectators.
(Photo
Credit
Andrew
Potter/Salita
Promotions) |
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Mansour,
Moore
Victorious
in
Record-Breaking
Fox
Theatre
Showcase
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DETROIT
— Rising
lightweight
prospect
Jonny
Mansour
headlined
a
historic
night of
boxing
at the
Fox
Theatre
on
Saturday,
delivering
a
second-round
knockout
of
Ernest
Bustos
before a
venue-record
crowd of
more
than
3,200
spectators.
The
event,
co-promoted
by
Salita
Promotions
and G2G
Promotions
in
association
with
Wynn
Records,
marked a
significant
milestone
for the
nearly
century-old
venue,
setting
its
all-time
attendance
record
for a
combat
sports
event.
Mansour
(8-0, 3
KOs), a
former
amateur
standout
based in
San
Diego,
dominated
the
co-main
event
from the
opening
bell.
Accompanied
to the
ring by
Detroit
rapper
42 Dugg,
the
26-year-old
scored
three
knockdowns
against
Bustos
(6-3, 2
KOs).
After
dropping
Bustos
with a
left
hook
late in
the
first
round,
Mansour
closed
the
fight in
the
second
with a
body
shot and
a final
right-left
combination,
forcing
the
referee
to halt
the
contest
at 1:47.
In the
heavy-hitting
main
card
action,
world-ranked
heavyweight
contender
Brandon
Moore
(20-1,
10 KOs)
secured
a
unanimous
decision
(99-91,
98-92,
98-92)
over
former
world
title
challenger
Bryant
Jennings.
Moore
utilized
his
reach
and
active
jab to
outwork
the
41-year-old
Jennings
across
10
rounds,
despite
sustaining
a
gushing
cut
under
his left
eye from
an
accidental
headbutt
in the
sixth.
Undefeated
super
featherweight
prospect
JuJu
Ballo
(4-0)
also put
on a
dominant
display,
earning
a
shutout
unanimous
decision
(60-54
across
all
cards)
over
Julian
Gomez-Clemons
(2-2, 2
KOs).
Ballo
relied
on crisp
footwork
and
sharp
jab
combinations
to
control
the
distance
against
his
larger
opponent.
Undercard
Results:
•
Heavyweight:
Flint
native
Sardius
Simmons
(10-0, 6
KOs)
recovered
from a
early
second-round
wobble
to stop
Detrailous
Webster
(9-6, 5
KOs) via
TKO at
1:55 of
round
two.
•
Women’s
Featherweight:
Michigan's
Jasmine
Hampton
(3-0, 2
KOs)
earned
an
eight-round
unanimous
decision
(78-74,
80-72,
78-74)
over
Gloria
Munguilla
(8-4).
• Super
Welterweight:
Detroit
favorite
Hussam
Al
Mashadi
(16-1,
12 KOs)
edged
Seantorious
Martin
(12-2, 7
KOs) in
an
eight-round
unanimous
decision
(78-74,
79-73,
77-75).
•
Bantamweight:
Richard
Fernandez
(5-0-1,
3 KOs)
and
Joshua
Moreno
(4-0-1,
3 KOs)
fought
to a
six-round
split
draw
(58-56
Fernandez,
58-56
Moreno,
57-57).
• Super
Lightweight:
Lance
Smith
(8-0, 5
KOs)
remained
unbeaten
with a
six-round
unanimous
decision
(60-54,
60-54,
59-55)
against
Marlin
Sims.
•
Women's
Super
Lightweight:
Savannah
Tini
(8-0, 2
KOs)
swept
all
eight
rounds
(80-72x3)
to
defeat
veteran
Calista
Silgado.
•
Lightweight:
Sai
Maldonado
(3-0, 2
KOs)
opened
the
evening
by
capturing
a
four-round
unanimous
decision
(40-36,
39-37x2)
over
Dmytrko
Kruhalskyi.
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