Emmanuel Rodriguez Decisions Sharone Carter in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ–- This past Saturday night, Emmanuel Rodriguez remained undefeated with an eight-round unanimous decision over Sharone Carter that headlined a six-bout card at The Showboat Hotel Carousel Room.
The near-capacity crowd saw a show promoted by R and B Promotions.
Rodriguez of Newark, NJ won by scores of 78-74 twice and 77-75 and is now 13-0. Carter of Saint Louis, MO is 13-6.
Feargal McCrory remained undefeated with a 95 second knockout over Aeilo Mesquita in a scheduled eight-round lightweight bout.
McCrory dropped Mesquita with a right hand that sent him to the canvas for the 10-count.
McCrory of Northern Ireland is 13-0 with six knockouts. Mesquita of Brazil is 21-10-1.
Justin Figueroa remained undefeated by stopping Rahiem Davis Cooke at the end of round three of a scheduled four-round junior middleweight bout.
In round three, Figueroa dropped Cooke with a big combination that put Cooke on the canvas. Cooke’s corner stopped the fight after the round.
Figueroa of Atlantic City is 3-0 with three knockouts. Cooke of Philadelphia is 1-4.
Cali Box made a successful pro debut with a first-round stoppage over Davon Hall in a scheduled four-round cruiserweight bout.
Box hurt Hall several times with overhand rights during the round. Box landed a hard right that was followed by a left hook the ropes that forced a stoppage at 2:19.
Box, 184 1/2 lbs of Brick, NJ is 1-0 with one knockout. Hall 183.5 lbs of Wilmington, DE is 0-5.
In a spirited battle of pro debuting lightweights. Miguel Garcia won a four-round unanimous decision over Cristian Castro.
Garcia of Atlantic City won by scores 40-36 and 39-37 twice and is 1-0. Castro of Red Bank is 0-1.
John Vallejo remained undefeated with a four-round unanimous decision over Angelo Thompson in a junior middleweight bout.
In round three, Vallejo dropped Thompson with an overhand left.
Vallejo of Newark, NJ won by scores of 40-35 on all cards and is now 2-0. Thompson of Irvington, NJ is now 0-6.
