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Beibut Shumenov vs Enrique Ornelas

Disclosure: Ornelas is my wife’s cousin. From the opening bell Shumenov completely dominated the fight. Almost at will the WBA Light Heavyweight Champion was able to connect with body shots, combinations and
uppercuts.  Most of the fight resembled a sparring session with Ornelas against the ropes his hands covering his face and Shumenov doing damage to the body and the head. Ornelas showing more heart than speed never showed any signs of quitting, but ultimately Shumenov proved much quicker and was clearly the effective aggressor. The judges scorecards were Burt Clemens 120-108 Dick Houck 120-108 and Robert Hoyle 120-108.

Daquan Arnett vs Yosmani Abreu

Arnett won a unanimous decision over Abreu in a four round fight. Arnett dropped Abreu in the second round with a quick left hook. The judges
scorecards were Bob Bennett 40-35 Jerry Roth 39-36 and Ricardo Ocasio 40-35

Joseph Elegele vs Lanard Lane

Joseph Elegele  won a controversial majority decision over Lanard Lane. Elegele, a southpaw, came out strong in the early rounds using his height advantage over the shorter Lane to land jabs and left hooks. In the third round Lane was bleeding from a cut over the right eye. With a sudden sense of urgency Lane came out firing and had a strong fourth round. However, in the fifth round Lane went down on a controversial knockdown call when Elegele seemingly pushed Lane in the back of the head that forced the referee to give a standing eight count. In Rounds 6, 7 and 8 Lane dominated nearly dropping Elegele several times but in the end came up just short on the judges’ scorecards which read Bob Bennett 76-75, Lisa Giampa 77-74 and CJ Ross 76-76.

Ravshan Hudaynazarov vs Euri Gonzalez

Hudaynazarov out boxed and outpaced Gonzalez to win a unanimous decision. Hudaynazarov landed several strong combinations throughout
the fight and never appeared to be hurt. Gonzalez fought a strong fight but was
not able to keep up with the speedy Hudaynaraz. All three judeges scored the
bout 79-73.