By Brad Snyder-The Undercard
Photos by Bob Ryder
Sam Rizzo (9-1, 6 KOs) was honest to Ring Announcer Keith Jason after his 6-round bout. Speaking to the full capacity crowd, Rizzo thought the bloody fight he just finished vs. Kevin Walker (1-3-1) was, “A draw,”. The fight was for sure very close. Walker’s corner went as far to say that they “were robbed”. The Lightweight contest had Walker controlling the fight right from the start. He outboxed Rizzo and was more effective in Round 1. In Round 2, Walker controlled it again. This time there were bodyshots to Rizzo and short rights to the head. For Round 3, Rizzo started off strong. Referee Steve Daher ruled an accidental headbutt to Rizzo caused a cut in the corner left of his eye. In the 4th, Rizzo was finally able to begin moving forward in the fight. This is where the rounds became more close. Round 5, saw Walker getting cut near his eye, due to an accidental headbutt. For the 6th Round, Rizzo and Walker both go all out. Both throwing to finish the fight or finish the fight strong. In the end, the scorecards read (58-56, 58-57, 59-56) all in favor of Rizzo.
The UD win was so close, Rizzo admitted to me, “I would have said, “Draw,”. Rizzo felt, “I landed the better shots. His were weaker. I felt I rocked him. I know he did not win.” The fight marked a great achievement as Steve Daher recorded his 300 professional fight as “Third man in the ring.”
Lightweight William Canales (1-0, 1 KO) won his professional debut against Katreal Young (1-4, 1 KO) by TKO at the 2:14 mark of the 1st Round.
In the Cruiserweight battle, Cody Brooks (1-0-1, 1 KO) and Devin Caldwell Jr. (0-0-1) produced Fight of the Night in a 4-round slugfest. Both fighters performed enough to win this fight. The judges saw it (38-38, 37-39-Caldwell, 39-37-Brooks) for a Split Draw.
In the 144 lb. matchup, Lance “Boogie” Smith (2-0, 2 KOs) defeated Josiah Thrash (0-1) by 1st Round TKO at the 2:24 mark.
In the opening fight of the card, Cornelius “K-9” Bundrage’s son, Daishaun Bundrage (1-0, 1 KO) made his pro debut and won by body shots landing to Alex Watson (0-1) until he could no longer continue. The TKO at 1:43 of the 1st Round stoppage puts Bundrage in the win column, as his father, also, coaches him.
During the fights, a 10-count bell to remember a legend in the Detroit boxing community, Wilbur “Pops” Jackson was rung. He was honored for his 30-years as a cut-man service in the sport. Jackson worked all the way up to his death in boxing at Tony Harrison’s Superbad Academy Gym.
The Saturday night boxing was night two of professional boxing put on by Carlos Llinas of Clip Promotions at the Radisson in Southfield, MI.
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