![]() Rounding out the card is debuting junior welterweight Eduardo Aguiar fighting Augusta, GA's William Ware in a four rounder. In 2012, he knocked out previously undefeated Benny Costantino (7-0) and is confident he'll upset Harris. Having faced a number of quality fighters, Leiva owns a deceptive record of 5-6 with four knockouts. Harris, 14-0 (8 KO's), is only 22-years-old and coming off a career best win against highly regarded Lanardo Tyner. travels from his boxing-crazed hometown of Detroit, MI to meet Tennessee based Cuban Yolexcy Leiva in a six round affair. Middleweight rising star Winfred “Hot Boy” Harris Jr. The Memphis bred Bell’s a veteran of 48 fights and virtually all of his losses came against world class opposition. A native of Chattanooga, Rogers has 11 wins against only three defeats with four wins by KO. In a battle for the Tennessee State Welterweight crown, DeMarcus Rogers and Dedrick Bell will battle it out over six rounds. ![]() With close to 40 bouts under his belt, Austin’s fought many top opponents including Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, Yunieski Gonzalez, Ismayl Sillah, Isiah Thomas and Edwin Rodriguez. Originally from Ghana, Agbeko has an impressive 18-1 ledger and 17 wins by knockout. Headlining the card is fellow Nashville transplant Sena “African Assassin” Agbeko versus Johnson City, TN’s Brad Austin in a six rounder for the Tennessee Light Heavyweight championship. He conquered three of the then unbeaten foes (5-0 Jose Luis Alvarado, 2-0-1 Pablo Cruz Ortega and 10-0-1 Ricardo Armenta) while also besting 10-1 Juan Carlos Hernandez. A pro for 12 years, Vazquez faced world champions Donnie Nietes and Brian Viloria along with nine undefeated fighters. But the fact that it was him, it just, it’s a big blow in more ways than one.Living and fighting out of Mexicali, Mexico, Vazquez has a record of 25-18-1 (6 KO's). I mean, it sucks that - it doesn’t matter who it would have been, it would have sucked either way. He’s one of the really special human beings we got in that clubhouse. He’s just a guy that, I mean, I’m just going to put it out there, like he has a really big bank account, but his heart is way bigger than his bank account is. Same here, he was one of the guys that set up that big dinner we had last night. “He’s been leading the charge in terms of setting up parties for us in Fort Myers, to start getting together as a team and having a good time and getting to know each other, the guys that don’t know each other. “Obviously aside from being the best closer in the game right now, and being a huge part of this team, Sugar is one of the glue guys in that clubhouse,” Hernandez said. and Diaz then closed out the game with three perfect innings. Puerto Rico pitchers Jorge Lopez, Duane Underwood Jr. They scored just one run when Manny Machado grounded into a double play.Įloy Jimenez led off the sixth with a double and Jeimer Candelario hit a two-out single but both were stranded. In the fifth, the DR had the bases loaded and no outs. The Dominican Republic couldn’t muster anything else. Juan Soto responded to the four-run third inning with a 448-foot leadoff home run off Jovani Moran to straightaway center in the bottom half of the inning. Now, the Dominican Republic had its chances, but Puerto Rico kept them at bay. When Ketel Marte bobbled the ball just beyond the second-base bag, Lindor scampered his way the final 90 feet home, sliding head first and throwing his helmet into the air as his teammates ran out of the dugout to celebrate with its captain. ![]() Lindor rounded second and got to third by the time the ball was thrown back into the infield. An RBI groundout from MJ Melendez, a Miami Westminster Christian alumnus, capped scoring in the inning.Īnd in the fifth, Lindor had the highlight-reel play of the night when his line drive hopped past Julio Rodriguez and to the center-field wall. ![]() Both scored on two more singles, this time from Francisco Lindor and Hernandez against Bryan Abreu. The rally and the celebration continued as Viamel Machin and Martin Maldonado hit back-to-back singles - Maldonado’s coming on a bunt - to chase Cueto from the mound. ![]()
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