Tomasz Adamek finally opened up on the frustrating Vinny Maddalone in the fifth round, first putting him to the canvas with a huge three punch combination. Then finishing him off when Adamek reeled off what seemed like 20 straight unawnsered punches, that forced referee Steve Smoger to call for a halt to the bout at 2:17 of the fifth round. Maddalone was not afraid to get in close and fight with Adamek the entire fight, but it was clear that Adamek is the much better boxer.
Now it seems, Adamek is on to a bigger stage. A Thursday night date with Vinny Maddalone is just not enough for this man. (No disrepect to Maddalone.)A step up in competition is a must for Tomasz, a true test of his heavyweight abilities. A Ring Magazine Champion at Crusierweight, is it time that he gets a shot at the Ring Magazine Champion at heavyweight? 2011 will be certainly an interesting year for Adamek, will the step up in competition really prove that he does not belong in the division? Or will "Goral" continue to roll on much bigger opponents? Either way, it should be an exciting few months for Tomasz Adamek.
Patrick "The Machine" Majewski set the stage for his fellow countryman, who would follow him. Majewski battled for the better part of eight rounds with the heavy handed Eddie Caminero. Vicious shots landed by both fighters in the early rounds put both in trouble at times. A bad cut opened up on Majewski's left eye made the crowd nervous for a few rounds, but the Pole put his fans at ease, berating his opponent with shots that had Caminero teetering on the canvas. It wasn't until 1:20 of the final round that one of these combatants was finally put to the floor, and when Majewski put together a slew of shots, Caminero went down, and referee Sparkle Lee almost immediately waved the fight off.
It was a good showing for Majewski as he battled with a heavy handed fighter that gave him problems early, but bounced back to get the knockout victory. "The Machine" improves to 15-0 and scores his 10th knockout, and Caminero's loss brings his record to 7-4.
Sadam Ali continues his roll early on in his career, defeating a resilient Manuel Guzman in an eight round Welterweight fight. "The World Kid" couldn't put down his foe during their bout, but used his fast hands and slick defense to defeat the iron chinned Guzman, who has never been knocked out in his career. All three scorecards read 80-72 at the conclusion of the fight for a unanimous decision victory for Sadam Ali.
Ali's victory moves him to an 11-0 record and Guzman drops to 7-10-2.
Gabriel Rosado worked through a spirited Jose Medina to earn a decision victory in an eight round Junior Middleweight contest. The battle was exciting throughout, both combatants landing some heavy shots. Early on Medina seemed to confuse Rosado with his style, until the third when Rosado landed a straight right, Medina stumbling backwards for a knockdown. Rosado won the majority of the later rounds, landing more shots, and the harder shots. To Medina's credit he never backed off Rosado, giving him some problems round after round.
The judges scorecards read 80-72, 79-72, and 78-73. GSFS had the contest 78-73. Rosado improves his record to 15-5 and Medina falls to 12-9.
"Marvelous" Tarvis Simms told the Prudential Center crowd that he felt a bit rusty after the tumultuous 14 month layoff from action, but he certainly got his return off to a bang, knocking down Willis Lockett late in the first round. Simms controlled the fight throughout, and although he did get caught with a few shots here and there, kept the fight to his pace and earned the unanimous decision. Stiff jabs from Simms consistently snapped Lockett's head back and was most effective when he went to the body after those shots. It was a successful return for Simms, who looks forward to continuing on his path to glory, even at his age.
The judges scorecards read 60-54, 60-53, 60-53 in the victory for Simms. GSFS also had it 60-53. Simms now stands at 26-1-1 and Lockett falls to 12-11-5.
Newark's own Angel Concepcion bested Lekan "Lucky" Byfield in a four round light heavyweight match-up. Concepcion fought an intelligent fight, keeping the loose Byfield constantly at bay, using body shots to tire out the Yonkers native, who was making his professional debut. Byfield's conditioning came into question late in round one, and throughout the fight thereafter. Concepcion took advantage of this, berating him consistently and seemed to finally let his hands go in the middle of the third, landing flush shots, and hurt Byfield with a few of them. The four round contest went to the judges at the completion and all three judges agreed with a score of 40-36. GSFS had the bout scored the same.
Concepcion improves to 4-0, and Byfield drops his debut, leaving him at 0-1 to begin his career.
Bryant Jennings improved his undefeated record to 5-0 with a TKO victory over Randy Smith. Jennings, fighting out of Philadelphia, staggered the audibly gassed Smith with a right hook, and floored him with a big left to end the contest at 2:18 of the second. While it was clear that Jennings is way out of the 36 year old rookie's league, he still looked sharp, picking his spots wisely, and avoiding most of Smith's punches.
Jennings moves to 5-0 with 3 knockouts, and Smith falls to 0-1.
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