Adamek Dominates McBride!

By Matt Yanofsky and Richard Pierson (ringside)

Secaucus' Tomas Adamek won a unanimous decision by brilliantly outboxing former Mike Tyson conqueror Kevin McBride at the Prudential Center in Nweark. The fight was a blow out with Adamek winning every round. Mcbride had no answer for the smaller, faster, and smarter Adamek. McBride, who came in horrible shape at 285 lbs, took this fight for the check, while Adamek came to make a statement. Adamek showed he can stand in the ring with the bigger and stronger heavyweights, as well as that boxing is more brain then brawn.

Adamek, who will face Vitali Klitschko in September. improves to 44-1 with 28KO's. McBride falls to 35-9-1 with 29 KO's.


2008 US Olympian and highly touted Sadam "World Kid" Ali continued his rise up the ranks with a highlight reel third round KO of overmatched Puerto Rican Javier Perez. Ali dropped Ali in the first round and dominated the second, displaying his phenomenal boxing skills and hand speed. In the third, Ali literally put Perez to sleep with a vicious left hook at 2:43.

Ali, of Brooklyn, NY, is now 12-0 with 6 knockouts. Perez slips to 8-5 with 5 kayos.

In the fourth bout of the night, Ray Smith of Little Rock AK, was shot down in the third round by Chicago based Pole Andrjez Fonfara at 1:04. The first roundd had no sparks or fire in the ring, there was more excitement inside of the crowed arena as they cheered for Fonfara. The second round was a repeat of the first as Fonfara searched for the moving and running Smith with his jab like a blind man with his stick. Even without any clean punches landed the crowed still screamed yelled and played horns for Fonfara. In the third round Smith seemed to get tired of dancing and came out to fight, landing a few good shots that forced him to put his back on the ropes and eating a clean right hand that buckled him bad. Smith tried to get back on his one two step but Fonfara had his tune drumming smith with with every instrument in a band and closing the show with the crashing guitar across the head.

Queens, NY based featherweight prospect Josellito Collado earned a tougher than expected split decision over Irvington based Dominican Rafael Lora. Lora boxed surprisingly well and appeared to frustrate Collado, who fought through a bad cut.

Collado was ducked a point in the third round for a low blow, but remained aggressive throughout the contest. The bout appeared winnable for both men heading into the sixth and final stanza, which Collado took by outworking Lora.

Scores were 59-55 and 57-56 Collado and 57-56 Lora.

Collado remains unbeaten at 12-0 with 6 KO's). Lora slips to 11-4 following a better than expected performance.

Jersey City Jose "Mangu" Peralta destroyed Colombia's Eber Perez. Perez came out from the opening bell with hard powerful shots however, he was hurt twice in the first round but made it through the blaze. Peralta opened the second round with lead right hands and left hooks, as Perez just move around and ate every punch like a human punching bag.

Perez got floored close to the bell in the second round, but he made the count and was saved by the bell. In the third round Peralta looked to finish what he had started in the 2nd and applied pressure ripping Perez with a right hand and ending the fight at 2:49 in the third round scheduled for six. Peralta improves to 6-1, 3KO's as Eber Perez drops to 10-17-1, 8KO's

Popular East Hanover welterweight Vinny "The Lion" O'Brien improved to 2-0 (2 KO's) after scoring a thrilling fourth round stoppage over debuting Shakir Dunn of Newark. O'Brien, who is still a work in progress but has a thrilling style, pressured Dunn from the opening bell. Dunn landed a few solid shots to O'Brien's head, but the latter's pressure was ultimately too much for Dunn to handle.

O'Brien dominated the fourth round and swarmed the tiring Dunn, who was out on his feet for more than two minutes before the bout was stopped with just nine ticks remaining in the bout.

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