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Wills destroys Biles!
April 1, 2005
By Francisco Salazar at ringside
Having not scored a knockout in a couple of fights, Heavyweight Damian
“Bolo” Wills reminded everyone just what he is capable of.
Wills knocked down Kerry Biles twice, the last one for good in the first
round of a scheduled six round bout before 750 at the Henry Fonda Theatre in
Hollywood, CA.
The bout headlined a five-bout “Hollywood Fight Night VIII” card, presented
by Terry Claybon’s LB4LB Boxing Promotions.
Wills had fought to disappointing unanimous decisions in his last two
fights. Although he won both fights, Wills had not fought to his potential
like he had in previous fights.
His fight with Biles was different. Wills came out aggressively in the first
round, taking the fight right to Biles. A combination uppercut/ body shot
dropped Biles to the canvas. Biles was not extremely hurt, but struggled to
get up before eight.
Wills came straight at Biles and landed a solid right to the head of Biles,
dropping him again onto his knees. Referee Vince Delgado had seen enough and
waved the fight off at 1:31of the first round.
“I knew he was a tough guy,” said Wills, wincing after the fight after
getting accidentally poked in the eye by Biles. “He was a big guy too.”
Most fighters do not usually go for the knockout. However, Wills felt
compelled to go for the knockout, which could pose a risk in the future.
“I felt good. I trained really well for this fight. I knew I could have gone
all six rounds, no problem. I just don’t think people want to see me go the
distance. I wanted to get back on the knockout trail.”
Wills, from Hollywood, CA, improves to 14-0, 12 KO’s. Biles, from
Springfield, MO, drops to 6-6-1, 3 KO’s.
In the co-feature, Heavyweight Deon Elam knocked down Francisco Diaz twice
in the first round, but settled for a four round unanimous decision.
Elam scored a knockdown with a right hand to the chin of Diaz. The young
Diaz got up and put up a fight before going down again, getting caught by a
counter left hook by Elam. Diaz got up and survived the round.
The rest of the bout had the quicker Elam controlling the tempo of the
fight. Diaz withstood some devastating punches from Elam and fought back to
make Elam work. With blood coming out of his nose, Diaz fought on despite
receiving a beating. It looked as though Elam had Diaz out near the end of
the fourth, but Diaz held on.
All three judges scored the bout 40-34 for Elam. Fightnews.com scored it the
same.
Elam, from Van Nuys, CA, improves to 1-1. Diaz, from Orange, CA, drops to
0-2.
Welterweight Suswella Roberts dealt with awkward Rita Turrisi, but came away
with a four round unanimous decision victory.
Roberts was quicker and stronger than Turrisi, but had to deal with her
opponent’s craftiness. Roberts had to work harder to land more combinations
because of Turrisi’s style.
In the third, Turrisi stopped fighting and complain to the referee about
getting hit in the back of the head. Roberts did not stop fighting and would
proceed in going straight at Turrisi to land punches. Referee Vince Delgado
allowed for the action to continue.
Towards the end of the fight, Roberts finished strong while Turrisi did just
enough to survive.
All three judges scored the bout 40-36 for Roberts. Fightnews.com scored it
the same.
Roberts, from Santa Monica, CA, improves to 5-0, 3 KO’s. Turrisi, from Las
Vegas, NV by way of Sicily, drops to 3-7, 3 KO’s.
Welterweight Nardan Gasparyan stopped Willie Williams in the second round of
a scheduled four round bout.
Gasparyan broke Williams down throughout the fight. Williams began the bout
at a fast pace. However, Gasparyan worked the body to slow down William,
which was successful.
Williams was noticeably tired in the second round and would lie against the
ropes. His punch output dropped and was getting hit consistently until
referee Dr. Lou Moret stepped in and stopped the bout at 2:15 of the second.
Gasparyan, from Glendale, CA by way of Yerevan, Armenia, goes to 2-0, 1 KO.
Williams, from Lancaster, CA, drops to 0-2.
Heavyweight James Harding decisioned James McCloskey over four rounds of
boxing.
It was an awkward fight between two awkward fighters. McCloskey pressed
forward, but it was Harding who landed the stronger and more effective
punches throughout the fight. Harding landed numerous power punches in the
third and seemed to be the fresher puncher at the end of the fight.
All three judges scored the bout for Harding, 39-37, 39-37, and 40-36.
Fightnews.com scored the bout 38-38.
Harding, from Las Vegas, NV, goes to 1-2. McCloskey, from Hollywood, CA,
goes to 1-1-1, 1 KO.
Notes:
– Faces in the crowd: Heavyweight contender Jeremy Williams, USBA Super
Bantamweight Art Simonyan, Middleweight David Lopez, Actor/comedian Adam
Carolla, and Actor/comedian David Alan Grier.
– Former world champion Bobby Chacon was presented with the 2005 LB4LB
Boxing Lifetime Achievement award for all of his accolades and
accomplishments inside the ring. Promoter Terry Claybon made the
presentation during an intermission.
– LB4LB Boxing returns to the Henry Fonda Theatre on Thursday, June 2nd with
another stellar night of action. To purchase tickets, call LB4LB Boxing at
(323) 461-5252. Included in the price of admission are an after-party,
performance by the LB4LB Dancers, and ringcard girl contest.
– Ring announcer was Ron Henriquez.
Questions? Comments? Email Francisco Salazar
