Jarrett Hurd (25-3-1) and Jeison Rosario (24-4-2) are both men who needed a win. This clash of two former world title holders was intended to revive careers and carry them through a higher weight division. Broadcast on ProBox TV and Youtube via ProBox Promotions, it was also meant to give them a unique platform to shine.
Instead, the veteran fighters fought to a disappointing draw over their shared ten rounds, with the scores being 95-95, 96-94 and 94-96.
Certainly, both men were aware of the game and fought like it; Hurd in particular – while not turning back the clock – looked to be in his best shape in years. With a sharp, disciplined jab, Hurd was able to keep Rosadio firmly at bay at intervals throughout the fight.
Likewise, Rosario applied pressure in a mature performance, slowly increasing his output to trouble Hurd. Neither fighter could really figure the other out heading into the draw, with speed and power not getting the best of each other.
Meanwhile, the co-main event was a simpler affair, with bantamweight prospect Michael Angeletti (12-0) overcoming the struggling Geraldo Valdez (16-2) to earn a unanimous decision win over ten rounds.
The tall and lanky Angeletti had his best moments when he used his natural physicality to his advantage and kept the Dominican at bay. However, Valdez put the pressure on the young American, using his veteran knowledge to drive Angeletti into scrappy exchanges.
The clean and efficient work of Angeletti was more appealing to the judges, who gave Angeletti the unanimous decision win; although, Valdez struggled to see the final bell.
At the ProBox Events Center, Dominic Valle (10-0) was unable to resume his KO streak at super featherweight, instead earning a unanimous decision win over dynamite Colombian Kevin Piedrahita (9-2).
Despite losses on his record, all of ‘Dinamita’s wins have come by way of knockouts and Valle should have been well aware of that and preferred to maneuver his opponent to a points victory instead. Nevertheless, the Floridian looked mature and coordinated throughout.
Fellow Floridian Tristan Gallichan (5-0-2) earned the second draw of his short career, this time against Cuba’s Renny Viamonte Mastrapa (3-1-1). It was a true 50-50 fight, where the judges found it impossible to separate either of the two; it ultimately came down to preference.
Gallichan was the aggressor in the tactical fight, with Mastrapa showing a uniquely Cuban skill and bravado in kicking. As a result, the stocks of both fighters were raised early on, with little to stain their records. Either fighter could certainly appear on a ProBox card again in the future.
Skilled but inactive Kazakh heavyweight Ivan Dychko (14-0) wasted no time with Craig Lewis (15-8-1), matching Zhilei Zhang’s (27-2-1) two-round record to defeat the American dismissed
Lewis took the likes of Carlos Takam (40-8-1), Junior Fa (20-3) and Jermaine Franklin (23-2) the distance, but Dychko had little time to play with his food. It was an effortless performance from the amateur standout, who needs to be more active to enter the group of the heavyweight division.
Once again, ProBox has put together a quality card with many names, from those once at the pinnacle of the sport to the up-and-coming fighters of tomorrow.
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