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7th - Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Top of the bill at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez saw Puerto Rican heavyweight champ, Carlos DeLeon, capture the vacant Carribean title with a spectacular finish against Jamaica's Trevor Berbick.
DeLeon was in command throughout, methodically breaking Berbick down. In the tenth, the usually durable Berbick hit the canvas for the first time in the fight. He was up at seven. He was down again at the beginning of the eleventh for a count of four following a cross to the head. He regained his feet uneasily and DeLeon pounced on him, and sent him crashing again following a barrage of blows. Berbick barely beat the count, and looked finished. DeLeon advanced on his prey once again, and a devastating shot to the head felled Berbick again, with the referee waving it over at the 1.34 mark. DeLeon improved to 8-5-2 [3], whilst Berbick, who ow looks as if his best days are behind him, dropped to 9-11-3 [6].
Chief support saw welterweights Tommy Hearns and Simon Brown battle to a ten round draw, and battle they did. It was a backward and forward contest, with a draw a fair result. Hearns was cut over the right eye in the sixth round. Scores were 95-95 twice, and 97-95 to Hearns, whi is now 2-1-1 [1]. Brown is now 5-1-1 [2].
Fight of the night saw Puerto Rican middleweight Carlos Santos win a unanimous decision against British champ Mo Hope. Scores were 95-93 , 96-93, and 96-92. It was a humdinger of a fight. Hope suffered a flash knockdown in the fourth, then put Santos down for an eight count in the next round which must go down as one of the best rounds ever fought. Both men going toe to toe, with no quarter asked for, and none given. Santos improved to 10-5 [5], whilst Hope dipped to 4-7 [1]. He is better than his record suggests.
Slippery middleweight southpaw, Michael Nunn, totally outboxed and outfoxed Julian Jackson before stopping him at 2.51 of the ninth round to improve to 15-1 [7]. Jackson, 10-4 [6], was down in the fourth ansd sixth rounds before being stopped in the ninth when he was trapped against the ropes, shipping blow after blow.
European and Commonwealth lightweight champ Jim Watt scored an impressive ten round unanimous decision over Livingstone Bramble to run his pro log to 9-1 [6]. Scores were 96-94, 97-93, and 98-92. There were no knockdowns but it was a busy, competetive fight throughout. Bramble is now 5-3 [1].
Oliver Mccall won a dull, sluggish , eight round victory over Ossie Ocassio to improve to 16-6 [7]. Ocassio dips to 1-10. Scores were 78-74 [x2], and 79-73.
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