[mikehoudini]

Round 2 has been completed, and we are down to the Sweet Sixteen. Here’s a summary of the second round:

Kevin McBride (1-0) KO10 Red Burman (2-0 1)
Mario Schiesser (1-0-1) MD10 over Scott LeDoux (1-0)
Leon Spinks (1-0 1) TKO2 John Lester Johnson (1-0)
George Chaplin (1-0-1) UD 10 over Kallie Knoetze (1-0 1)

Willi Besmanoff (1-0 1) MD10 over Al McCoy (1-0)
Jean-Francois Bergeron (1-0 1) TKO7 Peter Maher (1-0 1)
Luis Firpo (1-0 1) KO4 Gus Ruhder (1-0 1)
Derrick Jefferson (1-0 1) UD10 over Jim Savage (1-0)

David Bey (1-0 1) KO8 Curtis Sheppard (2-0)
Sante Amonti (1-0) TKO7 Jack Renault (1-0 1)
Olle Tandberg (1-0) Draw, then SD10 over Alex Miteff (1-0 1)
Cedric Boswell (2-0 1) KO 8 Brian Nielsen (1-0)

Gus Dorazio (1-0-1) TKO4 (cuts) Alfredo Evangelista (1-0 1)
Bob Baker (1-0) Draw, then UD10 over Bert Whitehurst (1-0 1)
Stan Ward (1-0-1) UD10 over Gerald Nobles (1-0 1)
Al Ettore (1-0) SD10 over Coley Wallace (2-0-1 1)

Kevin McBride won the “Flame on” Human Torch award for his stunning KO of Red Burman, who was way ahead! Leon Spinks, on general principles, Luis Firpo and David Bey are candidates for the Thing fight-alike award! Cedric Boswell and George Chaplin are in competition for the savvy Mr. Fantastic award. Red Burman, with his amazing disappearance, and John Lester Johnson get the nod for Invisible Girl honors.

The Sweet Sixteen pairings will shortly follow!