Bengal Bouts — 160-165-Pounds: Tschanz wins to face DeSplinter
By: LUKE BUSAM
Sports Writer
Steve Tschanz will face Mark DeSplinter this Sunday after winning a unanimous decision over Rian Sweeney. Sweeney was caught off-balance in round one and went to the mat after a right hand by Tschanz.
Sweeney bled a bit near the end of round two and continued to do so throughout round three. Tschanz took advantage of Sweeney's tendency to lower his head with a number of good jabs. The match ended uneventfully after a stoppage to clean blood from Sweeney's face.
Enterline def. Flaherty
The next fight of the evening was between John Enterline and Patrick Flaherty. Enterline looked good as he delivered a number of upstairs punches that kept Flaherty off balance throughout the first round.
Enterline scored a standing eight count to end round one. Flaherty came on strong in the second but Enterline stayed composed and earned a second standing eight count.
After a tangle in round three, Enterline boxed well to finish the fight 50 seconds into the third round.
Phillip def. Dwyer
Bill Phillip's straight jabs were too much for Ryan Dwyer as Phillip earned a unanimous-decision win. After being pushed to the ground early in the second round, Phillip responded with an impressive array of punches and knocked down Dwyer 45 seconds into the round.
In round three, Phillip stuck with his upstairs punches and boxed well. Dwyer was unable to find a rhythm and bled as the fight ended.
McCarthy def. Fitzgerald
Kevin McCarthy and Keith Fitzgerald matched up well as both boxers moved well, and the first round produced no dominant fighter. The boxers traded jabs and both kept form well in the second. McCarthy found success in leading with his strong right and caught Fitzgerald with his left at times.
Fitzgerald threw a number of good single jabs in the third, but McCarthy's right dominated in the final round as well, giving him a unanimous decision win.
Shallcross def. Boroweicki
Jesse Shallcross earned a unanimous victory over Alex Borowiecki in the closest match of the middleweights. The first two rounds were evenly matched with good exchanges. A series of good rights by Shallcross closed the second and set a brawling pace for the third.
Both boxer's form suffered a bit in the third, but Shallcross' rights straightened out in the final half of the round and held up to grant him the unanimous, yet close, victory.
White def. Ysasi
In a match postponed from earlier in the evening, Todd White won a unanimous decision over Rick Ysasi. White initiated contact throughout the bout and Ysasi had trouble countering.
White landed solid punches upstairs in the second and early in the third round. Ysasi was successful in countering late in the match and the bout ended with White's mouthguard on the mat.
Rector def. Saroca
Reid Rector will advance to fight Pat Dillon in the165-pound quarterfinals without fighting Mike Saroca in the preliminaries.
The first round bout between Rector and Saroca was cancelled because of medical reasons.
Milliron def. McDonald
In the first fight of the 165-pound class Chris Milliron won an excellent fight against Mike McDonald. Milliron was strong in the first round with several combinations to McDonald's head.
A number of hooks and one-twos brought Milliron more success early in the second round as well. McDonald fought well in the latter half of the match. Milliron, however stuck with his one-two combinations upstairs and proved too much for McDonald.
Bartels def. Burish
Ross Bartels won a split decision over Brent Burish in the final bout in the 165-pound class for the night. Bartels dominated early in a fight that began and ended in a brawl.
Both fighters settled down to box in the second round with Bartels dominating the action and throwing more punches. Late in the third round Bartels connected on a number of flurries and proved to be the dominant fighter.
Knust def. Gaffey
The final match of the night was a 170-pound match between Matt Knust and James Gaffey, which Knust won in a unanimous decision. Gaffey turned his head a bit throughout the fight to avoid Knust's punches and began to bleed early in the second round.
Knust fought a good bout, but Gaffey did not go down easily. He pushed hard to the final seconds, but Knust's jabs proved too much.
All Sports Stories for Friday, February 21, 2003
