Bengal Bouts — 165 pounds: Dillon's aggressiveness pushes him past Rector in quarterfinals
By LUKE BUSAM
Sports Writer
Junior captain Pat Dillon's aggressive right hand won a unanimous decision over Reid Rector. Dillon connected on a solid right to earn his first standing eight-count of the match 15 seconds into round one. Dillon was aggressive throughout the round and moved Rector around easily with his one-twos. Dillon ended the round with a nice one-two-one upstairs combo.
In round two, Dillon connected well in several exchanges, but Rector was more aggressive and snuck several jabs in over Dillon's dropping right. In round three, Dillon promptly sent Rector to the corner with a one-two upstairs. Rector continued to score, but Dillon used his strong right to lead throughout the third and earned a second standing eight-count 1:10 into the final round with two impressive right leads.
Gough def. Milliron
Charlie Gough will move on to face Dillon on Wednesday after referee Terry Johnson stopped the contest against Chris Milliron late in round three when Milliron fell to the mat after a charge by Gough that tangled him in the ropes. Shortly after the fall, time was stopped for the first time to clean the blood on Milliron.
Milliron was cleaned three more times in the second, but his hands remained fast, high, and accurate throughout the round. Milliron exchanged well, but Gough did break through and landed several shots to Milliron's head.
With 22 seconds left in the third, Milliron was sent to the corner for the third time in the round and the seventh time in the match to clean the blood on his face. Gough was good in his aggressive one-two combos and moved Milliron to the corner early in the final round. Milliron fought well throughout the fight and the blood did not seem to greatly affect his boxing.
Yost def. Bartels
Mark Yost earned a split decision victory over Ross Bartels. Yost controlled the ring early in round one and sent Bartels to the corner with a good one-one-two. Yost was pushed to the corner by Bartels and held there shortly after. Bartels was aggressive in round two and sent Yost to the ropes twice with his long jab. In round three, the fighters traded places in the corners and on the ropes and the close fight ended with both boxers leaning over the ropes and struggling to gain their balance.
Fergus def. Foy
Alex Fergus dominated Brian Foy in a match that was stopped 48 seconds into the second round. Fergus scored two standing eight-counts on Foy in round one, the first one after a hard right that sent Foy to the mat. Foy bent his head forward and made himself an easy target for Fergus throughout the match. Fergus held the ring well in the second round and forced the hesitant Foy to the edges of the ring. A RSC was called 48 seconds into that round as Fergus scored his third standing eight-count of the match with a strong right hand to Foy's head.
All Sports Stories for Monday, February 24, 2003
