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DULUTH RESULTS
November 23, 2011
By Ray Kilgore at ringside
Photo's by John D’Auria, S.C. Photography

 

 

Zach “Jungle Boy” Walters hosted an amateur card that was creative and filled with solid action. The event took place on Thursday Nov. 17th at Grandma’s Sports Garden in Duluth . The show was far from the conventional amateur card. The production included: ring card girls, spot lights, ring walk music for the fighters and a high quality event bout sheet. During the intermission,

Walters’ former trainer Chuck Horton entertained fans with comedy.

But at 7:10 p.m., it was fight time! And Jessica Mae Maderfeld (pictured above) got things rolling with a lovely rendition of the National Anthem. After that, the boxers took center stage and they kept the packed house rocking all the way until the last fight which saw:

Main Event

190-pounder Manny Contreras Jr., out of Rice Street Gym, stopped, a high quality boxer in, Ryan Watson, out of Twin Ports boxing, in round three

Manny Contreras (pictured in Yellow trunks) helped prepare to Matt Vanda for his KO victory over Harley Kilfian on Nov. 11. According to some insiders, Contreras was able to hold his own with Vanda. And against Watson, Contreras needed to rely on every bit of his experience with Vanda, as Watson, a 2010 Junior Olympic National Champion, looked to bring the action to Contreras in round one, using an effective jab followed by right hands.

At one point during the round, Watson landed a hard punch to the top of Contreras’ head, but Contreras took it well. Both boxers tried to work inside and out-muscle the other. Several times during the round, Contreras received warnings from referee Bobby Brunette for small infractions. As the round neared its end, both boxers traded hard blows and tied up. When referee Bobby Brunette broke them, Contreras kept his right hand at his side and looked at Brunette momentarily, and Watson just missed Contreras’ chin with a right hand. Just before the bell, both boxers were tired. But given that they had thrown a lot of punches over the course of three minutes, it made sense. After the bell, it was Contreras who seemed a bit more tired.

In round two, although Watson found good success in round one, he changed tactics and looked to circle and counter punch. Watson was able to land solid uppercuts and good combinations. At first Contreras pawed with his left, clearly not counting on that to get the job done, as he tried to use his right hand to land the definitive fight-ending shot. Contreras was able to pin Watson on the ropes several times and work the body, and when he used his jab, Watson needed to adjust his headgear several times. Both Contreras and Watson took risks as they stood toe-to-toe, with Watson at times getting the better of the two. But the pressure that Contreras was applying to Watson started to take effect as Watson took a deep breath several times during the round.

Seconds before the bell ended, an odd situation developed. Contreras landed a monstrous left hook that hurt Watson leaving him to defend himself by ducking his head slightly outside of the ropes. Brunette intervened, and it looked like he had called a halt to the bout when a relieved Contreras ran to Watson’s corner and jumped on the ropes to celebrate. The fight was not over and Brunette gave Watson a standing eight. After that, Brunette sent the boxers to their neutral corners, and he gave Contreras a stern lecture for what looked to be Contreras celebrating in the opposing boxer's corner. Brunette called for the action to resume, and shortly thereafter, Contreras landed a huge right and he followed that up with hooks and uppercuts. Once again, Brunette broke the action and gave Watson a standing eight. As that was taking place, the bell rung.

At the start of the final round, Contreras grimaced after throwing several punches. “I came in with a hurt hand,” said Contreras, who apparently had broken it a week before the fight. “I came in the bout not planning to bomb with him, but just out jab him,” he said. “[But] after the second round, I said [expletive] it and just started throwing.” A good right by Watson made Contreras hold, and when the action resumed, Contreras tried several shots that made Watson retreat to the ropes in the far corner. But as Watson fought off the ropes, Contreras connected with a hard right that buzzed Watson, which prompted Brunette to give Watson a standing eight. When the action started again, Contreras swarmed Watson by landing several unanswered blows, then Brunette jumped in and stopped the fight.

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Bout 9

140-pounder Elias Rubio, pictured in green, out of Brunettes Boxing, stopped Trevor Marmon, out of Jungle Boy Boxing Gym, in round one. In round one both Rubio and Marmon came out bombing. Marmon was the aggressor for most of the round while Rubio looked to counter. At one point, Rubio backed Marmon to the ropes and landed a good punch which caused the fight to be stopped.

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Bout 8

140-pounder Jake Weltemate, pictured in all black, out of CBC boxing, took a decision over Cross Beaulieu, out of C&C boxing

In round one, Beaulieu was able to land some good shots, but by the second half of the fight, Weltemate looked to be the stronger of the two as he worked behind aggression and landed his shots at will.

In round two, Beaulieu again had his moments and traded with Weltemate, but once again, Weltemate took control of the second half of the round. He repeated his performance in round three to get the victory.

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Bout 7

175-pounder Nick Wosmek, pictured on the right, out of Jungle Boy Boxing Gym, lost a decision to Zach Stone, out of Moore boxing, in a bout that could have went either way

In round one, Stone controlled the tempo and landed much better shots as he outworked Wosmek for most of the round. While Wosmek was never hurt by any of Stone’s shots, Wosmek seemed to have a difficult time getting into a solid groove.

In round two, Wosmek made some adjustments and looked more confidant backing Stone up early in the round. Wosmek landed a left and followed it up with a right which made Stone get on his bicycle. After a clinch, Stone took a deep breath but came out fighting as he hit Wosmek in the nose making the blood flow. Stone changed tactics and started to circle, trying to jump in—with success, as he connected. Halfway through the round, Stone missed with a right that had so much force, he slipped to the canvas. Wosmek was never out of the fight by any means, as he landed good overhand rights throughout the round.

By round three, it was difficult to tell who was going to win the bout; although Stone threw more punches, Wosmek was the aggressor and made Stone fight at times when he didn’t want to. Stone continued with the game plan of moving while picking his shots. He connected with a good right that snapped Wosmek’s had back, but Wosmek didn’t seem bothered by the blow. As the round came to an end, Wosmek started to look tired and kept his hands low, and Stone was able to take advantage by landing clean blows.

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Bout 6

135-pounder Drew Engle, pictured on the left, out of CC Boxing, took a decision over Dusty Hansy out of Twin Ports boxing

When the final round started, Engle ran towards his opponent and threw a punch, and while Hansy was able to block the blow, he countered with his own right, a shot that got Engle’s attention. Halfway through the bout, both men started to use wrestling tactics, and they got a stern warning from the referee. After the clinch, the action resumed. Engle jumped on Hansy and landed several good shots, making Hansy retreat until Hansy was forced to fire back. The fans, who had been into most of the fights all night, cheered loudly as the fight came to an end.

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Bout 5

160-pounder John Allen, pictured on the right, out of Lac du Flambeau Gym, stopped Ethan Warn, out of Jungle Boy Gym, in round two. Early in round one, Warn was the aggressor, landing good jabs and body blows. Allen, for his part, was not seriously hurt at any point. In round two, Warn continued to press the action as Allen looked for the perfect shot, and he got it when he landed a solid blow as he followed that up with more punches causing the referee to call a halt to the bout.

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Bout 4

Heavyweight Vinny Downwind, pictured on the left, out of Team Amos, took a decision over Chris Egger, out of Lorenzi's Gym,in an entertaining fight

For a couple of big men, Downwind and Egger came out throwing a lot of punches. Oftentimes during the fight, they stood toe-to-toe, and for a while, Egger seemed to get the better of the two as Downwind started to looked winded and fell off balance at times.

In round two, Downwind turned his attention on Egger’s body, but that didn’t last long and he went back to targeting Eggers’ head. Egger now spent most of the round backing up, his punches having more of a slap feel to them. Downwind continued to look off balance, and at one of those times, Egger was able to connect with a straight punch down the middle, which bloodied Downwind’s nose.

In the final round, Downwind started strong throwing overhand rights with all of his leverage. Halfway during the round, it was Egger who looked tired as he took several good right hands from Downwind.

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Bout 3

160-pounder Chris Whipple, pictured on the left, out of Brunette Boxing, took a decision over Reese Rogers, out of Jungle Boy Gym

Both Whipple and Rogers started the round by circling, each trying to bait the other into something big. Rogers was a little more active, going to Whipple’s body, but the first round didn’t offer that much action, although Rogers may have pulled it out.

In round two, Whipple seemed to get into the groove, landing his jab and working Rogers ’ body. Rogers backed to the ropes several times, Whipple looked the more stable of the two at this point, as Rogers ’ blows didn’t seem to bother at all.

In the final round, Rogers came out the aggressor and tried to work Whipple’s body. For some reason, Whipple started to flick his jabs, but they never came close to reaching Rogers . Rogers landed two solid rights, but again, Whipple took them well and was able to counter, seeming to slightly outworkRogers.

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Bout 2

130-pounder Jake Jackson, pictured on the right, out of Lac du Flambeau Gym, took a decision over Nixzue Vang, out of Rice Street Gym

At the start of round one, it looked like this fight was going to be over within a matter of seconds, as Jackson jumped on Vang, who momentarily froze and failed to fire back. Once Vang had gathered himself and punched back, Jackson had to readjust. Vang picked up the pace, and at one point, he had Jackson on the ropes teeing off until referee Bobby Brunette gave Jackson a standing eight count. The fight continued and Jackson fought hard, and it was now Vang who found himself on the ropes as Jackson worked his opponent’s body and just missed with a big right at the sound of the bell.

In round two, both boxers traded, and it was Jackson, who seemed physically bigger than Vang, who got the slightly better of the two. And just when it looked like Jackson was going to take control, Vang came back, and the boxers went toe-to-toe, making it too difficult to tell who won the round.

In the final round, Jackson may have edged out the fight as he backed Vang to the ropes and, at one point, teed off on him again. Jackson hit Vang with a good blow to the jaw, and Vang, clearly hurt, was given a standing eight. The bell rang shortly after that.

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Bout 1

175-pounder Rocco Guanella, pictured on the left, out of Brunette’s Boxing, took a decision over Kyrian Labarge, out of Lac du Flambeau Gym

In round one, Labarge attacked Guanella early by working his body and pining Guanella on the ropes. Guanella tried to fire back but decided to get off the ropes and circle. Labarge continued to come forward.

In round two, Labarge took a good uppercut from Guanella and followed it up with a right hand. Guanella took the blows well and started to apply his own pressure to some effect, as Labarge started to breathe through a open mouth.

Round three was similar, with both boys blooding the other’s nose and taking turns being the aggressor and landing solid blows.