Ringside by Pattee Mak – Canton, Massachusetts-October 26, 2013
What a crisp, beautiful fall day in New England for professional boxing to take place outside under a tent in Canton, Massachusetts. The main event consisted of 6 Rounds in the middleweight division. MICHAEL “Donegal Dynamite” McLAUGHLIN of Dorchester, MA vs. SERGIO CABRERA of Somerville, MA. This match in my eyes was definitely the most exciting bout on the card. McLaughlin who controlled most of the action especially during round 3 when McLaughlin dropped Cabrera but that didn’t stop Cabrera because in round 4 Cabrera landed a great right hook which brought McLaughlin to the canvas then shortly thereafter in the same round, McLaughlin was dropped once more by an overhand left by Cabrera. Towards the end of the rounds both fighters were tiring out. In the end, McLaughlin’s hand was held high by UD. All three judges scored the bout 57-54.
McLaughlin increased his record to 6-1-1 and Cabrera decreased his record to 0-2.
4 Rounds but originally 6 Rounds -Junior Middleweights – JOHN “Buncrana” HUTCHINSON of Dorchester, MA vs. ROBERT “Flying Hawk” BRANDO-HUNT of Hyannis, MA. Hutchinson outclassed Brando-Hunt during all 4 rounds. All three Judges scored the bout 40-36 all for Hutchinson. Hutchinson increased his recorded to 5-0-2 and Brando-Hunt decreased his record to 0-4-1.
4 Rounds Middleweights – GERALD “The Artist” SCHIFONE of Stoughton, MA vs. WAYNE HARNOISE of Worcester, MA. Harnoise making his pro debut couldn’t stand up against Schifone who brought his own cheering crowd. Schifone unleashed multiple lefts and rights on Harnoise before the referee stopped the bout in round 1 at 2 minutes, 46 seconds into the round.
4 Rounds Heavyweights – DONNIE “The Big Nasty” PALMER of Dorchester, MA vs. TYRONE “Lock ‘Em Up” SMITH of Dorchester, MA. Palmer increased the pressure on Smith for 2 rounds. Smith retired and didn’t make round 3. Palmer won by TKO.
4 Rounds – Super Middleweights – K.J. “Canine” HARRISON-LOMBARDI of Providence, RI vs. vs. LIONEL “Boogz” YOUNG of Brockton, RI. In Young’s pro debut he couldn’t make it against Harrison-Lombardi who continuously worked the body. Lombardi won by UD. The judges scored it 40-36, 40-36 and 40-35.
Venue: Irish Cultural Centre of New England
Promoter: Big Six Entertainment in association with Danny Kelly Promotions
Title: “Boxing Event Under the Tent”
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
