Erik Hernandez, lightweight from Ashburn Virginia Won an eight-round unanimous decision over Dewayne Zeigler of Montgomery, Alabama in the main event of ProBoxTV’s Prospect Series Last Saturday at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland.
Scores of 79-73, 80-72 and 78-74 all went to Hernandez.
Hernandez, 12-1 (5 KO), started strong in the first round, while Zeigler, 12-2-1 (5 KO), used his jab to feel things. Hernandez, 30, is young. Two years later than Zeigler, but both fought with patience while looking for the perfect shot. The results of the first round were uneventful.
in the second Hernandez put Zeigler on the ropes, landing right hooks to the body and uppercuts that clearly bothered Zeigler. Zeigler didn’t throw much, but his punches were powerful, while Hernandez changed his attacks in Third round They move and trade in short bursts. When the fourth round Hernandez’s jab became less effective as he began exchanging punches with Zeigler, who fired shots that began to have an impact.
Round 5 Hernandez continued to punch as Zeigler raised his hands forward without showing much offense. Hernandez out-boxed Zeigler in the sixth as Zeigler continued to press forward with little production. On the final lap, Hernandez comfortably took the lead. and chose to trade with Zeigler in the second half of the round. After the fight, Hernandez had noticeable swelling around his left eye.
Hernandez has now won four fights in a row since his only career loss to Maynard Allison in May 2017. Undefeated Zeigler Currently losing 2 fights after winning the first 12 fights.
Junior lightweight Frankie “The Franchise” Scarborough Jr. 9-0 (7 KO) from Cheverly, MD, won an eight-round unanimous decision over unbeaten teammate Frankie “The Franchise” Scarborough Jr. Wayne Lawrence 7-1 (4 KO) from Toledo, Ohio.
Scores were 78-74, 77-75 and 78-74 all in favor of Scarborough.
The fight, which included some pre-fight chatter on social media, saw 28-year-old Scarborough, who ProBox TV’s Chris Algieri noted, have faced some very stiff competition. rose at the beginning of his career Starts strong with a sharp jab. At the beginning of the battle The two fighters tangled and hit the canvas. A right hand from Scarborough in round one pushed the 23-year-old Lawrence back to the ropes. His advantage in speed was offset by his opponent’s superior strength.
Lawrence had a great time in the second round. Showing off his hand speed, but Scarboro bullies him all the way to the ropes. The third round was close to being tense.
In the fourth period, Lawrence continued to attack while the larger Scarborough fought with spurts. Through four rounds, the battle loomed, two rounds each. The fifth was grueling and close. with Scarborough arriving late and showing up to Lawrence at the end.
On the seventh day Both fighters felt the effects of their previous steps. Where Lawrence might have defeated Scarborough, in the eighth period, Lawrence landed his right hand first. But Scarborough’s size and power slowed him down as the round progressed.
This was Scarborough’s second consecutive victory over an undefeated fighter.
Bantamweight Jordan Roach 2-0 (1 KO) recorded the first knockout of his career. By stopping Robert Ledesma, 37, 3-13-2 (2 knockouts) from San Antonio, Texas.
The 21-year-old younger brother of Lamont Roche Jr., the WBA junior lightweight titleholder, is trained by his father Lamont Roche Sneer and dropped Ledesma with a hook. Right to the body in round one, after Ledesma got back to his feet, Roach attacked with a short right uppercut that stumped his opponent. Left hook to the body sends Ledesma down for a second time. Roach continued to attack his body to score a third knockdown before another left hook to the head caused another knockdown, causing referee Eric Irizarry to stop the fight at 2:59 of the round. first
Benjamin Johnson, a welterweight, 2-0 (2 KOs), from Springdale, Maryland, beat Igor Santos, 25, from Brazil, 0-4, from Brazil in the first round. Screen 19-year-old Johnson, who is also trained by show promoter Roach Snr, came out fierce. With a right hand that came so close that Santos was forced to his knees. Santos was unable to beat the count, stopping at 1:20 of the first round. Johnson has yet to see a second round as a professional.
Welterweight David Whitmire 7-0 (5 KO) from Washington, D.C. won a four-round unanimous decision over Nelson Morales 5-17 (2 KO) from Scranton, Pennsylvania. All three judges scored it 40-36 for 19-year-old Whitmire vs. 32-year-old Morales.
Popular amateur athlete Cornellio Phipps 4-0 (2 knockouts) 19 year old from Oxford, Pennsylvania won a six-round unanimous decision. Over Gary Hampton 5-2 from Fort Worth, Texas, Phipps won by scores of 59-55, 59-55 and 58-56.
Welterweight Maximus Garland 7-0 (8 KOs) stopped Gil Garcia 5-8 (3 KOs) by knockout in the fourth round. Garland landed clean punches and although Garcia continued with his hands down, referee Dave Braslow stopped the bout at 2:45 even though Garcia looked like he could score. It’s good, however.
