Naim Nelson, Joey Dawejko Win in South Philadelphia
May 17, 2014 • 12:18 PM ET
Undefeated junior welterweight Naim Nelson, of Philadelphia, scored a unanimous eight-round decision over previously undefeated southpaw Jerome Rodriguez, of Allentown, PA, in the main event as pro boxing returned to the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia.
Scores were 77-75, 79-73, 80-72 for Nelson, now 12-0, 1 K0. Rodriguez drops to 6-1-3, 2 K0s.
In the co-feature, heavyweight Joey Dawejko, fresh off a week of sparring with Wladimir Klitschko in Austria, earned a unanimous eight-round decision over fellow-Philadelphian Mark Rideout.
Scores were 78-74, 79-73, 80-72 for Dawejko, now 10-3-2, 3 K0s. Rideout suffers his first loss and now is 4-1-2, 1 K0.
In other bouts on the card:
Anthony Burgin W 6 Ramon Ellis, lightweights
Milton Santiago, W 6 Josh Beeman, junior welterwweights
Nathaniel Rivas W 4 Jovan Sosa, welterweights
David Gonzales W 4 Jorge Omar Brito, junior welterweights
Hector Perez K0 3 Aaron Leonard, heavyweights
Vincent Floyd W 4 Sharif Jones, middleweights
