Ruann Visser, Pablo Cruz Secure Wins in Houston
By Peter Lim
South African giant Ruann Visser (2-0, 2 KOs) scored an easy first round TKO over William Durham (0-2) at the at Bayou City Events Center Friday night. The 6-foot-ten Johannesburg native dropped Williams with a left-right-right uppercut combination early in the round and proceeded to walk the smaller man down with stiff jabs.
Visser, 24, soon found his mark with a straight right that caused Williams to turn his back and retreat. Referee Gary Simon read that as a sign of capitulation and waved the fight over but not before got in a straight right to the back of the head as Williams was fleeing. Time of the stoppage was 2:58.
The card was staged by Savarese Boxing Promotions.
In the main event featherweight Pablo Cruz (10-0, 3 KOs) forced a torrid pace and deployed a relentless body attack to score a four-round shutout over Guadalupe Perez (2-19). Perez proved courageous in the trenches and did his best to return fire but he simply could not match the intensity and firepower of the trigger-happy Cruz, 27.
In other bouts:
Former three-time national amateur champion Devonte Williams (5-0, 3 KOs) dropped Aaron Anderson (3-34, 1 KO) in the first round en route to a six-round shutout victory in a welterweight bout.
Middleweight Jonathan Morales (6-0, 3 KOs) outpointed southpaw Jay Williams (3-3) over six rounds.
Cruiserweight Robert Silva (5-0, 4 KOs) scored a four-round decision over Juan Alvarez (0-1-1).
Junior welterweight Ramiro Angel Huerta (2-0-1) outpointed Antony Hill (1-2) over four rounds.
Heavyweight Justin Ledet (2-0, 2 KOs) dropped Eric Lindsey twice (3-15, 1 KO) en route to a first round KO.
Former amateur standout Cristobal Morales made a successful pro debut, dropping Theodore Walters (0-7) twice for a first round KO in a junior lightweight bout.
Also making his pro debut, junior welterweight stopped Gervacia Cotton in the first round.
And featherweight Armando Frausto (2-0, 2 KOs) knocked out Travion Johnson (0-1) in the opening round.