Spike O'Sullivan Returns in Boston, Johnson-Coley in Tacoma
By Francisco Salazar
Gatekeeper Dashon Johnson will fight once-beaten Aaron Coley tonight.
The 10 round middleweight bout will take place at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington.
Johnson (22-20-3, 7 KOs) has fought who's who of contenders, unbeaten fighters, and prospects, with mixed results.
The 29-year-old Johnson has won seven of his last nine bouts. Amongst those wins were prospects Elias Espadas and Izaak Cardona, as well as fringe contenders Mike Gavronski and Decarlo Perez.
Johnson has lost to the likes of J'Leon Love, Jesse Hart, Sergio Mora, Dominic Wade, and Julian Williams.
In his last bout on January 20, Johnson stopped Ricardo Pinell in the tenth and final round.
Coley (13-1-1, 6 KOs), who resides in the Oakland area, has won his last four bouts since suffering his only loss at the hands of Ievgen Khytrov. He has not fought since March 26, when he won a six round unanimous decision over Urmat Ryskeldiev.
In a five-round bout, junior welterweight Andres Reyes (5-2-1) will face Jacob Szilasi (4-3, 4 KOs), who has lost his last three bouts.
Middleweight Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan returns to action tonight at the House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts. He will face Ronald Montes in an eight round bout.
O'Sullivan (23-2, 15 KOs), who resides in Cork, Ireland, has fought numerous times in and around the Boston area, attracting modest to big crowds.
In his last bout on September 17, O'Sullivan won an eight round unanimous decision over Jaime Barboza.
O'Sullivan's only two losses have come at the hands of Chris Eubank, Jr. (by knockout after the seventh round) and Billy Joe Saunders (by decision).
Montes (17-5, 15 KOs), who is from Barranquilla, Colombia, has lost five of his last six bouts.
In the main event, unbeaten Mark DeLuca (17-0, 11 KOs) from nearby Whitman, will face Travis Scott (19-2 1 NC, 5 KOs) in a 10 round bout.
Former fringe junior welterweight contender Danny O'Connor (27-3, 10 KOs) squares off against Michael McLaughlin (12-1-1, 5 KOs) in an eight round welterweight bout.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (Calif.) Star newspaper, RingTV.com, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
