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By Jake Donovan - Just five weeks after it appeared that he was forever done as a major player, Kermit Cintron picked up the pieces in a big way.
Accepting a comeback fight on short notice, the former two-time titlist bounced back strongly with a unanimous decision win over perennial spoiler Antwone Smith in their 10-round main event Friday evening at the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, Missouri.
Scores were 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94 in their ESPN2-televised main event.
Cintron kept it strictly boxing in the early going, rarely opening up or taking a chance. Smith gave the impression that he was controlling the action, grunting on every punch thrown as if he were knocking down walls. Despite Smith’s aggression, it was Cintron’s jab that was producing the most telling results.
Two-way action ensued in the third, though never at a pace that would suggest a war was coming. Both fighters landed flush right hands while standing shoulder to shoulder in center ring, neither fighter moving back very far or showing any effects from the incoming. [Click Here To Read More]
Accepting a comeback fight on short notice, the former two-time titlist bounced back strongly with a unanimous decision win over perennial spoiler Antwone Smith in their 10-round main event Friday evening at the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, Missouri.
Scores were 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94 in their ESPN2-televised main event.
Cintron kept it strictly boxing in the early going, rarely opening up or taking a chance. Smith gave the impression that he was controlling the action, grunting on every punch thrown as if he were knocking down walls. Despite Smith’s aggression, it was Cintron’s jab that was producing the most telling results.
Two-way action ensued in the third, though never at a pace that would suggest a war was coming. Both fighters landed flush right hands while standing shoulder to shoulder in center ring, neither fighter moving back very far or showing any effects from the incoming. [Click Here To Read More]
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