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Middleweight Willie Gibbs returned home to fight the main event for Peltz Boxing and Joe Hand Boxing Promotions against Marco Primera. Both fighters started slowly, prompting the crowd to boo by the end of 2nd stanza. Gibbs was touching with the jab, but not much else followed. On the other glove, Primera (19-11-2), didn’t open up until the 7th round. Gibbs wanted to “see what he could take”. Willie (19-1; 15 KO’s) “felt great” being home and “focused on boxing. His defense was great, so I had to take what he gave me.” Fans waiting for a slugfest had to endure several slow rounds but got solid entertainment from the 7th round through to the end of the 10th. The unanimous decision was heavily in favor of Gibbs, 159 lbs, by scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 99-91. Primera made things interesting when he took the initiative, but he didn’t do enough to win. [details]
