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Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel, Las Vegas - Warriors Boxing and Sampson Boxing present an ESPN Friday Night Fights televised tripleheader. (10 p.m. ET on ESPN2 HD, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN3)
Texas Station Gambling Hall, Las Vegas - Puerto Rican prospect Roberto Acevedo (3-0, 2KOs) stopped Velvet Malone (0-4) in the fourth and final round of a super middleweight contest. Malone stunned Acevedo in the second round but never let his hands go. Acevedo started landed several punches while he pressed Malone against the ropes, and then referee Russell More jumped in to stop it. The stoppage was rather quick.
Lightweight prospect Hylon Williams Jr. 15-0-0 (3 KO's) is still working hard for this Friday's fight against unbeaten Cuban Rances Barthelemy 14-0-0 (11 KO's), taking place at Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas. Williams, during a nightly training session, told us "we are at weight and the work load is just about done and now we are working [in the gym] to stay in conidtion."
Ryan Burton catches with lightweight contender Hylon Williams Jr. to discuss his upcoming fight with fellow unbeaten contender Rances Barthelemy.
Hylon Williams Jr. (15-0, 3 KO's) held a tough sparring session for twelve rounds at the Floyd Mayweather Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was helped in this occasion by super bantamweight Alexis Santiago and also by Francisco C. Devaca, six rounds each. Williams Jr trains under the direction of Cuban trainer Ramón Garbey for his next fight on February 3rd against unbeaten Cuban Rances Barthelemy 14-0-0 (11 KO's), which takes place at Texas Station Casino in an eight round bout.
Recently I caught wind of some sparring sessions that have been taking place in the Vegas area between explosive junior lightweight puncher Lonnie Smith and unbeaten Cuban Rances Barthelemy and made it a must to check the sessions out.
Next Friday, February 3rd in the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas, young lightweight prospect Hylon Williams (15-0, 3 KO's) will be face Cuba's Rances Barthelemy (14-0, 11 KO's) in an eight round bout. The fight promises fireworks. The trainer of Williams is former Cuban heavyweight champion Ramón Garbey.
On February 3rd, unbeaten Hylon Williams 15-0-0 (3KO's) and Rances Barthelemy 14-0-0 (11 KO's), will trade leather in Las Vegas, Nevada. On Wednesday, Williams held an eight round sparring session against Amir Iman, at The Heavyweight Factory GYM in Hollywood, Fla.
Lightweight contender Hylon Williams Jr. (15-0, 3KOs) returned last week to win a six round decision over Andre barker in Greensboro, North Carlolina. He returns on February 3rd in Las Vegas, facing unbeaten Rances Barthelemy (14-0, 11KOs).
Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City - Junior welterweight contender Pier Olivier Cote (18-0, 12KOs) drilled Jorge Teron (25-3-1, 17KOs) in two rounds to capture the vacant IBF Inter-Continental title.