Report/Photos by Bob Caico
Exciting Louisville super-featherweight Carlos “RTG” Dixon destroyed former title contender Moises “Chucky” Flores in the first round at the Iroquois Amphitheater in Louisville, KY on Friday night. Dixon followed his game plan with a jab, right hand and left hook to the body. He landed the hook so perfectly into the mid-section of Flores that he dropped to the canvas in obvious pain. Referee Kelly Mays did not have to finish the count as Flores was not getting up. Time of the stoppage was 47 seconds. Dixon improved to 12-1 with his ninth stoppage as Flores has to reassess his career dropping to 25-4-1.
In the co-feature, another young exciting Louisville fighter, Demontaze “Juicy” Duncan kept his unbeaten record intact with a methodical beat down over Hugo Padilla of Mexico. Duncan had his fans in a frenzy as he scored a standing eight in the first round, a knockdown and another standing eight in the second and a final knockdown in round three. Time of the stoppage was 20 seconds and the welterweight’s record remains perfect at 4-0 with four KO’s.
Lightweight Gerffred Ngayot (3-0, 2 KOs) of Buffalo, NY returned to the ring after a 21 month layoff to score a fourth round TKO over Demetrius Wilson of Missouri at 2:18 of the final round. Ngayot coerced two standing eight counts in the bout with the final knockdown forcing the stoppage.
Geremiah Coller of Kissimmee, Fl. forced a retirement of LaQuavas Higgins (0-2) at 2:39 of round three. Coller out boxed Higgins over the first two rounds and finished him off in the third round. Coller, a light heavyweight, raises his record to 2-0 both by early stoppages.
Geremiah’s brother light heavy Lameck Coller duplicated his brother’s record at 2-0, 2 KOs also by retirement over Stanley Alexander (0-7) of Arkansas. After an exchange of knockdowns in round one, Coller and Alexander both went for the win in round two. The action in round two was too much for Alexander and he told the referee he would not come out for round three.
The show where five amateur bouts preceded the professional card was promoted by Uprising Promotions (Ronson Frank) and Top Knotch Boxing (James Dixon).
In 2016 Flores was 25-0. His last 3 wins were all over legit fighters including Oscar Escandon and Paulus Ambundus. Then he get K.O.d in 1 by Rigo – later ruled a NC. Comes in overweight for a title fight and loses. gets flattened in 3 by Brandon Figuroa. Then loses a UD to a complete nobody. Fights to a draw against a 4-2 fighter and now gets flattened in 1. He just completely fell apart overnight and hasn’t won a fight in the last 5 years. Boxing is a helluva sport!
Well said. I agree. I think it was a good summary of some of the darker sides in boxing. Sometimes I wish someone outside had removed these boxers who only seem to have a fate of losses and to receive harmful blows to the head.