Unbeaten WBA #10 super bantamweight Oleh Dovhun (15-0, 5 KOs) successfully made the second defense of the WBA NABA title with a ten round unanimous decision over Juan Centeno (8-7-3, 1 KO) on Saturday night in a fight that headlined a five-bout card at The Priory Grand Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Despite being cut on his left eyelid due to an accidental head clash, Dovhun was in command throughout the bout by boxing his way behind a consistent work rate. Centeno hung in there, but Dovhun took the fight by scores of 100-90 on all cards.
In the co-feature, unheralded super middleweight Devaun Lee (11-8-1, 6 KOs) snapped a six-fight losing streak by shockingly stopping previously undefeated hometown fighter Kiante Irving (11-1-1, 11 KOs) in round four of their scheduled six-rounder. KO artist Irving tried to give Lee the bum’s rush and seemingly punched himself out. Lee then started to take over in the second and third rounds and got Irving out of there at 2:03 of round four.
Other Results:
Joe Turk W4 Isaiah Margheim (heavyweight
Jordan Zlacki W4 Eric Palmer (welterweight)
Devon Siegfried KO3 Matteo Gardner (cruiserweight)
The card was promoted by Integrity Fighter Management and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.
LEE a mature smart fighter.
Looking at Irving’s record I expected him to lose to Lee. I wasn’t sure if a stoppage would come but Lee was game in all of his losses, some could have gone the other way.
You can never judge a fighter by his record. I saw Lee fight a couple years back and he fought much better than his record would indicate. He was 10-6 at the time. Some fighters are sourrounded by good promotional and management teams and set up to win, while others have to come up the hard way and often times set up to lose. I like it when the underdog flips the script.
This was a great fight while it lasted. Lee had been in with better competition which was a major factor. Irving hurt him in the first but Lee weathered the storm and came back strong in the remaining rounds. I hope Irving learns from it and returns. He has serious power. Kudos to Lee for the impressive win.
Great card
Oleh Dovhun is the next world champion out of the Steel City. Mike McSorley and his stable of fighters at the Conn-Greb Boxing Club in Pittsburgh have been flying under the radar. All tough fighters coming out of there. Happy to see them get their due.