Samuels, Iannuzzi score impressive knockouts in Tampa
Published March 31, 2009 by Martin Bean
Tampa, FL—Eager to land amarquee match up, Junior Welterweight Derrick ‘Super’ Samuels raised his ledgerto 17-4-1 (5 KO’s) after scoring a convincing 7th round stoppageover the ultra-experienced Roberto Valenzuela 48-46-2 (40 KO’s) last Saturdayat the A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa, Florida. Samuels went to work earlyand often, effectively working both the body and head of his Mexicancounterpart.
Riding a wave of confidence,Samuels turned up the heat in round 7, landing a barrage punches on a stunnedValenzuela which forced referee Russ Hellstern to stop the bout at 2:29. TheOrlando based Samuels is also the current holder of the NABA-US 140 lb crown,which was not on the line during the eight round contest.
Local hero Nick Iannuzzi 10-0(7 KO’s) of Tampa stopped Port Charlotte’s Theo Kruger 9-8-1 (3 KO’s) in sixrounds to win the vacant NBA Jr. Intercontinental Cruiserweight title. Thecontest was a barnburner from the opening bell as the two Floridians tradedmonstrous shots as if there were no tomorrow. Iannuzzi ended a fight that couldbe best described as a classic gym war by dropping Kruger following a solidcombination. Kruger elected to take the ten count on his knees as he had takentoo much punishment throughout the duration of the fight to continue.
Popular Tampa FeatherweightJenna ‘Cowgirl’ Shiver 7-4-1 (2KO’s) put on perhaps her best performance yet asshe earned a unanimous decision over Pennsylvania’s Christina Leadbeater 2-2.Shiver and Leadbeater left it all in the ring and heard the final bell withloud cheers from the crowd. All three judges scored the bout 40-36.
Former amateur star AdamHubinger 13-0 (10 KO’s) of Tampa by way of Czech Republic barely kept hisundefeated record in tact as he eked out a split decision againstPhiladelphia’s Jose Medina 14-14 (8 KOs) in a six round Light Heavyweight bout.In your classic fight featuring contradicting styles, Medina made thingsuncomfortable for Hubinger by applying high amounts of pressure. AlthoughHubinger had a difficult time dealing with Medina’s pressure, he did a good jobof effectively counterpunching. Scores were 59-55, 58-56 for Hubinger and 58-56for Medina, who did enough to warrant a rematch.
Tampa’s Charlie Serrano 8-2(2KO’s) earned a unanimous decision victory over iron-chinned Vineash Rungea ofLondon. The 21 year old Serrano did a good job of outworking Rungea, who is astough as nails despite his record. Scores were 39-37 and 40-30 twice.
Unbeaten Heavyweight MagomedAbdusalamov upped his record to 4-0 (all first round KO’s) by stopping LarryWhite 3-5 (2 KO’s) with ease. A solid heavyweight prospect, Abdusalamov ispromoted by Warrior’s boxing.
The card was promoted byStarfight Productions and was another edition of the successful ‘Fight Night’at the A La Carte Pavilion series. The next installment of the popular Tampaboxing series will be on May 8.
Starfight Productions isbased out of Tampa, Florida and is operated by Aaron Jacobs, Shea Bailey, PeteFernandez, Mike Asmer, and Randy Feldman.
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