At the Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Washington, DC welterweight David "Day-Day" Grayton lost a tough 10-round unanimous decision to undefeated Miguel Cruz of Lake Mary, FL. The bout was nationally televised on FS1. Grayton stunned Cruz in the second round but Cruz came back and hurt Grayton in the third. Cruz, however, suffered a cut under the right eye in the third round.
Cruz was able to drop Grayton in the sixth with a right jab but Grayton was able to recover and pressure Cruz in the eighth round and open another cut above Cruz's right eye. Both men were throwing wildly at the end of the contest. Grayton lost the bout by a 96-93 score across the board. Grayton is now 15-2-1, 11 KO's while Cruz remains undefeated at 17-0, 11 KO's.
On the undercard, The Russell Brothers of Capitol Heights, MD scored first-round knockout victories. Antonio Russell knocked out Marco Antonio "La Maquina" Mendoza Chico at 1:15 to raise his record to 10-0, eight KO's while Chico is 11-6-1, seven KO's. Antuanne Russell scored his third straight first-round stoppage, defeating Larry Yanez of Fort Lauderdale, FL at 2:21. Russell is 3-0, three KO's while Yanez falls to 4-8-2.
(Photo by Daniel Cork)
At the Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, PA, Mykal "The Professor" Fox of Forestville, MD captured the UBF All-Americas Welterweight title with an eight-round unanimous decision over Manuel Alejandro Reyes. Fox, in his first bout at welterweight, won by scores of 80-72, 79-73 and 78-74 to remain undefeated at 15-0, four KO's. Reyes drops to 11-4-1, five KO's.
Seat Pleasant, MD featherweight James "Too Slick" Early lost a four-round unanimous decision to Juan Sanchez of Allentown, PA. Early lost by scores of 39-37 across the board. Early is now 2-2 while Sanchez remains undefeated at 4-0, one KO.
Also, heavyweight Ralph Alexander of Lanham, MD lost by first-round knockout to the debuting Michael Polite-Coffie of Brooklyn, NY. Coffie stopped Alexander at 1:01. Alexander is 0-2.
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