Brick City Boxing

Philly Fight-Night Recap

By: Jeff Miller, Ringside

It was hot and humid down in South Philly last night as Legendary Promoter Russell Peltz along with Joe Hand Promotions delivered another action-packed card, at the New Alhambra Arena.

In a battle of unbeaten featherweights North Philly’s Teon Kennedy 9-0 (5 KOs), knocked out Thomas Snow 10-1 (8 KOs) in the second round. Teon controlled the ring from the opening bell showing his blazing speed. Then in round 2 he let off a beautiful four-punch combo that put Snow down for the 10 count. Official time was 1:21.

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In the evenings co-feature, Unbeaten Light-heavyweight Chuck “The Professor” Mussachio 12-0 (5 KOs) of Wildwood, NJ won a unanimous decision over Richard Stewart of New Castle, DE. Mussachio went right after Stewart, firing away with pinpoint combinations upstairs scoring a knockdown in round 2. Stewart had his moments in the middle rounds landing some body shots, and applying constant pressure, but Mussachio’s speed and fast footwork was the difference down the stretch. Official Scores were 78-73, 76-75, and 77-74 all for “The Professor.”

In Other Action…

In a battle of two South Philly Cruiserweights, Larry Robinson 10-3 (7 KOs) won a majority decision over Simon “one punch” Carr 4-2 (3 KOs).

Crowd favorite Dennis Hasson 3-0 (1 KO) of Philly’s Kensington section won a unanimous decision over Roberto Irrizarry.

Martinus Clay 13-18 (5 KOs) of North Philly scored a TKO over Shawn Purdy.

Luis Esquilin of Philly won his pro debut, scoring a unanimous decision over Tommy Garcia.

Anthony Flores 3-0 ( 1 KO) of North Philly won a unanimous decision over Ramon Guevara.

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