“The Pride of Providence” Wins IBO Title

Peter Manfredo Jr. “The Pride of Providence” Wins IBO Title

By Mark Vaz at ringside

Middleweight Peter Manfredo Jr (35-6, 19 KOs) stopped Angel Hernandez (30-8, 17 KOs) in round ten to claim the vacant IBO middleweight title on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Manfredo ended a good action fight with a series of clean shots that prompted referee Steve Smoger to wave it off at 1:19 of round ten.

Undefeated WBC #8 featherweight Matt Remillard (22-0, 13 KOs) scored a fourth round TKO over Carlos Rivera (16-5-2, 5 KOs). Remillard dropped Rivera twice in the fourth and got the stop with his follow up barrage. Time was 2:16.

Unbeaten welterweight Danny O'Connor (12-0, 3 KOs) outpointed Broderick Antoine (10-10-1, 5 KOs) over six. Scores were 60-54, 59-55, 58-56.

Other Results:
Logan McGuinness D6 Walter Estrada (lightweights)
Joseph Perez W4 JoalAliacon (lightweights)
Adelita Irizarry W4 Kita Watkins (welterweights)
J'Leon Love W4 Fernando Calleros (super middleweights)
Joseph Elegele KO1 John DeJohn (welterweights)
Reinaldo Graceski W4 Paul Gonzalves (light heavyweights)
Ron Scott TKO3 Derrick Krantz (light heavyweights)

Attendance :3379

The card was promoted by TKO Boxing Promotions.