by DJ Morrissey
January 26, 2012
The 152 pound novice class of the Daily News Golden Gloves provided plenty of action at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square, Long Island on this rainy and dreary Thursday night. The night featured several high quality, technically sound bouts for the boxing aficionado as well as some defenseless brawling for the more casual fan. Now on to some analysis of the fights. Danny Cancelleri (Unattached) overwhelmed Jalil Talemaque in the second bout of the evening until the ref called an end to the action in the second round giving Cancelleri a TKO win. The smooth Cancelleri used his jab early on in the first round to feel-out his opponent and find openings which he exploited later. The victor’s skills became evident as the fight progressed as Cancelleri worked different angles to present a problem that Telamaque could not answer.
David Tirado (Suffolk PAL) and Kwesi Baird (K2 BC) brought plenty of crowd pleasing action to the ring in the 4th bout of the evening. The fighters traded shots from the opening bell to the end of the 3rd round which kept the crowd buzzing. Tirado, a lefty presented a problem early on for Baird as he controlled the action and the pace of the bout. With Tirado dictating the action Baird needed a difference maker and he found one in the second round with a big right hand that rocked Tirado and allowed Baird a offensive flurry of his own; in the end though Baird had no defense for Tirado’s straight left hand and he walked away victorious in an action, packed, crowd pleasing tilt.
Lefty, John Acosido (Unattached) dominated Rashaud Bobian (New Legends) with an impressive display of perhaps the best boxing skills displayed on the evening. Controlling the action from the opening bell the smooth Ascoido, whom the crowd affectionately started calling Pac-Man due to his strikingly similar mannerisms in the ring, used his jab to control the distance and pace early on in the fight and work his way inside for combinations. The robotic Bobain valiantly attempted some offense of his own but Acosido’s superior footwork and head movement proved too much for his opponent.
In the Shootafairone.com Fight of The Night, Garinchard Sainevil (Freeport PAL) and Benjamin Baez (Unattached) put on a display of skills and brawling that had everybody in the crowd on the edge of their seats. Sainevil dictated the action early as he used a stiff jab to control the distance and keep the rabid Baez at bay. Angling away from Baez’s right hand, Sainevil loopy left hook became crisper as the round wore on and began catching Baez’s despite his solid defensive skills. When the bell rang for the second round both fighters came out swinging early and traded several shots early on. Sainevil, who employed the stick and move tactic which took Baez off his game, mysteriously decided to play into Baez’s hands and fight inside as both fighters began to trade body shots. Sainevil was playing right into his adversary’s hands, literally. As the action continued on the inside, Baez began landing vicious uppercuts on Sainevil. This trend continued throughout the third round as Baez became and uppercut machine, landing them from both the left and right hands on his way to victory and leaving many to wonder why Sainevil decided to fight Baez on the inside, especially with the success he had early on using his job and footwork to stay away from Baez and his devastating inside fighting.
Other Results
Sirojiddin Bazarov (Unattached) over Keion James (Unattached
Kalan Smith (Unattached) over Roberto Vegas (Veteran’s Memorial)
Gregory Thomas (Unattached) over Igor Huic (Gleason’s Gym)
Redinson Reyes (Unattached) over Khari Turner (Atlas Cops N Kids)
Damien Bailey (Tiger Schulman) over Robert Maloney (Unattached)
Fight of The Night
Benjamin Baez (Unattached) over Garinchard Sainevil
Fighter of The Night
John Acosido (Unattached)
Opening Night
The 85th annual NY Daily News Golden Gloves opened up Thursday night at the world famous B.B. King Blues Club and Grill to a packed house filled with boxing faithful, celebrities and boxing royalty alike. The seven fight card featured the 141 pound Woman’s division and the 201+ pound Open Men’s Division. Elija Thomas of Willis Ave BC outboxed Malla Fountin of Main Street BC with his superior footwork in the first superheavyweight slugfest of the night. Klitschko look alike, Wielaw Zagaja, outpointed Michael Cserenyi of Veterans Memorial in a highly competitive fight of the night candidate. The decision was controversial as many in the crowd disputed the judges’ score cards and felt Cserenyi deserved to have his hand raised as the victor. Eugene Russell of Kingsway BC looked impressive against Dwayne July of Main Street BC as he used his stiff left jab and an abundance of body work to control July and keep him on the ropes until the ref called a halt to the action at 2:56 of the second round. In the best woman’s 141 pound fight and another fight of the night candidate, Tiffany Chen took on Michelle Herzi of Main Street BC in a highly entertaining bout. Chen and Herzi traded blows for three rounds, throwing everything but a proper punch or anything resembling defense and fundamentals, as Chen bested Herzi on the judges’ cards by landing more of her wild shots than those of her game opponent.
Other Results
Alexandria Williams- Freeport PAL over Lyiesha Warner- TKO RD 1
Christella Cepeda- Yonkers YMCA over Claire Huntington- Mendez BC- TKO Rd 1
Amanda Wang- Mendez BC over Latesha Warner- KO RD 1
Fight Of The Night
Tiffany Chen vs Michelle Herzi
Fighter Of The Night
Eugene Russell- Kingsway BC
