Five First Round KO's: Country Box September 3, 2024 Results From Nashville, TN

Undefeated Jr. Welterweight Julian Bridges scored a lopsided six round unanimous decision over Frank Brown on Tuesday night at the Texas Troubadour Theater in Nashville, TN. Bridges brought the fight to Brown from the outset working off his jab to land punches to the body and the head of Brown, who was quite awkward, had some moments in being able to land wide hooks to the head including a hard right hook after the bell at the conclusion of the second round. 

As unorthodox as Brown’s approach and tactics were, however, he spent the vast majority of the fight arguing with the referee and with those in attendance rather than trying to win the fight. This allowed Bridges to out work him over the six rounds to win a convincing unanimous decision. At the conclusion of the fight, Brown oddly took his trunks off in the middle of the ring for several minutes before the decision was announced. Official scores were 60-54 (On all three official scorecards) in favor of Bridges. Julian Bridges advances to 6-0, with 2 Knockouts. Frank Brown falls to 3-6-2, with 1 Knockout.

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Undefeated Jr. Middleweight Dwyke Flemmings kept his perfect record intact by scoring a first round knockout of forty-two year old veteran Lenwood Dozier. From the opening bell Flemmings kept Dozier on the defensive where he was strictly covering up and not trying to throw any punches. What resembled a fighter working a heavy bag in the gym with a constant barrage of body and head punches finally put Dozier on the canvas. Dozier did get up from the knockdown, but when the fight continued and Dozier continued not to throw any punches, it was mercifully stopped. Official time of the stoppage was 2:31 of round one. Dwyke Flemmings advances to 8-0, with 8 Knockouts. Lenwood Dozier falls to 10-38-3, with 5 Knockouts. 

Jr. Welterweight Jordy Gonzalez successfully made his professional debut with a first round stoppage of Jashawn Hunter. The fight started with both fighters standing and trading punches and was halted suddenly when Hunter told the referee that he had hurt his hand. Following consultation with a ringside physician it was determined that Hunter could not continue. Official time of the stoppage was 1:14 of round one. Jordy Gonzalez advances to 1-0, with 1 Knockout. Jashawn Hunter falls to 1-9, with 1 Knockout.

Light-Heavyweight Ryan Diaz successfully made his professional debut by scoring a first round knockout of Darius Taylor. A right hook, left hook, right hook combination to the head sent Taylor down for the ten count in his own corner. Official time of the stoppage was 2:10 of round one. Ryan Diaz advances to 1-0, with 1 Knockout. Darius Taylor falls to 0-4, with 0 Knockouts.

Undefeated Flyweight Tayvien Alpough moved to 3-0 in his young career by scoring a first round knockout of a very “Game" Riley Buck. Alpough dropped Buck with a left hook to the body early in round one. Buck showed his mettle by getting up from the knockdown only to be dropped with a flush right hook to the head seconds later. As he had done the previous time, Buck got up once more and tried to fight back, but it was only seconds before he was sent down for a third and final time forcing a stoppage of the bout. Official time of the stoppage was 2:25 of round one. Tayvien Alpough advances to 3-0, with 3 Knockouts. Riley Buck falls to 0-2, with 0 Knockouts. 

Heavyweight Curtis Harper began the evening by scoring a first round knockout of veteran Antwaun Tubbs, the son of former WBA Heavyweight world champion Tony Tubbs. Despite the lineage Tubbs brought with him into the ring, he put up no resistance in this fight as he spent more time on the canvas seeming to look for a way out than he did trying to compete. The fight was halted after three official knockdowns where it was difficult to tell which punches landed to cause Tubbs to go down. Official time of the stoppage was 2:33 of round one. Curtis Harper advances to 17-11, with 10 Knockouts. Antwaun Tubbs falls to 5-20, with 2 Knockouts.

The twenty-first addition of promoter Jimmy Adams’ Country Box series, which mixes Boxing with live music almost had a rarity in the sport. In addition to live music from Cowboy Calvin on this edition of the series, the Boxing end of the equation nearly produced a first round knockout in every bout on the card, with the exception of the main event. While a total of twelve rounds of Boxing combined in six fights is not something that anyone who puts together a card aims for, it does prove the point that Boxing is truly unpredictable and no matter what things might look like in terms of a fighter’s record coming into a fight, you never know what will happen once a fight starts. It is such unpredictability that is one of the many appeals of the sport of Boxing. 

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Country Box March 5, 2024 Results From Nashville, TN

Rising unbeaten Heavyweight Erick Arellano  fought to a six round majority draw with veteran Raphael Carolina on Tuesday night at the Texas Troubador Thearte in Nashville, TN. Arellano, who had scored seven knockouts in his ten career wins had a tougher than expected test against Carolina, who entered the bout with a 2-4 record in six professional fights. Despite the record Carolina had prior to the bout, he showed himself to be a crafty southpaw that was able to withstand the best of what Arellano was able to throw at him including his right hand. Carolina’s strength throughout the fight was his ability to land periodic counter punches and was  Official scores were: 59-55, (Arellano) and 57-57 (Even on two scorecards resulting in the draw.) Erick Arellano advances to 10-0-1, with 7 Knockouts. Raphael Carolina advances to 2-4-1, with 1 Knockout. 

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Undefeated Jr. Welterweight  Ermes Orta scored a second round knockout of Cody Jenkins. Orta immediately put Jenkins, a bareknuckle boxer on the defensive frequently landing his right hand to the body and head. The one sided punishment resulted in three knockdowns in the first round and two in the second when Jenkins after taking significant punishment to the body shook his head in resignation. Official time of the stoppage was 1:30 of round two. Ermes Orta advances to 6-0, with 6 Knockouts. Cody Jenkins falls to 0-2, with 0 Knockouts.

Heavyweight Rydell Mayes scored a brutal first round knockout of Ritchie Cherry. A flush left hook to the head nearly sent Cherry through the ropes. From this point on Cherry though able to get up from the knockdown was in survival mode. Three knockdowns followed with Cherry being laid out for the count on the fourth knockdown from another left hook. Official time of the stoppage was 2:47 of round one. Rydell Mayes advances to 15-2, with 14 Knockouts. Ritchie Cherry falls to 3-13, with 1 Knockout.

Heavyweight Kahlil Smoot scored five knockdowns across three rounds of Francois Russell. The end came when veteran Russell was sent down to a knee for the fifth time from a right hand.  Official time of the stoppage was 1:20 of round three. Kahill Smoot advances to 9-3, with 9 Knockouts. Francois Russell Russell falls to 3-41, with 3 Knockouts.

The evening also featured live music performed by Robbie Cockrell. CountryBox: Where music meets Boxing is gradually developing into a platform for young fighters to showcase their developing skills. In addition to their long standing relationship with Triller TV (Formerly FITE), the March 2024 edition was the first to be carried on multiple streaming platforms including the Fox-owned Tubi.  Whether or not the fighters who hope to reach prospect status will be able to step up in the caliber of their competition in their next bouts remains to be seen. It would not surprise this observer given how competitive the main event of this card was as well as the fact to be frank that Raphael Carolina was not expected to be competitive, much less take the undefeated Erick Arellano to a draw, to see the two meet again down the line in a rematch. 

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Late Country Box October 3, 2023 Results From Nashville, TN

Welterweight Michael Anderson scored a second round stoppage of a very "Game" Marklin Bailey on Tuesday night (October 3rd) at the Texas Troubadour Theatre in Nashville, TN. In what was the main event of promoter Jimmy Adams' monthly Country Box series for the month of October, the fight was dictated by Bailey, who tried and mostly succeeded in trying to force the combat on the inside in staying pinned to Anderson's chest and trying to back him up against the ropes.

While this approach appeared to be working as Anderson spent most of the first round and part of the second round trying to dodge punches, Anderson would turn the tables on Bailey with a short left hook midway through round two that sent Bailey staggering back to the ropes, which forced a rare standing eight count to be called by the referee, this would be followed by a second standing eight count seconds later as Anderson followed up with a barrage of punches. Following the second standing eight count, Anderson connected with a flush right hook to the jaw that forced the fight to be stopped. Official time of the stoppage was 1:58 of round two. Michael Anderson advances to 23-3-1, with 17 Knockouts. Marklin Bailey falls to 8-13, with 4 Knockouts.

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Undefeated Heavyweight Erick Arellano scored a four round unanimous decision over Mike Diorio. In what was a workmanlike performance, Arellano simply put the work in and forced the action throughout the four round bout against a durable opponent in Diorio. Official scores were: 40-36 (On all three scorecards) in favor of Arellano. Erick Arellano advances to 8-0, with 5 Knockouts. Mike Diorio falls to 1-6-1, with 0 Knockouts.

Lightweight Tobias Green scored a first round knockout of Juan Pena. Green quickly established that he had more punching power of the two fighters as he immediately began landing hard blows to the body and head from the opening bell. It would be a series of right hands to the head of Pena that would send him down to the canvas for the count late in round one. Official time of the stoppage was 2:47 of round one. Tobias Green advances to 11-3, with 4 Knockouts. Juan Pena falls to 32-12, with 23 Knockouts. 

Lightweights began the evening as undefeated nineteen year old prospect Juan Davila scored a four round unanimous decision over veteran Weusi Johnson. Although Johnson would occasionally catch Davila with counter punches in the midst of some exchanges of punches throughout, Davila generally got the better of the action by initiating the combat and landing short, but effective combinations. Davila was also able to open a cut under the left eye of Johnson in the fourth and final round. Official scores were: 40-36, and 39-37 (On two scorecards) in favor of Davila. Juan Davila advances to 4-0, with 2 Knockouts. Weusi Johnson falls to 3-31-1, with 0 Knockouts.

The ninth installment of the Country Box series, with the theme of where Music Meets Boxing, also featured a live concert performed by Pop band KFHOX. The series, which debuted earlier this year and holds events on the first Tuesday of every month is also proving to be a spot for young fighters to develop and the next installment of the series scheduled for November 7th, it will be interesting to see how the series continues to evolve heading into 2024 as fighters develop into prospects as they look to progress in their respective careers.

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Country Box 8/8/2023 Results From Nashville, TN

Undefeated Heavyweight Erick Arellano scored a workmanlike four round unanimous decision over veteran Javier Frazier in the main event of promoter Jimmy Adams Country Box 6 card on Tuesday night at the Texas Troubadour Theatre in Nashville, TN. A rematch of a fight that occurred one month ago, that was made two days before this fight took place as Frazier agreed to step in on short notice as a replacement opponent, Arellano simply worked through his paces outworking Frazier, whom he defeated via four round unanimous decision in their first encounter, this time around. The highlight of the fight came in the third round when  Arellano dropped Frazier with a right hand. Official scores were: 40-35 (On all three scorecards) in favor of Arellano. Erick Arellano advances to 6-0, with 4 Knockouts. Javier Frazier falls to 8-27-1, with 4 Knockouts.

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Featherweights Victor Hernandez and Weusi Johnson squared off in a scheduled six round bout. An ugly fight that saw no shortage of roughhouse tactics and grappling between the two fighters, it was difficult to distinguish which fighter had the upper hand, or at least where an argument could be made for one fighter over the other. In a truly bizarre occurrence, after being shoved down to the canvas by Hernandez in the third round, Johnson walked around the ring for several seconds before appearing to throw up in a bucket at ringside. Under circumstances where a fighter appears to get sick during the course of a bout, the fight is usually halted and the fighter that suffers the illness loses the fight by what is termed as a "Medical TKO." For reasons unbeknownst to this observer, the fight was allowed to continue, despite Johnson appearing to clearly get sick after being pushed down by Hernandez. 

In round six, Hernandez was able to score a legal knockdown of Johnson with a right hand to the head. Ultimately, Hernandez was able to score a unanimous decision to remain unbeaten in his young career. Official scores were: 59-53, and 60-53 (On two scorecards) all in favor of Hernandez. Victor Hernandez advances to 6-0, with 5 Knockouts. Weusi Johnson falls to 3-30-1, with 0 Knockouts.

In a Middleweight bout, unbeaten prospect Da'Velle Smith scored a third round knockout of veteran Dedrick Bell. Standing at 6'2 and fighting out of the legendary Kronk gym in Detroit, MI, Smith immediately brought up memories for this observer of the legendary Thomas Hearns, who is one of the most notable in a generations-long list of legendary fighters to have come out of the Kronk gym founded by the late great Emmanuel Steward. Smith had looks that were clearly reminiscent of Hearns who was a tall lanky fighter, but in this fight, Smith showed a surprising commitment to attacking his opponent's body, particularly doubling up on left hooks to the midsection of Bell. 

Although it is not often when talking about a tall and long fighter with a 6'2 frame being disciplined in an attack to an opponent's body, Smith would show the benefits of executing a consistent body attack. After punishing Bell with left hooks to the body for the majority of round one, Smith would drop Bell with two right hands to the head in round two. As the attack to Bell's body continued after he got up from the knockdown, it would lead to further openings to the head in round three as Bell would be dropped hard for a second time courtesy of right hands from Smith. Smith would finish Bell off with a left hook to the head that sent him down for a third time, this time for the full ten count. Official time of the stoppage was 2:59 of round three. Da'Velle Smith advances to 7-0, with 6 Knockouts. Dedrick Bell falls to 31-37-1, with 16 Knockouts.

Welterweights began the evening as Henry Hewig successfully made his professional debut by scoring a devastating one punch third round knockout of the also debuting Yoelys Molina. The first two rounds were largely controlled by Molina due to his ability to apply pressure and back Hewig up against the ropes. Molina also was able to showcase a good mix of punching power and hand speed during this period as he was able to keep Hewig largely on the defense.

Just as it appeared as though Molina might have been on the verge of either a decision win or being able to break Hewig down, Hewig caught an aggressive Molina in round three with a perfectly timed left hook to the jaw that knocked Molina down on his back on the canvas. Molina struggled significantly to get to his feet, but, despite being able to do so, he was on very unsteady legs and he was unable to continue resulting in the fight being stopped. Official time of the stoppage was 1:58 of round three Henry Hewig advances to 1-0, with 1 Knockout. Yoelys Molina falls to 0-1, with 0 Knockouts.

This was my first opportunity to cover a Country Box card. The series, which launched earlier this year has the slogan "Where Country Music Meets Boxing." What I observed was one of the more unique events that yours truly can remember with music from the Southern Outlaws band in a live concert atmosphere, a mariachi band performing prior to the main event, and even a stand-up comedy set between fights. We also saw a few prospects in the early stages of their careers. With the next Country Box event scheduled to take place on Tuesday, September 5th once again at the Texas Troubadour Theatre, I am looking forward to seeing how the series evolves.

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