Wilson wins USBC title
A few local boxers racked up some victories Saturday night at Civic Arena.
St. Joseph’s Andre Wilson won the U.S.B.C. bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Alex Baba.
Wilson won the 10-round fight by scores of 98-92, 99-91, 99-91.
The only fall in the bout came in the 10th, but it was an obvious slip.
Heavyweight Galen Brown scored an unanimous decision over Jason Nicholson in a six-round bout. Brown improved to 31-9-1.
Byron Polley, another St. Joseph heavyweight, got a quick and easy win, too. Polley earned a TKO over Cruz Quintana.
Polley got the victory just 1:56 into the second round. The win moves Polley’s record to 23-8-1.
St. Joseph’s Earl Walker and Alex De Leon also recorded wins.
The main event featured a U.S.B.C. bantamweight title bout between
Another local boxer, Rob Calloway, failed in his bid for the WBO Inter-Continental Crusierweight title, which was held in Hamburg, Germany.
Calloway fell in a TKO in the third round to Alexander Alexeev, an undefeated Russian boxer (17-0) who fights out of Hamburg.
Calloway now is 70-9-2.
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