Fight:1539073
Elton Dharry 116 lbs beat Jose Rivera 117 lbs by MD in round 6 of 6
- Date: 2010-10-22
- Location: Capitale, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Shada Murdaugh
- Judge: Glenn Feldman 58-56
- Judge: Don Trella 57-57
- Judge: Tony Paolillo 59-55
Elton "The Bully" Dharry scored a unanimous decision win over local favorite Jose "Chilli" Rivera. The more experienced Dharry was able to use height and reach advantage to win the decision by keeping out of the shorter Rivera's punching range for most of the bout. Rivera came forward as the aggressor for most of this bout. Neither fighter cut off the ring, so Rivera pursued Dharry moving in circles. Dharry, counterpunching and moving side to side, did not offer Rivera a consistent target. Rivera chased Dharry all night. "He ran the last two rounds. I felt I won the bout," stated Rivera afterwards. "Definitely. I want a rematch."
Rivera's frustration was in missing a lot of straight rights short of the target, allowing Dharry to score lefts with counterpunching room over the top. The referee needed to break the fighters only once in six rounds. Having lost the first three rounds, Rivera took the bout to center ring in the fourth, a slugfest with wild nonstop exchanges. Many left-right combinations were thrown by both boxers, who scored for points but lacked power. While the fourth round could have gone either way, Rivera appeared to win the fifth by landing more of his straight punches, with Dharry counterpunching. Rivera was bleeding from the nose. The sixth round was also close, with Dharry on the run, landing more often in exchanges as Rivera was still unable most times to get inside and reach his opponent. Dharry was in great physical condition.