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Broadway Boxing weigh-in results: 
Posted by: ProBoxing-Fans.com July 23, 2014 [1] 
8 ROUNDS - Patrick Hyland 128 vs. Noel Echevarria 126
10 ROUNDS - Charles Martin 241 vs. Kerston Manswell. 265
8 ROUNDS - Joe Smith Jr. 175.8 vs. Tyrell Hendrix 174.2
6 ROUNDS - Sergey Derevyanchenko 164.2 vs. Cromwell Gordon 164.4
6 ROUNDS - Patrick Day 154.6 vs. Brad Jackson 154
8 ROUNDS - Avtandil Khurtsidze 164.8 vs. Allen Conyers 163.2
6 ROUNDS - Danny Gonzalez 144.6 vs. Ray Velez 145.4 
Tickets for the event are priced at $125, $100 and $75 and will be available for
purchase at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with he first bout scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

REPORT

Patrick Hyland, Charles Martin, Avtandil Khurtsidze all score stoppage wins
Posted by: ProBoxing-Fans.com July 24, 2014[2]
Wednesday night at NYC's B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, DiBella Entertainment returned 
for the latest installment of its popular Broadway Boxing series. Headlining the card 
Ireland's former featherweight title challenger, Patrick "The Punisher" Hyland taking 
on Noel Echevarria. It was the first time that Hyland had seen ring action in nearly 
two years, but the talented and exciting featherweight showed little ring rust, 
scoring an impressive fourth-round TKO over Echeverria.
The Irishman showed good poise and crisp combination punching from the outset as he 
controlled the action against the southpaw Echevarria. Hyland picked up the pace in 
each round and by the fourth round was really pouring it on. With Echevarria taking 
heavy punishment, the referee jumped in and called a halt to the contest at 0:45 
seconds of the fourth round. With the win, Hyland improved to 28-1, 13KO's, and looks 
to have found a home with DBE and NYC.

In the co-feature bout of the evening, top American heavyweight hopeful Charles Martin 
kept his undefeated record intact (18-0-1, 16KO's) and successfully defended his NABO 
WBO heavyweight title with a third round TKO over former fringe contender Kertson 
Manswell. The former 2012 National PAL champion and 2012 National Golden Gloves runner-
up, currently rated #7 in WBO and #15 in the IBF world ratings, controlled the action 
against the free-swinging Manswell, who did connect with a few haymakers that got 
Martin's attention and brought cheers from the packed house in attendance. In the third, 
Martin dropped Manswell with a hard straight left hand from his southpaw stance and the 
follow-up barrage forced Manswell to take a knee¸ and the referee rightfully called a 
halt to the contest a 2:33 of the third round.

When Lou DiBella signed Sergey Derevyanchenko, the outspoken promoter confidently stated, 
"Sergey is one of the most decorated amateurs in the world and absolutely one of the best 
middleweight prospects in all of boxing. We feel that in one year's time, he will be 
ready to fight on the highest levels in boxing." While it is still early in his official 
professional career (Derevyanchenko was 23-1 in the World Series of Boxing), it would be 
hard to argue with DiBella after the Ukrainian's debut.
A former 2008 Olympian for his native Ukraine, Derevyanchenko absolutely destroyed 
Cromwell Gordon, making Gordon quit after the 2nd round. Derevyanchenko stalked Gordon 
around the ring from the outset, cutting off the ring and firing off crisp combinations. 
In the 2nd, Derevyanchenko really picked up the pace and began landing some vicious left 
hooks to the body that visibly affected Gordon. Towards the end of the round, the 
Ukrainian landed a picture perfect right uppercut on the inside followed by another hard 
left hook to the body. Gordon looked as though he was ready to go, but fortunately for 
him the bell sounded to end the round. Looking completely dejected between rounds, 
Gordon's corner wisely elected to not allow their fighter out for the third. It was an 
impressive showing for Derevyanchenko who improves to 1-0, 1KO, in his pro career. Look 
for Derevyanchenko, who compiled an outstanding 390-20 record as an amateur, to be back 
in action very soon and his climb up the middleweight ladder to be meteoric.

Long Island's popular light heavyweight contender Joe Smith Jr. improved to 16-1, 13KO's, 
stopping Tyrell Hendrix in the third round of their scheduled eight-rounder. Smith came 
out fast and never let off the gas, pressing the action and scoring with hard shots with 
both hands. Smith dropped Hendrix in the 2nd and was all over him the following round 
before the referee called a halt to the contest at 1:45 of the third round. Smith looked 
very impressive, showing great speed, power and fluidity, systematically breaking down 
Hendrix in the process.

One of the truly bright young stars on the DBE roster, Freeport, Long Island's junior 
middleweight prospect Patrick Day kept his undefeated record intact scoring a devastating 
2nd round TKO over Brad Jackson. The two had a wild first round with Day dropping Jackson 
hard with a huge overhand right. Jackson beat the count and as the round resumed Day 
jumped all over him looking to close the show. With Day coming in, a short shot on the 
inside from Jackson dropped Day for a flash knockdown. As the action resumed, Day, who 
looked to be more mad then hurt, began winging and landing monstrous shots that had 
Jackson holding on for dear life. Somehow he was able to make it to the end of the round, 
but the end was near. In the 2nd, Day came out and unleashed a huge overhand right that 
dropped Jackson in a heap. Somehow he again was able to rise to his feet, but this time 
was in no condition to continue as he stumbled all the way across the ring with only the 
ropes keeping him up. The referee rightfully called a halt to the contest at 15 seconds 
of the 2nd round. With the impressive victory, Day improved to 8-0-1, 5KO's.

Former middleweight title challenger Avtandil Khurtsidze returned to the ring for the 
first time in nearly three years to dominate in spectacular fashion, jumping all over 
his opponent Allen Conyers, and beating him pillar to post before the referee called a 
halt to the contest at 1:23 of the very first round. With the win, Khurtsidze improved 
to 28-2-2, 17KO's. Look for Khurtsidze to be back in action soon, as he looks to once 
again move into the world title picture.

Opening up the card in a rematch of their absolute war which resulted in a draw back in 
February of this year were welterweights Danny Gonzalez and Ray Velez. It was another 
exciting bout between the two Puerto Ricans with good two-way action, but this time 
Gonzalez controlled the action with his superior boxing ability. In the end, all three 
judges scored the bout in Gonzalez' favor by tallies of 59-55, 59-55 and 58-56. With 
the win, Gonzalez improved to 6-0-1, 4KO.s
The next installment of Broadway Boxing will take place August 13th, back at B.B. King 
Blues Club and Grill.

Hyland stops Echeverria in New York City
By Matt Richardson at ringside; July 23rd, 2014[3]
Junior lightweight Patrick Hyland defeated Noel Echevarria in four lopsided rounds in 
the main event of promoter Lou DiBella’s “Broadway Boxing” series on Wednesday night at 
BB Kings Blues Club & Grill in Times Square, New York City.
Hyland (28-1, 13 KO’s) was the more aggressive and accurate fighter and it showed from 
the beginning. He hurt Echevarria in the third round with right hands connected in the 
corner. Echevarria (11-4, 6 KO’s) shook off the punches as best the could but soon got 
hurt again in the fourth. This time, the signs of fatigue and dismissal were clear in 
his face. A wink and a nod by Echevarria to referee Benji Esteves signaled that he was 
done fighting and Esteves stepped in to call a halt to the bout with Echevarria still 
standing. Time of the stoppage was 54 seconds of the fourth.
The victory will keep Hyland in the hunt for bigger pay days and likely tougher fights. 
Once promoted by reality TV star “Snooki,” he could parlay his win here into better 
things. He could also fight again soon as the damage inflicted on him from Echevarria 
was minimal.

Unbeaten heavyweight Charles Martin (18-0-1, 16 KO’s) beat up Kertson Manswell over 
four rounds. Referee Arthur Mercante Jr. called a stoppage in the fourth after Manswell 
hit the canvas three times. Martin, promoted by Michael King’s Kings Sports, dominated 
the fight from the outside. A southpaw, Martin did damage and got out of the way before 
the slower Manswell (24-9, 14 KO’s) could retaliate. That paid dividends in the final 
round of the bout as Manswell couldn’t get out of the way of Martin’s shots. Merchant 
gave Manswell every opportunity to stay in the fight when he arguably could’ve stopped 
it after the first and even second knockdowns. After the second one, Manswell did come 
out aggressive but it was short lived when he was dropped to his knees shortly after. 
Time of the stoppage was 2:33.

Joe Smith Jr. stopped a game but overmatched Tyrell Hendrix in the third round of a 
light heavyweight fight. Smith (16-1, 13 KO’s) dropped Hendrix with an uppercut in the 
second round and continued to find additional success with the same punch in the 
following round. After a prolonged flurry along the ropes prompted a NYSAC member to 
rise from his feet, referee Shada Murdaugh properly called a halt at the 1:45 mark. 
Hendrix (11-5-1, 4 KO’s) mildly protested the stoppage but it looked solid from ringside.

Super middleweight Sergey Derevyanchenko, recently signed by promoter Lou DiBella, made 
his professional debut a successful one. His opponent, Cromwell Gordon, elected not to 
fight past the second round of a scheduled six, thus providing Derevyanchenko with his 
first professional win. Gordon, who didn’t do much except absorb punches, told the referee 
he didn’t want to come out for the third. He is now 4-12 with four wins by stoppage.
Junior middleweight Patrick Day stopped Brad Jackson in a wild junior middleweight fight. 
Jackson went down on a right in the first but quickly rose and soon dropped Day to a glove 
after connecting with a comeback rally. Day (8-0-1, 5 KO’s) seemed unworried and went back 
to work. He came out aggressively in the second round and soon dropped Jackson with a right. 
Jackson (15-10-1, 7 KO’s) rose again but didn’t look right and referee Benji Esteves 
properly called a halt just 15 seconds into the round.

Super middleweight Avtandil Khurtsidze blew out journeyman Allen Conyers in less than two 
minutes. Conyers was hurt along the ropes and a series of uppercuts in the corner convinced 
the referee to call a halt at the 1:23 mark. Khurtsidze is now 28-2-2 with 17 wins via 
stoppage. Conyers, who once had a fun fight with James Kirkland, is 12-10 with nine wins by 
knockout.

Undefeated welterweight Danny Gonzalez maintained his unblemished ledger with an entertaining 
but dominant six round unanimous decision victory against Ray Velez. Scores for the bout were 
59-55 (twice) and 58-56. Gonzalez (6-0-1, 3 KO’s) probably got hit a little more than his 
corner would have preferred but the crowd loved it. Velez, despite a record of just 3-5-1 
(1 KO) likely earned another local appearance with the encouraging showing.