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PROMO

Weights from Syracuse, NY[1]
By Boxing Bob Newman, FightNews September 10th, 2014
Aleem Whitfield 188 vs. Eric George 189.2
Martez Potter 155.8 vs. Antonio Chaves Fernandez 155
Tony Brinson 172 vs. Donovan Scott 171.6
Joe Shell 133.8 vs. Dante Palmer 133
Brandon Williams 132.6 vs. Joe Gbolo 135.2
Paul DeLong 296 vs. Ray Santiago 234
Usiel Hernandez 132.4 vs. Tyrell White 134.8
Venue: Holiday Inn Liverpool, NY
Promoter: JKJ Championship Promotions (Jay Johnson)
Matchmaker: Diana Rodriguez
Doors Open: 6 p.m. First Bell: 7 p.m.

REPORT

Professional boxing returns to Syracuse[2]
By Michael Greenlar | Syracuse.com on September 12, 2014 at 1:58 AM
A seven bout boxing card was presented to a near capacity crowd at the Holiday Inn in Liverpool. 
Billed as "Finding The Next Champion lll, the event included boxers from Geneva, Buffalo and one 
Syracuse native Martez Potter. Potter won a unanimous decision against Antonio Chaves Fernandez 
in the light heavyweight division. Potter hails from Ray Rinaldi's gym on the near Westside and 
is a graduate of Corcoran High School. Other Upstate winners included Usiel Hernandez and Joe 
Shell from Geneva and Brandon Williams from Rochester. In one of the few knock downs of the 
evening, Donavan Scott took down Tony Brinson of Geneva but Brinson bounced back and got a draw 
in the decision.
After the break Martez Potter fought Antonio Chaves Fernandez in a main event six round bout. 
The crowd heavily supported the hometown fighter. Potter totally dominated throughout all six 
rounds and took the easy unanimous decision.

Results from Syracuse[3]
Report and photos by Boxing Bob Newman at ringside, FightNews September 12th, 2014
Local favorites Aleem “The Hammer” Whitfield and Martez Potter both gave the fans what they wanted 
tonight in the Syracuse suburb of Liverpool, NY on a six fight card put on by JKJ Championship 
Promotions at the Holiday Inn. Whitfield kept his perfect KO streak in tact, barely as he stopped 
a game, but outgunned Eric George with four knockdowns for a TKO6 win, while Potter boxed his way 
to a neat six round decision over tenacious Cape Verdian (by way of Brockton, MA) Antonio Chaves 
Fernandez to also remain undefeated at 6-0, in the co-feature.
Big punching Aleem “The Hammer” Whitfield (Geneva) and Eric “Night Night” George went at it hard 
from the get-go in a scheduled six round cruiser clash. Whitfield, vaunted for his power, and 
noted for his lack of stamina, looked to place his power shots on a swarming George. After two 
rounds, Whitefield was gassed. Though outclassed, George kept coming, relentlessly if not 
recklessly, tagging Whitfield with some solid shots on occasion. In the turning point fifth, 
Whitfield put George down twice, with drubbing punches and a little bit of body bumping. To add 
insult to injury, referee Charlie Fitch took a point from George for spitting out his mouth 
piece, in essence making it a 10-6 round for Whitfield. Scoring would be academic though as 
Whitfield had enough left in the tank in the sixth and final round, dropping George two more 
times, prompting Fitch to call a halt to the sloppy route at 1:31 of the round. “The Hammer’s” 
perfect KO streak at 6-0, 6 KOs remains intact while the brave George slips to 2-7. Whitfield 
needs to be more active (this was his sixth fight in five years as a pro), which would go a 
long way toward improving his stamina and keeping his weight down. He turned pro as a super 
middleweight in 2009 and appeared a tad soft and out of shape some twenty one pounds heavier 
tonight.

Martez Potter (Syracuse) took on Antonio Chaves Fernandez (Brockton, MA) in the middleweight 
six round semi-main event. Despite his horrendous record, Fernandez’ experience played out in 
this fight as he kept Potter honest with an educated jab. Potter though, boxing out of a 
peek-a-boo high guard, had the edge in speed and athleticism over his much taller opponent. 
Landing from unorthodox angles, Potter, staggerd Fernandez in the second, but being a light 
puncher, Potter didn’t have Fernandez in trouble for long. Both fighters continued to go at it 
after the bell ending round four, prompting referee Paul Brown to forcibley return each 
combatant to their respective corners. Fernandez chased and Potter finessed for the remainder 
of the bout. Judge Don Ackerman tabbed it 58-56, Eric Marlinski saw it 59-55 and Al Nace had 
it 60-54 all for Potter, now 6-0, 1 KO. Fernandez plods on at 4-19-2.

Debuting lightweights Usiel Hernandez(Geneva, NY) and Tyrell White (Bronx) thrilled the crowd 
in the opening bout of the evening. It was a Mutt & Jeff affair as the fireplug Hernandez bore 
in on the lanky White all night long, often smothering his own punches in the process. 
Hernandez stunned White in the third, but was unable to capitalize. White fought back gamely 
in the fourth and final round, but it was too little too late as all three judges, Tom Schreck, 
Al Nace and Eric Marlinski tabbed it unanimously at 40-36 for Hernandez, now 1-0. White starts 
out at 0-1.
In a battle of the really big boys, debuting Paul DeLong of Geneva, NY took on winless Ray 
Santiago of Amsterdam, NY in a huff-n-puff four round “effort.” Despite his winless campaign to 
date, Santiago had the clear edge in handspeed and skill over DeLong. By the fourth, Santiago 
was teeing off on a winded, 60+ pounds heavier DeLong, bloodying his nose in the process. Still, 
DeLong stayed on his feet to hear the final bell and scorecards, which read as follows: Tom 
Schreck, Don Ackerman and Al Nace all at 40-36 for first time winner Ray Santiago, now 1-5. 
DeLong starts out at 0-1.
In a rare matchup of young undefeateds, Rochester’s Brandon Williams took on Albany’s Joe Gbolo 
in a lightweight test. Williams last fought on August 23rd, winning a clear cut six rounder, 
while Gbolo fought eight days before in Albany, in a no contest after one round. Southpaw 
Williams was faster, utilizing deft footwork and mixing combos with single pot shots to the body 
and head. In the second, Williams sustained a cut on the right eyebrow, and it changed his 
strategy for the last two rounds- becoming a counter punching bicyclist to Gbolo’s pressuring 
attacks. Despite Gbolo’s best efforts to worsen Williams’ cut, Williams did mostly as he pleased 
and coasted to a 40-36 (x2), 39-37 win to improve to 6-0-1. Gbolo drops his first at 3-1-2, 1 KO.
In a thriller, Joe Shell (Geneva) took on debuting Dante Palmer(Buffalo) over four rounds at 
lightweight. Things didn’t look good for Shell at the opening bell as Palmer swarmed him, 
bulldozing Shell to the floor in a tackle. By the second, Shell regained his composure and took 
his own measure on Palmer with long right hands to the head, shaking Palmer along the ropes. 
The action went back and forth for the remainder as each man had their moments in a wild 
swinging finish. Judge Al Nace had it 38-38, over ruled by judges Tom Schreck and Don Ackerman 
who each had it 39-37 for the winner, Shell, now 2-2, while Palmer loses his first bout at 0-1.
Tony Brinson (Geneva) and Donovan Scott (Patterson, NJ) put on a cracker of a light heavyweight 
battle over four rounds. In the first round, a chopping right by Brinson dropped Scott to his 
knees, whereupon he pitched forward into Brinson, bowling him over! In the second, a vicious 
right to the groin put Brinson on his knees in agony. Bouyed by a weekened Brinson, Scott 
swarmed over his foe for the remainder of the round. In the third, a series of very legal body 
and head shots had Brinson out on his feet and barely staggering to his corner at the bell and 
grimacing in pain. Scott siezed the momentum in the final round and batter Brinson to the 
canvas with a volley of body and head shots. Brinson looked as if he’d remain on his back, but 
gamely got to his feet. Scott went for broke to not leave matters in the judges’ hands, but 
couldn’t finish his foe. Still it wasn’t enough in a close one as judge Tom Schreck had it 
38-36 for Scott, over ruled by judges Eric Marlinski and Al Nace at 37-37 each for a majority 
draw. Scott goes to 0-1-1 while Brinson evens out at 3-1-3. Scott seemed a tad unlucky not to 
pick up his first win.
Adept match making by Diana Rodriguez made for competitive, exciting fights and satisfying the 
local fans yet again.