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Andre Dirrell continues boxing comeback with ESPN2 co-feature bout versus Nick Brinson
By Eric Woodyard | [email protected] on October 06, 2014 at 6:00 PM, updated October 06, 2014 at 6:02 PM [1]

Soliman and Taylor Make Weight
FightNews October 7th, 2014[2]
Sam Soliman 160 vs. Jermain Taylor 159.8 (IBF World Middleweight Championship)
André Dirrell 169 vs. Nick Brinson 168.8
Ahmed Elbiale 174.6 vs. Dakota Dawson 171.6
Carlos Velásquez 131.6 vs. Jean Javier Sotelo 131.4
Steve Lovett 176 vs. Ricardo Campillo 177
Phillip Jackson Benson 172.2 vs. Michael Gbenga 173.6
Joey Hernández 162 vs. Jose Miguel Rodríguez 157.6
Mario Barrios 125.4 vs. Abraham Rubio 127
Walter Castillo 142 vs. Shad Howard NA
Justin DeLoach 156.2 vs. Joshua Snyder 155
Gervonta Davis 126.8 vs. German Meraz 125
BJ Flores 203.8 vs. Kevin Engel 190.8
Regis Prograis 142.2 vs. Mario Hermosillo 142.2
Erick Bone 142.6 vs. Peter Oluoch 144
Venue: Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi
Promoters: DiBella Entertainment and Warriors Boxing, in association with Soliman Stanley Promotions
TV: ESPN Wednesday Night Fights (9 pm EST/8 pm CT) Tickets: priced at $89.95, $69.95, $49.95 and $29.95, 
plus tax and service charges, and can be purchased at the Beau Rivage Theatre box office, or through any 
Ticketmaster outlet or online at Ticketmaster.com. Doors open at 5:00 pm, with the first bout scheduled for 5:30 pm.

REPORT

Upset: Jermain Taylor a world champion again after dethroning IBF titlist Sam Soliman
By Tracy Morin at ringside By Scott Foster; FightNews October 8th, 2014[3]
Former middleweight titlist Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor (33-4-1, 20 KOs) dethroned IBF world middleweight champion 
Sam “King” Soliman (44-12, 18 KOs) by twelve round unanimous decision on Wednesday night at the Beau Rivage Resort & 
Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. Underdog Taylor broke open a close fight with knockdowns in rounds seven, eight, nine 
and eleven. The 40-year-old Soliman injured his left leg on the first knockdown and his movement was heavily hampered 
the rest of the way. Scores were 116-111, 115-109, 116-109. Taylor, who previously held the IBF belt for a spell nine 
years ago, is next expected to face mandatory challenger Hassan N’Dam.
America hasn’t been kind to Australian boxers in the second half of 2014 with Daniel Geale, Blake Caparello, Jarrod 
Fletcher, Sakio Bika, Daniel Dawson and now Sam Soliman absorbing bitter defeats.

Super middleweight contender “The Matrix” Andre Dirrell (23-1, 16 KOs) scored a sudden and explosive fourth round TKO 
over Nick “The Machine Gun” Brinson (16-3-2, 6 KOs). Southpaw Dirrell staggered Brinson with a straight left, then 
got the stoppage with his follow up barrage. Time was 2:12.

Cruiserweight BJ Flores (30-1, 19 KOs) rallied back from a surprise knockdown in the final seconds of round one vs. 
St. Louis fighter Kevin Engel (20-10, 16 KOs), courtesy of a come-from-nowhere uppercut. In round 2, however, Flores 
was able to re-establish his jab and dominate Engel from a distance–culminating with a right hand and body shot that 
rendered Engel unable to continue in the third, and earning Flores the KO win.

Joey Hernandez (23-2-1, 13 KOs) proved to have too much bulldog-like determination and aggression for fellow 
middleweight Jose Miguel Rodriguez (20-5-1, 13 KOs). Hernandez attacked from the opening bell and overwhelmed his 
Venezuelan opponent with barrages of hooks and combinations until Rodriguez went down in the seventh from 
accumulation and exhaustion–and he had no intention of getting up. The official time of the TKO was 2:07 in round 7.

Middleweight Joshua Snyder (9-9-1, 3 KOs) was able to survive against the quicker and harder-hitting Justin DeLoach 
(8-0, 4 KOs), despite a knockdown just before the bell ending round 4. But after too much punishment in a one-sided 
scrap, Snyder’s own corner would call a halt to the bout, earning DeLoach a TKO in the 5th.

Light heavyweights Ricardo Campillo (8-7-1, 6 KOs) and Steve Lovett (10-0, 8 KOs) were barely getting warmed up in 
what looked to be a back-and-forth affair, with both fighters trading shots. After Lovett was knocked down (and hurt) 
with a hard 1-2, the doctors examined a serious gash over his left eye (caused by an accidental headbutt) and stopped 
the bout after only one round was complete.

After the excitement of Taylor-Soliman died down, welterweight Regis Prograis (10-0, 8 KOs) faced off with Mario 
Hermosillo (8-7-1, 6 KOs). Though Hermosillo was a tough customer, he was clearly outclassed by the faster Prograis. 
After body shot knockdowns in rounds 2 and 4, the ref waved off the fight at 1:24 of round 4.

In a clash of unbeaten light heavyweights, Ahmed Elbiale (7-0, 7 KOs) needed just 70 seconds to destroy Dakota Dawson 
(3-1, 2 KOs). Dawson was down twice.

Lightweight Carlos Ivan Velasquez (18-1, 12 KOs) scored a second round TKO over 39-year-old journeyman Jean Javier 
Sotelo (19-13-2, 10 KOs). Velazquez landed a borderline low blow on Sotelo in round two and Sotelo stayed down for 
the full five minutes and the fight was stopped.

Light heavyweights Michael Gbenga (20-16, 20 KOs) and Phillip Jackson Benson (14-1, 13 KOs) met up in a scheduled 
eight-rounder cut short in a strange turn of events. With Gbenga unable to sustain an offense thanks to his leaping 
and lunging attack, a patient Benson landed body shots and vicious right hooks at will. But the bout would have a 
bizarre finish: Gbenga hit the canvas after a low blow and claimed he was unable to continue. Referee Keith Hughes 
called the fight as a TKO victory for Benson at 0:34 in round 7.

Light welterweight Walter Castillo (24-2, 17 KOs) from Managua, Nicaragua, attacked from the opening bell and made 
quick work of his late-replacement opponent, Missouri’s Shad Howard (14-18-3, 6 KOs). After a flurry of shots, 
including a vicious body attack, Howard wilted to the canvas less than a minute into the first round. Though he 
rose to continue, his will to fight looked shaky, and he took another knee after a series of shots absorbed in his 
own corner. After the two knockdowns, only a little more punishment caused referee Keith Hughes to call an end to 
the bout at 1:58 of round 1.

Welterweight Peter Oluoch (13-7-2, 7 KOs) faced a focused Erick Bone (15-1, 8 KOs) in the fourth fight from 
Biloxi’s card. The durable Oluoch weathered several storms from Bone, as power shots, including right crosses and 
hooks from every angle, were landing cleanly–but soon Oluoch went from fighting back to trying to survive. Bone was 
connecting consistently throughout the eight-rounder, but the durable Oluoch lasted until the final bell. All three 
judges scored the unanimous decision for Bone.

Featherweights German Meraz (47-31-1, 25 KOs) and Gervonta Davis (8-0, 8 KOs) met up for the second bout in Biloxi, 
a one-sided affair that frustrated fans with lack of sustained action. Davis turned an initially tactical approach 
in the first two rounds to unabated aggression in the third, leading to a knockdown of Meraz with seconds left in 
the round courtesy of a clean right hook (a punch that he was landing all fight long). But even after a second 
knockdown in the fifth, Davis failed to turn up the heat and settled for a one-sided decision: all three judges 
scored the bout 60-52.

Fights kicked off at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi, tonight with a 4-round featherweight bout between 
Abraham Rubio (4-4-1, 1 KO) from Agua Prietas, Sonora, Mexico, and Mario Barrios (5-0, 2 KOs) from San Antonio, 
Texas. “The Golden Boy” Barrios has already been lauded as a phenom by many, and he disposed of the Mexican fighter 
quickly. Starting out with a fast jab and using his height and reach advantage, he soon landed a perfect left hook 
that put Rubio down. Rubio continued, but not before long before another an identical left hook snapped his head 
around and found him on the canvas. Ref Freddie Steinwinder III didn’t bother with the count, leading to a TKO at 
0:53 of Round 1.