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			== PROMO ==
			Weights from Rye Brook, New York
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			Bryant Cruz 132.8 vs Moises Delgadillo 132.4
			Noel Murphy 144.8 vs Ariel Vasquez 145
			Alantez Fox 159.8 vs Josue Obando 159.8
			Stivens Bujaj 193.6 vs Harvey Jolly 197.8
			Billel Dib 132.6 vs Jose Salinas 132
			Wesley Ferrer 137.6 vs Luis Alberto Pelayo 137.6
			Promoter: DiBella Entertainment
			Venue: Hilton Westchester, Rye Brook, NY
	== REPORT ==		== REPORT ==
	Bryant “Peewee” Cruz wins on Broadway Boxing		Bryant “Peewee” Cruz wins on Broadway Boxing

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== REPORT ==
Bryant “Peewee” Cruz wins on Broadway Boxing
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On Wednesday night, DiBella Entertainment staged its popular Broadway Boxing series “off Broadway” in the suburbs of Westchester
County with an exciting card, in front of a passionate and lively crowd at the beautiful Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook, NY.
In the evening’s main event, junior lightweight prospect Bryant “Peewee” Cruz returned for the first time since his ShoBox
appearance in December, decisioning Mexican Moises Delgadillo in a thrilling eight-round war of attrition. Cruz’ conditioning
was key as he overcame a few moments of adversity against a very determined foe, who kept the pressure on throughout.

Cruz, 132.8, of Portchester, NY, patiently looked for openings in the first, while countering Delgadillo’s offense with
combinations. However, Delgadillo, 132.4, of Jalisco, kept a consistent attack to the body to force Cruz into the trenches. A
jab-straight right combination in round two staggered Delgadillo and caused him to touch his glove to the canvas for a knockdown
call. The Mexican recovered and fought back well to end the frame and continued banging the body in the third. Cruz was finding a
home for his overhand right at the midway point shifting the momentum back in his favor. On the inside, Cruz was landing
combinations and stunned Delgadillo once again with a right hook in the fifth frame. Maintaining control and dictating the pace
down the stretch, Cruz demonstrated a varied arsenal with countershots, left hooks, and straight rights to the body. Hurting
Delgadillo with his own hooks downstairs, Cruz outboxed his way through the final stanza to win a unanimous decision on scores of
80-71, 79-72 and 77-75. Cruz improved his record to 17-1 (8 KOs), while Delgadillo fell to 17-15-2 (8 KOs).

Irish Noel Murphy, 144.8, met Nicaraguan Ariel Vasquez, 145, of Phoenix, AZ, in a battle of southpaw welterweights scheduled for
six rounds. The exciting bout opened with several heated exchanges and remained that way for much of the contest. Murphy, who
employed a steady jab and a quick, stinging straight left when given the proper distance, was able to dominate the action from
both the inside and outside. Two overhand lefts by Murphy hurt his adversary in the fourth then a left hook dropped him in the
fifth. For the remainder of the contest, Murphy was impressively mixing up blistering combinations to the head and body. All three
judges scored the bout 60-52 for Murphy via unanimous decision to improve his record to 6-0 (2 KOs). Vasquez dropped to 11-13-2 (8
KOs). A native of County Cork, Ireland, the 21-year-old Murphy was a multi-time national champion as an amateur before relocating
to Yonkers, NY, and embarking on his professional career in November 2014.

Local cruiserweight prospect Stivens Bujaj, 193.6, of Yonkers, NY, knocked out Harvey Jolly, 197.8, of Nashville, TN, inside three
rounds. Bujaj applied pressure throughout, throwing hooks to the body to close the gap. A short left hook to the chin hurt Jolly
in the second then a follow-up barrage dropped him in a neutral corner. Another left hook felled Jolly in the third and a final
right uppercut forced him to the canvas for a full count, ending matters by knockout at the 1:51 mark. Bujaj upped his record to
15-0-1 (10 KOs), while Jolly fell to 15-23-1 (7 KOs). The Albanian Bujaj was a two-time NY Golden Gloves champion before turning
pro in 2010.

World-ranked junior lightweight contender Billel Dib, 132.6, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, made his US debut against a
very game Jose Salinas, 132, of Albuquerque, NM, in an eight-round bout. Ranked nine by the WBO and 13 by the IBF, Dib proved to
have the quicker and heavier hands, using a jab to find openings for his powerful right hand. Salinas showed a sturdy chin,
withstanding those chopping rights to close the distance and trade inside, banging to the body. Dib countered Salinas’s aggression
with accurate, short rights then backed his foe into a corner with a sustained body attack of his own in round five. Salinas had
one more rally in the seventh focusing his leather downstairs, but Dib battled back, shoulder-to-shoulder in the final frame
controlling the action. Scorecards read 79-73, 77-75, and 76-76, awarding Dib a majority decision, improving his record to 19-1 (9
KOs). Salinas’s record dipped to 9-2-1 (5 KOs). A pro since 2011, Dib has already won the Australian and interim WBO Oriental
super featherweight titles. Dib is also the cousin of former IBF featherweight champion Billy Dib.

Brooklyn lightweight prospect Wesley Ferrer, 137.6, remained unbeaten with an impressive second-round stoppage over Luis Alberto
Pelayo, 137.6, of Guadalajara, Mexico. The southpaw Ferrer backed up Pelayo all through round one with a stiff jab. In the second,
Ferrer began to set up combinations off of his jab, dropping Pelayo with a straight left. Once the action resumed, Ferrer hurt
Pelayo again with two left hooks to the body then finished him off with a barrage at 2:37 of the frame. Ferrer improved to 11-0 (6
KOs), while Pelayo fell to 12-7-1 (6 KOs). An outstanding amateur, Ferrer was a two-time NY Golden Gloves champion, 2012 New York
Amateur Boxing champion and New York City Metro Tournament champion, as well as a participant at the 2013 National Golden Gloves.

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