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Bermudez (pictured above on left), fighting out of Troy, New York, dropped Aguilar, the former WBA FEDALATIN super featherweight champion, in the second round with an overhand right. Three left hooks to the body put Aguilar on the canvas again, and the end came moments later when Bermudez decked his Nicaraguan opponent for a third and final time with a perfectly place left hook to the body that left Agular grimacing in pain. He was unable to beat the count and Bermudez had a new belt to add to his ABF American West super lightweight strap.
Pre-fight, Bermudez correctly predicted Aguilar wouldn’t last past five rounds. “I saw that his body was open and that was the way to attack him,” Bermudez said after the fight. “I went to work and knew and wouldn’t last too long. I’m ready to fight anybody my team picks. I’m ready for the big dogs!
“I’ve been trained out of Boston (with his uncle, head trainer Hector Bermudez) the last four years and have a nice fan-base. I’m like fighting in New England.”
In the co-featured event, highly touted welterweight prospect Jim “The Slim Reaper” Perella (8-0, 6 KOs) overcame the first knockdown of his young career, albeit it from a questionable shot that appeared to hit Perella behind the head, en route to a third-round win by technical knockout of Rakim Johnson (6-12-1, 5 KOs).
Perella (above right), fighting out of Mansfield, MA, has a strong amateur pedigree having won the New England USA New England and New England Golden Gloves four times each. His class showed from the start as he boxed effectively, using his jab to set-up his other punches, and other than the flash knockdown in the second round, he cruised past Johnson. Perella registered knockdowns in the first with a big right hand, followed two rounds later by a body shot, and then another liver shot to close the show midway through the third.
Another undefeated promising prospect, Francis “Frank The Tank” Hogan (7-0, 7 KOs) nearly went the distance for the first time in his pro career, but halfway through the sixth and final round, the southpaw finished strong with a left that Isiah “Murder” Hart (6-2-1, 4 KOs) was unable to withstand. Hart was also floored in the second round by a pair of lefts from Hogan (below right), the reigning New Hampshire Super Welterweight Champion, as well as a 2019 New England Golden Gloves champion.
Boston lightweight Jonathan de Pina (5-1, 3 KOs) pitched a shutout against journeyman “Money” Mike Fowler (7-38, 2 KOs), winning all six rounds for a unanimous decision victory. Pina dropped Fowler twice, once in the second and again in the third, by consistently trapping him the ropes, but Fowler was able to survive.
Weymouth, MA welterweight Eric “Gladiator” Goff (3-0, 3 KOs) continued to impress against Austin Reed Ward (0-7), who was knocked down in the opening round by an overhand right, and a barrage of unanswered punches led to a stoppage in the middle of the first round.
In a fight between pro-debuting welterweights, Boston’s James Murrin took a close but unanimous 4-round decision from Michael Oller Da Silva. Murrin’s aggression put him in early control, but Da Silva got back in the fight with a knockdown to make it close in the judges’ scoring (39-37, 38-37, 38-37).
Worcester, MA junior lightweight Alex Rivera (1-0, 1 KOs) turned in a powerful pro debut, battering Richard Bernard (1-4-1) from the opening bell until a 3-punch combination in the opening round resulted in a knockout.
The first fight of the night only lasted 30-seconds as Boston cruiserweight Bernard Joseph (2-0, 2 KOs) needed only one well-placed body shot to put Francisco Neto (1-14-1, 1 KO) on his knees and aching in obvious pain.
Official results below:
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
MAIN EVENT – VACANT NBA CONTINENTAL JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
RayJay Bermudez (13-0, 10 KOs), Albany, NY
WKO2 (1:25)
Bergman Aguilar (15-9-1, 5 KOs), San Jose, Costa Rica by way of Nicaragua
(Bermudez won NBA Continental junior welterweight title)
CO-FEATURE – WELTERWEIGHTS
James Perella (8-0, 6 KOs), Mansfield, MA
WTKO3 (1:46)
Rakim Johnson (6-13-1, 5 KOs), Indianapolis, IN
SPECIAL SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT ATTRACTION
Francis Hogan (7-0, 7 KOs), Weymouth, MA.
WTKO6 (1:36)
Isiah Hart (6-2-1, 4 KOs), Mays Landy, NJ by way of Peru
CRUISERWEIGHTS
Bernard Joseph (2-0, 2 KOs), Dorchester, MA
WKO1 (0:30)
Francisco Neto (1-14-1, 1 KO), Woburn, MA by way of Brazil
WELTERWEIGHTS
Eric Goff (3-0, 3 KOs), Weymouth, MA
WTKO1 (1:39(
Austin Reed Ward (0-7), Garden City, KS
James Murrin (1-0, 0 KOs), Boston, MA
WDEC4 (39-37, 38-37, 38-37)
Michael Oller Da Silva (0-1, Concord, NH by way of Brazil
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Jonathan de Pina (5-1, 3 KOs), Boston, MA
WDEC6 (60-52, 60-52, 60-52)
Mike Fowler (7-38), Milwaukee, WI
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS
Alex Rivera (1-0, 1 KO), Worcester, MA
WKO1 (1:50)
Richard Bernard (1-4-1), Waianae, HI
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