NORTH BERGEN, NJ–— North Bergen’s own, Danny McDermott, righted his two fight losing streak with a sensational fourth round TKO victory against a very game Brian Abraham.
From the bell it was clear that both fighter’s would be willing to eat their opponent’s punches to land some of their own. In the first round, both fighter’s willingly engaged in exchanges, with McDermott getting the best of Abraham. The best punch of the round came around the midway point when McDermott placed a crisp left hook on Abraham’s chin, who took it well, but clearly felt McDermott’s power.
Abraham was able to regroup between rounds and get the best of McDermott in the second round. Momentum swung back McDermott’s way in the beginning of the third round after he landed a thudding right hand on Abraham’s left ear, which sent the Schenectady, New York native in retreat. Midway through the round, however, McDermott — whose looked a bit soft — was beginning to tire, and Abraham stepped on the gas. Abraham walked down McDermott, firing shots around the hometown fighter’s guard. With about a minute remaining in the round, McDermott struck Abraham below the belt, resulting in a brief stoppage of the fight. No point was deducted.
When the bell sounded to start the fourth round, a rejuvenated McDermott rose of his stool and — with the crowd behind him — began to overwhelm Abraham. A huge right hand about a minute into the round hurt Abraham, who immediately started to backpedal. Unfortunately, there was no where to go, and McDermott continued to pummel Abraham while he was pinned in the corner. Eventually, after McDermott chased his counterpart to all four sides of the squared circled — peppering him with power punches — referee Earl Morton stepped in at the 2:28 mark of the fourth round to call a halt to the action.
With the win, McDermott improves to 9-3-1, 4 KO, while Abraham drops to 5-10-2, 3 KO.
Danny Terrill v Daniel Crabtree — 4 Rounds, welterweight
Ohio’s Daniel Crabtree spoiled the professional debut of Danny Terrill by stopping the Long Island native in third round of their scheduled four round scrap. Vicious exchanges were riddled throughout the fight, with both fighter’s finding their fare share of success. Ultimately, however, in the third round, Crabtree took command of the fight. After Crabtree’s right hand sent Terrill to the canvas for the second time, the referee saw fit to step in and stop the fight at the 1:18 mark of the third round.
Crabtree improves his record to 2-3, 2 KO.
Terrill drops his debut. He is now 0-1.
Ian James v Tevin Farmer — 4 Rounds, super featherweights
Philadelphia’s Tevin Farmer overwhelmed Brooklyn’s Ian James, stopping him at the :23 mark of the second round. James was unable to ever get started, while Farmer seemed to never stop. The Philly fighter exploded right from the bell and didn’t let up. He scored a vicious knockdown as the first round was coming to conclusion and in the second round, he needed only twenty-three seconds to pick up where he left off and finish the job for a TKO victory. The referee stepped in Farmer teed off on a defenseless James who was pinned back in the ring’s blue corner. The time of the stoppage was :23 into round 2.
Farmer improves to 3-2-1, 1 KO.
James’ record slides to 1-2, 1 KO.
Thomas Baldwin v Dominique Foster — 4 Rounds, junior middleweight
In the night’s only bout to go to the judge’s scorecards, Newark’s Thomas Baldwin and Ohio’s Dominique Foster fought to a draw.
The turning point of the fight came in the third round, when Foster dropped Baldwin with a huge right hand that landed right on the button. Baldwin was able to survive round three and
The judges scorecards read, 38-37 Foster; 38-37 Baldwin; and 38-38.
Baldwin’s record now reads 2-0-2, 1 KO.
Foster, who was making his professional debut, starts his career off 0-0-1.
Santander Silgado v Glen Williams — 6 Rounds, heavyweights
In the bout’s opening scrap, Colombian heavyweight prospect Santander Silgado made easy work of his opponent, Glen Williams, to improve his already perfect record to 19-0, 17 KO. Friday night’s bout marked Silgado’s first in the United States, having previously only fought in his native Colombia or in Argentina.
Towards the end of the first round, Silgado placed a crisp one-two on William’s chin, forcing his legs to give out, resulting in a knockdown. Then in round two, Silgado landed another straight right, forcing Williams to crash to the mat again. Although he beat the 10 count, referee Earl Morton stepped in to stop the fight at the 2:51 mark of round two.
Williams’ record is now 7-6-1, 5 KO.
