Jimbo Stevenson proved again why he is the best
promoter in the state of Louisiana as he went through
two fighters pulling out right before the weigh in on
Friday night. Stevenson and his team got it together
so the show could still go on, and it was a good one
at that. This show was a little different than most of
the Bayou Promotion’s shows as the card was filled
with younger talent. And as you can tell from this
report, Louisiana has some very good up and comers.
Lee Demolishes Ford
IBA Intercontinental light middleweight champion
“Slik” Willie Lee (14-3) showed the crowd in Baton
Rouge that his title win in November of last year was
no fluke as he battered the usually durable Darien
Ford (10-9). Lee controlled round 1 with lighting fast
punches. In the middle of the round, Ford backed
against the ropes, and Lee caught him with a straight
left hand that put Ford down. Ford took an 8 count,
but he didn’t seem hurt. Ford got up and held on to
finish the round. In round 2 it was a lot more of the
same as the younger Lee upped the tempo and caught
Ford with his back to the ropes again. Again, he hit
him with the same left hand, this time Ford got up at
the count of 9. After Ford got up, he tried to box
Lee, but was unsuccessful. Ford was once again caught
with his back to the ropes, and Lee caught him once
more with the left hand, this time Ford had enough as
he finished the fight on one knee. The bout end 2:32
seconds into round 2. With the win Lee ups his record
to 14 wins with only 3 losses. He also captures the
attention of a lot of boxing fans, as he stopped Ford
who just went the distance with 2 highly regarded
prospects. Willie Lee is a prospect that needs to be
taken seriously.
Broussard holds off Martinez
In a match of two fighters attempting a comeback,
“Bad” Chad Broussard (47-4) power punched his way to a
6 round majority decision win over Eduardo “El Gato”
Martinez (11-26-4). Martinez came into the ring with
his customary sombrero and Spanish shall, which was
laughable to the pro Broussard crowd. This fight was
everything but laughable. Broussard came out in round
1 with his guns blazing, but Martinez took everything,
and laughed at the more aggressive Broussard. Towards
the end of the round the fighters started to trade,
with Broussard getting out on the better end. In
rounds 2 and 3, Broussard started doing what he has
come to be expected to do, as he fought off the ropes,
this allowed Martinez to land some shots of his own.
Broussard would come off the ropes in spurts and land
right hook and uppercut combinations. Anytime
Broussard would land something flush, Martinez would
dance and play to the crowd. In rounds 4 and 5
Broussard started boxing, he showed a lot of good
movement. Martinez attempted to cut the ring off, but
when he would do so Broussard would land a jab and
straight right. Round 6 was the best round of the
night as both fighters gave it all they had left. The
crowd gave the two fighters a standing ovation. The
decisions were announced and the crowd was pleased
with the majority decision for Broussard. The cards
read as follows: 59-55, 59-55, 57-57.
Gulfcoastboxing.com had the chance to speak with
Broussard’s manager Doyle Sims and he said that Chad
will be headlining a card in Lafayette in the near
future.
Scott wins by controversial DQ
In what was turning out to be the fight of the night
turned out to be the lone sour spot on what was well
matched. Middleweights Travis Scott (2-0) and Jesse
Orta (3-3-1) fought a tic and tac first round, with
neither fighter getting the significant upper hand in
the round. Scott showed his superior speed and Orta
showed his superior power. In round 2 it was all Orta,
as he came out like a man on a mission. He pounded on
the retreating Scott, and midway though the round
caught Scott with a straight right hand that had Scott
wobbled. Scott was on the verge of being stopped and
he was doing his best to hold Orta, thats was when
things got a little out of hand. According to the
official ruling, referee Russell Naquin called for a
break in the action due to Scott’s holding. Before
Naquin called for the fighters to fight, Orta landed a
right hook on the defenseless and already hurt Travis
Scott, the hook sent Scott down to the canvas with a
sick thud. Scott was knocked out cold. The doctors and
his team quickly came to his aid. The hometown crowd,
which was very much pro Scott was in shock and several
of them angry. At least one of Scott’s fans were
escorted out of the casino for shouting threats at
Jesse Orta. Promoter Jimbo Stevenson was livid when he
heard the official announcement that the fight was
going to be declared a DQ victory for Travis Scott. It
also seems that the other half of the crowd that was
not cheering for Scott disagreed with the call, as
Jesse Orta got a nice applause when he exited the
ring.
The call by the referee was so close, that I am sure
the heads of the Louisiana Boxing Commission will
review the tape. I am also sure the tape will be
provided to them by Promoter Jimbo Stevenson.
Krupp goes through Hill again
Middleweight contender Jay Krupp (5-1) brought a lot
of anticipation with him to the ring on Saturday night
along with a lot of boxing history. Krupp entered the
ring with former Mike Tyson trainer Kevin Rooney.
Krupp’s opponent Brad Hill (0-2-1) entered the ring as
a very late sub. This fight was a rematch of a May
2004 bout which Krupp won by TKO. This fight was much
of the same. Krupp showed he was much faster and more
powerful than Hill. In round 2, Hill started to fade,
and Krupp upped the body attack, and landed the final
blow at 2:55 into round 2.
Miranda edges Moss
In the second fight of the night, it was the girls
time to shine as we got a 122lb female bout. Marisol
Miranda (2-1) pressured her way to a 4 round decision
vicotry over 39 year old “Little Hands of Stone’ Terri
Moss (6-7). This fight didn’t feature many power
shots, but Miranda did enough in her constant pursuit
to catch Moss to get the nod from the judges. The
scorecards read: 40-36, 39-37, 39-37. With the win
Miranda gets the second win of her young career.
Ashworth wins by DQ
In the opening bout of the night, super middleweights
Roy Ashworth (3-1) and Leslie Watson (0-2) squared off
in a 4 round bout. Ashworth was clearly the better
fighter in this one, as Watson didn’t seem to want to
be in the ring with him. Watson used very dirty
tactics to try to get out of the fight. In round 2,
Ashworth caught Watson with a left hook to the head
and right hook to the body that put Watson down, but
he quickly got up. Seconds later Watson was deducted a
point for head butting. Then in round 3, Watson was
still head butting, and referee Russell Naquin had
seen enough as he called a stoppage to the bout 1:37
into the round, and disqualified Leslie Watson for
continuing to head butt.
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Famous Faces: Louisiana heavyweights Cliff
Etienne and Quinn Navarre. Also former promoter Les
Bonano and legendary trainer Kevin Rooney.
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Gulfcoastboxing.com would like to thank Jimbo
Stevenson for putting on a great show and giving us
total access to all of his shows. He us truly a class
act.
