Alex Vargas W8 Julio Rosa... In the main event of Star Boxing's weekend show at The Paramount in Huntington, New York, Alex Vargas (now 14-0, 5 KOs, Bellport, NY) went toe to toe with Julio Rosa (now 8-4, 4 KOs, Orlando, FL) in a junior welterweight bout. Out of the gate, in a shock to the sold-out crowd, Rosa landed a perfectly thrown straight right hand that sent the undefeated Suffolk County Police Officer to the canvas for the first time in his professional career. Facing such an adversity for the first time, Vargas responded well, centering himself and fighting his style of fight. While some rounds were close, and at times the fight became more of a battle of wills, Vargas settled in and edged out the close rounds with technical skills, fighting his way back to earn a unanimous decision victory. After eight rounds, the scores were 78-73 (twice) and 77-74.
Wendy Toussaint TKO3 Jermone Jones, Jr. ... Local junior middleweight Wendy Toussaint (now 15-2, 7 KOs) wasted no time getting to work as he staggered Jermone Jones, Jr. (now 7-2, 6 KOs, Phoenix, AZ), in the first thirty seconds, before unloading an onslaught of punches. Both men settled in, but Toussaint dictated the action and controlling the tempo of the fight. A Toussaint one-two combination at the end of the first round sent Jones to the canvas for the first time. Then with 29 seconds left in the third round, and Jones pinned in the corner, Toussaint dropped Jones for the second time. With just 2 seconds left in the third round, and another Toussaint onslaught, Referee Pat Sullivan stepped in to call a stop to the fight, declaring Toussaint the winner in round three.
ADDITIONAL RESULTS
In a four-round super featherweight bout, Star Boxing’s Erick Perez (now 2-0, Passaic, NJ) was cruising against Keslaire “X Man” Exavier (now 0-1, Las Vegas, NV) when a check left hook landed clean on the button dropping Perez for the first time in his professional career. The blow landed Perez on the floor with 45 seconds left in the fourth and final round. However, the Mexican warrior somehow rose from the canvas and continued the fight as if nothing happened, launching a barrage of punches. The fight went to the cards and Perez won the unanimous decision victory (all cards read 38-37).
The four-round light heavyweight bout between Lou Maietta (now 3-4-1, Bronx, NY) and Frank Monaco (now 1-0, Glen Cove, NY) nearly brought the house down. Maietta opened the action right out of the gate, landing a right hand. Monaco gathered himself and returned the favor as the fight continued to heat up. Each fighter had their moments in each round. Monaco landed his best punch in the third round when a solid right hand tagged Maietta. The fight went the distance and the extremely close fight went to the scorecards with Monaco edging out the victory with a majority decision. (39-37 twice for Monaco overruling a 38-38 draw).
Dom Breen (now 0-3, Staten Island, NY) lost to Joseph Elzey (now 1-0, Bronx, NY) put on a display of wills, as the first-round closed with both Elzey and Breen eating punches to dish out their own. Late in the second, an overhand right from Elzey snapped Breen’s head back, followed by an overhand left and right that drew Breen back into the ropes, which referee Al LoBianco determined were holding up the hurt Breen. He declared it a knockdown. Ten seconds into the third, Elzey landed another overhand right causing a highlight reel knockdown and followed it up another power combination causing referee LoBianco to stop the bout at the 1:50 mark of the third round.
In the opening bout of the evening, Emmanuel Etienne (now 4-1, 2 KOs, Uniondale, NY) settled any questions with Oluwale Bamgbose (now 0-2, Bronx, NY) in their 4-round cruiserweight rematch, as Etienne dropped Bamgbose with 18 seconds left in the second round with a vicious body shot followed by a devastating uppercut. Bamgbose was unable to continue due to a torn bicep. Etienne earned the win by TKO2.
Joe DeGuardia, CEO of Star Boxing, expressed his enthusiasm about the show, saying, "I've been in this sport for many years, and Rockin' Fights 45 was an adrenaline-charged, fan captivating show that was a privilege to promote. Our team at Star Boxing is dedicated to bringing the best action fights to fight fans, and we will continue to build, develop and grow the sport from the ground level up, delivering memorable moments like last night. Congratulations to Alex Vargas and Wendy Toussaint on winning... and to all the other combatants who make me proud to be a promoter in this great sport. We look forward to being back at the Paramount on February 23, 2024 for Rockin’ Fights” 46.”
