Tua, Williams Report

By Boxing News August 19th, 2007

SALT LAKE CITY (August 18, 2007) – A vintage double left hook to the head gave David “Tuaman� Tua an impressive first round knockout victory against Saul “La Cobra� Montana in tonight’s main event on the Pinnacle FiteNite pay-per-view show, promoted by C.A.M. Boxing, Inc. in association with Sports and Entertainment Media, Inc. and Gotham Boxing, at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah.

“Pinnacle FiteNite� is a pro boxing pay-per-view series emanating for a wide variety of venues across the county.

Tua (48-3-1, 40 KOs), ranked No. 13 by the WBC, unleashed his lethal left hook on Montana (48-15, 42 KOs), positioning himself closer to another world title fight. “I’m grateful for this opportunity,� Tua said after the fight. “I was never gone and this was not a comeback fight. This time I was able to train to fight, not train to lose weight. I hope to soon get an opportunity to fight for the world title.�

In the co-feature, unbeaten Israeli heavyweight prospect Roman Greenberg (26-0, 18 KOs), fighting out of England, extended his win streak to 26, stopping former WBO heavyweight title challenger “Dangerous� Damon Reed (43-12, 30 KOs) when referee Jonathan Tuero halted the bout 43 seconds into the ninth round. Greenberg unloaded in the eighth rebound dropping Reed three times, although one was ruled a slip, and the action ended at 43 seconds of the ninth when Reed took a knee again for the third straight time in the fight (twice in the 8th).

“It took a little longer than I would have liked,� Greenberg remarked, “but I hadn’t fought for a while (5 months). I wasn’t sure what was going on in the eighth round (knockdown ruled a slip). I saw that I could break him down with body shots (left hooks).�

Former WBO heavyweight title challenger Jeremy “Half-Man, Half-Amazing� Williams (42-5-1, 35 KOs), fighting as a cruiserweight for the first time, won an exciting eight-round split decision versus Salt Lake City favorite Gary “Pit Bull� Gomez (18-9-1, 7 KOs). “I’m back,� Williams noted. “I felt good. It was my first fight back (after 2 ½ years of inactivity). Remember, I will be the cruiserweight champion of the world.�

Undefeated New York City prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate� Quillin (14-0, 12 KOs) opened the PPV show with a knockout at 1:38 of the opening round against Mexican super middleweight Jose Humberto “Olimpico� Corrall (10-6, 7 KOs). “I threw some chocolate bombs,� Quillin said. “Coming off this win we’re looking for bigger and better things.�

Mexican junior welterweight Braulio Lopez (6-5-1, 1 KO), fighting out of Oregon, won a six-round split decision against Utah veteran Justo Sanchez (17-22-1, 0 KOs), of Howell (UT), Las Vegas high-profile defense attorney Marc “The Defender� Saggese (3-0, 3 KOs) blasted out cruiserweight Trevor Pasha (0-3) 40 seconds into the first round, Utah welterweight Miguel Beltran won his pro debut via a fourth-round unanimous decision against Martin Vierra (2-2, 1 KO), Chris Fernandez (13-3, 7 KOs) won a slugfest by four-round decision versus Willie Walton (2-1, 1 KO) in a battle of Salt Lake City welterweights.

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