ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights Results

Joe Greene vs. Darryl Salmon

 

August 8, 2007

Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena

Hollywood, Florida

 

 

Lightweight Bout (6 Rds)

Luis Hernandez (8-0, 7 KOs) wins by TKO at 2:38 of the second round over Jesus Pabon (10-1, 7 KOs)

In the second round, Pabon was rocked and although he was trying to fight back, he ended up falling against

the ropes and briefly hit the canvas to cause the ref to give him a standing eight count. The fight resumed

and after a brief exchange, Hernandez fell into the ropes face first on a knee and Pabon hit Hernandez

behind the head while he was down - the ref called time and penalized Pabon a point for hitting behind the

head. The fight resumed and after a brief exchange, Hernandez got caught with a short right hook that sent

up down (but he got up right away). The fight resumed and Pabon got rocked with a straight right that sent

him back into the ropes - Hernandez followed up and sent Pabon down again with a body shot (Pabon up at

the count of four) - When the ref reached the count of eight and asked Pabon to come forward, Pabon

wobbled back and the ref stopped the bout.

 

Cruiserweight Bout (8 Rds)

Francisco Palacios (12-0, 6 KOs) wins by TKO at :55 of the 6th round over Louis Azille (19-4-2, 15 KOs)

In the sixth round, Azille downed with a right uppercut, left hook combo (up at the count of five). The fight

resumed and Azille got tagged with a right, left, right combo and the ref stepped in and stopped the bout.

Palacios took the fight on five days notice.

 

NABA Middleweight Title Bout (12 Rds)

Joe Greene (16-0, 12 KOs) wins by knockout at 2:59 of the first round over Darryl Salmon (15-2, 4 KOs)

In the first round, Greene briefly hit the canvas with a glove when he was hit with a short left hook and

received a standing eight count. At the end of the round, Salmon got caught with a left, right combo that sent

him down face first and out. Greene wins title.

 

Featherweight Bout (6 Rds)

Jose Hernandez (6-1, 2 KOs) wins a unanimous decision over Noe Bolanos (15-1, 9 KOs) - Judges scored

the bout 60-53, 60-53, 60-53 for Hernandez. Bolanos downed in the first with a left to the body, left to the

head, straight right combo (up at the count of four).

 

 

 

(8/8/07)