WELSH WIZARDS
Evans and co secure a clean sweep for Wales
ROBERT WATERMAN’S annual dinner show at the Sheraton Grand Hotel – raising money for the Habaid charity – saw three Chris Sanigar-managed Welshmen register wins. In a decent six-rounder, portsider
JJ Evans found Plymouth’s Christian Hoskin Gomez happy to engage for the full 18 minutes. Referee-for-the-evening Jeff Hinds never had to speak to the boxers or separate them as both whacked away, to the delight of the black-tie audience.
Even a sustained body assault in the fourth from Evans did not deter his bearded Devonian opponent. It was the Cardiff 21-year-old who had his hand raised at the end, with Mr Hinds scoring 59-56.
Another 21-year-old southpaw – Swansea’s Sonny Lee – had a much easier night against winless Czech Dominik Landgraf. Sonny did as he pleased against the hapless visitor, extravagantly showboating for much of the last round in a four-threes to earn a 40-36 points victory.
Pontypridd’s Jermaine Asare proved too big (eight pounds heavier) and powerful for Manchester-based Angolan Julio Cesar. With two first-frame defeats on his record, alarm bells sounded when Jermaine was caught by a wild swinging right hand.
However, he fired back emphatically with two left hooks followed by a solid right to the temple that sent Cesar reeling. Mr Hinds stepped in after 29 seconds of the second session to terminate proceedings in favour of Asare. It had been scheduled for four.