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Results From The Grand Casino, Hinckley
Photos and Report By Jesse Kelley
January 26th, 2008

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Marcus Oliveria (17-0, 12 KO's) of Kansas won an 8 round majority decision over Rayco Saunders (16-11-2, 7 KO's) of Pennsylvania in the main event Saturday night at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, MN.
Both fighters showed respect for the other in the early rounds which didn't go over well with the crowd. Oliveria used his strength to out-muscle and out-hustle Saunders to secure the early rounds of the fight. Saunders had success avoiding most of Oliveria's power shots but was not busy enough to win the rounds.
Oliveria continued to press forward and attempt to take Saunders head off in the fifth and sixth with mostly single punches. Saunders now began to fire back with hard combinations that seemed to confuse Oliveria and send him back pedaling.
The final two rounds saw the slow early pace reverse as both fighters traded powershots. Saunders looked to be the fresher fighter but Oliveria hung on as both fighters finished the fight throwing punches.
Scores read 78-75, 78-76 and 76-76 giving Oliveria the majority win. Oliveria smiled as part of the crowd booed the decision and Saunders shook his head in disbelief.

Osseo, MN's Caleb Truax (10-0, 7 KO's) scored a fifth round TKO over Johnny Hayes (6-4-1, 4 KO's) of New Jersey in the co-feature.
Action was slow until a huge right hand to the head by Truax sent Hayes falling to the floor and halfway through the bottom ropes in round two. The 35 year old Hayes surprised most of the crowd with his toughness as he made it to his feet. Truax must have sensed that Hayes had quickly recovered as he boxed for the rest of the round rather then look for the finish. Hayes did a good job of tying Truax up and was firing back by the end of the round.
Hayes seemed like a strong, durable opponent but Truax looked sharp as he carefully timed hard combinations to the head and body. Hayes had his moments but his best was always met with Truax firing back with bigger punches. Hayes' only answer was to grab and hold when the fighters were within punching distance by the fourth round.
Hayes began to fade in round five as he clinched Truax more and more. Truax's frustration with the holding was short lived though as he cornered Hayes and fired a barrage of head punches that had Hayes hurt later in the round. Referee Gary Miezwa stepped in to stop the fight at 1:21 of the fifth round.

Featherweight Wilton "Pretty Warrior" Hilario (10-0-1, 8 KO's) of Saint Louis Park, MN stopped durable Baltimore native Darrell Martin (4-7, 1 KO) following the end of the fifth round of an exciting bout.
The excitement started early as Martin came out of his corner throwing wild shots as Hilario returned the favor.
Although the action was intense, Hilario always seemed to be a step ahead of Martin in the exchanges throughout the bout, displaying a more polished arsenal of punches and higher work rate.
Hilario's aggression began to take it's tole on Martin by the fourth round. Hilario kept his foot on the gas, landing hard head and body shots as Martin started to cover up and back pedal. Martin, exhausted by the fifth, was able bob and weave his way out of serious danger but couldn't find the strength to put any offense together. Referee Mark Nelson waived the fight off between the 5th and 6th rounds with no protest from Martin's corner.

Skilled super bantamweights Willshaun Boxley (4-0, 2 KO's of Coon Rapids, MN) and Torrance Daniels (12-8, 5 KO's of Colorado Springs, CO) stole the show in a bout reminiscent of a high speed chess match.
Both fighters had their moments in the opening rounds. Boxley was the aggressor, attacking with hard punches while Daniels looked to counter punch.
However, by the third round, Boxley changed things up on Daniels by becoming the counter puncher while still mixing in power shots.
Both Boxley and Daniels looked a bit winded going into the fifth round due to the fast pace each set in the prior rounds. Boxley was able to keep up the pace though as Daniel's punch output began to decline.
Boxley was digging in hard punches to the body in round six. Daniels fired back but Boxley calmly pressed forward and stole any momentum there was left to take.
At the end of 6 rounds, judges scores read 59-55, 59-55, 58-56

Dion Savage (4-0, 3KO's) of Flint, MI brutally stopped Jeffrey Osborne Jr. (8-12, 4 KO's) of Davenport, IA at 2:31 of the fourth and final round in the nights opener. .
Like any Jeffrey Osborne bout, this one didn't lack excitement. From the opening bell, both men went toe to toe throwing power punches. Savage probably held the edge going into the final round but Osborne refused to give in and marched forward as both fighters were cut and bloodied.
Osborne landed a huge right hand to the temple, cracking Savage's head sideways near the end of the final round. Savage took it well, shook his head and landed a left-right to the head in return. Both fighters may have been shaken and clinched and held for a few moments. Savage shoved Osborne off of him and nailed him with a huge left-right to the head just as referee Gary Miezwa was stepping in to break them. Osborne dropped his hands to his waist and started walking away shaking his head as if to say he wasn't hurt and Savage landed a brutal left-right-left to the head that sent Osborne crashing to the floor hard where the bout was immediately stopped. Osborne was actually about to get to his feet seconds later with clearing eyes but then laid back down when the doctor asked him to!