PRO BOXING SATURDAY NIGHT RESULTS, TOMMY MATLON,LEO MEDEL,GAVINO GUAMAN, JOE JAMES

TOMMY MATLON WINS WISCONSIN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WITH FIRST ROUND KO
Tommy Matlon (now 3-2, 2 KO’s) of Minneapolis, MN won the vacant Wisconsin state heavyweight title this Saturday night as he steamrolled past Dominicc Hardy (now 5-2, 3 KO’s) of Illinois in Marinette, WI. Matlon’s jab was on point early, snapping the head of Hardy who met Matlon center ring. Matlon showed good head movement as he worked his way through the guard of Hardy. Matlon dug a hard left to the body allow with thudding head shots seemed to be setting up Hardy with a trip to the canvas but a push by Matlon at the end of the flurry was what ultimately dropped the Illinois heavyweight and referee Mark Nelson did not rule it a knockdown. Hardy slowly got to his feet with a smile but he did not have all of his senses. Matlon marched forward with pole like left and rights that drove Hardy back to the ropes. Hardy attempted to fight back but Matlon did not let up off the gas and threw punch after hard punch that eventually rocked Hardy into a corner. Referee Mark Nelson jumped in to waive the fight off moments before Hardy slumped to the canvas. The official time of stoppage was 1:47 of the first round.

LEO MEDEL AND GAVINO GUAMAN OF CMB BOXING EARN UD WINS IN IOWA
Leo Medel (now 9-0, 5 KO’s) of Apple Valley, MN won a unanimous decision over Brandon Baue of Missouri (now 17-35, 11 KO’s) in a six round super welterweight bout in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday night. Medel was dominant particularly with his body work but gave Baue credit for being strong and tough. Scores read 59-55, 60-54, and 58-56.

Also in Iowa on the card with Medel, Gavino Guaman (7-6-1, 2 KO’s) of River Falls, WI./Apple Valley, MN won a four round unanimous decision over Lavelle Wilson (1-15) of North Little Rock, Arkansas. Despite being out-weighed on the scales (141 pounds to 132.5 pounds), Guaman won all four rounds, hurting Wilson a few times and giving him the UD by scores of 40-36 on all three cards.

JOE JAMES SUFFERS FIRST DEFEAT IN KENTUCKY
Joe “The Sniper” James (now 8-1, 5 KO’s) of Saint Cloud, Minnesota suffered his first defeat to Selassie Bey (now 6-0, 6 KO’s) of Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday night in Kentucky. James and Bey began the bout trading jabs and body shots in the center of the ring. During an exchange midway through the round, Bey caught James with a left-right to the body which seemed to hurt James. Sensing James was in trouble, Bey followed up with a left hook with the Minnesotan on the ropes. James fired back but was caught again with hard body shots. A flurry on the ropes dropped James in a corner where he was able to rise to his feet. Another left to the head moments later dropped James again where he was counted out with :46 remaining in the opening round.

“First I wanna thank my beautiful wife for always supporting me I know I gave you and the kiddos a scare but I’m I will be home soon. Second I wanna thank my team and sparring partners who helped me prepare for this fight during camp. I wanna say thank you to everyone back home who tuned in to support a small town kid who’s chasing his dream it means a lot to me, I feel as if I let everyone down and it sucks not getting the result you want but I’ve battled a lot of adversity in my life and this is just that. It’s not over and I will not let this loss define me as a man a father or a fighter. I will be back and will be better.”

Joe James on social media Monday morning