Tyrone Brunson vs. Kermit Cintron – Results

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In a fight that exceeded it’s high expectations, Tyrone Brunson came back from two 4th round knockdowns to come back in the very next round to send former two-time world champion Kermit Cintron to the canvas three times, and win the Pennsylvania State Junior Middleweight title via 5th round stoppage at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia.

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Amir Mansour beats Travis Kauffmann

Image: Amir Mansour beats Travis Kauffmann

By Jim Dower: In a battle of fringe level heavyweights, 44-year-old Amir Mansour (23-3-1, 16 KOs) beat Travis Kauffmann (31-2, 23 KOs) by a 12 majority decision on Friday night to capture the USBA heavyweight title at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania. The fight was televised on Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce TV.

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Kermit Cintron to fight Ronald Cruz on 3/15

cintron39By Eric Thomas: Former IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (34-5-2, 28 KO’s) will be trying to keep his sagging career afloat on March 15th in facing the hard-hitting Ronald Cruz (20-2, 15 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout at the Sands Casino Resort, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. The Cintron-Cruz fight will take place on the card headlined by heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek in his fight against Vyacheslav Glazkov.

This is going to be a really tough fight for Cintron and it’ll be surprising if he wins it. Cruz isn’t a great fighter, but he can punch a little and that might be enough for him to get past Cintron. Cruz is pretty limited, as we saw in his back to back defeats to Ray Narh and Antwone Smith. But when he’s facing guys that have a weak chin or who don’t throw a lot of punches, Cruz does really well. Cintron’s chin is a major weak spot for him, and he stopped throwing combinations years ago.

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Fortuna and Franco fight to 10 round draw; Cintron defeats Batista

fortuna1By Jim Dower: Unbeaten featherweight Javier Fortuna (22-0-1, 16 KO’s) fought to a 10 round draw on Friday night against Luis Franco (11-2, 7 KO’s) at the Buffalo Run Casino, in Miami, Oklahoma, USA. The final judges scores were 99-91 for Franco, 96-94 for Fortuna and 95-95 even.

It was an ugly fight to watch, as neither guy looked good. Fortuna missed a lot with his shots, and Franco wasn’t busy enough.

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Former IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (34-5-2, 28 KO’s) defeated Jonathan Batista (14-2, 7 KO’s) by a 10 round unanimous decision. The final judges scores were 99-88, 98-89 and 98-89.

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George-Lopez & Granados-Cintron both end in draw

By Jim Dower: Middleweight Don George (24-3-2, 21 KO’s) and David Lopez (41-14-1, 23 KO’s) fought to a disappointing 10 round draw on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The judges scored the fight 97-94 for Lopez, 96-94 for George, and 95-95.

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Cintron vs. Granados & George vs. Lopez on Friday Night Fights on March 22nd

cintron39By Allan Fox: Former IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (33-5-1, 28 KO’s) will be returning to the ring this month after a 16 month layoff to face Adrian Granados (11-2-1, 7 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout at 154 in a fight card that will be televised by ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Also on the same card, the hard hitting Don George (24-3-1, 21 KO’s) will be moving down from super middleweight to middleweight to face David Alonso Lopez (41-13, 23 KO’s) in a 10 round bout as well.

Cintron, 33, hasn’t fought since he was stopped in the 5th round by WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in November 2011 in a fight that saw Cintron dropped in the 4th and blown out in the 5th in a totally one-sided fight.

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