Plant City Boxing Gym's latest showcase, held Saturday, Feb. 18, was almost too big for the Hitchcock Street gym to hold.
A crowd watching from as far as the parking lot saw 22 USA Boxing-sanctioned amateur bouts that evening, with all but two being decided by the judges. Each bout lasted for three rounds, with older fighters going for two minutes at a time and younger fighters limited to one minute per round.
The only local fighter to participate was 12-year-old Eric Denson, who competed in the first bout of the evening but lost the judges' decision to Jose Hernandez.
RESULTS
- Jose Hernandez d. Eric Denson (decision)
- Adam Calixto d. Edward Griffits (decision)
- Santiago Hernandez d. Luis Vazquez (decision)
- Reynaldo Rivera d. Jamari Stephenson (decision)
- Rufino Cabrera d. Angel Troche (decision)
- Armani Almestica d. Julio Solis (decision)
- Carlos Sanchez d. Zee Zamora (decision)
- Danilo Diez d. Jeavani Figueroa (decision)
- James Walker d. Brent Moroney (TKO, first round)
- Adrian De La Cruz d. James Desir (decision)
- Ozodbek Aripov d. Malik Roberts (decision)
- Curtis Eberhart d. Derick Cookson (decision)
- Henry Williams d. Jesus Preciado (decision)
- William Lane d. Craig Williams (decision)
- Austin Meyers d. Charles Jefferson (decision)
- Chukwudi Uche d. Terrence Wilson (decision)
- Terrance Chandler d. Fernando Gonzalez (TKO, third round)
- Oscar Garcia d. Kevin Nunez (decision)
- Nicholas McHugh d. Lukes Ruiz (decision)
- Nestor Avarenar d. Eric Negrin (decision)
- Kashawn Adams d. Joseph Drinkwater (decision)
- Taylor Raymond d. Pedro Cabrera (decision)