Rumbles at the Roxy
By By JD Vena
June 3, 2000

Sometimes, a clash of styles can make for an exciting fight. The "brawler versus the boxer" is boxing's classic match-up. Last night at the Roxy in Boston, MA, grappler Tim Flamos of Brockton, MA mauled and bulled Richmond, Virginia's Greg Terry to an 8-round majority draw. A month ago, Terry 189 upset Danny Sheehan of Lawrence who in his previous bout upset Teddy Atlas' Albanian prospect Elvir Muriqi. Terry's latest visit to New England soil wasn't as pleasant. For had he known he would be opposed by a bull, he might have brought a matador's cape.

Throughout their tough fight, Terry tried to make the fight a boxing match while Flamos mauled and bulled his taller foe into the ropes without any warning from referee and district attorney. Gerry Leone (that's right the DA in the Matthew Eapon murder trial three years ago). Leone would ask Flamos to refrain from his tactics but never enforced the rules; no points deducted or stiff warnings whatsoever.

The most alarming surprise came when the decision was announced. Although, Vinny Lee's scorecard was overruled with 76-76 scores, his was a mind-boggling 80-72 for the local kid, Flamos. Lee must have been so embarrassed that he left his ringside stool to avoid criticism. Fortunately, Lee didn't trip over any of the jaws that hit the floor. Personally, your columnist would have sprinted to the nearest Pearl Vision Center had my scorecard been the same. Terry's record moved to 5-1-1 while Flamos is now 11-2-1.

The undercard was filled with rousing slugfests and interesting prospects. In the co-feature, the fists of Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis exploded on the chin of worn out trial horse Genaro Andujar. Davis 156 started fast and never let up once Andujar hit the floor and returned to his unsteady feet. Andujar, also 156 complained about Referee Mike Ryan's stoppage at 2:30 of the 1st round while wobbling all over the ring. Davis of Lewiston, ME now fighting out of Brockton remains unbeaten at 16-0-1. Andujar of Westchester, NY remains a dismal 8-23-2.

Jeff Fraza (pronounced the way Ali called Frazier, "Fray-SHA") brought his Haverhill hillbillies to the Roxy for some support. His opponent Alonzo Sojourney of Ashtabula, OH sure could have used some as Fraza 138 wailed Sojourney from pillar to post en route to a shut-out, six round UD. Fraza, now 7-1, scored 3 knockdowns over his stubborn opponent Sojourney who is now 2-15.

Mother of two, Wendy Sprowl made her professional debut a successful one when she destroyed Jennifer Gardner at 1:21 of the second round. Gardner, who looked like a round card girl turned her back several times in discontent before referee Mike Ryan finally stepped in.

Hartford's Jose Torres was again used as record fodder as Atlanta's O'Neil Bell knocked him silly at 2:29 of three of a scheduled 6 rounds. Bell 196 and a natural cruiserweight used his size and speed advantages to chop down New England's #1 trial horse Torres who also tipped the scales at 196. If there is one fighter who should be looked out for, it's Torres, who began fighting just over a decade ago weighing in the low 150s. His defeat last night was his 40th against only 10 wins and two draws. Bell who showed some promise upped his mark to 11-1 with 11 KO's.

In the opening bout, former NY scribe and publicity hack Mike Marley (now sporting the almighty Red Sox lid) almost saw his unbeaten prospect Tonton Semakala of Stockholm, Sweden, yield to the always game, Hollister Elliot of Dorchester, MA via Trinidad. Semakala 152 of Stockholm, Sweden now fighting out of Boston area was ahead on all cards when Elliot 151 unleashed a short right hand to Semakala's temple dropping him for the first time in his career. Semakala's movement and Elliot's decision to headhunt allowed "The New Swedish Hammer" to recover from his near disastrous encounter. All three scores favored Semakala 58-55. Semakala's record stands at a perfect 9-0 while Elliot, who has not fought in over a year slips to 6-11.

Promoter - Cappiello and Pendarvis Promotions