- Mike Stewart vs. Enrique Colin
Unheralded Enrique Colin, of Guasave, Mexico, knocked Mike Stewart out of a big summer fight with Arturo Gatti when he earned a 10-round majority decision over Stewart before a standing-room-only crowd.
Colin, 140.5 pounds, a recent signee with Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions, rallied after a slow start to win by scores of 96-94, 96-94, 95-95. After trailing early, the 24-year-old Colin switched to a left-handed stance in round four and got back into the fight.
Even while he fought as a lefty, Colin was always right in front of Stewart, 142.25 pounds, standing toe-to-toe and coming out ahead in the exchanges. Stewart also suffered from cuts around the eyes caused by a headbutt.
The win moves Colin to 22-3-3, 19 K0s. The 29-year-old Stewart falls to 41-6-2, 23 K0s.
In other bouts on the card: Abner Mares, 118 pounds, Jalisco, Mexico, patiently wore down Robert Allanic, 118.25, Cebu City, The Philippines. Allanic did not answer the bell for the ninth round. Mares is 11-0, 7 K0s; Allanic drops to 15-3, 7 K0s, bantamweights; Mike Jones, 147, North Philadelphia, scored his seventh knockout in seven pro fights when he stopped 40-fight veteran Francisco Maldonado, 149.25, El Cajon, CA, just 15 seconds into round two; welterweights; Jose Medina, 155, North Philadelphia, earned a unanimous six-round decision (58-56, 58-56, 59-55) over Jose Medina, 155, Tilton, NH, in a battle for the right to be called Jose Medina. They are junior middleweights; former national amateur champ Teon Kennedy, 124, North Philadelphia, sent Omar Reyes, 124, Chicago, IL, to the hospital after drilling him with a right uppercut 44 seconds into the first round, super bantamweights; late sub Daniel Hicks, 158, Lansing, MI, scored a unanimous four-round decision (39-37, 39-37, 40-36) over Joe Christy, 160.5, South Philadelphia, middleweights; Fidel Carter, 181.75, Vineland, NJ, boxed a four-round draew (39-37, 38-38, 38-38) with Garrard Williams, 183.5, West Philadelphia, cruiserweights; Zeferino Albino, 188, North Philadelphia, turned pro and beat Andrew Gizzi, 193.5, South Philadelphia, by unanimous decision over four rounds (40-36, 40-36, 40-36), cruiserweights.