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everything to gain. He pushed Tony native of Ireland, who was living in
and tested him to the core. We upstate NY at the time travelled to
expected this and Tony was prepared Cornwall three times a week to train
for a long hard night. The fans sure at Champs. Fryers using his jab to
got their money’s worth”. set up combinations throughout the
fight, won a unanimous decision
The co-main event pitted up-
and-coming Toronto heavy weight against Alberto Perico of Mexico.
Oleksandr “Sasha” Teslenko (10- The judges scored the fight 60-54,
59-55, and 58-56 improving Fryer’s
0, 8 KO’s) vs Nick Guevas (15-
5) of Topeka Kansas. Teslenko, record to 5-0.
who immigrated to Canada from The first bout was a fast paced
the Ukraine, had 224 victories as fight with Montreal’s Mo “Mo -
an amateur defeating some of the money” Soumauro (4-0), winning
best opposition in the world. Very a unanimous decision over Alberto
little was done by either fighter Morales (6-8) of Mexico City.
in a tentative first round drawing Akwesasne native Ronnie Robidoux,
boos from the crowd for a lack of a former NY State Golden Gloves
action. Teslenko picked up the champion and undefeated as a pro
pace in the second round, landing middleweight at 4-0 was scheduled
a couple of solid body shots, then to fight on the card, but had his
dropping Guevas with a left hook bout cancelled when his opponent,
to the head. With Guevas unable to Ernesto Olvera, also unbeaten at
continue, the referee halted the fight 7 – 0, failed to meet the medical
at the 2 minute and 5 second mark, requirements by the Ontario Boxing
giving Teslenko his ninth stoppage Commission. This was the third pro
in eleven fights. The second fight fight card by Liveco Boxing held
of the night featured another fighter in Cornwall in the past six months
with a Cornwall connection. Larry and it still managed to draw two
Fryers had his first couple of pro thousand people. Hopefully we will
fights while training with Jorge see Tony Luis back in the ring at the
Luis and his team at Champs Civic Complex again sometime in
Eastside boxing gym. Larry a the future.
Tony Luis addresses the crowd after successfully defending his NABA
Title Photo Credit: Icelevel
Continued from page 32 against a tough guy. There were
(champion), or any contender that a couple of scary moments, but
can get me closer to a title shot”. experience and skill pulled Tony
through. Giovanni Straffon trained
Jorge Luis, Tony’s father and hard, was prepared, and came to
trainer said, “It was a tough fight
fight. He had nothing to lose and
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