By Brad Snyder at ringside
Photos: Bob Ryder
Luis Rosa Jr. and Yuandale Evans delivered, on what was speculated to be a very exciting Main Event on SHOBOX: The New Generation. Fighting in front of a loud crowd at the Masonic at Temple Live, both fighters came out throwing their best. As Evans won the 1st Round, both picked up the pace, even more in the 2nd. By the 3rd, it appeared Rosa was getting the slight edge, as both fighters continued the pace they began with. Both featherweights continued the crowd pleasing excitement in the 4th. Rosa was connecting with lead left hooks to the head, as Evans tried to work in a right jab to the charging Rosa. Both fighters were going toe to toe in the 5th, in a fight that science would say could not go the distance. At anytime, either boxer looked as if they could have ended the fight with the punches they were throwing. In the 8th, Rosa was able to wobble Evans, catching him and driving him into the corner. Evans rebounded by not clinching, but throwing more punches towards Rosa and catching him with a right that stumbled him. At the end of Round 9, both fighters had to be separated, as they butt heads and talk as the round ends. The 10th round ended, as the fight began, with both fighters throwing as many punches as they could. The action filled fight went to the scorecards, as Evans wins the WBC Continental America’s Featherweight Championship by SD (96-94 Evans, 96-94 Rosa, 96-93 Evans). The fight improves Evans to (20-1, 14 KO’s), as Luis Rosa Jr. loses for the first time and falls to (23-1, 11KO’s). Continue reading “Evans edges Rosa, Fa wins in 67 seconds”