Sikahema destroys Canseco!

July 14, 2008

By Kurt Wolfheimer at ringside

Celebrity Boxing Federation in association with Felko Promotions put together quite a unique night of boxing on Saturday night at Bernie Robbins Stadium in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The main event was an entertaining celebrity boxing match as former Philadelphia Eagle and NBC10 news reporter, Vai Sikahema blasted out baseball bad boy and former Oakland A’s star, Jose Canseco in just ninety seven seconds of their scheduled three round bout. In the co-feature of the evening, professional boxing was the mainstay as Hackensack, New Jersey cruiserweight Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn put on an impressive five round destruction of James Morrow to win the IBC International Cruiserweight and the WBF Americas Cruiserweight titles.

Sikahema clobbers Canseco

Many in attendance came to see if Vai Sikahema to see if he could do what he has promised over the last couple of weeks during training, which was to put a world of trouble on the much taller Jose Canseco in the celebrity boxing main event.

Sikahema, standing at 5’9” and 240lb bum rushed the 6’4” 240lb Canseco with a variety of combinations right from the opening bell, before dropping the surprised Canseco to the canvas with a right hand on the chin. Canseco rose to his feet and tried to jab off the aggressive Sikahema. However, the former NFL pro bowler would not be deterred as he found an opening and unloaded a picture perfect straight right down the pike that put Canseco on his back, against the ropes for the tko at 97 seconds of the opening round.

Morrow out-Gunned

Hackensack, New Jersey cruiserweight Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn (19-3-1, 16KOs) captured the IBC International Cruiserweight and WBF Americas Cruiserweight belts with a one sided five round demolition of Lafayette, Indiana’s James Morrow (11-11-2, 5KOs).

Gunn 188lbs made an effort to tag the body of Morrow right from the opening bell with several heavy hooks. Morrow 188lbs tried to counter early, but Gunn peppered him with left jabs, which slowed down any counters, before again unloading to the body.

The body attack finally took it toll when a hook below the ribcage sent Morrow to the canvas. Morrow rose to his feet and survived as Bobby Gunn had again staggered him with a right hand up top as the bell sounded

Gunn then took his time and methodically broke down Morrow with combination after combination over the next three rounds, before Morrow’s corner mercifully threw in the towel to save the Indiana native from any further damage.

“I wanted to establish my improved jab and get in four or five rounds tonight,” said a satisfied Gunn afterward. “My last fight was a total mess. I was had butted in the first round. I just wanted to get back in there and got some good work and now I want to challenge for a world title real soon.”

Boswell stops Couser in two

Heavyweight prospect Cedric “The Bos” Boswell (27-1, 21KOs) continued his rise up the heavyweight rankings with a second round stoppage of Mike Tyson look alike, Cliff Couser (26-17-2, 14KO’s) in their schedule eight round clash.

Boswell 230lbs of Detroit, Michigan took control of the fight in round two, catching the shorter Couser 240lbs of Saint Louis, Missouri on the end of his heavy combinations. Couser appeared dazed from a few right hands up top and tried to hold on, but Boswell uncorked three more big overhand rights before Referee Allan Huggins stepped in and called a halt to the bout at 1.46 of round two.

Ennis stops Kamya

Junior middleweight prospect Derek “Pooh” Ennis (14-2-1, 11KOs) of Philadelphia, PA

looked to be at the top of his game, dropping 36 fight veteran, Robert “The Doctor” Kamya twice en-route to a fifth round stoppage of their scheduled six round battle.

Ennis 152lbs took control of the fight with his superior hand speed early in round two, with several sharp jabs followed by a double right hand combination as Kamya covered and became more defensive.

Ennis began to fight like a surgeon, dissecting each opening and countering each punch thrown by Kamya early in round three. With Kamya covering, Ennis unloaded a right hook to the ribs that dropped Kamya to the canvas in round three.

The Philly junior middleweight learned from his 3rd round KO loss last August to Alphonso “Soldier” Williams, in which he was finishing him off, but got careless and was caught with his hands down by a perfect counter. This time he would not let that happen and patiently continued to pick his spots and with heavy body work and right hands up top leaving Kamya covering throughout.

Seeing Kamya had very little left, Ennis dropped his hands while out of range, hoping to counter any swings from Kamya early in round five. Ennis saw an opening and backed Kamya to the ropes with two right hands up top. Kamya was again covering against the ropes when a short right that sent him face first to the mat. Kamya rose to his feet and threw a right hook, but Ennis was relentless with pinpoint combinations and Kamya barely survived fifth round.

The ringside physician too a look Kamya between rounds and had seen enough and waved the bout off.

“I had to take my time in finishing him because the ring was slippery and I did not want to slip and get caught off balance with anything from Kamya. Said Ennis. He also used his elbows and shoulders and tried to head butt me, so I was very careful.”

Looked for Derek Ennis to fight Enrique Gallegos (6-3, 1KO) on a card with his younger brother Farah Ennis (5-0, 3KOs) in Memphis Tennessee on July 26th 2008 according to his management team of Moz Gonzalez and Eddie Woods of E&M Sports Management.

Medina out slugs Sanchez

Junior middleweights Eberto Medina and Alex Sanchez went toe-to-toe in a grueling four round slugfest that could have been fought in a phone booth. Medina had the heavier combinations and eventually wore down the very game Sanchez late to capture the split decision victory by scores of 39-37, 39-37 and 36-40.

Medina ups his record to 5-3, 1KO while Alex Sanchez drops to 1-1, 1KO.