FIGHT OF THE NIGHT (L-R) Jamall Spence - Jarrod Lussier
(All pictures by Emily Harney)
MASHANTUCKET, CT (May 19, 2012) – The nationally-acclaimed New York City Fire Department Boxing Team (FDNY) defeated the Mass Corrections Officers Federated Union Boxing Team (MCOFU), 7-2, tonight in the “Battle of the Badges 4” at Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. FDNY took a 3-1 advantage in the amateur boxing series.
“Battle of the Badges 4” (“BOB4”) was presented by National Public Safety Athletic League (“NPSAL”) in association with the FDNY Boxing Bravest, MCOFU and Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Attending media members selected the following award winners: Fight of the Night,Jamall Spence (NYPD) vs. Jarrod Lussier; Most Outstanding Fighter, Josh DeLaRosa; Sportsman of the Night, Matt Kehoe.
FIGHTER OF THE NIGHT (L) Josh DeLaRosa
The entire card was streamed live on GoFightLive.tv with Hermis Yannis (Hawks Media) and “Iceman” John Scully, a former IBF and IBO world light heavyweight title challenger, calling all of the action from ringside.
Medals were presented to all of the participating boxers. Special guests making these presentations included two-time (2001-2003, 2004-2005) World Boxing Association (“WBA”) Heavyweight Champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz, World Welterweight Champion (1955) Tony “The Pride of Fleet” Street” DeMarco, WBA & World Boxing Council (“WBC”) (1979) Middleweight Champion Vito Antuofermo, former New England Patriots offensive lineman and three-time Super Bowl winner Joe Andruzzi, stand-up comedian and movie/television star Lenny Clarke; star-in-the-making singer James Massone (“The Voice”), and World Light Welterweight (1976) title challenger Tony Petronelli.
SPORTSMAN OF THE NIGHT (R) Matt Kehoe
Proceeds from the May 19th charitable event benefited Work Vessels For Veterans, NPSAL and FDNY Boxing Bravest Team.
Full Results
(non-team scoring matches in red)
FDNY 7 MCUFU 2
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS
Al Grdovich (FDNY) WPTS Marc Goguen (MCOFU)
Richie Duest (MCOFU) WPTS Timothy McGuinness (FDNY)
Matt Kehoe (NYAC) WRSC1 (1:00) Brian Schwenk, Sr. (MCOFU)
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Graham Trout (MCOFU) WPTS James Ling (NYAC)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Tommy Beaulieu (MCOFU) WPTS Ryan Nordman (FDNY)
Jack Kirrane (FDNY) WPTS Dean Hardy (MCOFU)
Joe Schiraldo (FDNY) WRSC1 (1:22) Erik Cabral (MCOFU)
Mike Campbell (MCOFU) WPTS Paul Melocowsky (Hartford FD)
Josh DeLaRosa (MCOFU) WPTS Dean Lucier (FDNY)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Kevin Barry (FDNY) WPTS Marc Tigino MCOFU)
Todd Velton (FDNY) WRSC2 (1:40) Mike Douglas (MCOFU)
Jamaal Spence (NYPD) WPTS Jarrod Lussier (Fairhaven FD)
FEMALE LIGHTWEIGHTS
JJ Ignotz (FDNY) WPTS Ashleigh Moore (MCOFU)
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
