Photos by Emily Hardy
Joey McCreedy (R) attacks Steven Tyner
BOSTON (Nov. 23, 2013) – Big Six Entertainment closed its 2013 season on a strong note, featuring its best top-to-bottom card of the year, tonight at The Royale Nightclub Boston (formerly The Roxy).
In the main event on “Royale Rumble,” presented by Big Six Entertainment in association with Danny Kelly Promotions, “Irish” Joey McCreedy (17-6-2, 6 KOs) won a unanimous six-round decision over Steven “Too Sharpshooter” Tyner (3-13-2, 2 KOs)
McCreedy, fighting out of the same hometown as “Irish” Micky Ward (Lowell, Mass.) and his trainer Dicky Eklund, plans to fight as a super middleweight in 2014.
Irag War veteran Chris Traietti (14-3, 10 KOs), fighting out of nearby Quincy, decked Randy “The Rattler” Campbell (3-10, 2 KOs) in the second round. Campbell’s corner stopped the fight when the Ohio fighter was unable to continue after three rounds. Traietti, who notched his fifth straight victory, defeated Campbell 2 ½ years ago by way of a six-round majority decision.
Chris Traietti (L) unloads on Randy Campbell
Lawrence (MA) heavyweight prospect Alexis Santos (12-0, 10 KOs) fought six rounds for the first time in his professional career, winning a unanimous decision over veteran Kevin Franklin (4-8, 1 KO). Santos had stopped his previous eight opponents. The game Franklin has been stopped only once, by undefeated contender Bryant Jennings.
Brockton welterweight (MA) Antonio Chaves Fernandez (4-13-2) upset Stoneham (MA) Greg Vendetti (4-1-1, 2 KOs) by way of a majority six-round decision in a rematch of their four-round draw this past July at the same venue.
In a battle of former world title challengers, Marshfield (MA) junior middleweight Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes (10-2-1, 1 KO) and “Notorious” Nicole Woods (11-2-3, 3 KOs) fought to a six-round majority draw.
Lynn (MA) welterweight “Speedy” Rashidi Ellis (3-0, 2 KOs), a 2012 National PAL champion, outclassed Oscar Diaz, of Hartford, en route to an impressive win by first-round technical knockout. Ellis dropped Diaz four times, the last resulting in the referee halting the fight.
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Alexis Santos (12-0, 10 KOs), Lawrence, MA
WDEC6 (60-53, 60-53, 59-55)
Kevin Franklin (4-8, 1 KO), Charleston, WV
CRUISERWEIGHTS:
Chris Traietti (15-3, 11 KOs), Quincy, MA
WTKO3 (3:00)
Randy Campbell (3-11, 2 KOs), Bowerston, OH
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:
Joey McCreedy(15-6-2, 6 KOs), Lowell, MA 174 lbs.
WDEC6 (60-54, 60-54, 59-55)
Steven Tyner (3-13-2, 2 KOs), Akron, OH
WELTERWEIGHTS:
Antonio Chaves Fernandez(4-13-2), Brockton, MA
WDEC6 (59-55, 58-56, 55-59)
Greg Vendetti(4-1-1, 2 KOs), Stoneham, MA
FEMALE WELTERWEIGHTS:
Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes(10-2-1, 1 KO), Marshfield, MA
D6 (57-57, 57-57, 56-58)
Nicole Woods(11-12-3, 3 KOs), Stone Mountain, WV
LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS:
Rashidi Ellis(3-0, 2 KOs), Lynn, MA
WTKO1 (2:16)
Oscar Diaz(0-2), Hartford, CT
Judges: John Madfis, Leo Gerstel and Ken Volovick.
Referees: Carmelo Oquendo (rounds 2,4 & 6) and Jack Morrell (rounds 1, 3 & 5)
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.
