King's Box: Anthony Mercado Reyes vs. Victor Vázquez & Raeese Aleem vs. Alcides Santiago Cintrón RBR

"Raeese the Beast" has some fast, heavy, and educated hands. I honestly wasn't expecting to see a prospect look quite this good on a card like this.

 

Four zip Beast, looking terrific.

 

Santiago is tough and knows how to spoil enough to prolong the inevitable but Aleem is catching him with big hooks & combos. Ref having a close look as the fifth winds down, thirty seconds remaining on the clock. The commentators are calling for a white towel from the corner. Physician on the ring apron.

 

They yank him out.

RTD5!

 

Aleem is now 12-0 (6) and probably ready to graduate to another step up in class. He looks to be among the bigger-upside prospects Marshall Kauffman has in the King's Promotions stable.

 

Card's wrapped, main event next.

 

A recap for those just tuning in:

Stephen Fulton isn't fighting tonight, because his opponent's team attempted to defraud the promoters by not revealing that he fought this past weekend and got kayoed (and suspended, as it was his fourth consecutive stoppage loss in nine months).

Joe Hanks and Terrance Marbra fought earlier on the non-streamed portion of the undercard.

 

His talent was probably equal to Cotto's, but his brain and heart weren't a tenth of Junito's.

He says he officially announced his retirement in July (not sure I remember hearing about that) and discusses with the commentators the new hobbies of weightlifting and "hot bikram yoga" that fill up his time now, and mentions having some training & promoting ambitions staying within the realm of boxing, probably working in conjunction with Marshall Kauffman and some up and coming Puerto Ricans.

 

Yeah same, in pretty much that exact order in reverse.

 

I wonder if Kermit is any relation to Alcides Santiago Cintrón who just got his ass kicked.

 

@CST80 Aleem might be thread worthy, have you seen him before?

 

Anthony Mercado Reyes vs. Victor Vázquez, 8 rounds @ light welterweight