| Volume XXIII Number 17 |
December 19, 2003 |
Macho Night at the Creek
By Nery Mejicano
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The thunderous rain storm did not deter
the crowd from witnessing Hector “Macho” Camacho Sr. scoring
a third-round TKO over Craig Houk on Dec. 5. at the Seminole Coconut Creek
Casino. This completed the 2003 Back Yard Brawl Series at the Seminole
Coconut Creek Casino.
Fighting as a middleweight, the former super-featherweight, lightweight
and junior-welterweight champion, outboxed Houlk with a flurry of head
shots that knocked Houlk to the canvas twenty-five seconds into the third
round. Camacho was knocked down early in the first round, but rebounded
nicely. Referee Armando Garcia didn't even bother to count the opponent
out. Camacho’s self assurance and experience was no match for Haulk,
who ended up bloody and bruised under the fast and powerful lefts to the
head by Camacho.
In the heavyweight division, Friday Ahunaya defeated Thomas Williams with
a fourth round KO. The fight was totally dominated by Ahunaya, who knocked
Williams down at the end of the first round. Williams bravely attempted
to return, only to be laid out by Ahunaya in the fourth round. He required
assistance to get back on his feet.
The next fight, for the NABA super bantamweight title, saw Celestino Caballero
defeat Giovani Andrade, who was disqualified in the tenth round of a wild
and crazy fight. Andrade’s charades, wild swings, low blows and
childish grimaces was no defense for the grace, speed and technical punches
of Caballero, who appeared frustrated by the crazy antics of Andrade.
The crowd cheered at the disqualification, but would have preferred seeing
the fight end sooner.
In other fights, Ricky Quiles defeated Eloy Rojas in the lightweight division
by a decision in 10 rounds. Jermell Barnes defeated Robert Daniels for
the vacant NABO cruiserweight title.
This was a great night with an appearance by the Seminole Veterans Color
Guard and the wonderful voice of young Spencer Battiste singing God Bless
America. This was the finale for the Backyard Brawl Series.
The Backyard Brawl Series, led by Warrior Boxing Promotions and the sponsorship
of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, shows that for boxing fans all over
South Florida, the sport is BACK!
For more information on upcoming boxing matches, please visit the Warriors
Boxing website at www.warriorsboxing.com.
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