Kingsley Ibeh wins 10th straight, Austin Brooks defends WBA title
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 12 Jan 2025
TACOMA, Wash. (January 11, 2025) – Underrated heavyweight Kingsley “The Black Lion” Kingsley (15-2-1, 13 KOs) win his 10th fight in a row in last night’s latest installment of “EQC Fight Night,” presented by Toro Promotions, Inc. and Whitfield Haydon Boxing, in the EQC Event Center at the famed Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington.
Ibeh, 31, hasn’t lost since 2021. The former Canadian pro football player used his 70-pound advantage over Scott Alexander (17-7-2, 9 KOs) in the main event, trapping his opponent on the ropes, causing a pair of knockdowns. The latter closed the show at 2:36 of the first round for his second straight opening-round stoppage, both at Emerald Queen. Ibeh, who is a native of Nigeria who lives in Phoenix, entered the ring as the WBC Latino Silver Heavyweight Champion and left with the vacant WBC Latino title.
WBA Continental Super Featherweight Champion Austin Brooks (13-0-1, 6 KOs) successfully defended his title with an eighth-round stoppage of Rosalindo Morales (10-2, 2 KOs) in the co-featured event. The WBA No. 15 rated Brooks, fighting out of San Diego, controlled the pace from the opening bell and he hurt Morales with a vicious left hook to the body. Morales took a knee and beat the referee’s count, until another body shot ended the fight at 1:04 of round eight.
Celebrated amateur Dedrick Crocklem (1-0, 1 KO) turned in an auspicious pro debut in front of his hometown fans in Tacoma, knocking out Nesly Trezile (1-2, 0 KOs) at the 52-seconds mark of the second round. Super lightweight Crocklem, who recently signed a promotional contract with Top Rank, blasted Trezile through the ropes in the first round and he closed the show in the second with a flurry of effective punches that left Trezile unable to continue fighting. Among his amateur accomplishments, Crocklem was the 2022 USA Nationals champion, in addition to his 2020 and 2021 USA Youth Nationals gold medal performances.
New Mexico welterweight Rolyn Nez (5-0, 3 KOs) kept his undefeated record intact with a four-round unanimous decision (39-37 X 3) over Cruz Becerro Monteon (1-1, 1 KO) in an exciting, competitive match.
Also fighting on the undercard was Washington (Federal Way) super featherweight Alexis De La Cerda (5-0, 3 KOs), who also kept his pro record unbeaten with a dominant four-round decision over his Nicaraguan foe, Nelson Guerrero (2-1-1, 2 KOs).
In the evening’s opening bout, Renton (WA) featherweight Joel Hernandez (1-0) was impressive in his pro debut, pitching a complete “shutout” (40-36 X 3) for a four-round unanimous decision over Julio Lanzas Carollo (0-1).
Official results below:
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
MAIN EVENT – VACANT WBC LATINO HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Kingsley Ibeh (15-2-1, 12 KOs), Phoenix, AZ by way Nigeria
WKO1 (2:36)
Scott Alexander (17-9-2, 9 KOs), Los Angeles, CA
(Ibeh won WBC Latino title)
CO-FEATURE – WBA CONTINENTAL SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS
Austin Brooks (13-0-1, 6 KOs), San Diego, CA
WKO8 (1:04)
Rosalindo Morales (10-2, 2 KOs), Ellwood City, PA
(Brooks retained the WBA Continental title)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 4 ROUNDS
Rolyn Nez (5-0, 3 KOs), Bloomfield, NM
WDEC4 (39-37, 39-37, 39-37)
Cruz Becerro Monteon (1-1, 1 KO), Madera, CA
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS
Derick Crocklem (1-0, 1 KO), Tacoma, WA
WKO2 (0:52)
Nesley Trezile (1-2, 0 KOs), Inglewood, CA by way of Haiti
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS
Alexis De La Cerda (5-0, 3 KOs), Federal Way, WA
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-26, 40-36)
Nelson Guerrero (2-1-1, 2 KOs), Coachella, CA by way of Nicaragua
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Joel Hernandez (1-0, 0 KOs), Renton, WA
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
Julio Lanzas Carillo (0-1), Colorado Springs, CO
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