Love, Pearson win, Jack upset by Edwards on ShoBox

Love, Pearson win, Jack upset by Edwards on ShoBox

Friday night in Verona NY, Shobox featured three undefeated fighters in showcase bouts. In the main event 26 year old super middleweight J’Leon Love (17-0, 1 NC, 10 knockouts) outclassed Vladine Biosse (15-3-2, 7 KOs) en route to a 10th round TKO. Time of the stoppage was 0:45.

Love dominated the fight throughout. He hurt Biosse on numerous occasions. It was an ugly fight at times with both men being cut in the fight.

This was a solid performance for Love who nows looks ahead for a bigger fight.

In a shocking upset Derek Edwards (27-3-1, 14 KOs) scored a spectacular first round knockout over previously undefeated Badou Jack (16-1-1, 11 KOs)

The 34 year old Edwards landed a massive overhand right hand that Jack walked right into. Jack was hurt really bad but beat the count.

Edwards landed another right hand that put Jack down again and the referee stopped the fight. Time of the stoppage was 1:01 in round one.

Edwards was stopped by Adonis Stevenson in round three in 2011. He was also stopped by Matt Korobov in round nine in his last fight. This is the biggest victory of his career.

This was a big setback for Jack who was said to be in line for a match against James DeGale in a title elimination bout possibly underneath Mayweather’s PPV in May.

23 year old prospect Christopher Pearson (14-0, 10 KOs) stepped up in competition against tough veteran Lanardo Tyner (31-9-2, 20 KOs) and scored a split decision. The judges scored the bout 76-75 for Tyner, while two judges had it 78-73 for Pearson.

Pearson landed more punches while Tyner landed the more impactful punches.

Tyner knocked Pearson down in round six. It started with an overhand right that rocked Pearson then Tyner landed a barrage of punches that sent Pearson to the canvas.

It was a closer fight than the judges scored it. This should be a good learning experience for Pearson.

The card was promoted by Mayweather Promotions and televised on Showtime.

-David Lopez / @PRLopez333

-Contributor to www.BehindTheGloves.com