Have news relating to Jewish boxers? Email the editor here!

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Chilemba Stops Cummings

Light heavyweight Isaac Chilemba won his third straight fight by stopping Cory Cummings in the seventh round at Revel Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Chilemba executed precise punching in busting up Cummings.

Chilemba initially was forced to deal with as Cummings's pressure, but Isaac quickly found the range and boxed his way to a comfortable victory. Two minutes and 28 seconds into the seventh round, Cummings corner asked for the fight to be stopped.

This was Chilemba's first stoppage victory since a 2011 KO of Jameson Bostic. A slick defensive boxer, Chilemba weighed in at 175.5 pounds, a pound and a half more the Cummings, who has now lost his last three bouts and is 2-7-1 in his last ten.

Chilemba improves his record to 23-2-2 with ten knockouts; Cummings is now 17-7-1 with 13 KOs.

No comments:

Post a Comment