Adamek Outpoints Estrada in First Defense!
February 6th, Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey: giving away about seventeen pounds Polish born heavyweight Tomasz “Goral” Adamek, 40-1, 27Ko’s who won the vacant IBF Heavyweight Title destroying Andrew Golota this past October made the first defense of his belt winning a twelve round unanimous decision over 2004 Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada, 16-3, 4Ko’s.
Estrada started well against the usually slow starting champion taking the opening two rounds with the champion beginning to find his rhythm in the third. Adamek appeared to be looking for a way to even the weight differential as the two traded left hooks. The champion began to find a home for his right hand in the fifth temporarily evening things out.
Adamek remained the aggressor but “Big Six” put his guns away not allowing himself to fall into an all out brawl with the rugged Pole. The champion took control of the fight in the second half with the two trading hooks again but this time the champion used some timely movement and solid right hands to lure the challenger into some exchanges he should have left undone.
Estrada, the bigger man seemed to be loading up in the final two stanza’s only to find out that the champion who does his trading behind a forged chin would not fold. The judges scores were announced 115-113, 116-112, 118-110 all for the champion. Rumors are abound that Adamek and Mexican American heavyweight Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola are on a collision course set for April 24th.
On the undercard: Super middleweight Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin returned to the ring holding on to his zero winning a 98-92, 100-90 times two unanimous decision over Fernando “Lil Ali”Zuniga, 28-10, 20Ko’s advancing to 21-0, 15Ko’s.
Polish super middleweight Patrick Majewski remained unbeaten shutting out Youngstown, Ohio’s Anthony Pietrantonio 60-54 times three moving up to 12-0, 7Ko’s while dropping Pietrantonio to 6-4, 5Ko’s.
New Jersey’s own Junior middleweight Denis “Momma’s Boy” Douglin advanced to 7-0, 3Ko’s battering Kent, Washington’s Eddie Hunter from post to post earning a 59-55, 60-54, 60-54 unanimous decision dropping Hunter to 3-2-1, 1Ko.
Jersey City, New Jersey cruiserweight Patrick Farrell, 5-0, 4Ko’s dropped “The Fighting Marine” Jon Schneider, 7-5-1, 5Ko’s twice enroute to a 40-33, 40-34, 40-34 unanimous decision giving him his fourth consecutive loss.
Ukraine hot prospect light heavyweight Ismayl Sillakh, 10-0, 9Ko’s dropped Houston, Texas “Hitman” Larry Pryor, 6-6, 4Ko’s twice in the third and once in the fourth before referee:Steve Smoger called the bout at 0:47 of round four of the scheduled six rounder.
Brooklyn, New York welterweight Sadam “World Kid” Ali out boxed New York’s Jason Thompson winning a one sided 40-36 times three unanimous decision advancing the former amateur star to 5-0, 2Ko’s.
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Introducing Ismayl Sillak
"He's got a very smooth boxing style, but he can knock you out with either hand."
Undefeated light heavyweight Ismayl Silakh (10-0, 9 KOs), who hails from the Zaporozhye, Ukraine, but lives in California, already has one important believer in his quest for a world championship - manager Ivaylo Gotzev.
Renowned for his ability to spot young talent, Gotzev says Sillakh is already a threat to any of the world light heavyweight champions. "The phenomenal thing about him is he is blessed with amazing talent," he explains. "He's got a very smooth boxing style, but he can knock you out with either hand. He has enormous punching power. He's shared the gym with some champions and top contenders and when they watch him spar he sends chills down their spines. They won't spar with him."
Sillakh enjoyed a stellar amateur career. He won the U17 world championships in 2001, and took silver in the 2005 and 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
"He is a future superstar, no doubt about it," continues Gotzev. "Pound for pound, he is one of the top prospects in boxing. It's only a matter of time until he wins his first world championship."
Sillakh's next fight is scheduled for February 6 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, underneath Tomas Adamek vs. Jason Estrada for the IBF International Heavyweight Championship.
CONTACT: Bob Trieger, Full Court Press, 978.664.4482, bobtfcp@hotmail.com
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Jason “Big Six” Estrada Feels Disrespected by Team Adamek!
PROVIDENCE (Jan. 25, 2010) – As he prepares for his February 6 showdown in Newark against former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek, 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada’s nose is out of lace and it doesn’t have anything to do with sparring sessions gone wrong.
Estrada (15-2, 3 KOs) feels disrespected by Team Adamek but not, surprisingly, for Adamek looking past him to a reported April 24 fight against Chris Arreola, rather their apparent belief that Adamek (39-1, 27 KOs) has faster hands than Estrada, whose lightning-like hand speed for a 240-pound heavyweight has been his calling card.
“Looking past me towards Arreola doesn’t really bother me,” Estrada said. “I think it’s silly and they’ll hear about it after the fight. I never talk too much but I’m going to talk like never before after this fight. I hope they keep thinking about fighting somebody else. I’m keeping track of everything and got names of people to talk about after I beat Adamek. I’m going to shutdown his plans.
“I’m in the gym with sparring partners that are similar to him – tough, stand-up with decent hand speed. They made a big mistake offering me this fight and an even bigger mistake thinking he has faster hands than me. I’ve heard that they’ve brought in guys to work with who are big but don’t have fast hands. That makes me laugh. How, all of a sudden is he going to have faster hands than me? I am bigger, stronger, faster, quicker and younger than him. I’m just a better all-around fighter.”
Estrada also notes that he’s never been down and Adamek was floored twice as a light heavyweight. “I know he likes to pressure his opponents but how is he going to do that against a bigger guy like me,” Estrada rhetorically asked. “I’m a heavyweight, not a light heavyweight. I’ve never taken big hits like he has. They say he has a great chin, but so do I, and we know he has been hurt at least twice….by light heavyweights! They weren’t flash knockdowns, either. I’ve never been hurt in my whole career. I don’t see him changing his come forward, tough guy style at this stage. He was a good light heavyweight, good cruiserweight, but I’m a real heavyweight.”
Providence-native Estrada was one of the most highly decorated American amateur boxers ever, compiling an amazing 261-14 record in U.S. competition. He was the first boxer to win both the U.S. Nationals and U.S. Challenge three years (2001-2003) in a row.
During his 5-year pro career, the 29-year-old Estrada has beaten solid heavyweights such as Lance Whitaker, Zuri Lawrence, Derek Bryant, Charles Sufford and Robert Hawkins. Adamek’s lone win as a heavyweight, Estrada noted, was against an over-the-hill Andrew Golota.
“Jason has had his best training camp,” his promoter Jimmy Burchfield (Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc.) remarked. “He’s never been in better shape, mentally or physically. He’s going to surprise a lot of people February 6th. Not me, though; I’ve always believed in him and I know what he’s capable of doing.”
By fight night, Estrada will have trained a full eight weeks for “Heavy Artillery,” much longer than ever before, and “Big Six” doesn’t mind fighting in Adamek’s backyard. “Training camp has been smooth,” Jason explained. “I’ve never had this much time to prepare for a fight, maybe five weeks and a couple of days, at best. There’s been plenty of time to get over little physical problems suffered in camp, not like in the past when I’d go straight from doing very little to hard training. I’m much more comfortable than I’ve ever been because of this extended time in camp. Mentally, it really helps.
“This is a big fight for me. Beating Adamek should take me to where I thought I’d be by now in the heavyweight division. Fighting in front of all his Polish fans doesn’t bother me at all. I’ve never had a problem being the villain. His fans will have nothing to do with the fight. It’s just going to be me and him in the ring. I’m half Puerto Rican with a lot of family, friends and fans coming to the fight, especially from New Jersey and New York. I know there will be a lot more Polish fans there for him, but my Hispanic fans will be loud, too.”
CONTACT: Bob Trieger, Full Court Press, 978.664.4482, bobtfcp@hotmail.com
