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2015-08-26
Lock Upsets Miskirtchian at MCU Park
Pictured: former WBO NABO featherweight champion Cornelius Lock


In the main event of a card held at MCU Park, the home of the New York Mets' Brooklyn Cyclones farm team, veteran featherweight Cornelius Lock (23-7-2, 15 KOs) upset Alexander Miskirtchian (IBF #10, WBC #13; 25-4-1, 9 KOs). The 36-year-old Lock knocked the former IBF #1 ranked contender down twice in the third round. The second knockdown resulted in referee Steve Willis stopping the bout 2:10 into the third frame.

In other bouts on the card:

2012 Olympic Silver Medalist John Joe Nevin (4-0, 3 KOs) halted Victor Raul Capaceta (4-8-3, 2 KOs) at 3:00 of the third round (lightweights);

cruiserweight Junior Anthony Wright (WBC #26; 14-1-1, 11 KOs) floored veteran Harvey "Candy Man" Jolly (14-23-1-1 NC, 7 KOs) in the sixth and final round and went on to win unanimously by three 59-54 scores;

lightweight Dimash Niyazov (8-0-3, 4 KOs) dropped Ariel Duran in the fifth round and went on to win a unanimous decision by the scores of 58-55, 59-54, and 58-55;

welterweight Treysean Wiggins (7-1, 6 KOs) stopped Kevin Womack, Jr. (7-8-3, 5 KOs) at 1:12 of the third round;

welterweight Bakhtiyar Eyubov (8-0, 8 KOs) halted Cory Vom Baur (2-4, 0 KOs) at 1:08 of the second round;

super welterweight Gary Beriguette (7-0, 4 KOs) unanimously outpointed (39-36 X 3) Anton Williamson (1-5, 0 KOs over four rounds;

welterweight Giorgi Gelashvili (2-0, 2 KOs) TKOed De Loren Gray Jordon (0-2) at 11:18 of the second round;

cruiserweight Emilio Salas (3-1-1, 1 KO) scored a 2nd round TKO over Glenn Thomas (1-5, 0 KOs); and

welterweight Jose Miguel De la Rosa (3-0, 1 KO) shut out winless Kamal Muhammad (0-5) over four rounds, winning by three 40-36 scores.
 
Article By: Ken Pollitt