Devon Young, Oshae Jones, LeAnna Cruz Get Wins in Pennsylvania; Kandi Wyatt wins WBA Inter-Continental Title in England
NEW YORK – Four Split-T Management fighters picked up victories over the weekend.
Friday night in Bethlehem, PA, heavyweight Devon Young remained undefeated with a vicious second round stoppage over Lemir Riley in a four-round bout.
In round two, with Riley leaning in, Young unleashed a perfect uppercut on the jaw that sent Riley face-first and momentarily out cold at 2:50.
Young of AIken, South Carolina is 4-0 with three knockouts. Riley of New Cumberland, PA is 2-1.
Young is promoted by King’s Promotions.
In Wolverhampton, England, Former two-time world title challenger Kandi Wyatt captured the WBA Intercontinental Welterweight title with a 10-round split decision over Kirstie Bavington.
Wyatt of Calgary, Alberta, Canada won by tallies of 98-92 twice and one card had it for Bavington 96-94.
Wyatt is now 11-4. Bavington of England is 7-3-2.
On the same card, junior middleweight Logan Hollier dropped a decision to former world champion Hannah Rankin. Hollier, who is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, is now 9-3-1.
Saturday in Philadelphia, 2021 United States Olympian Oshae Jones remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over former world champion Dahianna Santana in a welterweight bout at the 2300 Arena.
Jones of Toledo, Ohio won by scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55 and is now 2-0. Santana of New York is 40-15.
On the same card, super flyweight LeAnna Cruz won a six-round unanimous decision over Devany Cuevas Torres.
Cruz of Allentown, PA won by scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55 to raise her mark to 4-0. Torres of San Antonio is 2-3-1.
Wyatt, Jones, Cruz and Hollier are managed by Brian Cohen.
