Derick Gramling’s Savage Life Promotions put on the “Boxing Extravaganza” show in Rochester, NY, Friday night at the Blue Cross Arena. Headlining the show was US WBC Silver super lightweight champion Bryce Mills of nearby Syracuse, NY, defending against Puerto Rican/Floridian Julio Rosa.
Mills started fast, nailing Rosa with a sharp counter that buckled him against the ropes just 15 seconds into the fight. Rosa did well to survive the round, even landing a couple of good shots of his own. In round three, Rosa went down from a punch but injured his shoulder in the process. He managed to last the round but retired on his stool in excruciating pain. Result: Mills wins via opponent retirement at the end of round three. He moves to 22-1 with 9 KOs, while Rosa falls to 11-7 with 6 KOs.
In the co-feature, female KO artist Amber Summers took on Mexico’s Maribel Ramirez for the vacant WBA Fedelatin bantamweight title. Summers scored a dubious knockdown that appeared to be more of a push, but referee Tim Evans ruled otherwise, administering the mandatory eight-count to the unfazed Ramirez. Ramirez came in crouching against the taller Summers and landed a telling left hook in the second. Summers controlled the action with her jab and movement throughout, perhaps realizing Ramirez hadn’t read the “KO bio” and wasn’t going to fold. Ramirez caught Summers off guard again in the seventh, snapping her head back with a three-punch combination. Summers finished behind the jab to win via scores of 77-74 and 78-73 twice. She is now the WBA Fedelatin bantamweight champion at 9-0 with 8 KOs, while Ramirez falls to 15-15-4 with 3 KOs…