On Friday night, Joseph Adorno earned a narrow junior welterweight victory over previously undefeated Hugo Alberto Roldan in the main event of Showtime’s “ShoBox Series” in Atlantic City, NJ.
Fighting in the Grand Ballroom of Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino, site of the first ShoBox telecast more than 20 years ago, Adorno won by scores of 95-94, 95-94, 95-94 to raise a hand.
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Adorno recorded a second-round knockdown and built an early lead, but the larger Roldán of Argentina, who was fighting for the first time in the United States, rallied late to close out the fight.
“I feel like all the hard work I’ve put in since I was a little kid is finally starting to pay off and it’s coming together,” said Adorno, who took the fight with Roldan on four weeks’ notice after the Shinard Bunch pulled out of the fight. Main event. . “I lost a little bit of love for boxing for a while. But I am proud. He was an awkward fighter. I accepted the fight on short notice. He is a weight class above me.
I am a 135 lbs. All hard work has its reward. I went through a lot in the ring tonight, as any fighter does. I hurt my hand. I got a head butt that almost closed my eye. But I got over it all. I have what it takes. I can hang in there with the best. Give me a couple more fights and I’ll be ready for anyone.”
After losing a competitive decision to lightweight contender Michel Rivera in March for the first loss of his career, Adorno (17-1-2, 14 KOs) won his third fight in a row on Friday night, displaying poise and composure. to avoid Roldan, who suffered his first loss and dropped to 21-1-1 with 7 KOs.
In the “ShoBox” co-main event on Friday, Frency Fortunato displayed his boxing skills, power and determination to hold off a late attack from the well-conditioned and aggressive Bernard Angelo Torres to capture a split decision in a 10-round featherweight bout. Fortunato, who dropped southpaw Torres in the fourth round, won by scores of 97-92, 95-94 and 94-95 to improve to 14-1 with 10 KOs as Torres suffered his first loss and fell to 16- 1 with 7 KOs.
