Results from @TwinRiverCasino #Boxing #FNF @JimmyQSWilliams vs. Nick DeLomba

Jimmy Quiet Storm Williams batters Nick DeLomba over ten rounds to pick up the WBC USNBC Welterweight Title at Twin River Event Center

By Alex Pierpaoli

Round-By-Round Twitter Recap 

New Haven's Jimmy Williams stormed into Lincoln, Rhode Island last night to claim the vacant WBC USNBC Welterweight Championship with a 10 round unanimous decision victory over Cranston, RI's Nick DeLomba in the Main Event of an eleven bout card promoted by Rhode Island-based Classic Entertainment and Sports.

Years ago Jack Blackburn, the great lightweight turned-trainer of heavyweight champ Joe Louis, told his charge that when the deck is stacked against you "let your right fist be the referee." Fighting for the first time beyond the six round distance in his opponent's hometown, Jimmy Williams, 143.5lbs, seemed to embody Blackburn's exhortation, blasting away at and dropping Nick Delomba, 142lbs, with two big right hands in the very first round. Stunned by the first jolting right about halfway through the first, DeLomba smirked in a clinch trying to conceal his surprise. Williams kept the pressure on his traditionally slow-starting opponent and never let up.

From a distance it was Williams landing the one-two again and again, while DeLomba tried crowding him, hoping to land combinations in close. Periodically DeLomba succeeded in getting close but not to be denied, Williams often exchanged in close and fired right back when DeLomba flurried.

The seventh round was especially brutal, Williams hurt DeLomba repeatedly and looked to be very close to stopping him. To his credit, DeLomba recovered well and kept trying to the final bell to end the tenth, a distance he too was going for the very first time.

After ten the judges saw it 98-91, 97-92 x 2 all in favor of Williams.

In his post-fight comments Williams welcomed a rematch and was proud to dedicate the fight to the memory of his mom and dad, both deceased. Jimmy Quiet Storm Williams picked up the WBC USNBC Welterweight Title and improved to 13-0-1 (5) while DeLomba fell to 11-2 (2).

Casey Kramlich, 151.5lbs, of Portland, ME defeated Ray Oliveira, Jr, 154lbs, of New Bedford, MA in an exciting Majority Decision victory. After six one judge saw it 56-56, overruled by 57-56 x 2. Kramlich improved to 7-0-1 (3) while Oliveira Jr dropped to 7-1 (1).

Zach Ramsey, 136lbs, of Springfield, MA stopped Divante Jones, 134lbs, of Augusta, GA in the fourth round of a 6 round lightweight bout. Ramsey, a counter-puncher, kept looking to land a perfect right and in the fourth he did. Down once, Jones was hurt but Referee Joey Lupino allowed the fight to continue. Ramsey rushed in firing and scored the TKO at :58 of the fourth. Ramsey rose to 8-1 (4) while Jones lost for the first time, now 9-1 (6).

Jamaine Ortiz, 135lbs, of Worcester, MA knocked out Glenn Mitchell, 132lbs, of Steubenville, OH. Ortiz had Mitchell hurt in round two and finished him off in the third, scoring two knockdowns en route to a TKO victory at 1:13 of round three. Ortiz improved to 4-0 (3) while Mitchell fell to 2-1 (2).

Aleksandra Lopes, 146.5lbs, of Marshfield, MA outclassed Paty Ramirez, 144.5lbs, of Aguas Calientes, MX. Ramirez was unable to cope with the smart, accurate punching of Lopes and she lost a lopsided 8 round decision. Scores were 80-72 x 2 and 79-73 all in favor of Aleksandra Lopes who improved to 17-4-2 (1). Paty Ramirez dropped to 11-4 (5).

Kendrick Ball Jr, 166lbs, of Worcester, MA defeated Zachary Christy, 166lbs, of Providence, RI in an exciting brawl between two big swinging New Englanders. Christy overcame a large height and reach disadvantage to win the early rounds with mean, gutsy pressure and a big overhand right. But by round four Ball had started landing heavy bolts of his own on a tiring Christy. In the fifth, after taking control in the 4th, Ball cracked Christy with a monstrous left hook that sent him down. He rose and was allowed to continue but Ball rushed in to finish things at 1:19 of the 5th. Kendrick Ball Jr improved to 6-0-2 (5) and Zach Christy dropped to 1-1-1.

Khiry Todd, 146lbs, of Lynn, MA fought Adriano Moraes, 142lbs, of Coconut Creek, FL. In the 3rd, Todd landed a nasty left hook counterpunch as Moreas was moving in behind a jab and dropped the Floridian for a count of ten. Todd won via TKO3 1:53, improving to 3-0 (3) while Moreas became a pro at 0-1. 

Marqus Bates, 142lbs, of Taunton, MA dropped Arturo Lopes, 142lbs, of Marshfield, MA with the very first punch he threw. Lopes rose from the knockdown and the brawl was on with both men swinging wildly and stinging each other. A firefight while it lasted, Bates quickly drove Lopes back along the ropes where he rained blows on him until Ref Danny Schiavone stepped in to halt the action at 2:03 of the first. Bates picked up his second victory, now 2-1 (2) while Lopes dropped to 1-1 (1).

Cristobal Marrero, 140lbs, of New London, CT battled Sidney Maccow, 141lbs, of New York, NY. Marrero won a Majority Decision with scorecards of 38-38, and 39-37 x 2. Marrero improved to 4-0 (2) while Maccow dropped to 4-5 (3).

Miguel Ortiz, 141lbs, of Springfield, MA won a 4 round unanimous decision over Johnathan Figueroa, 141lbs, of Hartford, CT. The officials saw it 39-36, 39-38 and 38-37 all in favor of Miguel Ortiz. Figueroa's record dropped to 2-1 (1) while Ortiz improved to 2-0 (1).

Bout one featured two debuting fighters, Ricky De Los Santos of Providence, RI, 126lbs, against Philip Davis, 128lbs, of Worcester, MA. Both men showed professional moxie way beyond their 0-0 records. At the end of 4 spirited rounds the officials saw it 39-37, 39-36 x2 all in favor of De Los Santos, now 1-0; Davis 0-1.