Tag: Steen vs Henderson

Isaiah Steen made a nice statement on a big stage Friday night.

The super middleweight prospect from Cleveland outboxed Kalvin Henderson to win a unanimous decision on ShoBox: The Next Generation’s 20th-anniversary show Friday in Grand Island, Neb.

The athletic Steen (16-0, 12 KOs) spent most of the fight moving about the ring, firing off his long jab and landing enough power shots to win rounds.

Henderson (14-1-1, 10 KOs) pursued Steen but the Arkansas fighter was unable to cut off the ring with any consistency and he didn’t throw enough punches to win the fight, although he had good moments periodically.

The judges scored it 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94 for Steen. Boxing Junkie also had 97-93 for the winner.

In other fights on the card, Janelson Figueroa Bocachica (17-0-1, 11 KOs) and Shinard Bunch (15-1-1, 13 KOs) fought to a controversial split draw in a 10-round welterweight fight.

Bunch seemed to outbox Bocachica and land more eye-catching blows but the judges saw something else. One had Bunch winning 97-93, a second had it 96-94 for Bocachica and the third scored it 95-95.

And Martino Jules (11-0, 2 KOs) defeated Aram Avagyan (10-1-2, 4 KOs) by a unanimous decision in an eight-round featherweight fight.

 

Isaiah Steen made a nice statement on a big stage Friday night.

The super middleweight prospect from Cleveland outboxed Kalvin Henderson to win a unanimous decision on ShoBox: The Next Generation’s 20th-anniversary show Friday in Grand Island, Neb.

The athletic Steen (16-0, 12 KOs) spent most of the fight moving about the ring, firing off his long jab and landing enough power shots to win rounds.

Henderson (14-1-1, 10 KOs) pursued Steen but the Arkansas fighter was unable to cut off the ring with any consistency and he didn’t throw enough punches to win the fight, although he had good moments periodically.

The judges scored it 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94 for Steen. Boxing Junkie also had 97-93 for the winner.

In other fights on the card, Janelson Figueroa Bocachica (17-0-1, 11 KOs) and Shinard Bunch (15-1-1, 13 KOs) fought to a controversial split draw in a 10-round welterweight fight.

Bunch seemed to outbox Bocachica and land more eye-catching blows but the judges saw something else. One had Bunch winning 97-93, a second had it 96-94 for Bocachica and the third scored it 95-95.

And Martino Jules (11-0, 2 KOs) defeated Aram Avagyan (10-1-2, 4 KOs) by a unanimous decision in an eight-round featherweight fight.

 

super middleweight prospects Isaiah Steen and Kalvin Henderson face off on SHOBOX: THE NEXT GENERATION’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY show.

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ISAIAH STEEN (15-0, 12 KOs)
VS. KALVIN HENDERSON (14-0-1, 10 KOs)

• Date: Friday, July 24
• Time: 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
• Where: Heartland Events Center, Grand Island, Neb.
• TV/Stream: Showtime
• Division: Super middleweight (168 pounds)
• Weights (from Thursday): Steen 166, Henderson 168
• At stake: No titles
• Pound-for-pound ranking: None
• Odds: Not available
• Also on the card: Janelson Figueroa Bocachica (146.5) vs. Shinard Bunch (146.5), welterweights
• Prediction: Steen UD
• Background: This card is as much about the 20th anniversary of Showtime’s popular ShoBox: The New Generation series as any of the fights that will be televised. The series has showcased 84 fighters who have gone on to win world titles. Could Steen or Henderson be next in line? Steen is the half brother of U.S. Olympian Charles Conwell. The 24-year-old product of Cleveland also has a solid amateur foundation — he reportedly was 85-15 in the unpaid ranks — and has power, as his record indicates. He last fought in November, when he stopped Juan De Angel in five rounds. Henderson, a 31-year-old from Arkansas, is also a boxer-puncher. He reportedly had 70 amateur fights and has a high KO percentage, including stoppages in his last two fights. Both principals will fighting in their first scheduled 10-rounder. They were scheduled to meet in October but Henderson pulled out of the fight because he was ill.