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OAKTREE KNOCKS OUT WEST IN BATTLE AT SALEM NJ

posted by mightygloves.com on June 23, 2008, in Press Release

Mark ‘Oak Tree’ Brown put on an impressive show for his hometown fans at
the Fight Night Productions 'History In Our City' event in Salem, New
Jersey on Saturday night, culminating in a second round knockout of Ralph
‘Wild Wild’ West of Louisville, Kentucky.

Brown, who weighed in at a lean 223 pounds, was clearly fired up and
determined to add to his already excellent 12-1 (5 KOs) record. Right from
the start he charged at his much larger opponent taking control throwing
punch after punch without seeming to have much effect on the 254 pound
Kentucky behemoth who just shrugged them off like they were annoying bugs.
Halfway through the round West countered with a massive right hand which
clearly rocked Brown, but not enough as ‘Oak Tree’ soon came back again
and just before the bell almost put West down with a classy combination of
shots.

In the second round, again Brown went on the attack straight from the
bell, this time preferring to work more on the inside, wrestling with West
until the opportunity arose where he could unload a massive flurry of
punches culminating in a hard right that propelled West into the corner.
Brown followed in and let rip again unloading a left followed by a
clubbing right that dispatched West to the canvas with just 1 minute 46
seconds of the round gone.

The co-feature was no less exciting as Willie ‘For Real’ Williams of
Baltimore, Maryland, 10-2 (2 K0’s), took on Alfred ‘AK-47’ Kinsey from
Atlantic City, New Jersey. 6-2-1 (3 KO’s) in a frantic light heavyweight
battle royale.

Kinsey seemed to have the upper hand in the first two rounds but from then
on it was Williams. Right from the bell of the third he took control
through some tasty combinations, working the body hard. In the fourth
Williams continued in the same vain. In the fifth Kinsey was countering
beautifully, bringing him back into contention, but in the sixth all his
hard work was undone when Williams again began attacking the body hard and
with just a minute to go in the round landed a beautiful bodyshot that
sent Kinsey down on one knee in order to get his breath back and then just
before the bell a powerful right had him down again. Kinsey was not to
return to the fray for the seventh round as the ringside doctor advised
the officials that he should not continue.

In the featherweight battle of the ‘Jersey Boys’, Victor Valenzuela of
Passaic, New Jersey, 2-0 (1 KO), scored a unanimous decision over Byrne
Green of Vineyard, New Jersey, 3-0 (2 KO) after a very entertaining bout
which saw both give their all as they battled to retain their unblemished
records. It seemed that they were heading for a draw of two rounds apiece
when just seconds from the end Valenzuela landed a peach of a left hook
that dropped Green, who managed to get back up on his feet just as the
final bell rang.

The junior welterweight contest that preceded the ‘Jersey Boys’ was a
frantic, wild affair that lasted just two of the scheduled four rounds as
Mike Denby of Felton, Delaware, 1-1-2 (1 KO), floored Shavaris Buie from
Brooklyn, New York, 0-4, in the second round with two powerful body shots
followed by a scintilating combination. Buie did make it back to his feet,
but too late as the referee had reached the ten count.

The opening, junior middleweight, fight pitted Eberto Median of
Irvington, New Jersey 3-3 (1 KO) against Ashantie Hendrickson of Medford.
New York 1-1. This magnificent contest between two very well matched
opponents set the standard for the whole evening and from early on it was
clear it would be a hard one to call as both fighters battled for
supremecy throughout, but at the end of the bout the majority decision
went to Medina. The score cards read 39-37 (twice) for Medina and 38-38.

Jarvis Robinson and his Fight Night Productions team did Salem, New Jersey
and boxing proud with this, his maiden, event. It was a very entertaining
evening of quality boxing, which was clearly enjoyed by one and all in
attendance.

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