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 Biosse Defeats King
Ringside Report By: Scott Ploof
Photography By Emily Harney
It is not the strength of a fighters’ record that determines whether a given fight will be exciting or not, because as the old adage goes, styles make fights. Friday night at the Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, RI, Former University of Rhode Island Football Player, Vladine Biosse (8-0, 4 KOs) made the most of his first opportunity in the main event as he defeated Ibahiem "The Almighty" King (7-5, 2 KOs) with a very hard fought eight round unanimous decision. The six bout fight card was presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports.
Biosse got the better of King early in the bout. He was able to land to the body allowing him to then land combinations on King. Three more body shots followed by an uppercut while King was backed into the corner.
The Cape Verde native, Biosse used this similar strategy throughout part of the second and all of round three.
He continued to control the pace up until King landed a surprise counter that sent Biosse down on one knee in the fourth. He had King hurt and reeling in the corner when King landed the counter that stopped Biosse briefly in his tracks. Biosse quickly rose from the knockdown and was met with a flurry from his opponent as King tried to secure the upset. He was able to weather the storm as King was unable to connect on flurries after the knockdown.
 Afterwards, Biosse stated to the media about the flash knockdown, “It was a dumb move, I learned from it, I got up and kept on moving. It was cool. It was cool because nobody wants to be on the canvas. It was a good thing because, since I have been doing this for a while, so I would rather learn now, then learn later on when bigger things come my way. You can see it in there, when I got knocked down, my whole manner changed in there. I became a smarter fighter. I picked my punches in there and I chose the way I went in and the way I went out.
“King continued to throw and connect with some strong hooks in the fifth. Biosse keeping him back with his jab as he is throwing and landing combinations with his right hook more frequently.
In the sixth round, Biosse got on the inside and landed a short right hook on the inside that put King on the canvas for the first time in the fight. King recovers only to be met with a left and another right hand shortly later from his opponent that landed him on the canvas for a second time.
“I kept hitting him with right hooks which he fell right into it because I was countering his left hand and coming with the right hooks. The hook landed real solid, so when I went back to my corner, they advised me to finish with the left, follow through with the left, don’t just land the right hook and wait. So I started with the right hook and finished with my left. “Biosse methodically charged after King during the final two rounds of the bout. Biosse landed hard combinations that had King reeling in the corner several times as he was almost out on his feet. King developed some damage on his right eye from the left hands of Biosse. In the end, Biosse walked away with the unanimous decision by scores of 77-73 twice and 77-72.
“It taught me to be smart in there. A lot of guys think boxing means to go in there and throw punches. You have got to be able to do your math in there. I think of it as geometry. You have to know the right angles, and how to go about it the right way, which angles to pick everytime you go in. That is one of the things that I learned today isn’t it, because Ibrahiem was no bum, he was a very sharp fighter, “said Biosse afterwards.
When asked what was next, Biosse replied by saying, “Next is whatever my team decides. I have a very strong and smart team which put me in with guys as you seen tonight that are not above my head, but are at the right level of competition. What I am waiting for is that we go back, and draw out a new gameplan and come up with the right person. We have a plan to get somewhere and my team is a very smart team and a very educated team in this game. I leave that decision to them and I trust them with the decision that they make, and then we go out and fight somebody. I will fight anybody, anywhere, and as long as my team feels it is the right move to make, then we will go in and make it.”
Gardner Decisions Pinarreta
Rhode Island’s Joe Gardner (6-1-1, 1 KO) scored a workmanlike six round unanimous decision over New Bedford, MA’s Eric Pinarreta (2-5, 2 KOs) in a super middleweight bout. Scores of the bout were 59-55 twice and 60-54. Gardner controlled the tempo of the contest throughout with his jab and reach advantage. As the fight wore on Gardner continued to throw punches and move around the ring, while Pinarreta could only hold on as he seemed out of gas later in the fight. Pinarreta charged at Gardner late in the fight, however the quicker Gardner was able to tag him and move out of the way.
In other action:
Heavyweight Eric Estrada (2-0, 2 KOs) dominated Washington D.C.’s Tauheed Wheeler (0-2) in less than one round after landing a barrage of unanswered punches. With Wheeler cowering in the corner and unable to defend himself, referee Joey Luppino stopped the bout at 2:40 of the opening round.
Super welterweight Dustin Reinhold (3-1, 2 KOs) utilized his ring generalship to take a decisive four round unanimous decision over 18 year old high school senior, Rameil Shelton (0-1) in his pro debut. Scores of the bout were 39-37 twice and 40-36 all in favor of Reinhold.
Former three time New England Golden Gloves titlist and Cape Cod native Jesse Barboza captured a four round unanimous decision over South Carolina’s Antonio Robertson (0-2). Scores of the bout were 40-36 twice and 39-37.
In the opening bout of the evening at 140 pounds, Jonathan Vazquez (2-0, 2 KOs) made quick work of his opponent Shawn Pyles (0-2) knocking him down twice in the opening round before the fight was stopped at 1:27.
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