By John DiSanto at ringside

In the main event at the 2300 Arena, Hank Lundy, 28-6-1, 14 KOs, made a successful homecoming with a dominant TKO of Daniel Evangelista of Mexico City, 19-8-2, 15 KOs, in round five. Lundy swept the first four rounds and then lowered the boom in the fifth. A combination put Evangelista down, and although the Mexican made it to his feet, referee Gary Rosato stopped the contest at 2:53 of round five.

In the walkout bout, Catskill cruiserweight Alvin Varmall, 11-0-1, 9 KOs, knocked out Texan Juan Reyna, 6-7-1, 2 KOs, at 2:02 of round one. Reyna fell twice, with the final blow, a left hook to the body, keeping him down for referee Blair Talmadge’s full ten count.

The 9-bout sellout show was promoted by Peltz Boxing, BAM Boxing, CES Boxing, Joe Hand Promotions, and Raging Babe.

In the co-feature bout, North Philly junior middleweight Isaiah Wise, 5-1, 3 KOs, looked improved and evolved with a clear cut 6-round unanimous decision over Mark Daniels, Jr. of Crandon, WI, 3-1, 1 KO. Wise maintained the lead from the opening bell, despite suffering a cut over his right eye in round five, and took the decision by scores of 60-54 and 59-55 twice.

Rising local welterweight star, Jaron Ennis, 12-0, 10 KOs put down Nicaraguan Wilfredo Acuna, 17-21, 13 KOs, twice in the first round, and won by knockout at 1:23. A booming right to the chin dropped Acuna the first time before another right to the body put him down for the full 10-count. The referee was Blair Talmadge.

In a junior welterweight bout scheduled for four rounds, Dion Richardson, Newark, NJ, 2-1, 1 KO, upset Rockledge, PA’s Scott Kelleher, 5-1, 3 KOs, in round one after three knockdowns. Richardson shocked Kelleher, returning after a one year layoff due to injury, with a combination. Kelleher fell into the ropes and referee Gary Rosato correctly called it a knockdown. Next, Richardson slammed Kelleher with a right hand / left hook, that dropped him hard. Kelleher climbed to his feet with blood pouring from his nose. Moments later another Richardson right put Kelleher down for the third time, and Rosato stopped the one-sided match at 2:19.

Flashy Philly featherweight Crystian Peguero, 2-0, 1 KO, defeated Rochester, NY’s Saquan Felton, 0-2, in their 4-round bout. Peguero controlled the fight and won by scores of 39-37 and 40-36 twice.

In a rematch between two lightweights, Marko Bailey, 5-0, 3 KOs, Durham, NC, repeated his previous points victory over Vinnie Deniero, 1-2, 1 KO, Geneva, NY. It was a good, close fight, but Bailey prevailed by scores of 39-37, 39-37 and 38-38.

Philly welterweight Marcel Rivers, 2-0, 1 KO, won an entertaining 4-round unanimous decision over Jamaal Gregory of Arapaho, NC, 1-1, 1 KO. Both fighters had their moments, landing punches and pressing the action. However, Rivers dropped his foe in round three with a right hand and took the official nod by three scores of 39-36.

In a the opening bout at the 2300 Arena in South Philly, junior middleweights Ishmael Altman, 1-0, Arapaho, NC, and Philadelphian Tyree Crowder, 0-1, fought to a 4-round draw. Altman appeared to have the upper hand, but all three official judges had the fight deadlocked at 38-38.