Armando Casamonica Captures IBF Youth Title in Rome
There is a star in the making in Rome, Italy. Unbeaten 140-pound Italian prospect Armando "La Furia del Quadraro" Casamonica picked up the biggest win of his career on Friday in Rome at the Teatro Italia as well as the IBF Youth strap by stopping Patrizio Santini in six lopsided rounds. La Furia del Quadraro pushed the pace in the first round with flurries. Quick, sharp combinations got him onto the inside, where he would shoe-shine and score with accuracy. Casamonica continued to pump the double jab and get on to the inside. He demonstrated a level of quickness and athleticism that Santini had no hope of matching. Midway through the third the Roman landed a left hand from the southpaw stance that buzzed his opponent. Casamonica slammed on the gas and unleashed a prolonged combination with Santini up against the ropes, which had the ref looking in closely. Casamonica kept up the high work rate, and with combination punching, he switched seamlessly between the southpaw and conventional stance, keeping Santini uncomfortable. In round six, again in the southpaw stance, he staggered Santini with a left and trapped him in the corner. Casamonica went for broke and was awarded a knockdown. Santini continued, but Casamonica unleashed a whirlwind of punches and overwhelmed Santini, bringing in the referee to call a halt to the bout, with roughly a minute to go in the sixth. Casamonica improved to 12-0 (3), and Santini fell to 10-2 (3).
In the co-main event Francesco Russo, of Rome, Italy, bounced back from his fourth-round KO loss to Christian Mazzon back in March and picked up a one-punch body shot KO of Carlos Sandoval. With 18 ticks left in the opening stanza, the Italian landed a left hook to the liver of Sandoval that put him down, and was unable to beat the count. Russo, improved to 13-3 (11).
In a prelim bout, Italian middleweight Francesco Faraoni improved to 4-0 (1) in a really impressive six-round points victory over Milan Delic of Serbia. A long, rangy 160-pounder who is defensively responsible worked patiently and accurately behind a high guard and a quick jab. By round three, he began pouring in the right hands & the left hooks to the body. Faraoni put the first two rounds in the bank, and by the third, he picked up the pace and started hurting his Serbian opponent. Sitting down and committing to his power shots. He scored with right hands from a litany of angels. The fourth saw more of the same, and Delic was getting hurt and in retreat. The only question remained was if the bout would reach the final bell. The Italian decided to play it safe and not push for the KO. Faraoni continued putting on a boxing clinic, scored with clean one-twos ran out the clock, and secured a clear-cut decision.
