Ogoku defeats Carrasquillo as both debut on War In Warren card
Nigerian native Edith Ogoku outworked Kiarangely Marquez Carrasquillo for debut victory in Warren, MI Friday night
WARREN, MI (February 25) – Women’s boxing took center stage, briefly, Friday night at Second 2 None Boxing Promotions 9-fight card – The Best of Tomorrow 3: War In Warren.
The evening’s ring announcer introduced the fighters as Kiara Marquez and Edith Ogoku, as both women entered the ring for their professional debuts. However, they will be found on Boxrec as Kiarangely Marquez Carrasquillo (0-1) and Edith Ogoku (1-0).
Ogoku, a southpaw, was too big and powerful as she relentlessly pressured Carrasquillo throughout four rounds of the only women’s action on the event’s card. Ogoku stalked her opponent, forcing the issue for the complete 2-minutes of the first two rounds. She often abandoned her technique, opting for erratic looping hooks intended to inflict damage on Carrasquillo. This attack might’ve been fueled by eagerness, or the fact the Nigerian was finally getting to display her skills in the professional ranks.
Under constant duress, Carrasquillo stayed on the move looking to evade the bigger Ogoku’s power-punching. She found it difficult to mount her own attack inside of Ogoku’s wild swinging. Carrasquillo was able to stand with Ogoku in moments throughout the third round where she began landing some shots of her own as fatigue lowered Ogoku’s punching output. The Nigerian-born southpaw caught a second wind in the fourth round, and resumed her swarming attack, and while Carrasquillo couldn’t fend Ogoku off with her power, she capitalized on her momentum in the previous round to give a better account of her abilities. Ogoku won unanimously 39-37, and 40-36 on two cards.
Second 2 None Promotions’ ‘War In Warren’ succeeded in attracting what appeared to be a sell-out crowd to the DeCarlo’s Banquet & Convention Center for its first event of 2018. Along with Dirrell and Easter Jr. in attendance, other noteworthy VIPs included Toledo’s newly crowned WBC International Super Featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner and Detroit Super Welterweight prospect Domonique Dolton. Nearly a half dozen professional fighters from a March 10 card at Toledo’s Seagate Convention center also entered the ring for brief introductions, including the card’s main event participant Albert Bell – an undefeated Super Featherweight out of Toledo with nine wins.
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