“Well you know I came out gunning in the eighth round. It was the final round and we were in his town. Although I felt I was ahead on points, I didn’t want to take any chances so I pressed him. We exchanges punches and then I through a jab, faked another and then stepped in with a left uppercut and he went down. It was an awesome feeling. The punch felt really good and he was down. He tried to get up but he couldn’t.”
- JEROME ‘BAHAMIAN BRONZE BOMBER’ ELLIS
Middleweight Champion
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JEROME ‘BAHAMIAN BRONZE BOMBER’ ELLIS…One-punch knockout |
Early in the year at the Zoo Night Club, Middleweight champ Jerome "Bahamian Bronze Bomber" Ellis fought a slick, savvy American by the name of Eduard Perrias. The view here is that particular bout saw Ellis come of age in the ring.
Not yet the champion, Ellis demonstrated his ability to be rugged when it was necessary, and sharp and smooth whenever the occasions demanded such. He won a unanimous decision over the crafty fighter and the message was quite clear. Unless mishandled, he would go very far in boxing.
Up to this point, being handled by the former world champion Johnny Bumphus, Ellis is looking real good.
On Saturday night in North Carolina against a hometown favourite, Kevin Kago, Ellis scored an eighth round knockout and pushed his record to 9-2-1. Another victory will solidify his position for The Bahamas Boxing Commission to lobby for a Commonwealth title fight.
The Commonwealth Boxing Council’s annual general meeting is scheduled for October. At a special CBC meeting in March, the Commission successfully lobbied for Sherman Williams. He fights a Nigerian in September for the vacant heavyweight title. Ellis and Meacher "Pain" Major were recommended as well but the lack of sufficient fights in each case worked against them. However they both were put on the consideration list and once they reached the point where 10 victories have been registered would qualify to be contenders for titles in their respective divisions.
Ellis with his victory over Kago on Saturday is close.
We spoke with him on Sunday and he described the eighth round of his fight.
"Well you know I came out gunning in the eighth round. It was the final round and we were in his town. Although I felt I was ahead on points, I didn’t want to take any chances so I pressed him. We exchanges punches and then I through a jab, faked another and then stepped in with a left uppercut and he went down. It was an awesome feeling. The punch felt really good and he was down. He tried to get up but he couldn’t," said Ellis, recapturing the moment.
He was understandably feeling good and deservedly so. A knockout victory in an opponent’s backyard is a good indication.
Michelle Minis, spokesperson for First Class Promotions informed The Bahama Journal on Sunday also that the intention is to place Ellis on a card here before the end of the year, most likely on the big rematch show, featuring Jermain "Choo Choo" Mackey and Marvin Smith. Mackey will defend his recently-won super middleweight title against the former champ.
Ellis and Mackey along with Major are several of the real bright spots in professional boxing here. The professional scene has become exciting. We chatted with veteran sports buff and solid boxing fan Paul Thompson on Saturday and he was most complimentary of Mackey.
"That’s a real good boy. He can fight and he is going to go places," said the former law enforcement icon.
No doubt, Mackey and Ellis have shown that they have special abilities. The future certainly looks bright for both of them.
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