Volume XXIII Number 17 December 19, 2003

HEADLINES
Brighton's "Light The Night" for Diabetes
2003 Max Osceola Sr. Memorial Golf Tournament
Ft. Pierce Community gathers for Ribbon Cutting and Ground Breaking
Macho Night at the Creek
Garrett Anderson Hits the Football Field ... and the Books
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Macho Night at the Creek

By Nery Mejicano
COCONUT CREEK, FL
— The thunderous rain storm did not deter the crowd from witnessing Hector “Macho” Camacho Sr. scoring a third-round TKO over Craig Houk on Dec. 5. at the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino. This completed the 2003 Back Yard Brawl Series at the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino.
Fighting as a middleweight, the former super-featherweight, lightweight and junior-welterweight champion, outboxed Houlk with a flurry of head shots that knocked Houlk to the canvas twenty-five seconds into the third round. Camacho was knocked down early in the first round, but rebounded nicely. Referee Armando Garcia didn't even bother to count the opponent out. Camacho’s self assurance and experience was no match for Haulk, who ended up bloody and bruised under the fast and powerful lefts to the head by Camacho.
In the heavyweight division, Friday Ahunaya defeated Thomas Williams with a fourth round KO. The fight was totally dominated by Ahunaya, who knocked Williams down at the end of the first round. Williams bravely attempted to return, only to be laid out by Ahunaya in the fourth round. He required assistance to get back on his feet.
The next fight, for the NABA super bantamweight title, saw Celestino Caballero defeat Giovani Andrade, who was disqualified in the tenth round of a wild and crazy fight. Andrade’s charades, wild swings, low blows and childish grimaces was no defense for the grace, speed and technical punches of Caballero, who appeared frustrated by the crazy antics of Andrade. The crowd cheered at the disqualification, but would have preferred seeing the fight end sooner.
In other fights, Ricky Quiles defeated Eloy Rojas in the lightweight division by a decision in 10 rounds. Jermell Barnes defeated Robert Daniels for the vacant NABO cruiserweight title.
This was a great night with an appearance by the Seminole Veterans Color Guard and the wonderful voice of young Spencer Battiste singing God Bless America. This was the finale for the Backyard Brawl Series.
The Backyard Brawl Series, led by Warrior Boxing Promotions and the sponsorship of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, shows that for boxing fans all over South Florida, the sport is BACK!
For more information on upcoming boxing matches, please visit the Warriors Boxing website at www.warriorsboxing.com.









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