Pitt rings in win off two-day training

Sat, Feb 4th 2012, 07:02 AM

KELSIE JOHNSON

Guardian Sports Reporter

kelsie@nasguard.com

Lightweight boxer, Richard'The Hammer'Pitt may surprise himself if he decides to train harder for a big fight.º

With only two days of training, Pitt stepped into the ring on Saturday night and landed a victory. The technical knockout(TKO)came in the third when Pitt hammered Dencil'Death'Miller to the canvas. Having already boxed his opponent out of his shoes, Pitt put together a series of punches that staggered his opponent. The referee moved in, instructed Pitt to the corner and then put Miller under the count. The delirious Miller would not recover in time.

Pitt said:âEUR^"I had two days of training. My coach who brought me in, Ray, he can tell you that he saw me twice in the gym training about an hour the most. After that IâEUR^had to head back to work. If that was a name brand fighter, I would have had to[have]been in the gym regularly, but he is a no-name brand cornflake and I didn't have to train like that to fight a no-name brand.

"The boxers know that I am right-and left-handed. IâEUR^kept putting it on him and I thought he would have understand. When I got tired of giving him my left, I changed it up and gave him a right and another right and that worked out. The right hand got more knockouts with him than the left, but the left hand ended up putting it on him more than the right hand. So the left is a little bit mad with the right, but they still work out. I almost beat the shoes of his foot; that's how bad I beat him."

In his debut as a professional fighter, 16-year-old Lester Brown is off to a grand start. He knocked out Anthon Ward in the first round. The fight lasted a minute and a half.

"All I can say is he is a good fighter, but we did what we came here to do,"said Brown who also thanked his trainer."We trained really hard. We sparred a lot, did a lot of running and a lot of endurance work. I am pleased. You can expect a Bahamas championship title in the next year or two."

When asked why he decided not to continue on in the amateur ranks, he said,âEUR^"Because[in]amateur, IâEUR^wasn't getting any fights like that, so we made the decision to go pro. IâEUR^have the talent and it will move my career along quicker."

The King of the Ring Series also showcased fighters in the Mixed Martial Arts field. Ronald'Smokey'Martin emerged victorious after pinning Herbert"The CEO"âEUR^Heastie to the canvas.

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