By Larry Snyder

Washington, PA – It was another stirring evening of boxing Saturday, Sept. 21st, 2019, brought together for combat sports fans by Matt McGovern and World Fighting Championships at the Meadows Racetrack, Casino, and Hotel.

Middleweight Clay Collard (4-1-3, 1 KO) of Cache Valley, Utah, collected the upset of the night with a six-round unanimous decision from judges Al Amelia, Dana DePaolo, and John Santore over Pittsburgh’s Gerald Sherrell (10-2-0, 5 KOs).

For the 26-year-old Collard, it was his third consecutive victory since a draw against Quincy LaVallais Saturday, June 29th, 2019, at Harrah’s Casino in New Orleans. Sherell, 26, is 2-2 in his last four fights with wins over Morgan Fitch and Quatavious Cash to go along with losses to Morgan Fitch and Collard.

From YouTube.com – WFC 113| Gerald Sherrell Vs Clay Collard Sep 21,2019 at Meadows Racetrack & Casino…

Beaver Falls’ Kiante Irving (6-0-0, 6 KOs) kept his record perfect with a first-round technical knockout of middleweight southpaw Darryl Bunting (4-6-2, 2 KOs) of Asbury Park, New Jersey. Referee Chris Riskus had the 25-year-old Irving go to a neutral corner at 44 seconds into the contest so he could begin his count on Bunting before finally waving off the matchup.

Four of Irving’s fights did not make it out of the first round, with the remaining two ending in the second. He commented on his Facebook page, “I’m just takin’ what God will give me.”

From YouTube.com – WFC 113| Kiante Irving Vs Darryl Bunting Sep 21,2019 at Meadows Racetrack & Casino…

The Steel City’s Richie Cantolina (5-0-0, 2 KOs) moved his career forward by garnering his fifth consecutive victory with a four-round unanimous decision against super welterweight Tyler Collins (0-2-0) from Lake Milton, Ohio.

Cantolina, 30, wrote on his Facebook profile, “Well… where do I start what do I even say, I’ll start with this the sport of professional boxing is full ups and downs from practices to fights, some nights you’re unstoppable and other nights your off a little. I’m not going to talk shit it’s over and done with. We walked away with a unanimous decision victory tonight to go to 5-0, it wasn’t pretty but a win is a win. I have better in me I just couldn’t find my rhythm tonight. Last fight I put him away in one minute tonight I struggled to put it all together but it’s over and I won’t dwell on it, it’s part of the ups and downs.”

From YouTube.com – WFC 113| Rich Cantolina Vs Tyler Collins Sep 21,2019 at Meadows Racetrack & Casino…

Alliance, Ohio featherweight Ryizeemmion Ford (3-0-0, 2 KOs) claimed a four-round unanimous decision to kick off the professional part of the fight card against David Angeles (1-1-0) of San Bernardino, California. It was the first time Ford went the distance as a professional with his first two meetings ending by knocking out Michael Russell and Shawn Rall in the first.

From YouTube.com – WFC 113| Ryizeemmion Ford Vs David Angeles Sep 21,2019 at Meadows Racetrack & Casino…

WFC 113 Amateur Results Per USA Boxing:

Melany Ward WINS By Unanimous Decision Over Alycia Link (132-lbs)
Teddy Mrkonja WINS By Unanimous Decision Over Eric Miller (138-lbs)
Jerome Baxter WINS By Unanimous Decision Over Victor Christian (141-lbs)
Andre Donovan WINS By Unanimous Decision Over Danny Bodish (141-lbs)
Donivel Evans WINS By Split Decision Over Gary Jackson (152-lbs)
Drew Smith WINS By Unanimous Decision Over Ricardo Carter Jr (152-lbs)
Eric Lomax WINS By Split Decision Over Kenneth Austen (165-lbs)
Elijah Bray WINS By Split Decision Over Jamar Sherrill Jr (165-lbs)
Paul Palombo WINS By Split Decision Over Nicholas Duganier (165-lbs)
Kevin Renzelli WINS By Unanimous Decision Over Tawfiq Ali (178-lbs)
Damon Nock WINS By Unanimous Decision Over Rockill Brown (201-lbs)
Steven Cunningham WINS By Unanimous Decision Over Vincent Austin (145-lbs)
Kevin Weinheimer WINS By Unanimous Decision Over Troy Jacobson (145-lbs)

Corner Clipboard: World Fighting Championships return to the Tri-State area with WFC 116 Live MMA on Saturday, Nov. 16th at the MGM Northfield Park in Northfield, Ohio, and WFC 118 Boxing on Saturday, Dec. 7th at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh.

From YouTube.com – WFC 113| Melany Ward Vs Alycia Link Sep 21,2019 at Meadows Racetrack & Casino…