ELTON Dharry kept the road to a world title open following a Technical Knock Out (TKO) victory over Puerto Rican Miguel Robels at the Amazura Concert Hall in Queens, New York Friday night. Referee Eddie Claudio stopped the contest at two minutes and 46 seconds of the third round to hand the TKO victory to the Guyanese ‘Bad Boy’ who also acted as promoter of the event.
Dharry, the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Inter Continental Bantamweight champion turned up the heat on the Puerto Rican from the opening bell of the scheduled eight-rounder.
“I knew I had him from the second round. I knew he was good, but that he fades later on in the fight,” Dharry said after the fight. The fight was the second for this year for the 29-year-old Guyanese who is four years Robles’ junior.
The Puerto Rican is a former World Boxing Council FECARBOX super flyweight champion and now carries a record of 12-5-2. Dharry’s record improved to 19-5-1 and he has not lost a fight in six years. The diminutive ‘Coolie Bully’ won his last 16 bouts and is now firmly on the road to a world title crack.
He won the vacant Inter Continental title following a Unanimous Decision over Nicaraguan Jose Rios in St Maarten last December. The win has inched the skillful fighter closer to his goal of fighting for, and winning a world title.
Dharry is based in the US and his last defeat came in September 2009 when he dropped a four round decision to Puerto Rican Isander Beauchamp.