It wasn't exactly the kind of fight Attila Levin will be replaying for his grandkids, but he'll take it anyway.
Levin landed enough punches to capture the attention of the three judges and scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Fernely Feliz before a crowd of 577 Saturday at the Reno Hilton's Silver State Pavilion, in the latest edition of the "Everlast Heavyweight Explosion" series, presented by Cedric Kushner Promotions.
Dalby Shirley scored it 100-89, Keith Macdonald had it 98-92 and Robert Hoyle saw it 97-92, all in favor of Levin, who improved to 27-1, with 21 knockouts.
The fight was marred by clinching and holding by both fighters, with Feliz being penalized a point for holding by referee Norm Budden in the 10th round.
"We both clinched a lot," admitted the 26-year-old Levin. "We could've done more to mix it up. Whenever I decided to jab, I hit him. He had a bloody nose. I don't know why I didn't commit more to the jab."
It was a relatively uneventful fight, with Levin, of Pembroke Pines, Fla., via Stockholm, Sweden, landing the better punches and boxing more than his opponent. Feliz, of Danbury, Conn., via the Dominican Republic, landed in spurts, but for the most part clinched.
Both fighters connected with simultaneous right hands in the eighth round, with Feliz apparently being knocked down, but Budden scored it a slip.
"He hurt me in the eighth. That's why I went on my bike," Levin said. "I could've done better representing Stockholm."
It was the first time Levin has had one of his fights aired in Sweden, which outlaws professional boxing. It was televised at about 5 a.m. Swedish time.
"I came into the fight with a hurt shoulder and on 10 days notice," said Feliz, who fell to 19-4 (12). "I've been out of the ring a long time -- almost 15 months. He didn't show me nothing. I hope we get a rematch. I thought the fight was way closer."
Tony "The Tiger" Thompson and "Wreckless" Willie Chapman were supposed to be the semi-main event, but the fight was cancelled when Chapman didn't show up.
Kofi Jantuah and Jose Luis Rodriguez filled in, but the fight was over right after it started.
Jantuah, 155, Las Vegas via Ghana, nailed Rodriguez with one right hand, putting him down for the 10-count at 1 minute, 25 seconds, of the opening round.
Rodriguez, 155, Las Vegas via Brazil, appeared able to get up, but stayed down until referee Victor Alegria counted to 10 before jumping up.
With the victory Jantuah, a former welterweight contender who owns wins over current WBO junior middleweight titlist Daniel Santos and so-called WBA super welterweight champion Santiago Samaniego (Oscar De La Hoya is the unified WBC-WBA super welterweight champion), improves to 23-1 (13).
"I was trying to feel him out to see what he had, but he went down," said Jantuah, who after managerial problems caused a long layoff, is hoping to land a fight with one of the 154-pound champions. "I'm looked at as one of the top contenders. I have to go out and prove it."
With the loss Rodriguez fell to 7-8 (5).
In other bouts, Shane Cameron scored a knockout over Alphonzo Davis at 3:09 of the second round. Davis was down for six minutes after being knocked down by Cameron.
Cameron, 212, Las Vegas via New Zealand, improved to 2-0 (2), while Davis, 215, Las Vegas, slipped to 4-12-1 (2).
Patrice L'Heureux stopped Tali Kuliha'apai at 1:25 of round three after having him down once in round two.
L'Heureux, 277, Quebec City, Canada, upped his record to 9-0-1 (5), while Kuliha'apai fell to 8-5 (6).
In a ladies' bout Elizabeth Rodriguez decisioned Vaia Zaganas for the second straight time.
Rodriguez, 104, Mexico, moved to 2-3-1 with the win, while Zaganas, 105, Las Vegas, dipped to 9-2 (4).
