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Bout 6
Bout 9
Mike Mulcahy (CPD) vs. Dave Pineda (CFD)
The experience of more than 50 amateur fights shows for Mulcahy when Pineda comes out firing after losing to a superior officer the past two years. Mulcahy’s defense en- ables him to take the first round.
In the second and third rounds, Mulcahy begins to wear down his anxious opponent.
“I knew in the second and third round he was slowing down,” Mulcahy said. “And then I was able to land some punches.”
In the third round, he sticks Pine- da with a shot that causes a stand- ing eight-count. A series of counter punches seals the deal and ties the event at three victories for each team.
“Part of the reason why I like box- ing is that either you get the glory or you don’t,” Mulcahy added. “You’re there in the ring. You’re on the can- vass and you’re painting the picture. I love it.”
BOXING 2016 Bout 8
Keith McMiller (CPD) vs. David Malloy (CFD)
The conflict of police vs. fire truly comes to life in this bout as McMiller looks like a strong man fending off the charge of a bully. Nobody lands any significant punches, and the first two rounds appear to be close.
In the third round, both fighters come at each other like a couple of bulls. Malloy manages to block a few more punches and that proves to be the difference in McMiller not being able to secure a victory.
Kevin Gibbons (CPD) vs. Nicholas Smith (CFD)
Gibbons did not commit to fighting until a week before the event, and ad- mitted he was worried going into the ring. But when you’ve done two tours in Iraq as a U.S. Marine and you are a 14-year veteran of the Department, you’re always ready for anything.
After getting his legs under him, Gib- bons slips a punch that sends Smith down for a moment. Then, he goes to work in the second round.
“When I went to my corner after the first round, they told me I had won the round and to keep doing what I was doing,” Gibbons said. “In the second round, I struck him on the left side of his head and he lost his balance. He stumbled into the ropes, and I was able to get him once in the stomach. I hit him good and made him fall to his knees.”
Smith never gets up, and the knock- out moves the CPD Boxing team one step close to victory.
Bout 10
Robert Canfield (CPD) vs. Michael Cannon (CFD)
If you can step into the ring wear- ing pink socks, you must be tough enough to withstand any onslaught.
Canfield is more than up to the task. He fends off every punch as both fighters feel each other out in a close first round. Canfield comes out dancing in the second round and actually bloodies his opponent.
The fighting spirit of Lodge 7 and the CPD comes through in the third round, and Canfield wins the bout that locks down the team victory.
Bout 7
Franklin entered the ring for the first time mostly because of his life- long interest in boxing, to challenge himself and to have a reason to train intensely alongside his CPD partner, Phil Miller. He spent more than four months prepping for a fight against an opponent he found out through Facebook was a marathon runner.
And it shows. The bout features a lot of blocking and tackling; two heavyweights in a three-round clinch
looking to wear each other down. This is clearly going to be one of those last- man-standing endeavors, and Frank- lin proves to be up to the task.
“The only thing I was worried about was the conditioning with him being a marathon runner,” Franklin said. “I ran track in high school and was more of a sprinter. I thought he would have more stamina, but that was not the case.”
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Oliver Franklin (CPD) vs. Dan McNulty (CFD)