In an interesting welterweight match up, Colorado Springs, Terry Buterbaugh, 147, stopped Sheridan, Wyoming’s Richard Baldo, 148, in the third round.

The first round is mostly ‘feeling out’ as Buterbaugh adjusts to fighting with pro fight gloves and no head gear.  Buterbaugh, according to amateur official Ric Ericsson, had about 50 amateur fights and his experience proved the difference in the fight.  Baldo is looking for a counter left hook over Buterbaugh’s jab, over and over without success.  Not a lot of action in the first as RMB scores it even at 10-10.

Buterbaugh starts to apply some pressure in the second and lands a clean right hand that nearly puts Baldo down.  Baldo tries to fight out of it but Buterbaugh keeps him trapped in the corner where he eventually lands a hard left hook to the body which sinks Baldo to his knees.  He beats the count but is put down again moments later with a straight right hand.  Baldo beats the count, again, but loses the round 10-7, making a decision win tough in the four rounder.

Both men come out swinging in the third but neither is landing until Buterbaugh lands a nice right.  Buterbaugh should concentrate on the body as the body attack produced the knock downs in the second stanza.   Almost on cue Buterbaugh lands a left and right hook to the body and Baldo is in very bad shape, going down a third time.  He beats the count and shows his mettle as he continues the fight.  Buterbaugh is now relentless in the body attack and puts him down again with body shots including a hard left hook.  Baldo beats the count but is in no condition to continue and Shel Godshal stops the bout and rightfully so.

Buterbaugh gets the TKO win at 2:43 of the third opening his career 1-0, 1ko, while Baldo drops his second in a row slipping to 1-2.  Buterbaugh fights out of the Old School gym in Colorado Springs which is run by Mike Montoya Sr.