Anthony Pietrantonio hopes the worst is behind him.  Friday night at the Covelli Centre, Pietrantonio (above, left) broke a losing streak of six with a good win over Randy Campbell via TKO in the fourth round.  Pietrantonio (7-7), now training under Jack Loew, may see bigger things if he can remain successful and win a few more at the 175-pound weight class.

This fight had no holding, but rather was a constant exchange of punches from the opening bell until it ended in the fourth.  Campbell, fighting out of Zanesville, landed the first big punches of the fight less than a minute into the first round.  Pietrantonio would knock Campbell down by the end of the opening round and the appreciative crowd knew that these two guys were in a war.

In the fourth round, Campbell was floored with a short right uppercut, and the referee stopped the contest at 2:14 mark.  Pietrantonio had Campbell pinned against the ropes for a good thirty seconds and threw everything he had at him to force the stoppage in what was a very good, crowd-pleasing battle.

“He was a little tougher than I expected and he wore me out more than I thought he could have”, remarked Pietrantonio afterwards.  “I thought it was over in the first and unloaded a lot of useless energy trying to finish him, give him credit for hanging in there.”

I like the 33 year old Pietrantonio.  He is a marketable product who was in very good shape.  Under the watchful eye of Loew, who knows what he may be able to accomplish?