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AGOSTINO "THE BULL" DENATALE
Gladiators Colosseum Record: 2.22.05 vs. James Brown Won by 1rd KO 11.12.05 vs. Darren Kenney Won by 1rd KO 4.15.06 vs. Jeff Walsh Lost by 1 rd KO
Monday, November 28, 2005 (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) By Nelson Patenaude, Courtesy of FightNews Canada: DeNatale, Sharpe, Hannah victorious in Season Beatings! On Friday night, November 25th, King John Boxing presented "Season's Beatings" from the Winnipeg Convention Center. There were a couple of bright spots in the six bout card which was punctuated by the performance of Agostino DeNatale, Nathan Dorey, Wilson Rivera and Cody Hannah. DeNatale impressive in debut: The KO of the night and probably one of the most impressive debuts that the Winnipeg boxing scene has had in quite a while. Agostino "The Bull" DeNatale, whom previously was known only for his Muaythai skills, completely starched Dustin McVey at 17 seconds of the first round. McVey was unable to beat the count. DeNatale goes to 1-0 while McVey slips to 0-1.
Jason Brown, a solid fighter out of a solid camp, walked calmly out of his dressing room that Saturday night. He approached the ring with confidence in his eyes and the focus of a true warrior. His trainers accompanied the Muay Thai practitioner as he entered the ring. I recall looking across the ring and seeing this solid kid ready to do battle with no emotion on his face. He was ready. Next out would be Agostino "The Bull" DeNatale, but for now his trainer Dave Horvath was on the edge of the ring side with Jason Brown as he completed his ceremonial Muay Thai ritual. All the while Horvath waited for The Bull to arrive. Leading the way for Agostino was none other than Giuseppe "The Godfather" DeNatale and Duke Roufus. Agostino DeNatale is the younger brother of "The Godfather" and if there were any doubt if skill ran in the family, the question was answered that night.
The two fighters were centered in the ring. They received final instructions from the ref and gave each other an honorable touch of gloves. Each fighter turned, and headed back to their respective corners. It was time. This article will most likely take you more time to read, than it took for “The Bull” to run through the China Shop that was Jason Brown. Literally. Agostino "The Bull" DeNatale advanced on his opponent and 21 seconds into the 1st round, it was all over. A solid, perfectly timed, jackhammer of a left hook landed on Jason ending the bout.
Jason was unable to make it past an 8 count. He tried to get up, and fell back down. It was clear that Jason was totally rocked by the power and perfect timing of DeNatale. It was clear that Agostino "The Bull" DeNatale had begun his own legacy. It was clear, that this was the best KO of the night. And the fans had gone ballistic. Jason was in no shape to get up. It looked like Jason might actually be hurt from the raw power display from the young DeNatale. What happened next is why I love this sport. As soon as the fight was over, Dave Horvath ran over to Brown's corner to check on him. Everyone was concerned with Brown's safety and well being. Paramedic Rich Dilay was in the ring immediately checking on the young fighter and ensuring proper care. Moments later, Brown was up and once again, there was a great cheer from the fans.
I toyed around with the name of this article. I had thought of calling it" The Godfather, Part Two" or a host of other cheesy names. Many of them would have fit, but I think that the fighter whom this article is about, deserves his own legacy. Saturday night, Agostino "The Bull" DeNatale paved a few more miles in the road to creating his own legacy. I can't wait to see this fighter on the big stage of K-1 Max.
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Tuesday,
February 22, 2005 (Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada) The Legend Continues:
Agostino DeNatale: The battleground was the squared circle Saturday,
February 19, 2005 at the Transcona Country Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada. That night would see a Super Fight between Agostino
DeNatale (left) of CKMTC and Jason Brown
of Toronto's Siam #1. This would be the most definitive fight of the
night, and it would also be the shortest.
