April 28, 2001
Salamone (Del Valle) Defeated Last Minute Opponent – by Jim Balloch
KNOXVILLE, TENN. April 28 — Melissa Salamone defeated last minute substitute opponent Sophia Johnson of Atlanta, when the referee stopped the fight at 1:37 of the 5th round of a scheduled 6 rounder. There were no knockdowns. Johnson was game and aggressive, but inexperienced and nowhere near Salamone’s class. Salamone easily eluded most of