Photos From Gervonta Davis vs. Abner Mares Press Conference in Las Angeles!

Another championship title fight is set for Saturday, February 9 live on SHOWTIME. This will be another exciting event presented by Premier Boxing Champions from the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Davis vs. Mares will be a fight where boxer/power puncher meets boxer/thinker. WBA Jr. Lightweight champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis, (20-0, 19 KOs), 24, of Baltimore, MD, a southpaw has knockout power in both hands. It's been proven with 19 of his 20 fights ending early.

Former three division champion Abner Mares has some memorable fights against some world ranked fighters. He will be moving up in weight and looking to capture a world title in a fourth weight class. Mares (31-3-1, 15 KOs), 33, of Montebello, California, has won world titles at bantamweight, junior featherweight and featherweight. Now he looks to dethrone Davis from his Jr. Lightweight title seat.

Gervonta Davis Being Challenged By Abner Mares For His WBA Crown!

Jr. Lightweight champion Gervonta Davis will defend his WBA title against three-division world champion Abner Mares on Saturday, February 9 live on SHOWTIME. This will be another exciting event presented by Premier Boxing Champions from the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

 Davis vs. Mares will be a fight where boxer/power puncher meets boxer/thinker. Davis, "Tank" (20-0, 19 KOs), 24, of Baltimore, MD, a southpaw who rumbles through his opponents and has knockout power in both hands. It's been proven with 19 of his 20 fights ending early. 


Mares has some memorable fights against some world ranked fighters. He will be moving up in weight and looking to capture a world title in a fourth weight class. Mares (31-3-1, 15 KOs), 33, of Montebello, California, has won world titles at bantamweight, junior featherweight and featherweight. Now he looks to dethrone Davis from his Jr. Lightweight title seat.

Brandon Quarles Wins By Unanimous Decision In New York!

(Photos by David Algranati)

Alexandria, Virginia’s Brandon "Bulldog" Quarles defeated Todd Manuel of Rayne, LA by ten-round unanimous decision in their middleweight bout that took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

The uppercut seemed to be the key go to punch for Quarles as he landed them to the body of Manuel. Quarles worked Manuel up against the ropes and landed one of those body shots that looked to hurt Manuel. Manuel landed a left hook of his own that paused the action of Quarles for a moment, but did stop the pressure. The activity of Quarles is what separated this bout and the judges at ringside scored it 97-93, 98-92 twice.

Brandon Quarles improves to (21-4-1, 10 KO's) while Manuel falls to (17-17-1, 5 KO's).

Mark Duncan Gets Early First Round Victory In New York!

(Photos by David Algranati)

Clarksburg, MD middleweight Mark "Sayless" Duncan defeated Ray "Sugar" Cervera of Bakersfield, CA by TKO on the undercard of the Charlo Brothers card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.


In a scheduled four-round contest it was Duncan who controlled the action from the sound of the bell. Duncan landed some clean shots that showed effectiveness on Cervera. It was a left hook followed by a crushing right hand that dropped Cervera to the canvas. The referee saw that Cervera was too hurt to continue and stopped his count at seven, waiving the bout off at 1:51 in round one.

Duncan is proving to be a middleweight with power. In his pro debut he defeated Jonell Christmas of Conway, AR by TKO at 2:31 of the second-round on September 22nd at Bowie State University in Bowie, MD.

Duncan improves his record to (2-0, 2 KO's) as Cervera is still looking for his first win falling to (0-4).

Beltway Boxers Brandon Quarles And Mark Duncan Make Weight In New York!

Quarles (right) and Duncan (left) hit the scale in preparation for their middleweight bouts on the undercard of the Charlo Brothers card at Barclays Center.  Jermell Charlo defends the WBC Jr. Middleweight title against world title contender Tony Harrison while Jermall Charlo will compete for the interim WBC Middleweight title against Matt Korobov, who was a late substitute for Willie Monroe. The main events on the card will be televised by Fox.

Alexandria, VA middleweight Brandon "Bulldog" Quarles weighed in at 157 pounds for his eight-round contest against Todd Manuel of Rayne, LA who came in at 154.5 pounds.

Clarksburg, MD middleweight Mark "Sayless" Duncan hit the scale at 160 pounds for his four-round contest against Ray "Sugar" Cervera of Bakersfield, CA, who weighed in at 161.75

Dusty Hernandez-Harrison Signs New Promotional Contract!

Lee Baxter Promotions of Toronto, Ontario, Canada has signed undefeated Dusty Hernandez-Harrison (30-0-1, 16 KO's). Harrison has been out of the ring since 2016. That's when he won the vacant USBA welterweight title by unanimous decision for over Thomas LaManna at the 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was supposed to headline a card that took place at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, DC on December 1st, but a injury kept him out of the ring.

Harrison:

"I'm excited to get back in the ring and to prove that I belong with the best welterweights in the world. Lee Baxter Promotions has a lot of momentum behind it right now, and I felt Lee was the best guy to help me get to the top of this sport."

Baxter:

“It’s not often that fighters of this caliber become available. There’s no doubt that every promoter in the world has taken a look at Dusty and has offered him something, but we feel that we can provide him with the best opportunity to succeed. Dusty is a star, and he deserves to be treated like one.”

http://leebaxterpromotions.com/

Brandon Quarles Heads To New York To Battle For His 21st Victory!

Alexandria, VA middleweight Brandon "Bulldog" Quarles (20-4-1, 10 KO's)will be taking on Todd Manuel (17-16-1, 5 KO's) of Rayne, LA in a eight-round bout Saturday, December 22 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. This will be Quarles second consecutive trip to the Barclays Center where he won an eight-round split decision over Marcus Willis on September 8th.  Manuel has won two in a row with back-to-back knockouts.  His last bout was on November 9th, where he scored a third-round TKO over Blake Franklin.

The Quarles vs. Manuel bout is part of the undercard that will be featured by the Charlo Twins defending their world titles and a battle of heavyweights Dominic Breazeale and Carlos Negron beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Jermall Charlo, who won a coin toss with his brother, will close the show in a 12-round WBC interim middleweight championship bout against Matt Korobov, while Jermell Charlo will battle Tony Harrison in defense of the WBC Super Welterweight World Title. The main features of the card can be seen Live on Fox and Fox Deportes this Saturday December 22.

Lamont Roach Jr. Closes His 2018 Year With WBO Title Defense In New York!

Upper Marlboro, MD junior lightweight contender Lamont Roach Jr. scored a ten-round unanimous decision over Alberto Mercado of Humacao, P.R., on the undercard of the Canelo Alvarez-Rocky Fielding super middleweight fight on Saturday December 15 at Madison Square Garden. Roach Jr. won by scores of 99-91, 98-92, 97-93.

Roach started to landed some big left hooks in the fourth-round that bothered Mercado. He also started to use the basic jab to set up more openings to land different types of punches. In the sixth and seventh rounds Roach Jr. started to find a home for the right hook also.

Roach Jr. defended his WBO title and remains undefeated at (18-0-1, 7 KO's) as Mercado drops to (15-2-1, 3 KO's).

Results from T.A.C. Promotions Card In Vienna, Virginia!

(Photos by Daniel Cork)

In the opening bout tonight on the T.A.C Promotions card at the Tyson's Playground in Vienna, Virginia Zac Dubnoff of New Jersey scored a first-round TKO victory over Erik Plumeri of New York.

Plumeri was the first to strike when he landed a hard right hand to send Dubnoff down early for the eight count. Dubnoff came back with his own straight right hand to drop Plumeri to the canvas. Plumeri beat the eight count, but Dubnoff continued to land more hard shots to cause referee Brent Bovell to stop the bout at 2:35 of round one.
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In a scheduled four-round contest of super middleweights Jordan Rosario defeated John Hartshauser by split decision.

Both fighters were landing some clean shots on each other. In the first-round Hartshauser used the little height advantage in his favor to land a good jab on Rosario. It was Rosario that looked to land the harder shots in the finishing rounds. One judge scored the bout for Hartshauser 39-37 while the other judges saw it 40-36 and 39-37 for Rosario.

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In a heavyweight bout that was scheduled for four-rounds, the debuting Nathaniel Copeland scored a early first-round TKO over Kwasi Hortin. Copeland came out and wasted no time to land a perfectly placed left, right combination to sent Horton down to end the fight at 44 seconds of the first-round.

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Rashad Kilpatrick won by unanimous decision over Lamont White in their welterweight four-round bout.

This is the second time these two fighters faced each other in the center of the ring. White opened up the second meeting of the two with some good body work on Kilpatrick. Kilpartrick came back strong with his own body attack on White. It was Kilpatrick that pulled away on the scorecards with the scores of 40-36 and 39-37 twice. 
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In a super middleweight contest scheduled for six-rounds Filip Stankovic scored a first round stoppage over Keith Collins. The power of Stankovic was just too much for Collins to handle. Stankovic landed nothing but hard body shots that opened up the opportunity to land more power shots to the head of Collins. 

The referee started to take a closer look at Collins until he finally notice he had taken enough punishment. The bout was stopped at 2:52 of round one.
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I a six-round cruiserweight Armin Mrkanovic defeated Antwaun Taylor by TKO.

This bout started off slow but Mrkanovic stepped up the pace by landing a looping right hand to drop Taylor early in the third round and another head shot that dropped him at the end of the same round. In round four Mrkanovic suffered a cut under his right eye when the two fighter clashed heads. The cut didn't seem to bother Mrkanovic because in the fifth round he landed a good combination to send Taylor through the ropes and out of the ring. 

The referee gave Taylor the manditory twenty count, allowing him time to make it back into the ring, but saw Taylor was too hurt to continue. The bout was stopped at 2:59 of the fifth round.
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In the main event of the T.A.C. Promotions card in Vienna, VA, welterweight Michael Anderson of New Jersey defeated Juan Rodriguez by unanimous decision.

Anderson was in full control of this six-round bout despite the efforts of Rodriguez trying to land shots. 
Anderson's punch output was the dominating factor in the rounds. 


It was what happened in the second-round that put Anderson on top. He landed a perfect right uppercut that dropped Rodriguez for the eight count. After getting off the canvas Rodriguez was pretty much doing just enough to finish the fight. All three judges scored the bout for Anderson with the scores of 57-56 and 58-55 twice.