2018 Washington Golden Gloves Championship Finals Results From Rosecroft Raceway!

Novice Division:

114 Pounds:  Oscar Morales (Laurel Boxing) defeaeted Albert Sostre (Headbangers)

123 Pounds:  Brient Rodriguez (Champions Gym) defeated Elon'e Kemp (Limelite)

141 Pounds:  Dominic Fantauzzo (ChampionsGym)  defeated Tre'von Wells (Dream Team) 

152 Pounds:  Quinton Stephens (Headbangers) defeated Markeese Hines (Main Street Gym)

165 Pounds:  Moses Saleem (Unattached) defeated Cristano Lucio (Old School Gym)

178 Pounds:  Joel Tchantchuinj (Urban Boxing) Walkover Ian Cokley (Old School Gym)

201 Pounds:  Jermaine Harbert (Headbangers) defeated Daryl Palmer (Raw Assassin) 

132 Pounds (Female):  Nerissa Turner (Elite Boxing) Walkover Dupe' Akinola (Dog Pound) 

132 Pounds:  Isaiah Harris (Dog Pound) defeated Antonio Dunston-El (Honeycomb Gym)

201+ Pounds: Zackary Chick (MVJ Athletics) Walkover Ricardo Volcin (Old School Gym)


Open Division:

108 Pounds:  Kevon Cooke (No Xcuse) defeated Julius White (Sugar Ray Leonard Gym) 

123 Pounds:  Dwayne Holmes, Jr. (Sugar Ray Leonard Gym) defeated Chris Glen (Hagerstown Boxing)

132 Pounds:  Tommy Avelar (Sugar Ray Leonard Gym) defeated Ebrima Jawara (Laurel Boxing)

141 Pounds:  Wilfredo Avelar (Sugar Ray Leonard Gym) defaeated Jalen Jones (Limelite Boxing)

152 Pounds:  Brian Avelar (Sugar Ray Leonard Gym) defeated Marlon Bolen (Floyd's Gym)

165 Pounds:  Keon Burroughs (Headbangers) defeated Tavon Marshall (Time 2 Grind) 

178 Pounds:  Ezri Turner (Unattached) defeated Leonard Poe (Hillcrest Gym) 

201 Pounds: Thomas Mottinger (Main Street Gym) defeated Shaka Williams (NOMIS) 

201+ Pounds:  Malik Titus (Time 2 Grind) defeated James McMurdo (Main Street Gym)

Unopposed Champions (Female):

119 Pounds: Roya Darvishian (No Xcuse)
132 Pounds:  Ladasia Lewis (Tony's Gym)
178 Pounds:  Ornella Sathoud (MVJ Athletics)


NOVICE AND OPEN DIVISION WINNERS WILL ADVANCE TO THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, FRIDAY, MAY 4TH 7:30 at ROSECROFT RACEWAY

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TEAM CHAMPIONS

Jr. Division Co-Team Champions

Oxon Hill Boxing & NoXcuse

Novice Division Team Champion

Champions Gym

Open Division Team Champion

Sugar Ray Gym

Marcus Bates Suffers First Defeat In Philadelphia PA!

(Photos by Daniel Cork)

Washington, DC featherweight Marcus "Dreamcrusher" Bates lost an eight-round unanimous decision to undefeated Raeese Aleem of Las Vegas, NV in the co-feature of the Kings Promotions card at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA.  Aleem sent Bates to the canvest in the first round and never lost control of the bout after that. Bates lost by scores of 80-71 and 79-72 on the other two judges score cards. Bates is now (8-1-1, 7 KO's) while Aleem climbs to (11-0, 5 KO's).

Colby Madison Had A Tough Bout In Philadelphia, PA!

(Photos by Daniel Cork)
Owings Mills, MD heavyweight Colby Madison battled Guillermo Del Rio of South Houston, TX to a six-round draw  on the Kings Promotions card at the 2300 Arena In Philadelphia, PA.
Madison seemed to have the edge with the height and reach advantage over Del Rio in the first two rounds. Madison used his jab to back Del Rio up, but he didn't use it in his favor throughout the rest of the bout. Madison made the contest harder than it should've been by letting Del Rio get close enough to land some good shots. Both fighters gassed out in the final round and wasn't able to finish strong enough to win over two of the judges decisions. It was the first and second rounds that one judge saw in favor of Madison, giving him the score of 58-56 while the other two judges scored it the same at 57-57. 

Colby Madison's record is now (6-0-2, four KO's) while Del Rio is (2-2-1, two KO's). 

Evgueny Metchenov Drops Decision To Joshafat Ortiz On Kings Promotions Card In Philadelphia, PA!

                      

(Photo courtesy of Daniel Cork)

On the Kings Promotions card inside the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA, Forestville, MD junior lightweight Evgueny Metchenov dropped a four-round unanimous decision to Joshafat Ortiz of Reading, PA by way of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ortiz was the more dominating fighter in this bout. He used his speed to out punch Metchenoz in every round. All three judges scored the contest 40-36 for Ortiz.

Metchenov, originally from Sofia, Bulgaria is now (0-2) while Ortiz improves to (3-0, one KO).

Lara And Hurd Hit The Scale In Las Vegas!

 Junior middleweight IBF world champion "Swift" Jarrett Hurd and  WBA/IBO champion "The American Dream" Erislandy Lara hit the scale tonight in preparation for their unification matchup on Saturday, April 7th at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

Jarret Hurd came in at a fit 153 pounds and Erislandy Lara tipped the scale at 153.5 lbs.

The bout will be televised live on SHOWTIME starting at 10pm ET.

Quotes From ERISLANDY LARA vs JARRETT HURD Final Press Conference!

ERISLANDY LARA

"Everyone knows I love to fight his style. I've fought better and taller fighters than him and you've seen me dominate them. It's going to be nothing different on Saturday night.

"I want him to come forward. That's what I'm prepared for. I'm going to give him a lesson on Saturday night.

"I have to give Hurd credit for taking the fight. It's been hard to get fighters in the ring with me. There's no need to talk because on Saturday we will find out everything we need to know.

"Everyone here talking from Hurd's team can't get in the ring with him. It's different once you're in the ring with me. You've never been in a big fight. We'll find out what you have Saturday night. Right now, you're all talk.

"I'm absolutely ready for this fight. This is going to be a great battle for the fans on SHOWTIME. I'm excited to get in the ring and finally unify the decision. I'm preparing to make history.

"I haven't watched much video on Hurd, but as we saw from the Trout fight, he's very hittable. Come Saturday night, he better have worked on some defense or it won't last very long.

"I don't want to hear anything about Jermell Charlo, because Jarrett Hurd is the one who stepped up. On Sunday, Charlo can sign the contract and we can get ready to rumble."

JARRETT HURD

"Lara has been the longest reigning champion and he was on top when I first turned pro. We've studied him a lot. I didn't get into this sport to be anything but number one. Lara is the top guy, but after Saturday night, it's going to be me.

"It's been a great training camp. We're well prepared. This is the fight I've been asking for. After I beat Tony Harrison, Erislandy Lara had some words on Twitter for me. So I've wanted the fight since then. Somebody has to pay for that.

"This fight is coming at the right time for me because my confidence is very high right now. He's a little older so I'll be the younger and fresher fighter. I just feel like it's my time. I'm going to be relentless. I'm not stopping until I get what I want.

"Lara is a veteran with a lot of experience. He knows how to win rounds and he can make you look bad no matter how good you are. I'm going to use my own awkward style and do what I do best.

"With my power and skill set, I can stop any fighter in the division. That definitely includes Erislandy Lara.

"Lara has great discipline in his game plan. No matter if he's up on the cards or down or anything, he's not going to switch it up. It's hard to break a fighter when they're disciplined like that. We have a plan for everything though and we're confident that we'll come up with something that will get us the victory.

"Lara is a guy who can't take pressure fighters well. I have some of the best pressure in the game. I'm younger, stronger, taller and longer. He's not going to be able to run for 12 rounds.

"Nobody wanted to fight this guy. I stepped up to the table because I know what I can do. He's living the 'American Dream', but my dream has just begun. Saturday night I'm going to show you why nobody can survive 12 rounds with Jarrett Hurd. There's a storm coming."

The bout will be televised live on Showtime Championship Boxing April 7th 10pm ET.

WEIGHTS FROM PHILADELPHIA, PA!

 Brandon Robinson 167.3 - Oscar Riojas 168.8

Marcus Bates 122.9 - Raeese Aleem 121.9 

Colby Madison 247.9 - Guillermo Del Rio 198.8

Poindexter Knight 149.3 - Vincent Floyd 148.3

Joshafat Ortiz 131.5 - Evgueny Metchenov 130.7

Rasheed Johnson 147.3 - Denis Okoth 143.9

Kendall Cannida 178.1 - Carlos Villenueva 173.2

(Photos by Marc Abrams)

Promoter: King's Promotions
Venue:  2300 Arena 
1st Bell: 7:00 PM ET
TV: Eleven Sports (Delay)

ERISLANDY LARA vs JARRETT HURD Final Press Conference Photos.