Saturday, January 26, 2019

Results From The CyNation Sports Card In Waldorf, MD!


(Photos by Daniel Cork)


In the main-event of the CyNation Sports card at the Waldorf Cultural Center in Waldorf, MD Vaughn Alexander of St. Louis, Missouri hands Filip Stankovic his first defeat by unanimous decision.

In this scheduled six-round super middleweight bout the taller Stankovic was landing good combination that were set up by his jab and Alexander was able to slide inside to land some good body shots of his own. Alexander's power looked to be more effective as he pressed the action in round three with more great bodywork. Stankovic looked to be behind as he was reaching to land shots with no success in the forth-round. With clear signs of being out powered Stankovic walked back to his corner after taking more punishment from Alexander in the late rounds. John Gradowski scored it 60-54 while Brent Bovell and David Braslow scored it 59-55.

Stankovic falls to (4-1, 1 KO) while Alexander improves to (13-2, 8 KO's).

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Jerry Forrest of Newport News, VA wins by third round knockout over Lamont Caper of Toryhana, PA.

In this scheduled eight-round heavyweight bout Jerry Forrest waited for the right time to land a crushing right hand to knockout Lamont Capers before he hit the canvas. Referee Brent Bovell waived off the bout with no hesitation at 2:56 of the third round. 

Forrest improves to (22-2, 18 KO's) while Lamont Capers is now (9-13-5, 1 KO)

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Genc Pllana of Hagerstown, MD defeated Ashton Sykes of Silver Spring, MD by unanimous decision.


In this six-round super middleweight bout Pllana started the round off with his hands down style that he's been known for. He was throwing some looping right hands trying to connect on Sykes. Sykes made him pay as he landed a hard right hook to send Pllana down to the canvas at the sound of the bell to end round one. Sykes high guard defense protected him from the looping shots as he tried to land counter punches. During the middle rounds both fighters found it hard to find their range. 

Pllana made his adjustments in the fifth round and landed a hard right hand to make Sykes take a knee for the eight count. Sykes looked to be in trouble while Pllana kept the coming forward to close the round. Pllana finished out the final round with some good body work and head shots. Judges Kenny Chevalier and Brent Bovell scored it 57-55 and judge Jonh Gradowski had it 58-54. 

Pllana remains perfect at (3-0, 1 KO) while Sykes falls to (2-3).

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Baltimore, MD's Destiny Day-Owens opens her professional debut with a split decision victory over Michaele Nogue of Chesapeake, VA.

In this four-round super lightweight bout of debuting females, Owens and Nogue opened up filling each other out. Both ladies didn't connect on a lot of the shots they were trying to land, but in round three things seem to change. The action picked up and the punches looked a bit more faster as they landed looping shots from time to time on each other. Judge David Braslow scored the bout for Nogue 39-37 while judgesBrent Bovell scored it 39-37 and John Gradowski 40-36 for Owens.

Owens starts her pro career off at (1-0) while Nogue is (0-1).

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In a four-round jr. middleweight bout Jonathan Burrs of Frederick, MD defeated Justin Sykes by unanimous decision. 

Burrs started the bout as the more active fighter landing shots to the head and body of Sykes. During round two Sykes landed a counter right hand that staggered Burrs. Burrs was able to recover and continue to land some solid jabs as Sykes did his best to counter. In the final round both fighters were trying to land some heavy shots but came up short from connecting. 

Burrs records goes to (2-1) while Sykes starts his professional career (0-1).


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In the first bout of the CyNation Sports card at the Waldorf Cultural Center in Waldorf, MD, Baltimore, MD's Mack Allison IV scored a four-round unanimous decision victory over Darel Harris of Sarasota,FL.


In the opening round Allison did a good job coming forward using his jab and going to the body of Harris. Harris started to counter Allison in the second round, but Allison kept coming forward landing shots while cutting off the ring to end the round strong. Allison wasn't as aggressive in the third round, but he came out in the final round throwing some hard shots to the head and body of Harris. Harris landed a few head shots of his own as the two fighters finished round four going blow for blow. Judge Kenny Chevalier scored it 39-37 while judges David Braslow and John Gradowski saw it the same at 40-36.

Allison improves his record to (9-2-1, 7 KO's) while Harris falls to (1-9-1, 1 KO).  

Irby and Duncan Victorious at the Barclays Center In Brooklyn, New York!




Landover, MD welterweight Tyrek "I.G.B." Irby gets a a four-round unanimous decision over Jonathan Figueroa of Hartford, CT.  Irby improves to (6-0, 2 KO's) while Figueroa falls to (2-2 , 2 KO).


Clarksburg, MD middleweight Mark "Sayless" Duncan makes wins by third round TKO over Daniel Garcia-Flores of Albuquerque, NM.  Duncan improves to (3-0, 3 KO's).

Friday, January 25, 2019

Weights From Waldorf, Maryland!

Here are the weights for the first professional Beltway Boxing card of 2019 taking place tomorrow, Saturday, January 26th at the Waldorf Culture Center located at 109 Post Office Road in Waldorf, MD. This will be a six bout card promoted by CYNATION SPORTS, Matchmaker: Brian Dillon. 
Tickets are still available at www.cynationsports.com




(Photos by Daniel Cork)



6-Round Super Middleweights
 Vaughn Alexander 164.4 vs. Filip Stankovic 167.6

6-Round Heavyweights
Lamont Capers 208.6 vs. Jerry Forrest 228

6-Round Super Middleweights
Genc Pilana 168.4 vs. Ashton Sykes 172.6

4- Round Super Lightweights
Destiny Owens 141.8 vs. Michelle Nogue 137.8

4-Round Super Lightweights
Darel Harris 136.8 vs. Mack Allison IV 134.4

4-Round Jr. Middleweights
Jonathan Burrs 153.4 vs. Justin Sykes 158.2

Doors open at 6pm and first bout starts at 7pm.




Three Beltway Boxers Hit The Scale In New York!

Beltway Boxers Hit The Scale In New York!

Gary Antuanne Russell hit the scale at 138lbs. in preparation to battle opponent Ernesto Guerrero who weighed in at 140 lbs.



Tyrek Irby weighed in at 144.2 

Mark Duncan weighed in at 156.2

Antuanne Russell bout will be featured on Fox Network and Fox Deportes at 6 PM ET. Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York

Gary Antonio Russell’s bout has been cancelled because his opponent dropped out.