Results From The Washington Golden Gloves Championships!

Novice Division:

114 Pounds:  

Emanuel Burroughs (Old School) defeated Ra'Shawn Jones (Sugar Ray Leonard)

123 Pounds:  

DeMarco Kennedy (Champions Gym) defeated Anthony Kareem (Cherry Lane)

132 Pounds:  

Saquan Epps (NOMIS) defeated Elonte Kemp (Limelite)

141 Pounds:  

Devante Alexander (Knowledge Boxing) defeated (*RSC) Tre'von Wells (Dream Team Boxing)

152 Pounds:  

Stefon Jordan (Champions) defeated Eric Middleton (NOMIS)  

165 Pounds:  

Stephan Burden (American Muay Thai) defeated Michael Hines (#11 Overcomers)

178 Pounds:  

Walter Sanders (Sweet Science) defeated Sunday Akin (Laurel)

201 Pounds:  

Damin Pringle (NOMIS) defeated Russ (Woodland)

201+ Pounds:  

Ricardo Volcin (Old School) defeated Steven Sparks (Mad House Boxing)

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Unopposed Champions:

108 Pounds:  Hafiz Khan (MVJ Athletics)

201 Pounds (Female):  Andrea Browne (Time 2 Grind)

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Open Division:

114 Pounds:  

Demitrius Lewis (Diamonds N The Ruff) defeated Kameron Rick-Holmes (Dream Team)

123 Pounds:  

Shakeel Daly (Diamonds N The Ruff) defeated Dwayne Holmes, Jr. (Sugar Ray Leonard)

132 Pounds:  

Tommy Avelar (Sugar Ray Leonard) defeated Isaiah Harris (Dog Pound) 

141 Pounds:  

Malik Warren (Upton) defeated Jalen Jones (Limelite)

152 Pounds:  

Deshawn Chase (Baltimore Boxing) defeated Washington (Diamonds N The Ruff) 

165 Pounds:  

Jeff Bozier, Jr. (Upton) defeated Yohannes Rezene (Sugar Ray Leonard)

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Unopposed Champions:

201+ Pounds:  Malik Titus (Time 2 Grind)

123 Pounds (Female):  Nyah Smith (Dog Pound)

132 Pounds (Female): Nerissa Turner (Elite Boxing)

142 Pounds (Female):  Ladasia Lewis (Diamonds N The Ruff)

17, 141 Pounds: Joshua Hill (Woodland)

17, 152 Pounds:  Edwin Angel (No Xcuse)

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Walkover

178 Pounds:  Joel Tchantchuninj (Champions)

201 Pounds:  Ezri Turner (Headbangers)

*Referee Stops Contest

Winners will advance to the Regional Championships on April 27th at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington,MD. Bouts begin at 7:30 p.m.

Jahmal Dyer Drops Decision In Las Vegas!

Tonight at the Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Baltimore, MD super featherweight lost by eight-round unanimous decision to Andres Cortes of Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the first two rounds of this bout Dyer used his jab well to keep Cortes on the outside. In the third round Cortes was able to slide in close to land some good overhand rights. As the last few seconds ticked away Cortes landed a left hook that stunned Dyer as he walked back to his corner. Cortes tried to gain momentum during round four, but Dyer landed a good counter right to drop Cortes for the eight count. The knockdown wasn't enough to keep Cortes from finishing the fight strong. All the judges saw the bout for Cortes with the scores of 78-73, 79-73 and 78-74.

Jahmal Dyer falls to (9-2, 5 KOs) while Andres Cortes remains undefeated at (11-0, 6 KOs).

Malik Hawkins Head Back To Philly For Next Showdown!

Undefeated welterweight Malik Hawkins will headline the 2nd Met Philadelphia Boxing Series, when he takes on veteran Fabian Lyimo in a eight-round main event on Friday, April 26th at The Met Philadelphia.

The card is presented by Hard Hitting Promotions and Live Nation.

Hawkins has a record of 14-0 with nine knockouts. The 23 year-old out of Baltimore, Maryland is in his fifth year as a professional. Hawkins last bout was a eight-round unanimous decision over Gledwin Ortiz on February 23rd at The Met Philadelphia.

Lyimo of Tanzania has a record of 23-9-2 with 15 knockouts.  The 36 year-old is a 12 year-professional, has wins over three undefeated opponents.  In his last bout, Lyimo went eight-rounds before dropping a unanimous decision to Ismael Garcia on March 30th in Hockessin, Delaware.

Jahmal Harvey Brings Home Gold From Emil Jechev Youth Tournament!

(Photo courtesy of USA BOXING)

Flyweight Jahmal Harvey of Oxon Hill, Maryland put on an outstanding performance at the Emil Jechev Youth Tournament in Botevgrad, Bulgaria. Jahmal Harvey won by 4-1 decision over Yasen Radev/BUL to win the Gold. Overall, Team USA performed well in Botevgrad, Bulgaria by winning seven medals, four gold, one silver and two bronze.

Here is how Jahmal Harvey's tournament competition played out.

52 kg / 114 lbs: Jahmal Harvey, Oxon Hill, Md./USA, dec. over Yarosl Shevchenko/UKR, 5-0

52 kg / 114 lbs: Jahmal Harvey, Oxon Hill, Md./USA, dec. over Luiz De Oliveira/BRA, 5-0

Semifinals
52 kg / 114 lbs: Jahmal Harvey, Oxon Hill, Md./USA, dec. over Marian Radu/ROU, 5-0

Finals
52 kg / 114 lbs: Jahmal Harvey, Oxon Hill, Md./USA, dec. over Yasen Radev/BUL, 4-1

With this big win Harvey can add the Emil Jechev Youth Tournament Champion to the list of his accomplishments below.

USA Boxing National Tournaments
2018 Youth National Championships - 1st
2018 Eastern Regional Open - 1st
2018 National Junior Olympics - 1st
2017 National Junior Olympics - 2nd
2017 Junior Open - 2nd
2016 National Junior Olympics - 1st

Baltimore's Jahmal Dyer Opens SHOBOX Telecast Tomorrow Night!

On Friday, April 5, 2019 at the Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas

SHOBOX THE NEW GENERATION on Showtime 10 PM ET/PT

Baltimore, MD's Jahmal Dyer (9-1, 5 KOs) will open the telecast against Las Vegas undefeated prospect Andres Cortes (10-0, 6 KOs) in an eight-round super featherweight bout.

Super featherweight Xavier Martinez (13-0, 9 KOs) will take on John Moralde (21-2, 11 KOs) in a 10-round co-featured attraction.

The main event features Angelo Leo (16-0, 8 KOs) vs Neil Tabanao (17-4, 11 KO's) in a ten-round featherweight contest.

Top Ranked Amateur Jahmal Harvey Standing Strong In 2019 Emil Jechev Memorial Tournament!

Team USA is doing very well in Bulgaria. They are already guaranteed seven medals after picking up five more wins on the third day of action at the 2019 Emil Jechev Memorial Tournament.

Area Beltway boxer, USA #1 ranked amateur, Jahmal Harvey of Oxon Hill, Md is part of the USA Team. He's already advanced to the semifinals and secured a medal in the first session with a unanimous decision win over Luiz De Oliveria. Today Harvey will be battling Marian Radu of Romania for the championship slot.

More on Jahmal Harvey:

From: Oxon Hill, Maryland
Weight class: Flyweight (52 kg/114 lbs)
Gym name: Oxon Hill Boxing Club
Coach name: Darrell Davis
Year you began boxing: 2015

Inside the Ring:

USA Boxing National Tournaments
2018 Youth National Championships - 1st
2018 Eastern Regional Open - 1st
2018 National Junior Olympics - 1st
2017 National Junior Olympics - 2nd
2017 Junior Open - 2nd
2016 National Junior Olympics - 1st

Outside the Ring:

Favorite sports team: Washington Wizards
Favorite food: French Toast
Favorite movie: The Little Giants
Favorite musical artist: NBA Young Boy
Favorite boxer: Terence Crawford