Gary Antonio "Another"Russell Remains Undefeated With Technical Decision Win Over Juan Carlos Payano!

Capitol Heights, MD bantamweight Antonio "Another" Russell defeated former world champion Juan Carlos "Baby Pacquiao" Payano of Miami, FL by way of La Vega, Dominican Republic by seventh round stoppage due to an accidental headbutt that happened in the fifth round. The bout took place at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT, live on Showtime.

Since the accidental headbutt took place past four rounds a winner was announced. Judge David Sutherland scored it 58-56 Russell, and both Tom Schreck and Tom Carson saw it the same at 59-55 for Russell as well. 

Russell improves to (18-0, 12 KO's) while Payano falls to (21-5, nine KO's).

Quarles Travels To Mexico For TKO Victory In Mexico!

Brandon Quarles of Alexandria, VA made a successful return to the ring tonight after spending more than a year recovering from a nearly fatal motorcycle accident.

In this scheduled six-round middleweight contest Quarles defeated Lauro Alcantar by third round TKO at the Gimnasio Profit Cross in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. Quarles sent Alcantar to the canvas in the first and second rounds before getting the stoppage in the third round.

Brandon Quarles has a record of (22-5-1, 11 KO's) while Lauro Alcantar falls to (9-10-1, 1 KO).

Myke Fox vs Lucas Santamaria Make Weight In Las Angeles, CA!

Myke Fox vs Lucas Santamaria finalized after both fighters stepped on the scale in Las Angeles,  CA! 

Forestville, MD welterweight Myke Fox and Lucas Santamaria of Garden Grove, CA, both tipped the scale at 145.8 pounds in preparation for their 10-round head to head battle on Saturday, August 8th at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA. The bout is part of a Premier Boxing Champions card and will be televised on Fox Sports 1 at 10 PM ET.

Marcus Bates Drops Second Chance Bout With Ra'eese Aleem!

Washington DC super bantamweight Marcus Bates world-title cut short tonight on the Showtime Championship Boxing telecast at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.

Ra' eese Aleem of Las Vegas, NV by way of Muskegon, MI gave a championship caliber performance as he out boxed Bates before stopping him at 2:18 in the 10th round of a scheduled 12-round WBA title eliminator bout.
It was an even more difficult fight for Bates as he injured his right hand or wrist during the contest. 

Bates falls to (11-2-1, 8 KO's) while Aleem continues to seek a championship title shot with a record of (17-0, 11 KO's). 

(Photo courtesy of Amanda Westcott, via Showtime)

Another Washington, DC Area Boxer Focused On Title Shot Opportunity!

Bates Competes In WBA Super Bantamweight Eliminator Bout Saturday In Connecticut !

Article by Gary "Digital" Williams,
Boxing Along The Beltway

Washington, DC super bantamweight Marcus "Dreamcrusher" Bates will compete in a 12-round WBA title elimination bout on Saturday, August 1 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT. The bout will be televised live on Showtime.

Bates, who is ranked number seven in the world by the WBA (11-1, eight KO's), will try to avenge his only loss when he faces the undefeated Raeese "The Beast" Aleem of Las Vegas, NV by way of Muskegon, MI (16-0, 10 KO's).

The two met on April 6th, 2018 in Philadelphia, PA and Aleem won an eight-round unanimous decision. Since that contest, Bates has won three bouts in a row while Aleem has won five straight.

Aleem was originally scheduled to face Tramaine Williams in the co-feature but Williams was inserted into the main event against Angelo Leo when Leo's scheduled opponent, Stephen Fulton, tested positive for COVID-19.  Williams and Leo will battle for the vacant WBO Junior Featherweight title.

The card will get underway at 9 PM ET.

Mykal "The Professor" Fox Prepares For 10-round Bout On FS1!

On August 8, Mykal Fox (22-1, 5 KOs), out of Forestville, MD, will take on Lucas Santamaria (10-1-1, 7 KOs), of Garden Grove, California, in a 10-round welterweight bout on FS1. 

(Flyer courtesy of Mike Jolly)

The Reason Why Fighters And Boxing Fans Have Memorable Moments!

Daniel Cork (Photographer)

For the last nine years boxing fans have been given the privilege of seeing what happened inside the ring if they didn't see it live. The internet has been flooded with boxing photos of local and out of town fight cards. Fans seen great action shots, graphic shots, victory poses and photos of the defeated. The man behind the camera of a lot of these great shots is Daniel Cork. Daniel has really dedicated himself to getting the photos and fight results needed to contribute to articles written on the ProAmFightTalk and Boxing Along The Beltway blogs. Daniel even takes the road trips up and down the east coast to get the shots of the Beltway Boxers who are fighting in other states. 

Here are some of Daniel's work in this photo gallery.

Jordan White Shifting Gears To Move Up In The Super Featherweight Division Rankings!

When the world of boxing resumes, super featherweight prospect Jordan "Shortdog" White will be primed to ascend into contendership 

The 22 year-old native of Washington, DC has a record of 10-1 with eight knockouts.

White began boxing at the age of eight after his cousin, 2000 United States Olympian Clarence Vinson piqued the young White's interest in the sport.

That led White to a prosperous amateur career that saw him register a record of 145-16, which included nine national championships and win at the Jr. National travel squad gaining his international competition alongside of teammates Devin Haney and Shakur Stevenson,where he competed in the Jr. World Open in Kiev, Ukraine.

White turned professional at the age of 18 and signed with power broker Al Haymon.

After winning his first four bouts, three by knockout, White lost a decision to fellow undefeated foe Adam Lopez.

In that fight, White fought valiantly through a broken hand, but still managed to complete the six-round fight.

"From that point on, I became incredibly focused, and the results have shown," said White.

"That loss was a big lesson , and I learned a lot in that fight.  Since then, every camp has been better then the previous one.  It has made me to keep pushing harder, and it has shown me to kick things into an extra gear."

White, who is coming off a coming off a 7th round stoppage over previously undefeated Ronaldo Solis on February 28th to capture the WBC Youth Intercontinental Super Featherweight title will not let the layoff that is being caused by the Covid-19 shutdown of events across the country stifle his momentum. 

"I can train in my house everyday and that is what I have been doing.  The layoff will give me more time to sharpen up my tools and be better for my next fight.  I am ready to step up.  I am ready for those fights that will make me shine.  I am looking for the fights that the money makes the sense."

At just 22, White feels that his time and recognition are very close and that will attract all of the big shot-callers of the boxing business to have White on speed-dial.

"Hopefully by this time next year, I expect to be on a lot of the top prospects, and have my fights being shown on all the major platforms.  I think because of that, I will have the opportunity to sign with a big promoter and guide me towards a world title."

Bouts For The Second Night Of The Washington Golden Gloves Semifinals Are Set!

The second night of semifinal action for the Washington Golden Gloves will take place on Friday night, March 13th at 7:30 PM at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD.

Here's the lineup:

Junior Division:

9,75 lbs: Anthony Durrett, Jr. (Limelite) vs. Jack Giordano (Main Street)

9-10, 82 lbs: Omar Carter (Limelite) vs. Kymani Davis (Untouchables)

12-13, 105 lbs: Rasheed Artis (Headbangers) vs. Rodney Cannon (Upton)

14-15, 130 lbs: Anthony Drummond (Main Street) vs. Allen Lewis (Headbangers)

16, 132 lbs: Erick Acosta (Main Street) vs. Mekhi Phillips (Untouchables)

Novice Division:

152 lbs: Christian Aparicio (Laurel) vs. Desmond Nelson (UMAR)

Sub 152 lbs:  Donyell Miller (Unattached) vs. Tyrone Palmer (Upton)

Unopposed Champions:

125 lbs (Female): Jennifer Crum (Knowledge Boxing)

132 lbs (Female): Ivana Parnell (Upton)

17, 141 lbs (Female-Championship):  Symone Serrano (OC Fight Club) vs. Lydia Quinteros (Champions)

141 lbs (Female-Championship): Asumina Tziamourani (Level-Up) vs. Jackie Arnold (Last Round)

165 lbs: Aaron Clingman (Urban Boxing) vs. Stef'an Simmons (Upton)

Unopposed Champions:

17, 114 lbs:  Jacob Meador (Knowledge Boxing) 

178 lbs: Marie Hassan (Sugar Ray Leonard)

Open Division:

17, 152 lbs (Championship):  Jeremiah Searcy (Simon Brown) vs. Maximus Garland (Headbangers)

17, 123 lbs (Championship):  Tyquawn Johnson (Langdon) vs. Lavay Lawrence (Hillcrest)

123 lbs: DeAngelo McDonald (Unattached) vs. Anthony Dominelli (Fight Factory)

141 lbs:  Francois Scarboro (Untouchables) vs. Salvador Jovel (Unattached)

152 lbs:  Ibrahim Robinson (G-Up Nation) vs. Enrico Williams (Upton)

165 lbs:  Marquis Stokes (UMAR) vs. Crisanto Lucio (Old School)

178 lbs:  Stephan Jiggetts (Hillcrest) vs. Nijay Brown (Charm City)

201 lbs:  Donte White (Charm City) vs. Damian Pringle (NOMIS)

201+ lbs:  Malik Titus (Time 2 Grind) vs. Justin Magi (Simon Brown)

Unopposed Champions:

17, 132 lbs:  Deric Davis (Headbangers)

17, 114 lbs:  Keith Burroughs (Oxon Hill)

Results From Washington Golden Gloves Tournament Semifinals!

Here are the results from the first day of semifinals action at the Washington Golden Gloves that took place on Saturday, March 7th:

Junior Division:

12-13, 118 Pounds (Championship Bout): Christian Thompson (Untouchables) defeated Anthony Burke (Belin Boxing) 

14-16, 132 Pounds Eric Acosta, (Main Street Gym) Walkover

15-16, 132 Pounds (Championship Bout): Gabriel White (MVJ Athletics) defeated Tristan Folly (Champions) 

12, 101 Pounds (Championship Bout):  Luis Casteneda (Oxon Hill) defeated Dominick Covington (Oxon Hill)

Unopposed Champions:

13, 95 Pounds: Brandon Carey (Main Street)

14, 113 Pounds:  Sir Anthony Stephenson (1st Class)

10, 125 Pounds:  Alexander Angel (No Xcuse)

15, 220 Pounds:  Anthony Butler (Old School)

14, 120 Pounds:  Jordan Trotter (Main Street)

Novice Division:

17, 123 Pounds (Championship Bout):  Ervin Fuller III (Hillcrest) defeated Pablo Valencia (Sugar Ray Leonard)

17, 141 Pounds (Championship Bout):  Titus Ashe (Upton) defeated Ke'suan Stillwell (Unattached)

17, 165 Pounds (Championship Bout):  Nazion Mallory (Hillcrest) defeated Fernando Perez (Old School) 

123 Pounds:  Tyree Phillips (Odenton) defeated Te'von Wilson (Unattached)

132 Pounds:  Kaiyon Strowbridge (Dream Team) Walkover

141 Pounds:  Elijah Mitchell (Last Round) defeated Aidan McNally (US Naval Academy) 

152 Pounds:  Anthony Ford (Old School) defeated Shawn Jester (Neutral Corner)  

165 Pounds: Tremaine Fuller (Knowledge Boxing) defeated Kenneth Blanchard (Unattached)  

178 Pounds:  Francois Benoit (US Naval Academy) defeated Sunday Alain (Laurel)

201 Pounds:  Rafael Medina (Urban Boxing) defeated Curtis Levere (1st Class)  

201+ Pounds:  Tyrone Adams (Unattached) Walkover

Unopposed Champions:

17, 152 Pounds:  Decordre Phelps (Unattached)

112 Pounds (Female):  Olivia DeCarlo (US Naval Academy)

Open Division:

17, 123 Pounds: Lavay Lawrence (Hillcrest) Walkover

123 Pounds:  Kameron Ricks (Dream Team) Walkover

132 Pounds:  Sa'Quan Epps (NOMIS) defeated Marcus Johnson (Limelite)

141 Pounds:  Stacy Selby (Upton) Walkover

152 Pounds:  Quenton Stevens (Headbangers) Walkover

165 Pounds:  Walter Sanders (Charm City) defeated Adonis Wilkins (MVJ Athletics)

201 Pounds:  Ezri Turner (Unattached) defeated Ricardo Volcin (Old School)


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SEMIFINAL ACTION WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY MARCH 13th AT THE ROSECROFT RACEWAY IN FORT WASHINGTON, MD AT 7:30 P.M.

Bout Sheet For Semifinals Of The Washington Golden Gloves!

The semifinals will begin Saturday night, March 7th at the Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland.

Here is the bout sheet:

Junior Division:

12-13, 118 Pounds (Championship): Anthony Burke (Belin Boxing) vs. Christian Thompson (Untouchables)

15-16, 132 Pounds (Championship): Tristan Folly (Champions) vs. Gabriel White (MVJ Athletics)

 15-16, 132 Pounds (Championship): Eric Acosta (Main Street) vs. Benjamin Johnson (No Xcuse)

12, 101 Pounds (Championship):  Luis Casteneda (Oxon Hill) vs. Dominick Covington (Oxon Hill)

Unopposed Champions:

13, 95 Pounds: Brandon Carey (Main Street)

14, 113 Pounds:  Sir Anthony Stephenson (1st Class)

10, 125 Pounds:  Alexander Angel (No Xcuse)

15, 220 Pounds:  Anthony Butler (Old School)

14, 120 Pounds:  Jordan Trotter (Main Street)

Novice Division:

17, 123 Pounds (Championship):  Ervin Fuller III (Hillcrest) vs. Pablo Valencia (Sugar Ray Leonard)

17, 141 Pounds (Championship):  Titus Ashe (Upton) vs. Ke'suan Stillwell (Unattached)

17, 165 Pounds (Championship):  Fernando Perez (Old School) vs. Nazion Mallory (Hillcrest)

123 Pounds:  Tyree Phillips (Odenton) vs. Te'von Wilson (Unattached)

132 Pounds:  Yoseph Yilma (Limelite) vs. Kaiyon Strowbridge (Dream Team)

141 Pounds:  Aidan McNally (US Naval Academy) vs. Elijah Mitchell (Last Round)

152 Pounds:  Shawn Jester (Neutral Corner) vs. Anthony Ford (Old School)

165 Pounds:  Kenneth Blanchard (Unattached) vs. Tremaine Fuller (Knowledge Boxing)

178 Pounds:  Francois Benoit (US Naval Academy) vs. Sunday Alain (Laurel)

201 Pounds:  Curtis Levere (1st Class) vs. Rafael Medina (Urban Boxing)

201+ Pounds:  Damion Whatley (NOMIS) vs. Tyrone Adams (Unattached)

Unopposed Champions:

17, 152 Pounds:  Decordre Phelps (Unattached)

112 Pounds (Female):  Olivia DeCarlo (US Naval Academy)

Open Division:

17, 123 Pounds:  Jalen Irman (No Xcuse) vs. Lavay Lawrence (Hillcrest)

123 Pounds:  Kameron Ricks (Dream Team) vs. Brient Rodriguez (Hillcrest)

132 Pounds:  Sa'Quan Epps (NOMIS) vs. Marcus Johnson (Limelite)

141 Pounds:  Stacy Selby (Upton) vs. Jalen Jones (Limelite)

152 Pounds:  Quenton Stevens (Headbangers) vs. Corey Moore (Main Street)

165 Pounds:  Walter Sanders (Charm City) vs. Adonis Wilkins (MVJ Athletics)

201 Pounds:  Ezri Turner (Unattached) vs. Ricardo Volcin (Old School)

The first bout starts at 7:30 PM.

Results From Final Day Of Preliminary Action At The Washington Golden Gloves Tournament!

Here are results from the last day of preliminary action for the Golden Gloves Tournament at 

Rosecroft Raceway:

Junior Division:

10-11, 65 Pounds (Championship):  Steve Casteneda (Oxon Hill) defeated Tameem Rafaie (Oxon Hill) 

9-10, 70 Pounds (Championship):  Ma'kye Fenwick (Oxon Hill) defeated Nathaniel Brown (Sugar Ray Leonard)

8-9, 98 Pounds (Championship):  Jacob Russell (Oxon Hill) Walkover 

12-13, 101 Pounds (Championship):  Rocmunn Richardson (Last Round) defeated Deavonni Kelly (Oxon Hill)

14-15, 147 Pounds (Championship):  Donald Zimmerman (#11 Overcomers) defeated Dewikeo Melton (Mack Lewis)

14, 188 Pounds (Championship):  Damien Williams (#11 Overcomers) defeated Luis Quinones (Knowledge Boxing)

10-11, 80 Pounds: Peyton Pullin-Davis (Oxon Hill) defeated Yusuf Robinson (G-Up Nation)

12, 101 Pounds:  Luis Casteneda (Oxon Hill) Walkover

15-16, 132 Pounds:  Eric Acosta (Main Street) defeated Muhammad Robinson (G-Up Nation) 

Unopposed Champions:

12, 70 Pounds:  Edward Lee (Time 2 Grind)

11, 95 Pounds:  Jonathan Brown (Oxon Hill)

13, 95 Pounds:  Samir Rafaie (Oxon Hill)

13, 114 Pounds:  Joshua Briggs (Oxon Hill)

13, 120 Pounds:  Arnold Manigault, Jr. (Time 2 Grind)

Novice Division:

17, 141 Pounds:  Titus Ashe (Upton) defeated Adrian Hawkins (Floyd's Gym)  

17, 141 Pounds: Ke'Suan Stillwell (Unattached) defeated Rayquan King (Old School) 

114 Pounds:  Davon Evans (Time 2 Grind) Walkover

141 Pounds:  Aidan McNally (US Naval Academy) defeated Jonathan Martinez (Odenton Boxing)

141 Pounds:  Elijah Mitchell (Last Round) defeated Omar Mobley (Headbangers) 

141 Pounds:   Adrian Johnson (US Naval Academy) defeated Archie Ellis (Elite Gym) 

152 Pounds:  Christian Aparicio (Laurel) defeated Dominick Robinson (UMAR)

152 Pounds:  Shawn Jester (Neutral Corner) defeated DeJuan Vaughn (1st Class)

201+ Pounds: David Weber (Champions) defeated Michael Adzima (US Naval Academy) 

Open Division:

123 Pounds:  Anthony Dominelli (Fight Factory) defeated Alberto Sostre (Headbangers) 

123 Pounds:  DeAngelo McDonald (Unattached) Walkover

141 Pounds:  Stacy Selby (Upton) defeated Theodore Reed (Sugar Ray Leonard)

152 Pounds:  Ibrahim Robinson (G-Up Nation) defeated Nathan Lacy (Elite Boxing)

152 Pounds:  Enrico Williams (Upton) Walkover

152 Pounds:   Quenton Stevens (Headbangers) defeated Stephon Jordan (Champions) 

165 Pounds:  Walter Sanders (Charm City) defeated Michael Wright (Upton) 

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SEMI-FINAL ACTION STARTS MARCH 7th at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD at 7:30 P.M.

Results From The Jeter Promotions Undercard At Live Casino Hanover, MD!

(Photos by Daniel Cork)

Clinton, MD featherweight Jay Stancil III put on a dominating performance by getting a first-round TKO victory over Antonio Lucaine of Mount Vernon, NY.


Lucaine came out trying to be aggressive by throwing wild shots but Jay Stancil wasn't having any of it. Stancil made quick adjustments from his southpaw style and put together some damaging work. Stancil worked the body hard until Lucaine drop his guard down then he finished him off by going to the head with multiple hard to make Lucaine appear defenseless. Referee David Braslow saw Lucaine was overpowered and stopped the contest at 1:21 of the first round. 

Stancil improves to (2-0, 1 KO) as Lucaine suffers his second loss and is now (0-4).
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Suitland, MD featherweight "The Ambitious One" Malik Loften dropped a six-round unanimous decision to Charles Clark of Dallas, TX.

Loften came out in the opening round with some good bodywork and jabs until he was caught by a counter right hand that stunned him a little. Clark had the height advantage over Loften and he made it work for him. He stayed tall and used his jab while Loften kept trying to get inside to land to the body. Loften's activity level was good but Clark seized moments where he was able to counter and land hard effective shots. This was a clear contest of quantity verses quality of punches. Both fighters showed a little of both throughout this bout, but Clark looked to win the judges over with the scores of 60-54, 58-56 and 59-55.

Loften's record falls to (3-2,2 KO's) while Clark improves to (3-2, 2 KO's).
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Owings Mills, MD lightweight Brandon "Brody" Chambers defeated Christopher Haney of Glendale Heights, IL by four-round split decision.

This was the third time these fighters faced each other in the ring. They battled to a draw in their first encounter and Chambers won by unanimous decision in their second bout. In this third contest tonight Chambers looked to out worked Haney in every round. Chambers came forward to land punches in high numbers. Haney landed his shots at times, but it didn't over shadow the work of Chambers. Judge Eric Irizarry saw it differently. He scored the bout for Haney 39-37 while Judges Steven Rados and John Gradowski saw it the same 40-36 for Chambers.

Chambers adds one more victory to his record and is now (3-0-1, 2 KO's) while Christopher Haney falls to (0-6-2).


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Cockeysville, MD middleweight AJ "We Are" Williams won by third round knockout over Michael Brock Willis of West Virginia in a four-round.

In this rematch between Williams and Willis, it was the taller Williams that made it difficult for himself until going into round three. He didn't use his jab to keep Willis at a distance. Willis was able shorten the distance by getting inside the guard of Williams and hold. Going into round three Williams started to use his jab to setup a perfect two punch combination to drop Willis to the canvas. Referee waived the bout off without a count at 2:20 of round three.

Williams improves his record to (5-1,3 KO's) as Michael Brock Willis falls to (2-7-1, 1 KO).

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In a four-round rematch, middleweight Maurice Winslow, III of Odenton, MD by way of Stone Mountain, GA won by disqualification against Dewayne Williams of Philadelphia, PA.



It wasn't a lot of clean action to start this bout off. Winslow and Williams did lots of holding in the early rounds. They never gave themselves any distance to use jabs. After many warnings were given to Williams for holding, referee Eric Irizarry took two points away in the third round.  Winslow had a point taken away in the fourth round. When an opportunity did come Winslow landed a few good shots. As the fight went on Williams continued to hold. Referee seen enough holding from Williams in the final round and had no other choice but to disqualify him. Winslow improves to (3-1, 1 KO) while Dewayne Williams falls to (2-3-1).
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Germantown, MD featherweight Ebrima Jawara defeated Philip Davis of Worcester, MA by six-round unanimous decision.

Jawara and Davis mixed it up early in the opening round. The taller Jawara used his his jab to find his distance, but Davis slipped under the jab to land good body shots. Things heated up more in round two. Both fighters did a lot of inside work. Davis landed more good body shots as Jawara countered with uppercuts and hooks. In the closing rounds Jawara and Davis made it a tough battle. Both fighters never stopped throwing shots. It looked to be a tough fight to score for the judges. Judge Steve Rados had it 60-54 and both Eric Irizarry and David Braslow saw it the same at 59-55.

Ebrima Jawara improves to (4-1, 1 KO) while PhilipDavis falls to (2-3-1).
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In the opening bout of the evening Arnold, MD super featherweight Blaze Fidler Hernandez defeated Edward Hatler of Corydon, IN by four-round unanimous decision.

In this four-round bout both fighters started slow, but Hatler landed a few counter punches behind the missed jabs of Hernandez. Hernandez found his range with the jab and added some body shots to make it a good second round. Late in the third round both fighters exchanged some good shots as the bell sounded. In the final round Hernandez started very aggressive by landing the harder shots, but Hatler landed some good shots of his own to finish the contest. Judge John Gradowski scored it 40-36 while Judges David Braslow and Steven Rados saw it the same at 39-37. 

Hernandez is now (1-0-1)while Edward Hatler falls to (1-2).