Results From Opening Night Of The Washington Golden Gloves!

Here are the winners from the day one of the Washington, DC Golden Gloves tournament that took place at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD.

Junior Division

             
Age      Weight

9-10      60lbs    Sevin Casen (Mack Lewis) defeated Ahmir Brown (Sugar Ray) Championship Bout 

11         65lbs     Artice Ganzalez-High (Dream Team) 2020 CHAMPION

9           70lbs     Keyon Puranda (Headbangrs) 2020 CHAMPION

8-9        75lbs     Anthony Durrett Jr. (Limelite) defeated Terrell Cook (Oxon Hill) Championship Bout

13         88lbs      Elijah Faunteroy (Dream TeaM) defeated Jalen Davis (Headbangers) Championship Bout

16         115lbs    Antonio Jackson (Upton) defeated Jayden Wright (Hillcrest) Championship Bout

12-13    141lbs    Javonte Berry (Time 2 Grind) defeated Melvin Pougove (Tony's Athletic Club) Championship Bout

15-16    123lbs    Alan Tello (Champions Gym) defeated Cameron Johnson (Oxon Hill) Championship Bout

9-10      70lbs      Nathaniel Brown (Sugar Ray) defeated Jack Giordano (Main Street Gym) 

9-10      80lbs      Kymani Davis (Untouchables) defeated Kyree' Gilbert (Headbangers) 

14-15    132lbs    Gabriel White (MVJ Athletics) defeated Tyson Melton Jr. (Unattached)

10-11    65lbs      Steve Casteneda (Oxon Hill) defeated Carter Harris (Main Street Gym)

Novice Division

Weight

123lbs    Te'von Wilson (Unattached) defeated Jeremaih Duckett (Last Round)

132lbs    Yoseph Yilma (Limelite) defeated John Paredes (Old School Gym)

132lbs    Kiayon Strawbridge (Dream Team) deafeated Jack Leyden (Floyd's Gym)  

             

141lbs  Aidan McNally (US Naval Academy) defeated William Alexis (Champion Gym)  

141lbs    Omar Mobley (Headbangers) defeated Corey Davidson (Dover Gym)  

165lbs   Kenneth Blauchard (Unattached) defeated Jeff Lorzo (MVL Athletics) 

165lbs    Stefan Simmons (Upton) defeated Daniel Hawkins (Unattached) 

The second day of the preliminary bouts will continue next Saturday, February 22nd, 7:30 PM at Rosecroft Raceway.

Eight Nights Scheduled For The Washington Golden Gloves Championship Tournament!

The preliminary bouts will start on Saturday, February 15, 2020.

Competition will continue on Saturday, February 22nd and 29th.

The Semi-Finals of the preliminaries will start on Saturday, March 7, Friday the 13th  and Saturday the 21st. 

The preliminary bouts start at 7:30pm and the cost will be $20 general admission.

The Championship Finals will be Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 7:30pm. 

The Regional Championship will be on April 18, 2020. 

The Washington D.C./ Maryland/ Delaware Champions vs. Virginia/ North Carolina Champions. These bout will also start at 7:30pm at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland. 

For ticket information and sponsorship call (301)843-6165.

2020 Washington Golden Gloves Bout Sheet!

The Washington D.C. area Golden Gloves Tournament will start on Saturday night at the Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland on February 15th at 7 p.m..

Results From The Old School Boxing Promotions Card On February 8th!

Here are the results from the Old School Boxing Promotions card that took place last night at Tyson's Playground in Vienna, VA.

(Photos by Daniel Cork)

This is the report from ringside photographer Daniel Cork.

In the main event, Dusty Hernandez Harrison over Les Sherrington relatively early in round 2 (not time was announced). Sherrington had been down once in round 1, and fight was stopped after the second knockdown of round 2. The one “clubbing” shot in there is the first knockdown or round 2; the other two were body-blocked from my angle.

Steven Lopez upsetting the debuting Robert Shackleford by majority decision, 2x 39-37 and 38-38. Really good fight, Lopez just consistently busier throughout.

Nathaniel Davis by majority decision, 38-38 and 40-36 twice over Varon Moe Webb. Really solid fight.

Ian Cokley won a majority decision over Leo Alcantara, in what was announced (somehow) as a “unanimous decision” with scores 38-37, 38-37, and 38-38. Cokley was down in round 2.

Dante Cox by stoppage over Christopher Johnson, 0:42 of round 3. Good back-and-forth in the first couple of rounds, but Cox wore down Johnson in the 3rd.

Mike Balogun stopping Adnan Buharalija at the end of round 1. After the 10-second warning, the two followed through on an exchange, Buharalija stooped downwards. So, Balogun did clearly seem to hit him on the back of the head. 

Mazium Akdeniz stopping Elliot Brown at 2:02 of round 1.

Akeem Jackson by stoppage at 2:04 of round 4, Anthony Dave having been down twice, once in the 3rd and again in the 4th.

Gary Russell Jr. Defends His WBC Featherweight Title One More Time!

Gary Russell Jr. defeated Tugstsogt Nyambayar by twelve-round unanimous decision in the main event Saturday night at the PPL Center, in Allentown, Penn.

Russell won by the scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112.

Russell's conditioning, speed and experience was the winning factor in this fight. Nyambayar was never hurt by Russell at any moment during this championship bout, but his lack of experience didn't allow him to adjust his game plan. 

“We put the work in every day in the gym,” said Russell. “I’m a perfectionist. We knew we had a very tough opponent and I knew he was going to bring his physical best. He had everything to gain and nothing to lose. We just focused and showed I’m one of the longest reigning champions for a reason.

“The difference was ring generalship, hand speed and boxing IQ. He only had 11 pro fights, of course he was an Olympic silver medalist, but he only had those 11 pro fights. I’ve had over 30 and I think my experience was enough to overcome and win this fight.”

“It wasn’t my night,” said Nyambayar. “He was the better man tonight. I didn’t do my work the way I was supposed to. He is a great champion who fought a great fight. I made a mistake by waiting for him during the fight. I’d love the rematch if I can get it.”

This could be the last title defense for WBC 126-lb champion Russell Jr. (31-1, 18 KOs) as he looks to move up in weight classes to compete with fighters such as Leo Santa Cruz, Gervonta Davis and even a grudge match with Vasyl Lomachenko. Russell definitely has very good hand speed but it's his punching power that would be questioned at the 130 and135 pound weight divisions.