The Results From The Washington Golden Gloves Semifinals At Rosecroft Raceway!

Tonight a few more determined amateurs took the next step to becoming a Golden Gloves Champion. The Semifinal Round of the Washington Golden Gloves for the Novice and Open Divisions took place at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD.

Here are the Rusults:

Novice Division:

138lbs. 

Kiayon Strowbridge (Dream Team) defeated Edris Zabi (Headbangers)

152lbs. 

Aaron Clingman (Raw Boxing) defeated Christian Johnson (Mack Lewis Gym)

152lbs.

Titus Ashe (Upton Boxing Club) defeated Omar Mobley (Headbangers)  

165lbs. 

McCoy Hayes III (Headbangers) defeated Antoine Holmes (Elite Boxing) 

165lbs. 

Marcus Scott (#11 Overcomers) defeated Phillip Carpenter Powell (Knowledge)

178lbs.

 Archie Cumberbatch (Agoge Boxing) Advance by Walkover

201lbs. 

Freddie Spry (Champions Gym) defeated Damon Scott (1st Class Boxing) 

Open Devision:

125lbs.

Marlin Smith (Knowledge Boxing) Advance by Walkover

125lbs. 

Ragahleak Bartee (Headbangers) defeated Ervin Fuller (Hillcrest Gym)

138lbs.

Deric Davis (Headbangers) defeated Devante Alexander (Knowledge) 

 

138lbs. 

Lavay Lawrence (Hillcrest Gym) defeated Saquan Epps (Nomis Youth Network)

165lbs. 

Carlos Flowers (1st State Boxing Club) defeated Tremaine Fuller (Knowledge Boxing)  

178lbs.

Nijay Brown (Agoge Boxing) defeated Steph'an Jiggets (No Xcuse Boxing)  

201lbs.

Tyrone Russ (Hillcrest Gym) defeated Steven Sparks (1st Class Boxing) 

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Novice and Open winners will advance to the championship round on November 20th at Rosecroft Raceway 7:30 pm. 

Results From The Rising Star Promotions Card In Washington, DC!

Rising Star Promotions presented a seven bout professional boxing card at the Entertainment and Sport Arena in Washington, DC on Friday night October 29th.

 

(Photos courtesy of Daniel Cork)

In the main-event Cobia "The Soldier" Breedy of  Hyattsville, MD and Silver Spring, MD's Sulaiman Segawa battled for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Featherweight championship title. The fight was cut short due to a accidental headbutt in the second-round causing the bout to be called a no contest technical decision.

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In the co-feature Washington, DC native and former WBO Super Lightweight champion DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley defeated Lenwood Dozier of Belcamp, MD by six-round unanimous decision. 

DeMarcus Corley was in control of the fight from start to finish. Corley landed shots from a distance and close inside to the body of Dozier. Dozier was slow to counter while Corley pressed him against the ropes many times during each round. It wasn't any hard power shots causing damage, but Corley scored easily in every round. All three judge scored it unanimously for Corley 60-55? and 60-54 twice.

Corley's veteran record is now (52-33-1, 28) while Lenwood Dozier is now (10-28-3,5 KO's).

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In a six-round light heavyweight contest between Greenbelt, MD's "Vanilla Gorilla" Sam Crossed and veteran Ronald "Salvaje" Montes of Barranquilla, Colombia they fought their way to a majority draw.

Slow start through the first three rounds of this scheduled six rounder. Both fighters didn't establish themselves as the one to take control of the contest. Montes started to be the more busier fighter as the rounds continued by keeping his punches going while Crossed tried to counter. Crossed did land a hard right hand one or two times but didn't hurt Montes at all. Montes and Crossed continued to circle the ring and clinch but never take control of any rounds. One judge did score the contest for Crossed with 59-57 but the two other judges had it 57-57 a majority draw. 

Crossed is now (11-1-1, 7 KO's) while Ronald Montes is (19-14-1, 17 KO's)/

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Washington, DC's Jalil "Major" Hackett defeated Laterie Woodberry of Roanoke, VA by first-round TKO.

Hackett deposited shots to the body early and often to send Woodberry to the canvas three times. Hackett came forward the entire round as Woodberry tried to come inside but was met with Hackett's short shots that were timed perfectly as Woodberry came in close. A good use of the jab set up more hooks and uppercuts for Hackett. It was left and rights to the body that caught Woodberry when he got in range. After the final right hook to the body Woodberry clearly couldn't continue so the contest was waived off at 2:58 of the first-round.

Jalil Hackett is now (2-0, 2 KO's) while Laterie Woodberry is now (2-11-2)

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Baltimore, MD super bantamweight Dominique Crowder won by knockout over Ira Terry of Memphis TN.

Crowder did a good job of keeping Ira Terry at the end of his jab in the opening round. Terry tried to slip the jab but Crowder used good footwork to move away causing Terry to fall into the ropes. Crowder opened up round two using that same jab as Terry tried to get inside to work the body. Crowder regained control and moved the fight to the center of the ring where he landed a hard right hand to the face of Terry sending him down to the canvas. He wasn't able to make it to his feet and the bout to stopped at 1:04 of the second-round.

Dominique Crowder remains undefeated at (10-0, 7 KO's) while Ira Terry falls to (27-18, 16 KO's).

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In a schedule four-round heavyweight contest Christopher Arnold of Fredericksburg, VA defeated Terrick Maven of Vineland, NJ by knockout.

Both fighters went right to work trying to land the big shot on each other early. At times it was a lot of holding and hitting behind the head from both fighters as well. Referee David Braslow called timeout to bring both fighters together and told them to keep it clean. The round continued and Arnold landed a perfect uppercut to the chin of Maven sending him limp to the canvas. Maven didn't beat the count and the contest was over at 2:09 of the opening round.

Christopher Arnold's record stays perfect at (4-0, 4 KO's) while Terrick Maven starts his career off at (0-1).

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In the opening bout of the Rising Star Promotions card heavyweight Malik Titus of Baltimore, MD defeated Jacob Hagler of Kannapolis, NC by first-round TKO. Titus landed two solid jabs at the start of the round but Hagler landed his own jab when Titus got in close. Titus changed things up quickly by deciding to go to the body. He capitalized with that move by dropping Hagler two times with hard body shots. After the second knockdown the referee stopped the contest at 1:33.

Malik Titus is now (2-0, 2 KO's) his opponent Jacob Hagler is (0-2).

Weights From The RISE Demonstration Center In Washington, DC!

Weights are in for the Rising Star Promotions card on Friday, October 29th at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, DC. 

The main event will be a 10-round bout for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Featherweight championship.  Hyattsville, MD's Cobia "The Soldier" Breedy (15-1,5 KO's) will take on Silver Spring, MD's Sulaiman Segawa (13-3-1,4 KO's). 

Cobia Breedy 125 vs  Sulaiman Segawa 123.4

Here are the other bouts and weights of the bouts that are scheduled for Saturday night.

DeMarcus Corley 145.2  vs  Lenwood Dozier 145.8

Sam Crossed 184.8 vs  Ronald Montes 179.2

Jalil Hackett 147.2 vs  Latorie Woodberry 147.4

Dominique Crowder 123.6  vs  Ira Terry 124.8

Christopher Arnold 221.6  vs  Terrick Maven 261.4

Malik Titus 259.2  vs  Jacob Hagler 285.8

The Results From The Washington Golden Gloves Quarterfinals At Rosecroft Raceway!

The quest to become a National Golden Gloves Champion has begun. The tournament started off with the Quarterfinal Round in the Novice and Open Divisions.

Here are the official results from the Golden Gloves Quarterfinals for October 23 that took place at the Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland. Novice and Open winners will advance to the Semi Finals on Saturday October 30th at Rosecroft Raceway.

NOVICE DIVISION:

138 Pounds: Kiayon Strowbridge (Dream Team) Winner by Walkover

138 Pounds: Edris Zabi (Headbangers) Winner by Walkover

138 Pounds: Nicholas Isacc (Unattached) defeated  Jayden Cotturo (Laurel)

152 Pounds:  Aaron Clingman (Raw Boxing) defeated Wayne Johnson (Laurel)

152 Pounds: Omar Mobley (Headbangers) Winner by Walkover

165 Pounds:  Antoine Holmes III (Headbangers) Winner by Walkover

165 Pounds:  McCoy Hayes III (Headbangers) defeated  Tyrick Johnson (#11 Overcomers)

165 Pounds:  Phillip Carpenter-Powell (Knowledge Boxing) defeated Jessie Gonzales (Adaptive Boxing)

165 Pounds: Marcus Scott (#11 Overcomers) defeated Jymeen McGrier (NOMIS)

OPEN DIVISION:

125 Pounds:  Ervin Fuller (Hillcrest) defeated Te'Von Wilson (5th District)

138 Pounds:  Devante Alexander (Knowledge Boxing) Winner by Walkover

138 Pounds:  Lavay Lawrence (Hillcrest) defeated  Oluwajwonio Adadeselu (5th District)

                             

152 Pounds:  Quincey Williams (Headbangers) defeated Salvador Jovel (Round One)

152 Pounds:  Eric Middleton (NOMIS) defeated Khari Clinkscales (Hillcrest)

178 Pounds:  Nasheed Smith (Headbangers) defeated Edward Lay (Langdon Recreation Center)

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Here is the bout sheet for this Saturday's October 30th Semi Finals taking place at Rosecroft Raceway.

Results From Jeter Promotions Card At Live! Casino and Hotel

Here are the results from the eight bout card put on by Jeter Promotions Saturday night at Live! Casino in Hanover, MD. 

(Photos courtesy of Daniel Cork)

In the main event of a scheduled 10-round super featherweight contest Washington, DC's Jordan "ShortDog" White won by TKO over Joe Perez of San Diego, CA.

It was a good opening feel out round for White and Perez. Nothing exciting for the crowd until White landed a perfect overhand right that knocked Perez off balance causing his glove to touch the canvas. Referee David Braslow gave Perez the eight count as the bell sounded to end the round. In round two White maintained a easy pace by keeping his jab going to trick Perez into slacking off his defense. White came out in the third round using his jab and then followed it with a hard right hand to drop Perez to the canvas. Perez made it to his feet and finished the round but it came with a price. White was in full control of the fight as he stood in the center of the ring and just boxed Perez with the basics. White sent Perez down to the canvas with a two punch combination in round five. After being knocked down a couple of times Perez kept coming forward even with his lack of offense to fight off White. White opened a cut over the right eye of Perez causing referee David Braslow to call timeout so the ringside physician could look at the cut. Perez got the okay to continue and he finished round six. After going to his corner the fight was waived off after the sixth round was completed. 

Jordan White improves to (12-1, 9 KO's) while Perez now has a record of (15-5-2,10 KO's)

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In the co-feature Laurel, MD super middleweight Demond "D'Best At It" Nicholson defeates Victor "The Spartan" Darocha of Miami, FL by way of Sao Paolo, Brazil by eight-round unanimous decision.

Nicholson established himself early in the opening round by landing shots up and downstairs on Darocha. Darocha came out in the second round trying to make use of his jab but was easily countered by the right hand of Nicholson. Nicholson used round three to fight inside with Darocha. Both fighters spent most of the round head to head and in a clinch until referee Bill Clancy separated them. In round four Nicholson was landing the harder shots but Darocha was trying to do the same as they worked around the ring. In round five Nicholson started to sit down on his punches more and the power came with that change. Bodywork was the visual for round seven. Both fighters did an equal amount to slow each other down. In the eighth and final round it was Nicholson who dug a little deeper and finished the fight strong by landing numerous scoring punches.

All three judges scored the contest for Demond Nicholson 78-74 and 79-73 twice.

 

Nicholson improves to (24-4-1, 20 KO's) while Victor Darocha falls to (9-6-1, 6 KO's). 

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Germantown, MD Ebrima Jawara came up short when he lost by unanimous decision to Christian "Veneno" Otero of New York City in their six-round featherweight contest.

This contest was pretty evenly matched as far as skill set in the opening round. Both fighters showed their use of the jab to set up punches and defend themselves on the inside and outside. In round two both Jawara and Otero did well slipping each others punches with neither landing solid shots. Referee Kenny Chevalier did give Otero two warnings for low blows and told him that a point would be taken away if it happened again. In the third-round Otero had Jawara fighting backwards as he used his jab and moved inside to go to the body of Jawara. Otero did a great job of mixing up his punches to keep Jarawa on the defensive in round four. Otero was starting to turn up the pressure in round five but landed want referee Kenny Chevalier saw as another low blow causing a point to be taken from Otero. With a point being taken away Otero used a stalking technique to attack Jawara by landing overhand rights and punches to the body. Jawara did all he could to defend but Otero kept pressing forward as the fight ended. All three judges scored the contest for Otero 59-54 and 58-55 twice. 

Ebrima Jawara falls to (4-2, 1 KO) while Christain Otero remains undefeated at (4-0, 2 KO's).

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In a rematch but this time for the super middleweight American Boxing Federation Atlantic title, Baltimore, MD's Anthony Williams won a six-round unanimous decision over Ricardo Vasquez Becerril on Kinston, NC.

Williams opened up using his jab but not consistent enough to keep Becerril from getting inside to land a few body shots. Williams decided to exchange punches on the inside with Becerril but that worked in the shorter Becerril's favor with him landing some good body shots. Even when Williams wasn't using his jab he was able to land some good counter right hands when Becerril slowed his punch output down. In the fifth-round Williams was landing shots that Becerril gave a response that looked to have him wobbled but he returned with his own shots that backed Williams into a corner. Williams closed the final round by deciding to use his jab to set up some right hands. Becerril spent most of that round using defense. All three judges saw the contest for Williams with the scores of 60-57 and 59-55 twice. 

Williams improves to (5-1, 2 KO's) while Ricardo Becerril is now 2-10-1, 2 KO's).  

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With the vacant American Boxing Federation Atlantic Featherweight title on the line Brandon "The Hitter" Chambers of Atlanta, GA by way of Gwynn Oak, MD battled Blake Quintana of Nebraska for a split decision victory.

The first-round started slow with the fighters trying to find their range. Things got more action packed as they stood in the center of the ring exchanging shots in round two. Quintana added to his punching power and started throwing some shots that Chambers took well. Chambers responded with his own power shots to back up Quintana. As the rounds mounted up the punches from each fighter did as well. Hard shots continued to fly from each fighter as they did well absorbing the impact. The fighters fought a hard fight for the fans inside of The Hall at  the Live! Casino and Hotel. The contest looked to be a difficult bout for the judges to score. Judge Paul Wallace scored it 58-56 for Quintana while Judges David Braslow and Eric Irizarry scored 58-56 for Chambers. 

Chambers record improves to (6-0-1, 3 KO's) while Ricardo Quintana suffers his first defeat and now is (4-1, 1 KO).

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I a four-round super bantamweight contest Ernest Hall of Baltimore, MD. defeated Jaqeem Hutcherso of Forestville, MD by majority decision.  

In the opening round of this scheduled 4-round contest the fighters looked to be going for an early knockout. It was fast and hard punches coming from each fighter from the sound of the bell. In round two Hutcherson started to press forward more to get inside, but Hall landed some three punch combinations to counter. Hall continued to land shots as Hutcherson returned with a couple of his own to show he was still coming. To close the bout Hall looked to be the fighter who landed the scoring punches. According to Judge Paul Wallace he saw the contest a draw at 38-38 while Judges Davis Braslow and Don Risher scored it the same with the score of 39-39 for Hall.

Ernest Hall improves his record to (4-1, 1 KO) while Jaqeem Hutcherson is now (2-1).

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Baltimore, MD super welterweight "Bazooka" Joe Veazey defeated Ryan Wilson of South Carolina by TKO.

Slow start to this bout between Veazey Wilson. Both fighters were getting tangled up from trying to land inside body shots. Veazey changed things up quickly in the second round when he landed a straight right hand that dropped Wilson for an eight count. Wilson survived the round after Veazey didn't capitalize off of the knockdown. Wilson recovered well in round three by landing some good shots of his own. Veazey made things exciting in the final round when he landed a perfect overhand right that stopped Wilson in his tracks. Referee Kenny Chevalier jumped in quickly to stop the contest at 1:29 of round four.

Joe Veazey improves to (5-0, 4 KO"s) while Wilson is now (104-3, 1 KO).

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After a successful pro debut Accokeek, MD junior featherweight Chamar Flowers lost by majority decision to Baltimore's Antonio Dunton-El, Jr..

The opening round was action packed as both fighters spent most of the time exchanging some great shots. Dunton was pressing the action a little more than Flowers by landing combinations while Flowers tried to establish his jab. In rounds two and three the aggressiveness of Dunton stayed the same, Flowers punches started to have more power as he became more aggressive. In the final round Flowers was being the second man to the punch. Dunton jabbed to the head and body while Flowers tried to counter. In the last ten seconds of the final round both fighters went blow for blow. One judge saw the contest a draw 38-38, but was overruled with one judge having it 39-37 and the other 40-36 for Dunton.

Flowers is now (1-1) while Dunton get his first victory at (1-0-1)