Here are the results from the Tony & Christen Jeter Promotions card that took place in front of a packed crowd inside of The Hall at the Live Casino & Hotel in Hanover, MD on Saturday night, February 18th.
(Photos by Daniel Cork)
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In a 6-round featherweight bout for the (ABF) American Boxing Federation Atlantic title, Jaqeem Hutcherson of Capitol Heights, MD defeated Printice Canada of Saint Louis, MO by unanimous decision.
In the opening round Hutcherson received an eight count caused by a left hook that land from Canada. Hutcherson worked his way back into the fight with some good combinations and counter shots in the second-round. Both fighters looked even going into round five. In the final round, Hutcherson landed some good shots that could have changed the outlook of the fight. All three judges scored the contest different, but ruled it the same by giving Hutcherson the unanimous decision victory, 58-55, 59-55, and 57-56.
Hutcherson improves to (7-1-1) while Canada falls to (4-9-1, 2 KO's).
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Jeffrey Yu of Vienna, VA scored a first-round knockout over Cary Caprio of Laurel, MD in a scheduled 4-round super featherweight contest.
Yu and Caprio were swinging for the fences at the sound of the opening bell. It was Yu who got in the punches that counted by sending Caprio to he canvas twice. The first time was from overhand right and the second came from another overhand right that Caprio didn't recover from. Referee David Braslow stopped the contest at :59 seconds of round one.
Yu improves to (2-0, 2 KO's) while Caprio starts at (0-1).
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In another (ABF) title fight for the Super Lightweight American Boxing Federation Mid American title, Joseph Veazey of Baltimore, MD defeated Danny Murray of Lanoka Harbor, NJ by first round knockout.
Veazey landed early on Murray with his jab and finally a combination to send Murray to the canvas where he remained for the ten count from referee Bill Clancy to end the fight at 1:24 of the first-round.
Veazey improves to (9-0, 6 KO's) while Murray falls to (6-7).
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In a light heavyweight contest Vincent Mosca of Nottingham, MD defeated Albert Tulley of Gouverneur, NY by TKO.
Mosca was the more relaxed fighter in the opening round. He started to put his shots together in round two as Tulley had no defense to protect himself. Referee Davis Braslow started to take a closer look at Tulley before jumping in to stop the contest at 2:48 of round two.
Mosca improves to (2-0, 1 KO) while Tulley falls to (0-3).
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Anthony Williams Jr. of Baltimore, MD loss by split decision to Derrick Vann of Philadelphia, PA in a 6-round super middleweight contest.
Williams and Vann were pretty even throughout this super middleweight contest. Both fighters were tall and used their lengthy jabs in the first three rounds to score on each other. After the midway point of the contest both fighters started to fight in close and not use their jabs. It was a lot of grabbing and holding going on. In the closing round both fighters started to let their hands go a little more. It was Vann starting early and Williams landing later in the round. Judge Bill Clancy scored it 58-56 for Williams as judges Steve Rados and Paul Wallace scored it 58-56 for Vann.
Williams falls to (6-3, 2 KO's) as Vann improves to (4-6, 2 KO's).
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In a scheduled 6-round heavyweight matchup Baltimore, MD's Colby Madison wins by first-round TKO over Darryl Clark of of Houston, TX.
Madison scored three knockdowns in the first-round on Clark. The first knockdown came when Madison landed a right hand that sent Clark against the rope then to the canvas. The second came from a straight hand that buckled Clark in the corner and the final knockdown Madison landed a left jab that sent Clark flying into the ropes. Clark didn't answer the bell for round two, giving Madison the TKO win. Referee Bill Clancy waived the contest off before the star of round two.
Madison improves to (11-4-2, 7 KO's) while Clark falls to (2-3, 1 KO).
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In a scheduled 4-round super lightweight contest, Ahmad Muhammad Jones of Baltimore, MD defeated Michael Crain of Smyrna, DE by unanimous decision.
Jones got the first-round knockdown with a hard right hand on Crain. Crain recovered well to land some good shots on Jones before the bell sounded. Crain gathered himself well in round two by using good movement to make Jones work for his shots. The final round was more of a Jones round as he put a number of combinations together to have Crain going backwards. Crain tried to bounce back, but it was to late as the fight ended. Judges Paul Wallace and Eric Irizarry scored the contest 39-36 while judge Steve Rados saw it 39-35.
Jones improves to (4-0, 2 KO's) while Crain falls to (4-6-2, 2 KO's).
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In a 4-round light heavyweight contest Micah Terrill of Millersville, MD made is pro debut with a knockout victory against Keynan Williams of Winchester, VA.
Terrill landed a straight left jab to the face of Williams causing him to fall against the ropes, referee David Braslow to give Williams an eight count. Williams made it through round two, but in the third round Terrill landed a hard body shot that sent Williams down for the final time. Referee Davis Braslow stopped the contest at 2:15 of round three.
Terrill makes a successful pro debut at (1-0, 1 KO) while Williams falls to (1-4, 1 KO).
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Ervin Fuller, III of Fort Washington, MD starts his professional career with a unanimous decision victory over Alejandro Leon of Deerfield Beach, FL.
Fuller and Leon opened up round one in a crowd pleasing toe to toe and blow for battle in the center of the ring. The same action continued in round two as Fuller and Leon landed combinations on each other with Fuller getting the last one in as the bell sounded. Round three slowed down a little as both fighters started using their jabs before going to the body. Fuller got more aggressive by landing some hard looping right hands. In the final round of these debuting fighters, Leon slowed his action down while Fuller turned up the heat. Fuller had the most power on his shots while Leon tried to counter. all three judges scored the contest for Ervin Fuller III, 39-37 and 40-36 twice.
Fuller starts his career off at (1-0) while Leon starts at (0-1).
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Vitalii Gubkin of Alexandria, VA by way of Suzun, Russia defeated veteran super middleweight Christopher Brooker of Philadelphia, PA by majority decision.
Gubkin started the fight off using good head movement to slip Brooker's jab to land his own jab. Brooker worked his way back into the opening round by going to the body of Gubkin. In round two both fighters had their moments of landing jabs, hooks and body shots. Much of the same action continued in round three. The closing rounds seemed to be going Brooker's way as he landed the harder shots and had Gubkin fighting in defensive mode. Gubkin changed things quickly by landing some good counter right hands on Brooker. Looked to be a hard fight to judge because both fighters were equally exchanging punches on each other. Judge Eric Irizarry scored the bout a draw at 57-57 but was overruled by Steve Rados 60-54 and Paul Wallace 58-56 for Gubkin.
Gubkin improves to (6-3-1, 4 KO's) while Brooker falls to (16-13, 6 KO's).
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In the opening bout of the Jeter Promotions card, Francis Oran of Bethlehem, PA defeated Charles Johnson of Upper Marlboro, MD by unanimous decision in a 4-round heavyweight contest.
It was Oran's second professional fight. He did a good job of using his jab to land shots to the body and head of Johnson. In round two both fighters had their moments, but it was Oran who landed the cleaner shots. In round three Johnson tried adding power to his shots, but Oran was able to counter with his jab. In the closing round Oran landed some hard right hands that had Johnson moving backwards to finish the contest. All three judges scored the contest 40-36 for Oran.
Oran improves to (2-0, 1 KO) while Johnson falls to (2-7, 1 KO).
