PBC Undercard And Preliminary Results From MGM National Harbor!

(Photos by Daniel Cork)

In the opening bout Adrian "Playtime " Benton of Cincinnati, Ohio won a four-round unanimous decision over veteran Archie Weah of Monrovia, Liberia.  Benton was in complete control of the bout and won by the scores of 40-36 from all three judges. 


In a six-round contest Clarksburg, MD middleweight Mark "Sayless" Duncan lost by split decision to Arturo Izquierdo of Las Vegas, NV by way of Costa Rica. Izquierdo dropped Duncan with a left hand early in the second round.  Duncan was looked to keep the bout close after the knockdown, but wasn't able to get the win. This is how the judges scored it. Larry Hazzard, Jr. had it 57-56 for Duncan, while judges John Gradowski and Paul Wallace saw the bout at 57-56 for Izquierdo.  Duncan loses for the first time as a pro and is now 3-1, three KO's.  Izquierdo's record rises to 6-2, two KO's.


Welterweight Kareem "Reemo" Martin out of Washington, DC won a six-round split decision over Joaquin "Chico" Chavez of Commerce, CA. 

Martin showed lots of offense throughout the bout but Chavez stood in to battle back.  Both fighters landed some clean shots but Martin got the did a little more to get the nod from two judges.  Judges Dave Braslow and John Gradowski both scored the bout for Martin, 60-54 and 59-55, respectively while Larry Hazzard, Jr. saw the fight for Chavez, 59-55.  Martin is now 12-2-1, three KO's while Chavez falls to 9-19-3, two KO's.

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Hyattsville, MD super featherweight Cobia "The Soldier" Breedy opened up the  first televised contest (FS1) from MGM National Harbor Casino with a six-round technical unanimous decision over Francisco Fuentes of Hemet, CA.

The bout was action packed with Breedy gaining a slight advantage with his power shots.  Both men battled hardin the center of the ring until a clash of heads came 38 seconds into the sixth round and opened a gash on the eye and over the nose of Fuentes.  The cut was considered to be to damaging so the ringside doctors said Fuentes could not continue.

Judges Gradowski and Wallace scored the bout 58-56 while Hazzard, Jr. saw the bout 59-55 for Breedy, keeping his record perfect at 12-0, three KO's.  Fuentes is now 15-8-1, four KO's.

Super middleweight Lorenzo "Truck" Simpson of Baltimore, Maryland won a easy but meaningful four-round unanimous decision over the debuting Jaime Meza of Compton, CA.

Simpson dropped Meza with a straight left hand early in the first round. Meza stood in strong for the remainder of the contest, but Simpson continued to dominated.  Two judges scored the bout 40-35 while one had it 40-36. Simpson is now 3-0, two KO's.


Super welterweight Brandon "Bulldog" Quarles lost a eight-round split decision to Aaron Coley of Hayward, CA.

Coley was the aggressor in this contest. He was able to be the first to land shots in most of the rounds.  Quarles was trying his best to stay in the fight and was able to win on John Gradowski's scorecard at 77-75. Judges David Braslow and Larry Hazzard, Jr. both saw the bout for Coley, 78-74 and 79-73. Quarles's record drops to 21-5-1, 10 KO's.  Coley is now 16-1-2, seven KO's.