Mike "Yes Indeed" Reed Gets 15th Victory in New York!

(Photo by Ross Molovinsky)

Mike "Yes Indeed" Reed gets unanimous decision over Puerto Rico’s Luis Joel Gonzalez in a eight round contest at New York City’s Theater at Madison Square Garden. Reed looked to have control of every round. The judges scored the bout  80-73, 80-72 twice.

Fightnews: Arvin Nundloll at ringside,

Super lightweight Michael “Yes Indeed” Reed (15-0, 8 KO's) took extended his unbeaten streak against a game Luis Gonzalez (11-2-1, 6 KO's). Reed was the aggressor and pressed Gonzalez from the word go as he was able to unload clean, crisp combinations frequently throughout every round. By the end of the 6th round, Gonzalez’s face was visibly marked up, a clear and evident sign that for all his heart, he just couldn’t outwit Reed and ended up second best in most exchanges.

Reed improves to (15-0, 8 KO's) while Luis Joel Gonzalez falls to (11-2-1, 6 KOs).

Alexander Johnson Falls To Artur Beterbiev In Chicago!

Light heavyweight Alexander Johnson was stopped in the 7th round by undefeated Artur Beterbiev of Montreal, Canada tonight at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, IL. The corner of Johnson threatened to stop the bout after Beterbiev's knocked Johnson down twice in the fifth round, but Johnson said he wanted to continue. 

Johnson was knocked down two more times in the 7th round, and the referee stopped the bout at 1:38.  Johnson is now 16-3, (7KO's) while Artur Beterbiev remains undefeated at 9-0, (9 KO's).

Mike "Yes Indeed" Reed Hits The Scale In New York!

  Luis Joel Gonzalez 140.2 lbs    Mike Reed 140.2 lbs 

(Photo courtesy of Ross Molovinsky)

Saturday night, June 13, on HBO’s “Boxing After Dark” undercard, held at New York City’s Theater at Madison Square Garden. Mike "Yes Indeed" Reed (14-0, 8 KO's) will take on Puerto Rico’s Luis Joel Gonzalez (11-1-1, 6 KOs) in an 8 round contest promoted by Top Rank, in association with All-Star Boxing. This bout will be part of the main event, Jamaica’s Nicholas “The Axe Man” Walters (25-0, 21 KOs) defends his WBA World Featherweight Title against Colombia’s Miguel Marriaga (20-0, 18 KOs), and in the co-main event, Puerto Rico’s Felix Verdejo (17-0, 13 KOs) will battle San Antonio’s Ivan Najera (16-0, 8 KOs). The fight card on June 13 takes place on the eve of the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City. 

The Reed vs Gonzalez bout can be seen on Top Rank TV by going to toprank.com and clink on LIVE STREAM. Start checking for the Mike Reed bout between the hours of 7 - 9pm to make sure you don't miss it. 

Beltway Amateurs Bringing Home Gold And Silver Medals!

(Ragahleek Bartee - Jalil Hackett -  Quincey Williams)

The Beltway region has won a total of five medals in the 2015 Junior Olympic Nationals at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, WVA. The gold metal winners are Jalil Hackett, 85 pound Bantam champion, Quincey Williams 80 pound Bantam champion, and Ragahleek Bartee Intermediate, 75 pound champion. The two silver medal winners are Richard Dodson PeeWee, 9-10, 65 pounds and Tyreek Williams Bantam, 75 pounds.

Richard Dodson

Tyreek Williams

DMV Amateurs Looking Forward To Bringing Home Junior Olympic National Titles!

Ragahleak Bartee, Richard Dodson, Tyreek Williams, Jalil Hackett, and Quincy Williams all will be representing the team sent from the Beltway Boxing area to the Junior Olympic Nationals at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, WVA. All five Beltway Boxing amateurs will be fighting for National Titles tomorrow. 

PVA Gets 5 Wins On First And Second Day Of 2015 Junior Olympics Nationals In West VA!

Quincey Williams of Washington, DC started day one by winning his opening bout with  a 3-0 decision over Julian Castillo of San Angelo, TX in the Peewee/9-10-years-old/70 pounds division.

The PVA amateurs put on a solid performance on day two of the Junior Olympic Nationals in West Virginia. They put together four out of six wins (from left to Right) Raghaleak Bartee, Richard Dodson, Tyreek Williams, and Quincy Williams, who won his second straight bout. Damari Philson and Jordan Roach came up short in their bouts, but still performed well.  

Raghaleak Bartee

Richard Dodson

Tyreek Williams

Quincy Williams

Day three will continue this afternoon and tonight with more PVA boxers in action. The results will be up tomorrow.

(All photos courtesy of Ricky Womack /PVA)

Baltimore Boxing Renaissance III Weigh-In Being Held At The Horseshoe Casino In Baltimore!

Heavy Weight Champion Hasim Rahman will Host the Baltimore Boxing Renaissance III Weigh-In at the Horseshoe Baltimore Casino!

Weigh-In Friday June 19, 2015 

Fighters will tip the scale at the weigh-in one day before they clash in one of the most anticipated fights creating boxing history. Taking place at the Horseshoe Baltimore Casino, 1511 Russell Street from 6 PM – 9 PM EST, boxing fans have the chance of seeing boxers of the Baltimore Boxing Renaissance III card weigh-in. Admission to the Weigh-In is FREE.

The Baltimore Boxing Renaissance III will feature 3 World Champion Female Fighters, Tyrieshia Douglas, Tori "Sho-Nuff" Nelson and Jennifer “The Bolivian Queen” Salinas who will once again defend their titles. This card also includes the professional debut of Jeffrey McCalla, Baltimore's own James Stevenson, Joshua “Dynamite” Davis, Kwame “Rambo Time” Ritter, Seth Billups and the pro debut of Erick Hernandez.

**************************************************************************************
The Baltimore Boxing Renaissance III will take place at Martins West Manor, located at 6817 Dogwood Rd., Windsor Mill, MD 21244 Saturday June 20, 2015 from 7 PM – 11:30 PM EST. Doors open at 6:30PM. 

All seating is reserved. For tickets, pricing, seating information and more visit www.bmoreboxing.com, or call 443-377-2505. For media inquiries and interview opportunities contact Nika Watkins by email at NikaWatkins@gmail.com. Follow the Baltimore Boxing Renaissance on Twitter @boxnrenaissance and Instagram @boxingrenaissance.