Saturday, April 13, 2019

Kisner vs. Wallin Bout Ends In First Round!



At the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, Nick Kisner vs. Otto Wallin ten-round contest was stopped in the first-round due to a unintentional headbutt that happened midway into the round. Kisner complained he was unable to see when he was in his corner. Upon the advice of the ringside physician the referee stopped the bout. The contest goes into the record books as a no decision.






Thursday, April 11, 2019

Unified Jr. Middleweight Champion "SWIFT" Jarrett Hurd Defends His Titles Against Top Contender Julian Williams!



Unified and undefeated IBF and WBA Jr. Middleweight Champion "Swift'' Jarrett Hurd is looking to defend his title against top contender Julian "J-Rock'' Williams in PBC on FOX action beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

The card also features hard-hitting Ahmed Elbiali and unbeaten prospect Lorenzo Simpson in separate bouts as part of the action Beginning at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT Following PBC on FOX Broadcast

Undefeated rising featherweight Stephen Fulton will take on former world champion Paulus Ambunda in a 12-round showdown that headlines PBC FIGHT NIGHT - EXTRA on FS1 and FOX Deportes

The 24-year-old Fulton (15-0, 7 KOs) fights out of Philadelphia and defeated previously unbeaten fighters in five of his last nine contests. He made his 2019 debut in January, stopping Marlon Olea in round five. He takes on Namibia's Ambunda (27-2, 11 KOs), who previously captured a bantamweight world title by defeating William Prado by decision in 2012. He enters this bout on a three-fight winning streak, including 12-round decisions in his last two fights.

Non-televised action features undefeated Romanian Alexandru Marin (17-0, 11 KOs) taking on former world champion Luis Concepcion (37-7, 26 KOs) in a 12-round super flyweight attraction, unbeaten super lightweight prospect Greg Outlaw (7-0, 2 KOs) in an eight-round fight and super middleweight contender Demond Nicholson (21-3-1, 20 KOs) in a 10-round contest.

Rounding out the card are bouts featuring once-beaten Dravontay Rawls battling Colombia's Jonathan Perez in an eight-round lightweight showdown, unbeaten Aaron Anderson in a four-round super welterweight fight against Peru's Carlos Galindo and Mark Duncan battling Kevin Womack for six-rounds of super welterweight action.

Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster ticketmaster.com.

Lamont Roach Jr. Set To Defend WBO And Capture NABO Title



Upper Marlboro, MD's super featherweight Lamont Roach Jr. (18-0-1, 7 KO's) returns to the ring on Saturday, May 4th to battle former world title challenger Jonathan "Polvo" Oquendo (30-5, 19 KO's) of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The bout will be shown on DAZN as a featured contest on the Canelo Alvarez-Danny Jacobs card.

This will be a scheduled 10-round contest for Roach to defend his WBO Intercontinental Super Featherweight title and also fight for the vacant NABO title as well. The WBO has Roach ranked second and Oquendo is fifth, and this bout will be a WBO Eliminator.

Roach's first WBO Intercontinental title defense was on December 15th when he defeated Alberto Mercado by 10-round unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Oquendo lost his shot for the WBA Featherweight title to Jesus Cuellar by unanimous decision on December 5th of 2015.

Monday, April 8, 2019

Tricky Entertainment Host Two Title Bouts In Washington, D.C.!




Tricky Entertainment will be returning to the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington D.C on Saturday May 18th.

Former world title challenger Dominic Wade will be featured as the main-event in a super middleweight bout for IBO and WBC Regional titles.

Wade, 28 of Largo, Maryland (20-1, 14 KO's) took two plus year off after losing to Gennady Golovkin for the world title. Wade has recently made a comeback with two knockout wins. The latest being a 5th round stoppage over Josue Obando on February 23rd in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Fighting in the co-feature in an IBF Regional Title fight will be undefeated super featherweight Tiara Brown.

Brown of Washington, D.C. was recently named Washington, D.C. Police Officer of the year.

Brown, who has been a fixture in the beltway area, has built up a great reputation, and is coming off a 4th round stoppage over Dahiana Santana on December 8th in Bowie, Maryland.

Also on the card will be local favorites, super lightweight Antonio Magruder (5-0-1, 4 KOs) of Washington, D.C.; undefeated cruiserweight Sam Crossed (8-0, 5 KOs) of Greenbelt, Maryland; welterweight David Grayton (15-3-1, 11 KO's) of Washington, D.C.; super lightweight Patrick Harris (15-0, 8 KOs) of Hyattsville, Maryland; featherweight Jordan White (7-1, 6 KOs) of Washington, D.C. ad pro debuting lightweight and Taurean Venable of Washington, D.C.

More fighters and the full card will be announced shortly.

Tickets are priced at $150 for Platinum Ringside, $100 for Gold Floor Seats and $50 for General Admission, and are available beginning TODAY.

1st Responders will receive discounted tickets.

Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com

Saturday, April 6, 2019

Results From The Washington Golden Gloves Championships!



Novice Division:

114 Pounds:  
Emanuel Burroughs (Old School) defeated Ra'Shawn Jones (Sugar Ray Leonard)

123 Pounds:  
DeMarco Kennedy (Champions Gym) defeated Anthony Kareem (Cherry Lane)

132 Pounds:  
Saquan Epps (NOMIS) defeated Elonte Kemp (Limelite)

141 Pounds:  
Devante Alexander (Knowledge Boxing) defeated (*RSC) Tre'von Wells (Dream Team Boxing)

152 Pounds:  
Stefon Jordan (Champions) defeated Eric Middleton (NOMIS)  

165 Pounds:  
Stephan Burden (American Muay Thai) defeated Michael Hines (#11 Overcomers)

178 Pounds:  
Walter Sanders (Sweet Science) defeated Sunday Akin (Laurel)

201 Pounds:  
Damin Pringle (NOMIS) defeated Russ (Woodland)

201+ Pounds:  
Ricardo Volcin (Old School) defeated Steven Sparks (Mad House Boxing)

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Unopposed Champions:

108 Pounds:  Hafiz Khan (MVJ Athletics)

201 Pounds (Female):  Andrea Browne (Time 2 Grind)
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Open Division:

114 Pounds:  
Demitrius Lewis (Diamonds N The Ruff) defeated Kameron Rick-Holmes (Dream Team)

123 Pounds:  
Shakeel Daly (Diamonds N The Ruff) defeated Dwayne Holmes, Jr. (Sugar Ray Leonard)

132 Pounds:  
Tommy Avelar (Sugar Ray Leonard) defeated Isaiah Harris (Dog Pound) 

141 Pounds:  
Malik Warren (Upton) defeated Jalen Jones (Limelite)

152 Pounds:  
Deshawn Chase (Baltimore Boxing) defeated Washington (Diamonds N The Ruff) 

165 Pounds:  
Jeff Bozier, Jr. (Upton) defeated Yohannes Rezene (Sugar Ray Leonard)

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Unopposed Champions:

201+ Pounds:  Malik Titus (Time 2 Grind)

123 Pounds (Female):  Nyah Smith (Dog Pound)

132 Pounds (Female): Nerissa Turner (Elite Boxing)

142 Pounds (Female):  Ladasia Lewis (Diamonds N The Ruff)

17, 141 Pounds: Joshua Hill (Woodland)

17, 152 Pounds:  Edwin Angel (No Xcuse)
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Walkover
178 Pounds:  Joel Tchantchuninj (Champions)

201 Pounds:  Ezri Turner (Headbangers)

*Referee Stops Contest

Winners will advance to the Regional Championships on April 27th at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington,MD. Bouts begin at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 5, 2019

Jahmal Dyer Drops Decision In Las Vegas!




Tonight at the Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Baltimore, MD super featherweight lost by eight-round unanimous decision to Andres Cortes of Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the first two rounds of this bout Dyer used his jab well to keep Cortes on the outside. In the third round Cortes was able to slide in close to land some good overhand rights. As the last few seconds ticked away Cortes landed a left hook that stunned Dyer as he walked back to his corner. Cortes tried to gain momentum during round four, but Dyer landed a good counter right to drop Cortes for the eight count. The knockdown wasn't enough to keep Cortes from finishing the fight strong. All the judges saw the bout for Cortes with the scores of 78-73, 79-73 and 78-74.

Jahmal Dyer falls to (9-2, 5 KOs) while Andres Cortes remains undefeated at (11-0, 6 KOs).

Malik Hawkins Head Back To Philly For Next Showdown!




Undefeated welterweight Malik Hawkins will headline the 2nd Met Philadelphia Boxing Series, when he takes on veteran Fabian Lyimo in a eight-round main event on Friday, April 26th at The Met Philadelphia.

The card is presented by Hard Hitting Promotions and Live Nation.

Hawkins has a record of 14-0 with nine knockouts. The 23 year-old out of Baltimore, Maryland is in his fifth year as a professional. Hawkins last bout was a eight-round unanimous decision over Gledwin Ortiz on February 23rd at The Met Philadelphia.

Lyimo of Tanzania has a record of 23-9-2 with 15 knockouts.  The 36 year-old is a 12 year-professional, has wins over three undefeated opponents.  In his last bout, Lyimo went eight-rounds before dropping a unanimous decision to Ismael Garcia on March 30th in Hockessin, Delaware.