Beltway Battles: Round Four Official Weights

Here are the official weights for Saturday night's, May 6, Beltway Battles Round Four card presented by Rising Star Promotions, DHH Promotions, Blue Cork Strategies and DiBella Entertainment at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, DC.

(Photo credit, Daniel Cork)

Main Event presented by Urban Boxing 

WBC USNBC USA Featherweight Championship 

Featherweight – 10 Rounds  

Sulaiman Segawa 124.6lbs. vs. Misael Lopez 124.8 lbs.  

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Co-Main Event presented by the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 

Bantamweight – 6 Rounds 

Rianna Rios 118.2 lbs. vs. Cara McLaughlin 117 lbs. 

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Heavyweight – 4 Rounds presented by City Renewables 

Naji Wali 253.8 lbs. vs. Jerome Allen 238.4 lbs. 

Featherweight – 4 Rounds  

Jeffrey Yu 125.6 lb vs. Weusi Johnson 129.4 lbs. 

Bantamweight – 8 Rounds 

Dominique Crowder 120.6 lbs. vs. Josue Portales 123.2 lbs. 

Featherweight – 4 Rounds 

Ervin Fuller III 126 lbs. vs. Antonio Lucaine123.4 lbs. 

Bantamweight – 6 Rounds 

Jaqeem Hutcherson 124.2 lbs. vs. Jenn Gonzalez 124.2 lbs. 

Welterweight – 6 Rounds 

Lenwood Dozier 143.4 lbs. vs. Juan de la Cruz Rodriguez 145.6 lbs. 

Featherweight - 4 Rounds 

Shakell Daly 130 lbs vs. Brient Rodriquez 130 lbs. 

All bouts subject to change at anytime.

Beltway Battles: Round Four Returns to Nation’s Capital May 6

The Washington, DC-based pro boxing series returning to Entertainment & Sports Arena in the Washington, DC this Saturday, May 6 (doors open at 5:00 pm, first bout 6:00pm). Admission, starting at $55 and including a new VIP Table Club ticket option, are available for purchase at all Ticketmaster outlets, including the Entertainment & Sports Arena Box Office.

Former Ugandan Olympian Sulaiman Segawa Headlines Card at Entertainment & Sports Arena with former Army Sergeant Rianna Rios Featured in First Female Bout.

Here's the tentative scheduled lineup:

Main Event 

Featherweight – 10 Rounds

Sulaiman Segawa (13-1, 4 KOs) of Silver Spring, Maryland vs. Misael Lopez (14-2, 5 KO's) of Denver, Colorado

Co-Main Event 

Bantamweight – 6 Rounds

Rianna Rios (6-0) of Upper Marlboro, Maryland vs. Cara McLaughlin (1-5) of Cookstown, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Featherweight – 4 Rounds

Jeffrey “The Fly” Yu (2-0, 2 KO's) of Oakton, Virginia vs. Weusi Johnson (3-28-1) of Wilmington, Delaware

Bantamweight – 8 Rounds

Dominique “Dimes” Crowder (14-0, 9 KO's) of Baltimore, Maryland vs. Josue Portales (16-6-1, 7 KO's) of Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico

Featherweight – 4 Rounds

Ervin “Treypound” Fuller III (2-0, 1 KO) of Fort Washington, Maryland vs. Antonio Lucaine (0-6) of Mount Vernon, New York

 Bantamweight – 6 Rounds

Jaqeem “2Sharp” Hutcherson (7-1-1) of Capitol Heights, Maryland vs. Jenn Gonzalez (9-17-1, 5 KO's) of Santa Tereza, Nicaragua

Heavyweight – 4 Rounds

Naji “The Afghan Rock” Wali (Pro Debut) of McLean, Virginia, vs. Jerome Allen (1-8-1, 1 KO) of Annapolis, Maryland

Welterweight ­– 4 Rounds

Lenwood “Mr. Composure” Dozier (10-30-3, 5 KO's) of Washington, DC vs. Front Royal, Virginia’s Juan de la Cruz Rodriguez (10-18-1, 7 KO's)

Featherweight ­– 4 Rounds

Juan Pablo Junior Guillen Arancibia (Pro Debut) of Bolivia vs. TBD

All bouts subject to change at anytime.

Fans not able to attend in person, can stream the event live on BXNG.

Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia Post-Fight Quotes

“Everything about this was exciting,” said Davis. “I was excited to be a part of this event. I remember coming up in the Golden Gloves and seeing Floyd Mayweather fight at MGM Grand. It was crazy. I actually just saw Rihanna perform at the Super Bowl, and I thought, ‘that’s going to be me one day.’ And we’re here. The reality definitely matches the dream. But the job is never done until I retire, so I’m going to keep my head down, stay humble and continue to work.”

 

“I’m good,” said Garcia. “‘Tank’ is a great fighter. I take my hat off to him. I know we talked a lot of trash leading into the fight, but he knows what it is. It’s all love at the end of the day. I was honored to be in the ring with a great fighter and I respect him a lot. You know how the business goes. But I want to say to ‘Tank’, you’re a good man.”

 

“I didn’t think that body shot would end it, but I saw his facial expression and that’s what made me take it to him,” said Davis. “It was a good shot, for sure. I thought he was going to get up but I like to play mind games, so when he was looking at me, I was looking at him trying to tell him, ‘get up!’ And he just shook his head, no.”

 

“He just caught me with a good shot,” said Garcia. “I don’t want to make any excuses in here. He caught me with a good shot and I just couldn’t recover and that’s it. He caught me with a good body shot, snuck under me and caught me good. I couldn’t breathe. I was going to get back up, but I just couldn’t get up.”

 

“The first knockdown was just him not knowing his placement,” said Davis. “I knew that I was the smaller guy, and my coach was telling me in camp that he’s going to come up with his head up, so just shoot over the top.”

 

“I think I should have pressured him a little harder near the ropes,” said Garcia. “I was giving him a little bit too much respect and I think that was my downfall. I think I gave him a little too much respect in the ring.”

 

“I’m definitely the face of boxing,” said Davis. “Absolutely!”

Gervonta "Tank" Davis Stops Garcia With Breathtaking Body Shot

Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia finally hit the ring on April 22 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Davis now (29-0, 27 KO's) defeated Ryan Garcia (23-1, 19 KO's) by seventh-round KO. The fight aired live on Showtime, DAZN, and PPV.com pay-per-view.

Davis used a counterattack to send Garcia to the canvas twice during this contest. The first knockdown came by a left hook to the head. Before the knockdown Garcia was more aggressive to take the early lead in round one. He slowed down after getting off the canvas and Davis took control of the next few rounds leading up to the final knockdown. In round seven Garcia and Davis were mixing it up until Davis slipped a right hand from Garcia to land a hard left hook to the body. Garcia had a delayed reaction to that shot and took a knee where he couldn't recover to beat the ten count. 

Lorenzo "Truck" Simpson Victorious In Las Vegas

(Photo credit: James Bell, The Boxing Source) 

Lorenzo "Truck" Simpson of Baltimore, Maryland improves to (13-0, 7 KOs) with a six-round unanimous decision victory Pachino Hill (8-2-1, 6 KOs) of Davenpor, Iowa. Hill was hit with some hard shots by Simpson, but stood his groundto stay active in the fight. Simpson continued to outbox Hill while using the ring to create angles to land good counter punches. It was the combinations that put Simpson well ahead on the scorecards. The judges scored the bout 60-54, 60-54, and 59-55.

Jalil Hackett Gets Fifth KO Added To His Record In Vegas

Jalil "Major" Hackett of Washington, D.C. improves his record to (6-0, 5 KO's) with a third round stoppage over Jason Phillips of Davenport, Iowa who falls to (3-4-2). This was a scheduled 4-round super welterweight contest, but Hackett, the signed Mayweather Promotions fighter dominated Phillips to get the fight stopped in three at 2:20 with a hard left hook to the body.

Official Results From Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia Weigh-In

Gervonta Davis (28-0, 26 KO) 135.1 lbs. vs. Ryan Garcia (23-0, 19 KO) 135.5 lbs. (136 lbs. catch weight, non-title)

Both fighters were cheek to cheek and exchanged quick shoves during the face-off before being separated.

Gervonta Davis:

When asked about the issue with Hopkins, who is a co-promoter for Garcia at Golden Boy. “He’s talking about he’s ‘about that life,’ man, nobody’s worried about his old ass. He needs to sit back and let the young’uns do it.”

Davis predicted “Punishment and Knockout,”. “It’s gonna be crazy. Don’t blink your eyes, don’t get no popcorn, don’t get no drink, none of that. Just focus. It’s gonna be an incredible fight.”

Ryan Garcia:

“I feel good right now. I had breakfast in the morning, so I feel strong,”. “I don’t really know (about the shoving). I think him and Bernard (Hopkins) started getting into it, then it was just crazy. But I’m staying focused.

“I’m just ready to eat now. I’m focused, I don’t got much to say. My focus now is just on Gervonta Davis. I’m ready to destroy him, that’s it.”

David Morrell 167.8 vs. Yamaguchi Falcao 166.4

(WBA “regular” super middleweight title)

Gabriel Rosado 167.3 vs. Bektemir Melikuziev 167.3

Elijah Garcia 159.2 vs. Kevin Salgado 159.3

Fiodor Czerkaszyn 159.1 vs. Elias Espadas 158.9

Vito Mielnicki Jr 153.1 vs. Jose Sanchez Charles 154.3

Davis vs. Garcia will take place Saturday night, April 22 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card will start at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. The Prelims will kick off the event at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT.

Here are the remainder of the bouts and weights.

10-Round Super Welterweights

Vito Mielnicki Jr 153.1 lbs. vs. Jose Sanchez Charles 154.3 lbs.

10-Round WBA International Lightweight Title

Floyd Schofield 134.7 lbs. vs. Valentin Leon Jr. 134 lbs.

Lorenzo Simpson (12-0, 7 KO's) out of Baltimore, MD tipped the scale at 161.6 lbs. as he prepares to take on Pachino Hill (8-1-1, 6 KO's) of Davenport, Iowa who weighed in at 163.3 lbs. for their 6-round middleweight contest.

Washington, DC native Jalil Hackett (5-0, 4 KO's) weighed in at 154.2 lbs. in preperation for his 4-round super welterweight contest against Jason Phillips (3-3-2) of Davenport, Iowa who came in at 153.5 lbs.. 

4-Round Bantamweights

Cuttino Oliver 115.6 lbs. vs. Roberto Cantu Pena 117.3 lbs.