The bout between Baltimore's undefeated junior middleweight Ishmail "The Arsenal" Arvin and unbeaten junior middleweight Yuri Foreman scheduled for September 2 has been cancelled. The bout was slated for the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and was going to air on ShoBox. However, Arvin sustained an injury in training.
A poster on this site mentioned that Adelphi, MD junior middleweight Teddy "Two-Gun" Reid was slated to fight former WBO Junior Middleweight champion Verno Phillips in October. I spoke to Teddy's manager, Felix Dialosio, and he said there is no bout in the works. Reid is coming off a tough split decision loss to Rodney Jones on May 24. Dialosio told me that fight may have hurt his credibility with ESPN.
Another one of Dialosio's boxers, undefeated Baltimore cruiserweight Cory "Black Ice" Cummings, is scheduled to fight his first 10-round bout on September 3 in Cleveland, OH. This will be a Don King card that, I think, features the return of former IBF Bantamweight champ Tim Austin.
Undefeated junior welterweight Lamont Peterson of DC is scheduled to appear on a September 2 bout in Little Rock, AR. Peterson faces his most notable foe to date in former number one lightweight contender Lamar "Kid Fire" Murphy in a co-feature bout that will be telecast on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights. This is a big step for the very talented Peterson because Murphy is a true veteran. If you saw the post about the Beltway Brawl, Murphy appeared on that card that was more than 10 years ago.
Both Lamont Peterson and his brother, Anthony are also scheduled to be on an October 15 card in Biloxi, MS. Unfortunately this is going to be the infamous "Ann vs. Man" card where former world champion Ann "Brown Sugar" Wolfe will box male boxer Bo Skinner.
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