According to 15rounds.com, two Beltway Boxers are scheduled to appear on the off-TV undercard of the Zab Judah-Carlos Baldomir undercard on January 7 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Former three-time WBA Middleweight Champion William Joppy of DC is slated to be on the card against an opponent yet to be determined. Joppy (35-4-1, 26 KO's) told me recently that he is making one last run at a fourth world title.
Also, the resurgent Lloyd "Jabba" Bryan of Capitol Heights has just been added to the card. Bryan (21-11, nine KO's) will be trying to knock off his second straight undefeated fighter. Bryan won the vacant NABC Cruiserweight title with a win over Jeff Baker(who was 12-0 at the time) on November 22 in Indianapolis, IN.
This bout should be much tougher as Bryan faces Steve "USS" Cunningham of Philadelphia, who is 18-0 with nine KO's and is ranked number one by the IBF. Bryan would upset a major apple cart for Cunningham because Cunningham is in line to face the winner of the co-featured bout on the card; the Undisputed Cruiserweight Championship match between IBF champion O'Neil Bell and WBC/WBA champ Jean-Marc Mormeck.
Bryan has been training because he was scheduled to be on a card on Dec. 29 in Queens,NY. The card was cancelled because of various New York State Athletic Commission violations, according to published reports. Cunningham's original opponent backed out but no reasons were given.
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