McCallister Victorious at BXF!

The rust seems to be wearing off for Greenbelt, MD super middleweight "King" James McCallister.

In just his second fight in more than a year and despite fighting at a heavier weight, McCallister scored a workmanlike,eight-round unanimous decision over "Magic" Mike Eatmon at BXF (Boxing Xtreme Fitness) Gym in Millersville, MD.

McCallister fought at 172 which is closer to light heavyweight then McCallister's natural weight of 160 pounds or middleweight. Eatmon came in at 174. McCallister did tell me that the weight was a factor because he didn't have as much power.

What was better for McCallister in this bout was his accuracy. Throughout the contest, McCallister landed strong body shots. Eatmon was a tough opponent and was never seriously hurt by his shots, but fell short on his accuracy at times.

Judges Don Risher and Kenny Chevalier scored the bout 78-74 while Judge John Gradowski saw the contest 77-75. I had the bout 78-75 for McCallister.

McCallister is now 11-5-1, three KO's while Eatmon falls to 8-4, five KO's.

The co-feature saw Philadelphia junior middleweight James Shedrick score a crushing fourth-round knockout over Tony "Mo Better" Jeter, now fighting out of Stevensville, MD. Unfortunately, those who saw this bout saw this knockout coming from the second round on.

Jeter showed very little defense in this contest and as the bout wore on, he seemed to be tailor made for Shedrick's right hand. Finally, in the fourth, Shedrick connected with that right hand as Jeter leaned in. The blow caught Jeter flush and sent him spiraling to the canvas. Referee John Gradowski reached 10 and the bout was over at 1:21 of the round.

Shedrick is now 3-4, two KO's. Jeter falls to 4-2, four KO's.

In a featherweight contest, Baltimore's Tyrell Samuel remained undefeated in his young career, scoring a fourth round TKO over James Franks of Newport News, VA. Both men landed shots with crisp accuracy, but Samuel's blows seemed to have more effect.

That proved to be the difference in the fourth round because, although Franks was having his best round of the bout, Samuel was still able to land a huge right hand that staggered Franks. Samuel was able to put the finishing touches on the bout, forcing referee Kenny Chevalier to stop the bout at 2:45 of the fourth.

Samuel is now 4-0, two KO's. Franks is now 1-1, one KO.

In the curtain-raiser bout, Wilson, NC middleweight Rodney Green scored an easy six-round unanimous decision over John "JT" Terry of Portsmouth, VA. Terry fought in a defensive posture for the bulk of the bout, enabling Green to score a shutout (60-54) on the cards of judges Bill Holmes and John Gradowski (as well as my unofficial card) and a score of 59-55 on Judge Don Risher's card.

Green evens his record to 3-3-1, while Terry evens his at 2-2, one KO.

Keystone Boxing promoted this show. The matchmaker was Chris Middendorf.