'Punisher' Phipps Headlines in Pikesville!

Baltimore, MD heavyweight Jed “The Punisher” Phipps will headline the next Baltimore Pro Boxing card on Friday, March 24 at the Pikesville Armory in Pikesville, MD.

Phipps (17-3, 10 KO’s) has won his last three bouts, with his two most recent wins coming by explosive knockouts. Phipps scored a first round KO over David Cleage on January 20 in Pikesville. Phipps will face Andrew Greeley of Monroe, LA in an eight-round contest. Greeley (10-11-2, 1 NC, six KO’s) has lost his last three encounters all to boxers who were undefeated when Greeley faced them. In his last bout, Greeley lost an eight-round unanimous decision to Eddie Chambers on February 10 in Philadelphia.

The co-feature should be a good one as Nick “Flash” Collins of Bel Air, MD will take on Henry “Hurricane” Mayes of Baltimore in a six-round super middleweight match. Both boxers have a combined seven bouts between them and neither one has gone six rounds in their careers.

Collins is undefeated (2-0, two KO’s) and is coming off a third-round knockout over Charles Mack on February 23 in Woodlawn, MD. Mayes (4-1, three KO’s) recently bounced back from suffering a first-round KO in May of 2005 to score a first-round KO over Marvin Robinson on October 14 in Waldorf, MD.

In another interesting matchup, Severn, MD rookie middleweight Jessie “The Beast” Nicklow, who has only two bouts to his credit (2-0, one KO) takes on veteran Larry “The Gladiator” Brothers of Washington, DC, who has 28 bouts on his resume (6-18-3, 1 NC, four KO’s). The bout is a scheduled four-rounder.

Nicklow scored his first professional knockout in his last contest, stopping William Armstead in the first round on February 23 in Woodlawn. Brothers is winless in his last five bouts (0-3-1, 1 NC). This includes a four-round unanimous decision loss to William Boggs on February 10 in Philadelphia.

In other bouts scheduled for the card, undefeated Baltimore heavyweight Adam “Boom Boom” Bloom will take on South Carolina’s Ryan Shay in a four-rounder. Bloom (3-0, two KO’s) is coming off a four-round split decision victory over Glen Williams on February 23 in Woodlawn. Shay (1-2, one KO) has fought once a year since his pro debut in November of 2003. He lost his last bout, a four-round unanimous decision to Roy Matthews in July of 2005 in York, SC.

Baltimore light heavyweight Willie “For Real” Williams (1-0, one KO) will be looking for his second straight victory when he faces veteran Carlos “The Headbanger” Jones of Landover, MD (5-8, three KO’s) in a four-round bout. Williams made an explosive pro debut by knocking out Jay Holland in the first round on February 23 in Woodlawn. Jones has won two of his last three bouts, but lost his last encounter by six-round TKO to Jarell Jackson on February 18 in Fairfax, VA.

Also, crowd favorite "Diamond" Matt Hill of Reisterstown, MD will be on the card.

The promoter for the card is Jake “The Snake” Smith of Baltimore Pro Boxing. The matchmaker is Josh Hall.