Here is the lineup for tonight's Ballroom Boxing card at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie.
First, the highly anticipated matchup between Ismail "The Arsenal" Arvin and Purcell "Hard Rock" Miller is off due to a reported injury to Miller's hand.
Also, Jed Phipps is off the card as is his scheduled opponent, James Stanton. No one has said why Phipps is off the card and Stanton reportedly failed his physical.
So, now the card looks like this:
Arvin (who weighed in at 162 pounds) will now face David "The Weezel" Estrada of Chicago, who is 9-6, seven KO's (161 pounds).
Tim Coleman 145 vs Mushin Correbrey 148 3/4
Tyrell Samuel 125 3/4 vs Margarito Lopez 125 1/4
Brandon Artis 165 3/4 vs. Chris Edmunds 172
Ron Boddie will also battle Jameson Bostic. Both men will weigh-in today.
It's a shame to see Ballroom Boxing continue to decline. Only 4 pro bouts on last night's card and 5 fights on the previous card. I paid $100/seat to see only 4 pro fights. Not too long ago, Ballroom Boxing was becoming the premiere boxing show. Now, Ballroom Boxing is in a steep slide and heading into the toilet. The paid attendance was poor and was a reflection on the quality and quantity of fights recently offerred. What happened to the Ballroom Boxing that I used to attend since the mid/late 1990's ? Is it greed, competition from other local boxing venues, mis-management? I e-mailed Scott and Michael Wagner today and politely asked "What happened?".
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