Preview of Saturday's Card in Ocean City!

Middle River, MD super middleweight Tony “Cyclone” Cygan headlines a six-bout Baltimore Pro Boxing card on Saturday, August 12 at the Ocean City Convention Center in Ocean City, MD.

Cygan (10-1, six KO’s) will take on David “The Weezel” Estrada of Chicago, IL in a scheduled eight-round encounter. Cygan is coming off a tough six-round majority decision victory over Roy Ashworth on June 21 at Martin's West.

Estrada’s last bout was also in Maryland. Estrada (9-7, seven KO’s) lost a six-round unanimous decision over Ishmail Arvin on June 15 at Michael's Eighth Avenue. Estrada comes into his contest against Cygan trying to break a three-bout losing streak.

The co-feature will match Baltimore’s Willie “For Real” Williams against cruiserweight Richard Stewart of New Castle, PA in a six-round bout.

Williams (2-1, one KO) recently bounced back from his first career loss by winning a four-round unanimous decision over Ryan Madigan on June 21 in Woodlawn. The bout against Stewart will be Williams’s first six-round contest.

Stewart (8-1-1, six KO’s) is unbeaten in his last five bouts (4-0-1, three KO’s) but his last contest ended in a six-round draw against Glenn Turner on June 16 in Philadelphia, PA. Stewart has gained some notoriety as the older brother of world-ranked junior welterweight and “Contender: Season Two” participant Michael “No Joke” Stewart.

Two undefeated Baltimore-area prospects will also be on the card. Light heavyweight Mike “The Persecutor” Paschall (8-0, two KO’s) will take on veteran Ron Boddie (15-32-4, seven KO’s) of Philadelphia in a six-round contest.

In his last outing, Paschall won a tough six-round majority decision over William Gill on June 21 in Woodlawn. The bout was Paschall’s first since December 2005 when he suffered a broken hand. Boddie has lost his last four bouts to notable current and former contenders and prospects including Chad Dawson, Larry Marks, Saeed Hawkins and Jose Spearman. Boddie has also faced the likes of Brian Barbosa, Tarvis Simms, Anthony Hanshaw and Aneudi Santos throughout his career.

Middleweight Jessie “The Beast” Nicklow of Severn, MD (5-0, two KO’s) will battle James Shedrick of Philadelphia (3-5, two KO’s) in another six-round contest. Nicklow scored a solid first-round TKO against Jessie Horton on the June 21 Woodlawn, MD card. Shedrick, the son of Jimmy Shedrick, a Philadelphia lightweight from the 70’s, is coming off a four-round unanimous decision loss to Derrick Findley on May 26 in East Chicago, IL. You may remember, however, that the last time Shedrick was in Maryland, he scored a devastating fourth-round knockout over Tony Jeter in December 2005 at BXF in Millersville.

In an interesting matchup, Baltimore super middleweight Henry “Hurricane” Mayes will take on Dhafir “No Fear” Smith of Upper Darby, PA. The bout is scheduled for six-rounds.

Mayes (5-1, four KO’s) will try to bounce back from a second-round TKO at the hands of Jarell Mason Jackson on April 21 in Pikesville, MD.

Smith (14-14-3, three KO’s) recently broke a nine-bout winless streak by winning a four-round unanimous decision over Lamont Cooper on June 14 in Dover, DE. Smith has faced a number of rising prospects in his career including Henry “Sugar Poo” Buchanan, Max Alexander and Ian Gardner. Three of Smith’s losses have been in bouts for WBC Youth titles. This is also Smith's fourth time boxing in Maryland. Along with the loss to Buchanan in Upper Marlboro, Smith also dropped a decision to James McCallister in Millersville and lost to New Yorker Jameson Bostic in Glen Burnie.