Ballroom Boxing Returns November 9!

Two of Maryland’s finest undefeated prospects will be showcased on the next Ballroom Boxing show on Thursday, November 9 at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie.

Featherweight Tyrell Samuel (8-0, five KO’s) of Baltimore is in the main event, a six-round encounter against Damon Antoine (4-11-1, two KO’s) from Akron, OH.

Samuel is coming off the toughest bout of his young career, a six-round split decision over Carlos Vinan on the last Ballroom Boxing card on September 28. Antoine has lost two straight and three of his last four, all against undefeated competition. In his last bout, Antoine lost a four-round unanimous decision to Juan McPherson on October 20 in Youngstown, OH.

One of the co-feature bouts involves welterweight Tim Coleman of Laurel, MD. Coleman (5-0, one KO) is coming off a six-round unanimous decision over Muhsin Corrbrey on June 15 at Michael’s Eighth Avenue. This bout will be a four-round encounter against John Campbell (1-1, one KO) of Houston, TX. Campbell was stopped in the third round in his last bout by Esteban Almarez on September 30 in Killeen, TX.

Another co-feature bout will have Temple Hills, MD light heavyweight Jarell Mason Jackson taking on William Gill of Toms River, NJ in a six-round battle of resurgent boxers.

After an up-and-down early career, Jackson (6-4-1, two KO’s, one NC) has been unbeaten in his last five bouts (3-0-1, one NC). This includes his last outing, a third-round TKO over Curtis Mullins on May 19 in Morgantown, WVA.

One note about Jackson's record: you may have notice that he lost a win there since my last posting about him. According to published records, Jackson's second-round knockout over Henry Mayes on April 21 at the Pikesville Armory was very recently changed to a no-contest decision. Reportedly, Jackson tested positive for a banned substance after the bout.

Ironically, this will be the second time that Mayes (5-1, four KO's) has been knocked out in a bout, only to have the result changed to a no-contest. Back in May of 2005, Mayes was stopped in the first round by Alton Rice at Martin's West. However, Rice tested positive for a banned substance after that contest.

Jackson's opponent, William Gill, has also made positive strides recently in his career. After losing five in a row, Gill (5-11, four KO’s) has won his last two, both by technical knockout. In his last bout, Gill scored a fifth-round TKO over Carlos Jones on October 23 at Martin's West in Woodlawn, MD.

In an interesting cross-Beltway matchup, light heavyweight Edward Andre “Da Heat” Hemphill of Woodbridge, VA will take on Mike “Nice” Gutrick of La Plata, MD in a four-round bout.

Hemphill (6-5-1, three KO’s) is coming off a second-round TKO over Joe McCreedy on October 28 in Uncasville, CT. Hemphill has been busy – and successful-- of late. He will be participating in his third bout in less than a month and will be looking for his third straight victory. Gutrick (3-6, two KO’s) has not been active as a boxer since 2004 when he fought six times that year and went 2-4, losing his last four.

In a battle of the aged, 42-year-old Larry “The Gladiator” Brothers of Washington, DC will take on 42-year-old James Shedrick of Philadelphia in a four-round super middleweight bout.

Brothers (6-20-3, four KO’s) has fallen on real tough times recently, losing his last five bouts, including a fourth-round TKO to Anthony Bonsante on October 7 in Fairfax, VA. Shedrick (3-6, two KO’s) has also lost his last two including a five-round technical decision to Jessie Nicklow on September 14 in Woodlawn, MD. In that bout, both boxers suffered cuts that forced the bout to be stopped.

Also scheduled for the card will be the pro debut of Baltimore light heavyweight Dalemanik Roberson-El, a highly-touted amateur who was ranked fifth in the country at light heavyweight. Roberson-El is scheduled to take on Ronald Overby of Cleveland, OH (0-3).

In a four-round super bantamweight bout, Jorge Lara of Mexico will take on Newport News, VA’s James Franks. Lara (3-1) has not fought since November 4, 2005 when he won a four-round unanimous decision over Andres Estrada in Mexico. Franks (2-2, two KO’s) lost his last bout by third-round technical knockout to Ron Boyd on August 25 in Dover, DE.

Other bouts may be added to this card.