Category Number 4 in the Year-End Excellence Awards!
This next category is a bit long so I decided to make it a post by itself.
CATEGORY NUMBER FOUR: CARD OF THE YEAR
The Beltway Boxing card that generated the most excitement and had the best matches.
TOP CANDIDATES:
January 20, Pikesville Armory, Pikesville, MD – Tony Cygan vs. Billy Lyell, Jed Phipps vs. David Cleage, Dean White vs. Marty Robbins
January 26, Michael’s Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD – Tony Thompson vs. Brandon Cabell, Tyrell Samuel vs. Raul Rivera, Derek Ennis vs. Martinus Clay
February 4, ABC Sports Complex, Springfield, VA – Mike Sawyer vs. LaGene Richardson, Zain Shah vs. Leo Edwards, Willis Lockett vs. Elijah Dickens
February 18, George Mason University Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA – Jimmy Lange vs. Joey Gilbert, Daniel Attah vs. Isidro Granados, Jarell Mason Jackson vs. Carlos Jones
February 23, Martin’s West, Woodlawn, MD – Dean White-Mike Ricasa II, Adam Bloom vs. Glenn Williams, Jessie Nicklow vs. William Armstead
March 3, Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC – Henry Buchanan vs. Lloyd Bryan, Purcell Miller vs. Dante Craig, Reggie Holly vs. Ken Humphreys
March 9, Michael’s Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD – Maxell Taylor vs. Derek Ennis, Orazio Robinson vs. Jose Rodriguez
March 24, Pikesville Armory, Pikesville, MD – Jed Phipps vs. Andrew Greeley, Henry Mayes vs. Nick Collins, Jesse Nicklow vs. Larry Brothers
April 21, Pikesville Armory, Pikesville, MD – Henry Mayes vs. Jarell Mason Jackson, Willie Williams vs. Bobby Jordan, Jessie Nicklow vs. Don Shrock
April 29, ABC Sports Complex, Springfield, VA – Emmanuel Nwodo vs. Ron Krull, Calvin Riley vs. Mike Needling, Andre Hemphill vs. Alan Snyder
June 15, Michael’s Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD – Tim Coleman vs. Muhsin Correbrey, Tyrell Samuel vs. Margarito Lopez, Ishmail Arvin vs. David Estrada.
June 21, Martin’s West, Woodlawn, MD – Tony Cygan vs. Roy Ashworth, Mike Ricasa vs. Andrew Mendez, Mike Paschall vs. William Gill
July 1, ABC Sports Complex, Springfield, VA – Emmanuel Nwodo vs. Chris Thomas, Purcell Miller vs. Ron Krull, Derek Amos vs. Jason Waller
August 19, ABC Sports Complex, Springfield, VA – Andrew Farmer vs. Grant Messer, Jaime Palma vs. Randy Dobbs, Terry Roy vs. Robert Monroe
September 14, Martin’s West, Woodlawn, MD – Corey Cummings vs. Barry Butler, Mike Paschall vs. William Gill II, Jessie Nicklow vs. James Shedrick
September 28, Michael’s Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD – Darnell Wilson vs. Daniel Judah, Ishmail Arvin vs. David Toribio, Tyrell Samuel vs. Carlos Vinan II
October 7, George Mason University Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA – Jimmy Lange vs. Thomas Wilt, Purcell Miller vs. Larry Marks, Larry Brothers vs. Anthony Bonsante
October 20, Pikesville Armory, Pikesville, MD – Mike Paschall vs. Dhafir Smith, Jessie Nicklow vs. Anthony Osbourne, Willie Williams vs. William Bailey
October 23, Martin’s West, Woodlawn, MD – Wayne Hampton vs. Rowyan Wallace, Carlos Jones vs. William Gill, Phillip Brown vs. Horace Grant
November 9, Michael’s Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD – Tim Coleman vs. John Campbell, Larry Brothers vs. James Shedrick
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