This is the December 9 Lincoln Theatre Card!

This is a complete rundown of the December 9 card at the Lincoln Theatre card according to promoter Cassandra White and matchmaker Jack Crider. Since we have not talked as much about this card, this is written in a more detailed form. If time allows, I will do the same for the Patriot Center show.

By the way, these two cards as well as the December 7 card in Pikesville, MD CAN be considered for the Boxing Along The Beltway Year-End Excellence Awards. (We need more votes for that, by the way, please VOTE!!!)


District of Columbia native Clarence “Untouchable” Vinson makes his return to boxing on Saturday, Dec. 9 when he headlines a boxing card at the historic Lincoln Theatre in DC.

The 2000 US Olympic bronze medalist (14-2, six KO’s) will take on Fidencio “Baby Boy” Reyes of Garland, TX in an eight-round contest that will mark Vinson’s first action since November of 2004 when he lost a 12-round unanimous decision to Cesar Morales for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Bantamweight title.

Reyes (10-4-1, three KO’s) is coming off a six-round unanimous decision loss to undefeated Nestor Rocha on July 14 in San Antonio, TX.

The co-feature is scheduled to be a 10-round bout between undefeated Capitol Heights, MD featherweight Thomas “KO” Snow and veteran Mike Salyers of Rush, KY. In his last outing, Snow (7-0, five KO’s) scored a first-round TKO over Fernando Hernandez on November 11 in Wilson, NC. The knockout was Snow’s third straight in the first round. All five of Snow’s knockouts have come within the opening three minutes. Salyers has lost six straight bouts including a four-round unanimous decision to Vernon Paris on February 4 in Auburn Hills, MI.

DC light heavyweight Demetrius Davis is also scheduled for this card. Like Vinson, Davis is also making a return to boxing after a long absence. This will be Davis’s first action since October of 1998 when he lost a unanimous decision to Thomas Tate for the NABF Super Middleweight title. Davis (17-11-4, seven KO’s) will fight a six-round bout against veteran Tiwon Taylor of Las Vegas. Taylor (24-13-1, 18 KO’s) is looking to break a five-bout losing streak where all five losses have come by knockout to boxers with a combined record of 95-4-4 when Taylor fought them.

In other bouts scheduled for the card, DC welterweight Reggie “The Mechanic” Holly will battle a four-round bout against Tony Green of Indianapolis, IN. Holly (6-1, two KO’s) is coming off a four-round unanimous decision over Ken Humphreys on the last Lincoln Theatre card on March 3. Green (0-2) is looking for his first win after being stopped in the first round in his first two outings.

Two local heavyweight prospects will also be in action in separate four-round bouts. Horace “The Reason” Grant of Bowie, MD (1-1, one KO) will take on Chris Brown of Kentucky (1-0, one KO) while “Big” Phil Brown of Upper Marlboro, MD (2-0) will battle Thomas Gillespie of Kentucky who is making his pro debut.

Also on the card will be light heavyweight Mike “The Pit Bull” Vallejo of Miami, FL. Vallejo (0-1) will see his first action since his appearance on the Fox Television boxing reality series “The Next Great Champ” in July of 2004. Vallejo lost his bout with eventual champion Otis Griffin by four-round unanimous decision.