Information is coming in about the first Beltway Boxing card of 2007. That card takes place on Saturday, January 27 at the Pikesville National Guard Armory in Pikesville, MD. The card will be Baltimore Pro Boxing's first "Rock and Box" card. The show will feature live music immediately following the boxing action.
The main event is a scheduled six-round middleweight rematch between undefeated Jessie "The Beast" Nicklow of Severn, MD and veteran James Shedrick of Philadelphia. Nicklow won the first bout on September 14 at Martin's West by fifth-round technical decision. Both men suffered cuts during the contest but Shedrick suffered a bad cut above his left eye that forced the bout to be stopped.
Nicklow (8-0,two KO's) is coming off a tough six-round unanimous decision over Temple Hills, MD's Jason Champion on the last Pikesville card on December 7. Shedrick (4-6, two KO's) defeated DC veteran Larry Brothers in his last bout on November 9 at Michael's Eighth Avenue by six-round unanimous decision.
In another rematch, Baltimore rookie middleweight "The Golden Greek" Elias Boulbassis will take on York, SC's Chris Cook in a four-round bout. The two met on the Dec. 7 show in Pikesville and fought to a four-round draw. That bout was Boulbassis's pro debut. Cook will come in with a record on 1-4-1, one KO.
Also slated for the card is the returning Demetrius Davis, who is now fighting as a light heavyweight. Davis (17-11-4, seven KO's) appeared in an exhibition bout on the December 9 card at the Lincoln Theatre in DC, but he is scheduled to face Philadelphia veteran Jameel "Black Gold" Wilson (13-10-2, eight KO's) in a six-round matchup.
Undefeated Baltimore welterweight prospect Tim Coleman is also scheduled to be on this card. Coleman (6-0, two KO's) impressed many in his last outing, scoring a first-round TKO over John Campbell on November 9 at Michael's Eighth Avenue. Coleman is slated to face DC's Pernell Jackson in a four-round bout. Jackson (1-1-1, one KO) has not fought since suffering his first loss against Julio DeJesus by second-round TKO on May 5 in Philadelphia.
Also scheduled to return to action will be female boxer Shelly Sivert of Severna Park, MD. Sivert is coming off a successful pro debut, winning a four-round unanimous decision over Kita Watkins on December 7 in Pikesville. Sivert is scheduled to face undefeated Sharmain Pouncy of Hamlet, NC. Pouncy was also successful in her pro debut, winning a four-round unanimous decision over Annette Joyner on August 19 in Greenville, NC.
Other boxers scheduled to be on the card are Bowie, MD heavyweight Ray (Horace) "The Reason" Grant (2-1, two KO's) and New Castle, DE cruiserweight Richard Stewart, the older brother of "Contender: Season 2" star Michael Stewart. Their opponents are to be determined.
More on this card as it develops.
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