Friday, June 08, 2007

Boxing Returns to Springfield Saturday Night!

Here is the lineup for tomorrow night's Sugar Han Promotions card at the ABC Sports Complex in Springfield, VA.

Among the Beltway Boxers competing on this card will be Front Royal, VA lightweight Andrew "The Doo Man" Farmer. In his last outing, Farmer won a six-round unanimous decision over Michael Salyers on February 17 in Winchester, VA.

Farmer (5-1, four KO's) will be involved in a four-round rematch against Ohio-based Anthony Whigham (0-5). This will be a rematch of Farmer's pro debut on April 15, 2006 when he stopped Whigham in the first round. Whigham has been stopped in four of his five pro bouts.

Also on the card will be Falls Church, VA middleweight "Money" Mike Sawyer (3-1, one KO). This will be Sawyer's first outing since February 24 when he won a four-round unanimous decision over Montez Wilson at the ABC Sports Complex.

Sawyer will battle Jimmy Lundy of Indianapolis, IN (0-2) in a four-round encounter. Lundy has been stopped in both of his pro bouts.

The main event on the card will be an eight-round battle between cruiserweight contender Bobby Gunn of Hackensack, NJ and Antoine Barrett of Paterson, NJ. Gunn (16-3, 13 KO's) will try to bounce back from losing a recent challenge for the WBO Cruiserweight title. Gunn was stopped in the first round by WBO Champion Enzo Maccarinelli on April 7 in Cardiff, Wales. Barrett (13-8-1, seven KO's) is coming off a third-round TKO loss to Sammy Retta on February 24 in Hollywood, FL.

In another bout, undefeated middleweight John Mackey returns to Springfield to take on Tanzanian-born Mambea "The African Lion" Bakari in a four-round bout.

Mackey, who was born in DC but now lives in Montgomery, AL, recently raised his record to 4-0, two KO's with a four-round unanimous decision over Larry Brothers on February 24 in Springfield. Bakari (11-11-2, four KO's) has not fought since losing by first-round TKO to Jeffrey Resto on November 22, 2002.

Making his pro debut on the card will be Reston, VA junior middleweight Lawrence Jones. Jones will make his debut in a four-round bout against a veteran from Philadelphia, Leo Edwards. Edwards (14-18-2, eight KO's) has fought a number of top contenders as well as a solid contingent of Beltway Boxers over his 13-year career. Jones will be the eighth Beltway Boxer Edwards has faced, joining the likes of Michael "Him Bad" Duncan, "Magic" Michael Ward, Derrell "Too Sweet" Coley, John Stewart (AKA Yahya Mustapha), Kenny "Phone Booth" Blackston, Ishmail "The Arsenal" Arvin and Zain Shah.

In a four-round light-heavyweight contest, Philadelphia's Charles Mack (1-8) will take on Ryan Franklin of Sault St.Marie, MI (3-7, two KO's).

This card begins at 8 pm. Prior to the pro card, there will be an amateur card at ABC beginning at 3:30 pm featuring boxers from Maryland and Virginia.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'll be at this (thanks "Money" Mike!). I'll see you there? What do you think of these fights. Also, I read on Boxrec that Gunn was born in VA? Do you know where?

Anonymous said...

If it sucks then keep you butt home. Give us a break with this one state is better than another.

Anonymous said...

Tickets are cheap, tough local fighters, amateur fights too, what the hell, I'm going. There's nothing wrong with showcasing a few local guys. From what I've heard, a few opponents (and local guys) fell out during the last few days.

Anonymous said...

this is good for our local fighters to shine at home. good luck Mike Sawyer,John Mackey and Lawrence Jones. Good luck to you guys. Forget that guy who wrote that SUCK and BULLSHIT stuff here . He is just jealous, he is hater. he hates everyone. He is Big time loser. I am gone-

Anonymous said...

Maryland? I went to the show at Rose Croft 2weeks ago and that was a shit! 5 bouts- 1 exhibition,3 first round Ko= now thats BULLSHIT!
You are just hater!!

Anonymous said...

Oh, and VA sucks? Nothing against MD, but I think that Lange-Cabell II is an early contender for bout of the year.

Anonymous said...

ACW banged your sister. Let's stop with the tit for tat between VA and MD. There is no rivalry there. VA and MD fighters train together all the time. VA fighters get paid and bring their fans when they fight in MD and vice versa. Most importantly, VA and MD fighters train together all the time (not to mention DC). Watch how man MD and DC fighters show up tonight to support their VA buddies.