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.