October Pro Schedule Taking Shape!

There will be three pro boxing cards along the Beltway in October. In fact, there will be one card in each of the first three weeks of the month.

We've talked about the Saturday, October 6 benefit card at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner in McLean, VA. There has been a notable change to that card.

The main event will now feature DC junior middleweight Luther "Sugarman" Smith, making his second ring appearance after a two-year absence. Smith (22-5-2, 12 KO's) will try to bounce back from a fourth-round stoppage against David Estrada in July by taking on Youngstown, OH's Jesse Williams (3-4-1, one KO) in a six-round contest. Williams will also be trying to break a two-bout losing streak.

By the way, Smith is now managed by "Money" Mike Sawyer.

Also recently added to the card will be undefeated Montgomery, AL middleweight John "No Mercy" Mackey. Mackey, originally from DC, is coming off a four-round unanimous decision over Damon Antoine on August 25 at Lee High School. Mackey (6-0, three KO's) is scheduled to take on veteran James North of Weston, WVA (8-19-2, three KO's) in a four-round encounter.

In other four-round contests on the card, Charlottsville, VA middleweight George "War Time" Rivera (4-1, two KO's) will take on Portsmouth, VA's John "JT" Terry (2-6, one KO). Baltimore middleweight Ron Reaves (2-0, one KO) battles "The Freak of Nature" Charles Norwood of Roanoke, VA (by way of DC,2-1, one KO). Also, Baltimore featherweight Angelo Ward makes his pro debut against Norfolk, VA's James Franks (2-3, two KO's).

We also now have our first look at the Baltimore Pro Boxing card scheduled for Friday, October 12 at DuBurns Arena in Baltimore.

Undefeated Baltimore welterweight Tim Coleman is slated to headline the show in a scheduled eight-round contest against Doel Carrasquillo of Lancaster, PA.

Coleman (12-0, two KO's) is coming off a win in his first eight-round encounter, a unanimous decision over Richard "Tiger" Lee Hall. The Puerto-Rican born Carrasquillo (10-5-1) is coming off a third-round stoppage loss to Mike Jones on July 20 in Philadelphia. However, one of Carrasquillo's notable wins came against Contender: Season 2 participant Aaron Torres. Carrasquillo stopped Torres in the third round.

One of the six-round co-feature bouts should be very interesting. We have a battle of "weather phenomenons" as Baltimore super middleweight Henry "Hurricane" Mayes takes on the returning Tony "Cyclone" Cygan of Middle River, MD.

Mayes (6-3, four KO's) will try to build on a solid four-round unanimous decision victory over Jacob Rodriguez on June 22 at DuBurns. The loss broke a four-bout winless streak for Mayes.

Cygan (11-1, six KO's) has not fought since August 12, 2006 when he won a fifth-round technical decision over David "Weezil" Estrada in Ocean City, MD.

Former WBO Cruiserweight champ Boone Pultz is slated to continue his comeback on this card. Pultz (25-1, 15 KO's) is scheduled to battle Darryl Holley of Brigantine, NJ (5-5, one KO) in a six-round contest.

And it looks like the rematch between "The Golden Greek" Elias Bouloubassis of Reisterstown, MD (1-0-3, one KO) and Rakeem Carter of Albany, NY (0-1-2) will finally take place. The first contest on May 11 at DuBurns was stopped in the first round because of cuts.

And don't forget, there will be a Keystone Boxing card on Friday, October 19 at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD. No word yet on who will be on that card.