In front of a standing-room only crowd at the Waldorf Jaycees Community Center in Waldorf, MD, 20 new Washington Golden Gloves Champions were crowned. There were many quality performances but some just plain stood out.
In the Open Division, Thomas Williams of the Charles Mooney Academy of Boxing won the 178-pound division by stopping David Churchwell of Olympia Boxing in the third round. Williams was incredibly accurate, forcing two standing eight counts during the bout.
Also in the Open Heavyweight division, Club One's Nick Kisner won a decision over Main Street's Alex Guerrero for the second straight time. Kisner won the last outing back in January at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie, MD, but did not look as strong as he did in this outing. Kisner's still herky-jerky with his style, but he fought with a lot more purpose this time out and seemed to take this contest a lot more seriously.
In the bout of the night, Marquis Moore of Nomis Boxing won a tough decision over Kevin Womack of Upton in the 141-pound division. Moore came out blazing in the first round and he landed some bruising body shots, but Womack used his jab effectively in round two. Moore was just a little more accurate throughout but both men had the crowd on their feet when the bout was over.
In other Open Results:
125-pound division: Traon Bynum (Headbangers) dec. Donnell Miller (unattached)
152-pound division: David Grayton (Nomis) dec. James Stevenson (Baltimore Amateur Association)
165-pound division: Jarrett Hurd (Hillcrest) dec. Antonio Walls (Nomis)
Kevin Rivers (Headbangers - 119 pounds), Renaldo Gaines (Headbangers- 132 pounds) and Andrew Jackson (Nomis- Super Heavyweight) all won by walkover when their opponents did not show for the event.
In the Novice Division, Charles Dobbins of Club One won the 141-pound division, when the corner of his opponent, Debsainta Glasaco of Charm City, threw in the towel during the second round.
In the heavyweight division, Joe Liles of Charles Mooney Academy of Boxing won a spirited decision over Charles Johnson, Jr of Sugar Ray Leonard Center. Joel Young of the Mooney Academy won a solid decision over Tavrean Venable of Headbangers in the 132-pound class.
Other Novice Division Results:
119-pound division: Erick Cruz (Limelight) dec. Angello Rector (Sugar Ray Leonard Center)
125-pound division: Andre Morgan (Round One) dec. Joseph Rector (Sugar Ray Leonard Gym)
152-pound division: Damien Butler (Round One) dec. Kevin Borders (Old School Boxing)
165-pound division: Eric Govan (Laurel) dec. Jean Baptiste (Headbangers)
Super Heavyweight division: Bernard Adams (Brooklyn Boxing) dec. Clinton Price (Midtown Youth Academy)
Manuel Ramos (Olympia) won by walkover when Jamaul Silver (Sugar Ray Leonard Center)was unable to participate.
Tonight's winners advance to the regional championships on Friday, April 11 back in Waldorf.
RANDOM SIGHTINGS AND NEWS:
The only information I have on boxers who could not participate in this event is on super heavyweight Aboudurin Akinyanju of the Sugar Ray Leonard Gym. Akinyanju suffered a cut over his left eye during sparring and was pulled out of the event.
It was great to see a number of past and present Beltway Boxers in attendance at this event. Saw such legendary figures as Darryll "Terrible T" Tyson, Andrew Council "Of War", Marion "Jackhammer" Wilson, Lamont "Bay" Pearson and Kenny "Phone Booth" Blackston.
Also in attendance were former national Golden Glove champions The Undefeated Peterson Brothers as well as Darnell "The Ding-A-Ling Man" Wilson, Ty Barnett, Fernando Guerrero and Jessie "The Beast" Nicklow. Guerrero and Nicklow were actually working corners tonight as Fernando was in his brother Alex's corner and Nicklow worked with Bernard Adams of Brooklyn Boxing.
Speaking of Guerrero, he snuck in another bout on his schedule as he fought last night in South Carolina and won by a first-round knockout. The bout happened so quickly apparently, that Guerrero didn't remember his opponent's name. Guerrero is now 4-0, four KO's with his last three coming in the first round.
Guerrero is still a part of the April 9 show in Augusta, Georgia; as is Ty Barnett, who assured me that he WILL be on ESPN2's televised portion of that card. By the way, you will never see me spell Ty Barnett's name with an e on the end. Barnett has set me straight about the spelling of his name. Now I have to inform Boxrec.
Here are a couple of cards to keep in the future file. Keystone Boxing will be putting on a card on Saturday, May 3 at the District Heights Municipal Center located at 2000 Marbury Drive in District Heights, MD. Right now, scheduled to appear on this card are undefeated DC light heavyweight Reginald Taylor, Laurel, MD welterweight Norman Allen and DC junior middleweight Kendrick Walker. Also, two boxers will make pro debuts on this card -- Hyattsville, MD junior lightweight Lawrence Martin and cruiserweight Robert McConnell, Jr. of Upper Marlboro, MD.
The other card will not take place until September 27, but the reason for the card is what makes this one special and the reason why I mention it so soon. This will be an amateur card called the "Fight For Life" and the proceeds will go towards raising money to fight Breast Cancer. According to recent research, one out of 100 breast cancers occurs in a male (just ask the original "Shaft", Richard Roundtree).
The card will be held at the Ellen Linson Pool/Wells Ice Rink located on 5211 Paint Branch Parkway in College Park, MD. The proceeds will go to the S. Nikki Harrison Cancer Awareness Center. Ms. Harrison passed away after a bout with breast cancer and she is the sister of the event organizer, Tamara McKinney. Tickets for the event cost $25. Contact Ms. McKinney at 301-306-0705 for further details on tickets or if you would like to help sponsor this event.
Talk about on top of it. TGFD.There are a lot of places in the country where they have nothing like BATB. Coach Hal
ReplyDeletewhen does the va fighters come in to give your a warmup.
ReplyDeleteHey Gary, do you have any reports from Old School invading the Pikesville Armory last night? Just curious who was on the card if anyone knows.
ReplyDeleteGary could you please tell me how many boxers did olympia boxing have in the tournament.
ReplyDeleteRobert McConnell Jr.? Are you kidding me? Robert "Big Mac Attack" McConnell was one of my favorite fighters when I first started covering the sport in Washington in the early '80s. OK, so he wasn't much in the ring, with his 3-13 record, but I remember him in some good scraps around town. He certainly tried hard. I remember having a long talk with him the night of his final fight, against Jack Johnson at, I believe, the D.C. Armory. Johnson was kind of a strange bird in the ring, often looking away from his opponent as if utterly disdainful or receiving a message from beyond. He was a pretty talented fighter, though, improperly managed as so many are, facing tough guys like Robert Folley and Reggie Gross in his fourth and fifth fights. McConnell could do nothing with Johnson that night and went out in two. Afterward, he said he gave it is all and we talked about all sorts of things. I've seen him once since in the past 23 years. Johnson, according to Box Rec shipped out to Australia a few years later and wound up fighting for the country's heavyweight title. You wonder about the life of a D.C. boxer who moves around the world. Anyway, now we've got a baby McConnell on the ring horizon. The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, does it? Which reminds me: In the amateur results post on this page is the name David Grayton at 152 pounds. Now, how can he not be the son of the once-promising D.C. fighter back in the '80s of the same name? That fighter -- "Da Da," I believe was his nickname -- beat Darryl Tyson, ran up a bunch of good wins, and then ran into Freddie Pendleton and Kelvin Seabrooks. No disgrace in losing those decisions. It might be fun to watch the offspring develop. -- John Scheinman
ReplyDelete1. I don't have any info on last night's show in Pikesville.
ReplyDelete2. I'll try to find out how many boxers came from Olympia Boxing. Some of them may have been knocked out in earlier rounds.
3. John, that is some great historical info. As you may know, Thomas Williams is the son of DC heavyweight Thomas "Top Dog" Williams. Also, Maurice "Mighty Mo" Adams and Jemal Hinton have sons in the amateur ranks and there are probably more we don't even know about.
It will be fun, indeed, to watch the offspring develop.
I belive that the offspring will develop to be much better fighters than the parents. It's turned out to be that way in my case anyway.
ReplyDeleteI can say that the old guys had plenty of heart but I believe that
The young guys today are technecially better fighters.
Macattack and I faught on the same cards four or five times and the one thing I remember about him is he always carried himself with class and dignity and if it's his son now fighting then you can probobly expect the same from him.
Robert if there is anything I can do to help ,post your contact information on here and I will be in touch,best of luck to you and your son.
Scott Farmer
gary where is dominic wade?
ReplyDeleteDominic Wade was hurt going into the USA-Russia duel last month. He may still be nursing that injury.
ReplyDeleteDavid Grayton(da da) at 152 pounds is how the son of the once promising D.C. fighter back in the '80s Who name is David "Da Da" Grayton. Yes He named after his father.
ReplyDeleteWho are the winner from VA thats coming down here to face our DC/Maryland fighters for the regional championship gloden gloves?
ReplyDeleteJamal Hinton! Now that is a blast from the past. I thought he quit because of a conflict with his religon. He was undefeated as a pro and was a great amatuer. What changed that would enable his son to fight? Is Jamal back in the game?
ReplyDeletedont you mean oh is the VA fighter coming to give us a warm up. thats all they are.you know it and i know it
ReplyDeleteOlympia had two boxers in the finals at Waldorf, Manuel Ramos and David Churchwell. Ramos advanced unopposed as the 178-pound novice champ. Churchwell was stopped in the 3rd round of the 178-pound open division bout by Thomas Williams.
ReplyDeleteGreat coverage of the night, Gary, and a timely post of it all too.
Thanks for the info on the fighters from Olympia Boxing Center
ReplyDeleteWho are the winners from VA thats coming down here to face our DC/Maryland fighters for the regional championship gloden gloves?
ReplyDeleteagain, dont you mean who coming from va to give us a little work out.its been like that for years
ReplyDeleteI just spoke to the president of the Virginia Golden Gloves and he will get that information out to me and you within the next couple of days. We'll have it out before the 11th.
ReplyDeleteOk Thanks Gary..
ReplyDeleteVA FIGHTER COMMING TO GIVE WARM-UP?
ReplyDeleteDON'T KNOW ALL OF THEM BUT BOTH BOYS AT 178 (NOVICE AND OPEN) WILL WIN THEIR BOUTS
Warm up for DC/MD? VA won 7 out 16 matched this weekend. Not quite a warm up. VA is starting to make some noise. Stoppages happened on both sides however if you were there you would not forget the 1st round KO by Joe Cusimano of VA. WOW!
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