Friday, October 31, 2008

Kennedy, Walker, Walls Win in Cockeysville; Johnson Bout Called Off!

The Jonathan Odgen Foundation Benefit card at Martin's Valley Mansion in Cockeysville, MD was buoyed by three solid all-Beltway bouts.

Baltimore, MD middleweight Julius Kennedy won a four-round unanimous decision over the returning Al "Black Magic" Bussey of Capitol Heights, MD. The win raises Kennedy's record to 3-1, one KO, while Bussey, fighting for the first time since April of 2005, falls to 3-4, two KO's.

In an all-DC affair, junior middleweight Kendrick "Holy Hands" Walker scored a fourth-round TKO over "The Capitol Punisher" Spencer Harsley to win his first pro bout. This was a rematch of a bout that took place in November of 2007 at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD. That bout ended in a draw. The knockout is definitely one of the candidates for knockout of the year along the Beltway. Walker is now 1-2-1, one KO while Harsley falls to 1-8-2, suffering his third straight knockout loss.

In the curtain-raising bout on the card, rookie DC middleweight Antonio Walls won a four-round unanimous decision over the debuting Roy Cooke of Gaithersburg, MD. All three judges (Ken Chevalier, Don Risher and John Gradowski) saw the bout 39-37. Walls remains undefeated at 2-0, one KO.

The bout that was scheduled to include undefeated Oxon Hill, MD light heavyweight Alexander "The Great" Johnson was called off at the last minute due to what representatives of the Maryland State Athletic Commission termed "a medical issue" that, by commission policy, could not be further elaborated on by commission members.

The main event of the card featured the return of Contender -- Season One star Joey Gilbert of Reno, NV. Gilbert was punishing as he decimated Daniel "Flawless" Wallace of Adrian, MI in the second round. This was Gilbert's first bout along the Beltway since his third-round stoppage of Jimmy Lange on February 18, 2006 at the Patriot Center. Gilbert is now 16-1, 12 KO's while Wallace is 9-7, three KO's.

In a female contest, former US amateur standout Katy Klinefelter of Iowa City, IA won a relatively easy four-round unanimous decision over the debuting Jasica Rojo of Tucson, AZ. Klinefelter is now 2-0, one KO.

Ballroom Boxing served as promoters for the boxing event. The matchmaker was Chris Middendorf.

Here's the BATB Post-Fight Wrap-Up for this event!


Gabcast! Boxing Along the Beltway #134 - Results from Cockeysville, MD!

"The Fight Doctor" Jerome Spears and I discuss the results of the Jonathan Odgen Foundation Benefit Boxing card. Oxon Hill, MD light heavyweight Alexander "The Great" Johnson joins us to express his disappointment on not being able to be on the card. Also we give a final preview of the Beltway Boxing "November to Remember!"

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good job with the matchmaking. It was an enjoyable night. The fine whiskey and women complimented the boxing.

Anonymous said...

do anybody know spencer phone number.if you do call him and tell him to stop boxing or is he boxing to get his second win.......... he not just losinghe is getting mess up