Tucker Wins Unanimous Decision; Samuel, McRae Fall in Westminister!

Eldersburg, MD light heavyweight Mark "TNT" Tucker remained undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over former world title challenger Rubin "Mr. Hollywood" Williams in front of a raucous crowd at the Shipley Arena in Westminister, MD.

In his first 10-round distance bout, Tucker showed great condition and a solid right jab to keep Williams at bay throughout the contest. Williams showed very little offense throughout the bout although Williams tried to win the later rounds with brief offensive spurts. Judges John Gradowski and Malik Waleed scored the bout 97-93 while Judge Don Risher saw the bout 96-94. BATB saw the bout 99-91 for Tucker who is now 11-0, seven KO's while Williams falls to 29-8-1, 16 KO's.

There is talk that Tucker will receive a United States Boxing Organization (USBO) title opportunity on the next Westminister card in September.

In what can be qualified as an upset, Baltimore super featherweight and Maryland Super Featherweight champion Tyrell "Da Show Shock'A" Samuel lost a six-round split decision to Philadelphia, PA's Gustavo Dailey.

Dailey simply outworked Samuel through the majority of the bout, beating Samuel to the punch and landing quality shots. Both men suffered swelling under the eyes, but Dailey's workrate proved to be the difference. Judges Gradowski and Kenny Chevalier scored the contest 58-56 and 58-57 for Dailey. Judge Risher saw the contest 59-55 for Samuel. BATB saw the bout 58-57 for Dailey.

Samuel falls to 12-3, six KO's while Dailey is 4-5, one KO.

Also, Laurel, MD heavyweight "The Big Ticket" Dwayne McRae lost a four-round majority decision to undefeated Jason "Firebird" Freeman of Dover, OH. Freeman was more active throughout the contest and landed strong right hands. McRae had a 38-pound weight advantage (257 1/2 to 218) and a height advantage but did not use either advantage effectively. Both men were fatigued by the final round, but Freeman, who also has experience in mixed martial arts, had just enough stamina to win the contest.

Judge Chevalier saw the draw at 38-38 while Judges Waleed and Risher scored the bout for Freeman 39-38 and 39-36 respectively. BATB scored the bout 39-37 for Freeman, who raises his record to 4-0-1, one KO. McRae is 4-1, three KO's.

In a battle of debuting Beltway middleweights, Allen "Pitbull" Perkins of Frederick, MD won a four-round unanimous decision over Germantown, MD's Christian Davila. Perkins landed some strong left hands early in the contest and coasted to a relatively easy victory over a somewhat uninspired Davila.

In the opening contest, late sub Omar Sims of Baltimore won a four-round unanimous decision over DC super middleweight Calvin "Shotgun" Aughtry. Sims won with good flurries early. Aughtry, as is his pattern, showed good defense at times but did not generate nearly enough offense. Sims is now 2-1-2, one KO while Aughtry falls to 0-7.

The Maryland Boxing Club/TNT Promotions served as promters of the card. The matchmaker was Rick Glaser.

Here is the BATB Post-Fight Wrap-Up show . There is one correction I have to make. I said on the show that the USBO was the regional arm of the WBO. That is incorrect. The USBO is the regional arm of the International Boxing Organization (IBO). The WBO's regional arm is the North American Boxing Organization (NABO).

Gabcast! Boxing Along the Beltway #182 - Boxing in Westminister!

"The Fight Doctor" Jerome Spears and I discuss Mark "TNT" Tucker's performance at the Shipley Arena in Westminister as well as the defeats of two other Beltway prospects. We also discuss the passing of Dr. Karl Hammonds and boxing legends Alexis Arguello and Arturo Gatti.