October 24 DC Card Update!

There is one minor change to the Saturday, October 24th Babie Girl Productions card at the Washington Convention Center.

The opponent for undefeated Brandywine, MD heavyweight Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell has been changed. Mitchell (13-0-1, eight KO's) will now take on Rochester, NY veteran Jermell "The Truth" Barnes (18-22-2, four KO's) in the eight-round co-feature bout.

Barnes, a former NABO Cruiserweight champ, has fought a number of notable contenders in the cruiserweight division including Matt Godfrey, Felix Cora, BJ Flores and Shawn George. As a heavyweight, Barnes has had difficulty against the likes of Kevin Johnson, Vinny Maddalone, Darrel Madison and Owen Beck.

Mitchell (13-0-1, eight KO's) is coming off a devastating first-round knockout over Andre Carthron in his first nationally-televised appearance (ESPN) on August 14 in Tucson, AZ.

Mitchell's original opponent was slated to be former heavyweight title contender "Smokin'" Bert Cooper. However, Cooper will now be involved in an exhibition bout against another former world title contender -- DC's own Tony "The Tiger" Thompson.

Headlining the card will be Capitol Heights, MD super middleweight Henry "Sugar Poo" Buchanan. who returns to the ring for the first time since his nationally televised (Showtime) 12-round unanimous decision loss to Andre Ward on February 6 in Lemoore, CA.

Buchanan (17-2, 12 KO's) will take on Norfolk, VA's Bobby Jordan, Jr. in an eight-round matchup. Jordan (6-1-1, two KO's) will try to bounce back from his first pro loss -- an eight-round unanimous decision to Farah Ennis on June 19 in Salisbury, MD.


There are some interesting undercard bouts slated for this card. In a four-round light-heavyweight bout, undefeated Alexander "The Great" Johnson of Oxon Hill, MD will take on Arlington, VA's Otgonbayer Daivii. Johnson (7-0, three KO's) returns to action quickly after his four-round unanimous decision victory over Francois Ambang on September 26 in Fairfax, VA. The last outing for Daivii (3-2-1, one KO) was also against Ambang in Fairfax on May 2 when Daivii won a four-round split decision. Ironically, both Johnson and Daivii have each faced Ambang twice. Johnson won both his bouts while Daivii lost the first matchup and won the second.

Also scheduled to make a quick return to action is middleweight Barry Trotter of Columbia, MD who will battle DC's Antonio Walls in another four-rounder. The undefeated Trotter (2-0) will try to build on a tough four-round unanimous decision victory over Tracy Brewer on the September 26 Fairfax, VA card. Walls (2-1, one KO) is looking to come back from a loss -- a four-round unanimous decision to Cecil McCalla on January 23 in Woodlawn, MD.

Making his pro debut on this card will be heavyweight and former amateur standout Abodurin "Bo" Akinyanju of DC. Akinyanju had a decorated amateur career and he will face fellow DC boxer Andrew Jackson (1-0, one KO). Also Laurel, MD heavyweight "The Big Ticket" Dwayne McRae (4-1, three KO's) will look to bounce back from his first pro loss and face "The People's Champion" Jonathan Felton (6-18, five KO's) of Stafford, VA for the third time in a four-round contest.