The current issue of "The Bible of Boxing" Ring Magazine (December 2009) gives publicity to Beltway Boxers in three of its columns.
The "Showdown" column examines the Saturday, December 12 WBO Junior Welterweight championship bout between titleholder Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley and challenger Lamont Peterson. This is a nice honest account even if I don't agree with the magazine's prediction. I have a call into Peterson and hope to talk to him later this week.
In the "Hitting On The Break" column, Jim Bagg gives his "Stingray" award to former WBO Junior Welterweight champion DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley for his August 15 TKO over James Kimori in Kazakhstan. Corley (36-11-1,21 KO's) returns to Russia on November 28 for a 10-round contest against Fariz Kazimov (10-1-1, three KO's).
And Anthony Peterson remains the only Beltway Boxer in The Ring Ratings and he has moved up to number 6 in the lightweight rankings.
The Washington Examiner takes a look back at a tragic unsolved murder that still affects the Beltway Boxing community. The body of 17-year-old DC boxer Devaun Drayton was found behind Phelps Career Senior High School in March of 2004. Drayton was a promising amateur boxer and a son of trainer Gary Russell, Sr. Drayton was heading to Florida but he was found dead the day before he was scheduled to leave. The Examiner's Freeman Klopott looks back at this cold case.
If you have any information that can help solve this case, please contact DC Police at 202-727-9099.
Here's the link to this story:
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Devaun was a champion in the making
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Just somebody who cared.
devaun was a very talented fighter and a nice guy as well. He and i shared a few battles. He is and will always be missed!
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Guys, have u watched Valuev vs Haye?
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