Beltway Boxers In Travel Mode!

The end of 2009 will see Beltway Boxers travel to a number of venues around the country and around the world.

DC heavyweight Kareem Wilson (0-3) will look for his first pro win on Wednesday, November 25 at the Avalon Hotel in Erie, PA when he faces the debuting James Shorter of Elkhart, IN.

On Saturday, November 28, former WBO Junior Welterweight champion DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley (36-11-1, 21 KO's) will travel to Samara, Russia to face Fariz Kazimov (10-1-1, three KO's) in a scheduled 10-round contest. This will be Corley's third trip to a former Eastern Bloc country. Corley is 2-0 with two KO's.

On Wednesday, December 2, DC superfeatherweight Ron "Teflon" Boyd looks to break a four-bout losing streak at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA. Boyd (6-9, two KO's) will face undefeated Michael Perez of Newark, NJ in a six-round contest that will be on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins-Enrique Orenlas bout.

On Friday, December 11, undefeated Arlington, VA lightweight "The Mongolian Mongoose" Bayan Jargal (13-0-2 nine KO's) will take on Guadalupe Diaz of Chicago, IL (5-6-3, one KO) in a co-feature bout at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, NV.

Bedford, VA light heavyweight Scott "Cujo" Sigmon (7-1, three KO's) travels to the Tri-State Sport Complex in Aston, PA on Saturday, December 19 for a six-round contest against veteran Ariel "Iron" Espinal of Brooklyn, NY (6-11-2, three KO's).

All of these bouts come IN ADDITION to the bouts already discussed here. To recap:

Thursday, December 3, Manhattan Center, New York City -- Tim Coleman vs. Mike Arnaoutis for the vacant USBA Junior Welterweight title. The bout shown on VERSUS.

Thursday, December 3, Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, NY -- former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Hasim Rahman returns to action against an opponent TBA.

Friday, December 4, Essex County College, Newark, NJ -- Joshua Snyder takes on Jerome Ellis in an eight-round contest.

Saturday, December 5, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ -- Tony Thompson battles Chazz Witherspoon in a 10-round encounter.

And the big one: Saturday, December 12 -- Lamont Peterson challenges Timothy Bradley for Bradley's WBO Junior Welterweight title at the Aqua Caliente Resort and Casino in Rancho Mirage, CA. The bout will be shown on Showtime.

And of course, we still have three definite cards slated for the Beltway to end the year -- Wednesday, November 25 is the Baltimore Pro Boxing card at Du Burns Arena in Baltimore. Then, TNT Promotions and the Maryland Boxing Club have their card on Friday, December 11 at the Shipley Arena in Westminster, MD. The final card of 2009 will be on Saturday, December 19 at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD. This will be a pro-am card with Baltimore Pro Boxing handling the pro side and Old School Boxing taking care of the amateur part of the card.

There is a card slated for Tuesday, December 15 at the Washington Convention Center but as of now, the card is still up in the air according to sources.