April 2 Has Two Beltway Cards!

The 2010 Edition of the "Awesome April of Beltway Boxing" begins with not one, but two cards on Friday, April 2.

Babie Girl Productions will have their card at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in DC and the card will feature Capitol Heights, MD super middleweight Henry "Sugar Poo" Buchanan, who is scheduled to take on veteran Clarence "Sonny Bono" Taylor of Wilmington, DE in the eight-round main event.

Buchanan (18-2, 12 KO's) fought his last bout at the Convention Center on October 24 and won an eight-round unanimous decision over Bobby Jordan. Taylor (14-24-4, seven KO's) is coming off an eight-round unanimous decision loss to undefeated Jonathan Nelson on January 30 in Tunica, MS.

The co-feature has undefeated Brandywine, MD heavyweight Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell in another eight-round contest against Ryan Thompson of East Cleveland, OH. Mitchell (15-0-1, nine KO's) won an eight-round unanimous decision over Zack Page on December 20th at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD. Thompson (9-8, six KO's) was stopped in the second round by Donnell Holmes on May 16 in Raleigh, NC. Beltway Boxing fans may remember the last time Thompson was in the area. That was in September of 2007 when he knocked out Ernest Mazyck in the fourth round in Glen Burnie, MD.

Undefeated Oxon Hill, MD light heavyweight Alexander "The Great" Johnson (8-0, three KO's) returns to action in what could be a tough six-round matchup against Toms River, NJ's William Gill. Johnson is coming off a four-round unanimous decision over Otganbayer Daivii on October 24 in DC. Gill doesn't have the best won-loss record (9-24, seven KO's) but has given some solid prospects trouble, including Mike Paschall (two tough losses) Richard Stewart (Gill stopped him in the sixth round) and Carlos DeLeon, Jr. (lost an eight-round unanimous decision). Gill, however, has lost seven of his last eight.

Columbia, MD middleweight Tony "Mo Better" Jeter is also on the card in a four-round contest against York, SC's Vincent Robbins. This will be the first bout for Jeter (8-2, seven KO's) since registering the 2009 Beltway Boxing Knockout of the Year -- a first-round decimation of Keith Gross on September 26 at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA. The win was Jeter's fourth straight. Robbins (3-8-2, three KO's) has lost four straight by knockout,with his last three being stopped in the first round.

The card will also feature the pro debut of DC light heavyweight Thomas Williams, Jr. The son of former heavyweight contender Thomas "Top Dawg" Williams was an amateur standout, winning the regional Golden Gloves last year.

There will also be a six-round matchup for the vacant WBF Female Welterweight title. Molly McConnell of Portland Oregon (10-1, five KO's) will take on Hartford, CT's Adelita Irizarry (6-4, two KO's).

Also, there will be a special exhibition bout featuring two ladies who forged a special bond of friendship while participating in boxing workouts. Marlow Prado-Blankenship and Barbara Bartolomeo were featured in a Washington Post article by Les Carpenter in December of 2009. The link to this article can be found here:

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Meanwhile, Ballroom Boxing's April 2 show at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie, MD has, so far, a number of six-round contests. Undefeated Baltimore middleweight Cecil McCalla returns quickly to action, as he takes on Asheboro, NC veteran Marcos "The Terminator" Primera.

McCall (11-0, four KO's) just fought on March 6 in Charlotte, NC and won a six-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Gary Lynch. Primera (20-20-2, 13 KO's) has lost five of his last six, but his last six opponents have a combined won-loss record of 85-2-1. The one win in that stretch was an eight-round TKO over then-undefeated Curtis Stevens in July of 2006.

There is a cruiserweight rematch on this card between Suitland, MD's Venroy July and Fred McClinton of Winston-Salem, NC. The two fought at Fight Night at the Washington Hilton and Towers in DC and fought to a four-round draw. Both have won bouts since their first encounter. July (3-0-1, two KO's) scored a second-round TKO over Kevin Johnson on the last Ballroom card on January 29. McClinton (2-1-1, one KO) won by first-round disqualification over DC's Kareem Wilson on January 23 in Winston-Salem.

(Local aside: Wilson is now 0-4 and has been disqualified in three of those losses.)


The card also marks the return of Glen Burnie, MD junior middleweight Lenwood "Mr. Composure" Dozier who will face Devarise Crayton of Orlando, FL in another six-round bout.


Dozier (5-1-1, two KO's) has not fought since suffering his first pro loss -- a third-round TKO against Ken Dunham on June 5 in Westminster, MD. Crayton (6-8-2, two KO's) battled to a four-round draw against Roberto Lopez on December 4 in Miami, FL.

Also on the card will be undefeated York, PA super featherweight Carney "Beeper" Bowman (14-0, six KO's) who will face Jason Rorie of Winston-Salem (5-6-2, two KO's). Bowman stopped Delvin Placencia in the third round on August 1 in York. Rorie will try for a better result this time at Michael's. On the last Ballroom Boxing card on January 29, Rorie lost a tough six-round split decision to Thomas Snow.