Sigmon, Byarm Win East Coast Titles in Pikesville!

Middleweight Scott "Cujo" Sigmon and heavyweight Maurice "Freight Train" Byarm captured East Coast championships in front of a raucous crowd at the Pikesville National Guard Armory in Pikesville, MD.

Sigmon, cheered on by a large throng of supporters from the Lynchburg, VA area, defeated Windsor Mill, MD's "Vicious" Julius Kennedy by 10-round unanimous decision. The extremely exciting bout was marred and momentarily stopped by a melee outside the ring involving fans from both camps. During the actual bout, Kennedy hit Sigmon with some hard shots but Sigmon seemed to walk through them. Sigmon looked more in control than ever before as he moved forward with purpose and landed good shots from awkward angles. Kennedy lost two points courtesy of referee Bill Clancy because of low blows and fought most of the bout with a right eye that was closing throughout the contest.

Sigmon is now 13-2, five KO's while Kennedy is 7-2-1, three KO's.


Byarm stopped a very game Winston Thorpe of Columbia, SC in the fifth round. The stoppage came during a tough battle of southpaws. Byarm almost had Thorpe down in the third round but Thorpe battled hard to stay in the contest. By the fifth round, however, Byarm's punches became too much and referee John Gradowski stopped the contest 51 seconds into the fifth.

Byarm is now 10-0, seven KO's while Thorpe is 3-1-1, two KO's.


In another feature bout, Tori "Sho Nuff" Nelson of Ashburn, VA won a six-round unanimous decision over Shelley Seivert of Severna Park, MD in a rematch of their draw in May.

Nelson seemed to land the more effective blows in the contest, however Seivert was coming forward more in an aggressive manner. Nelson's punches seemed to be the difference in the contest.

Nelson is now 2-0-1 while Seivert is 4-2-1, one KO.


In other bouts on the card: Devin Butcher of Baltimore wins four-round unanimous decision over Stephen Franklin of Martinsburg, WVA. Butcher is 2-0 while Franklin is 1-2, one KO.

Dale "Hit Hard as Hell" Robeson-El of Baltimore won by second-round TKO over Ariel "Iron" Espinal of Brooklyn, NY. Robeson-El is 6-0, four KO's while Espinal is 8-18-3, three KO's.

Baltimore heavyweights Lonnie Kornegay and Riley Brooks battled to a four-round draw. Kornegay is 0-3-1, Brooks is 0-1-1.

Baltimore Pro Boxing promoted the card. The matchmakers were Jake Smith and Josh Hall.


Here is the BATB Post-Fight Wrap-Up:

Gabcast! Boxing Along the Beltway #238 - Recap From Pikesville Armory!

"The Fight Doctor" Jerome Spears and I recap a raucous card from the Pikesville National Guard Armory in Pikesville, MD!