Recap From Millersville!

Here is the full recap from the United Boxers Event at the Maryland Sportsplex in Millersville, MD:

Maxell "The General" Taylor of Baltimore wins by first-round TKO over Capitol Heights, MD's Purcell "Hard Rock" Miller. The bout was stopped at 1:52 of the first. Taylor is now 16-3-1, seven KO's. Miller falls to 23-6-1, 18 KO's.

Baltimore middleweight Jessie "The Beast" Nicklow won a six-round unanimous decision over James "Boogie" Freeman of Vernon, TX. Nicklow won by scores of 59-55 (twice) and 58-56. Nicklow is unbeaten (2-0-1) in his last three bouts
since his 2009 loss to Fernando Guerrero and raises his record to 22-2-3, eight KO's while Freeman drops to 7-4, six KO's.

The younger of the Taylor Brothers, Emanuel, remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Marcus Brashers of Amarillo, TX. Taylor won by scores of 60-52 and 59-53 (twice). Taylor dropped Brashers twice in the third round. Taylor is now 12-0, nine KO's. Brashers is 8-15-1, two KO's.

In what was his best performance of his young pro career, Ferndale, MD cruiserweight "Slick" Nick Kisner won a six-round unanimous decision over DeLeon Tinsley of Kissimmee, FL. Kisner pitched a shutout (60-54) on all three judges scorecards in going six rounds for the first time in his career, and is now 9-0-1, five KO's. Tinsley is now 9-10-1, five KO's.

Dorsett Barnwell, originally from DC, but now fighting out of Norfolk, VA, won a four-round majority decision over Baltimore heavyweight Riley Brooks. Brooks put on a tough showing but could only get a draw (38-38) on one card. The two other judges saw the bout 40-36 and 39-37 for Barnwell, who remains undefeated at 3-0, two KO's while Brooks falls to 1-2-1, one KO.

The opening bout saw Farrad "The Rose" Price of DC win a four-round unanimous decision in a junior middleweight bout over the equally debuting Damont "Baby" Giddins of Salisbury, MD. Both guys fought a great bout, but Price was able to survive a second-round knockdown to win the bout. All three judges scored the bout 38-37.

There was also a nice exhibition bout between Baltimore boxers Omar "The Machine" Sims and Dale "Hit Hard as Hell" Robeson-El.

United Boxers in association with Keystone Boxing promoted the card. The matchmaker was Chris Middendorf.

We have a loaded BATB Post-Fight Wrap-Up including interviews with Jessie Nicklow, trainer/manager James Hogan and Purcell Miller, along with my guest co-host Alec Kohut of MaxBoxing.com. The show is so loaded that it is in two parts.

This is part one:



And here is part two: