Pro-Am Card Comes to Show Place Arena November 19!

Another solid pro-am card comes to the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, MD on Saturday, November 19. Keystone Boxing will be promoting.

Barring an injury or a loss on the October 29th card in Winchester, VA, Scott "Cujo" Sigmon of Bedford, VA will headline the card in an eight-round contest. Sigmon would be boxing for the eighth time this year.

Undefeated Suitland, MD cruiserweight Venroy "Hard Work" July (8-0-2, two KO's) will be in the co-feature bout against an opponent to be determined. July last fought on August 19 at Du Burns Arena in Baltimore and won a solid six-round unanimous decision over Willie Chisolm.

Also slated to be on this card will be Lanham, MD heavyweight Abodurin "Bo" Akinyanju (4-1, three KO's) who will be in a four-round contest.

One matchup has been signed for this card and it features two locals who could really use a win. Laurel, MD junior middleweight Norman "The Shadow" Allen will battle Lenwood "Mr. Composure" Dozier of Glen Burnie, MD in a six-round contest. Allen (6-5, three KO's) has lost four straight while Dozier (6-3-1, two KO's) has lost three of his last four including a knockout loss to Emmanuel Taylor on the same August 19 Du Burns card.

A once-promising local junior middleweight will make his return to boxing on a night almost 15 years to the day after his last contest. His name is Brian "Bam Bam" Crumb (4-3, four KO's) of Washington, DC. Crumb made his pro debut at the Show Place Arena in April of 1994 and won his first bout by third round TKO. Crumb won his first four bouts by TKO.

Then fortunes turned against him and Crumb lost his last three bouts including a fifth-round TKO to Jasper "Baby Ray" Goddard at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD in May of 1995 and a six-round split decision loss to Kenny Blackston that took place on November 20, 1996 at Martin's West in Woodlawn, MD.

The now 41-year-old Crumb left boxing and forged a career in education and he is currently a vice-principal at Charles H. Flowers High School in Springdale, MD.

Crumb will also have interest in the amateur portion of this card because one of his students will be participating -- 178-pounder Jerry Odom. Odom has won numerous amateur titles but recently showed where his priorities are when he passed up an opportunity to compete at the recent PAL championships in Toledo, OH to concentrate on his studies at Flowers, where he is a senior.

Odom will be part of what should be an exciting amateur portion of this card that will also feature top flight boxers Kevin Rivers and 2011 National Golden Gloves champion Mike Reed.