Undefeated Ashburn, VA middleweight Tori "Sho Nuff" Nelson will make the first defense of her Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) Middleweight title in the co-main event on Saturday, June 23rd at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA. Nelson's opponent will be the current WIBA Light Middleweight titleholder, Maria Lindberg of Malmo, Sweden. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds.
Nelson (6-0-1) captured the WIBA middleweight title on the last Patriot Center card with a unanimous decision win over Vashon Living in February. Until recently, Nelson also held the WBC Middleweight title but has since vacated that title. Lindberg (6-1-2, one KO) won the WIBA Light Middleweight title back in 2010 and made an unsuccessful attempt at the WBO and WBF Middleweight titles, losing a 10-round decision to Christina Hammer in May of 2011 in the Czech Republic.
Lindberg will make her third trip to the United States to compete and her second time competing in the Beltway region. Lindberg fought Ann Saccurato to a four-round draw in May of 2004 at the DC Tunnel in Washington, DC.
In other announcements concerning this card, undefeated Fairfax, VA junior welterweight Todd "White Lightning" Wilson will make his sixth appearance at the Patriot Center. Wilson (13-0, four KO's) is coming off a fourth-round TKO of Eric Burke on February 25 in Charlotte, NC. Wilson will face "The Rochester Reaper" Winston Mathis of Atlanta, GA by way of Rochester, NY (7-5-1, two KO's) in an eight-round encounter. Mathis will try to bounce back from his third-round TKO loss to Chris Algieri on March 31 in Huntington, NY.
Also on the card, Lawrence Jones returns to action as the Reston, VA boxer (4-6-2, one KO) takes on Gundrick "Sho-Gun" King of Tuscaloosa, AL (16-8, 11 KO's) in a six-round contest. Jones was a late sub on the February Patriot Center card and lost a six-round unanimous decision to Harry Joe Yorgey. King, meanwhile, will be trying to break a two-bout losing streak, falling by TKO in each bout.
In an all-Beltway heavyweight matchup, Duane Mobley of Upper Marlboro, MD (2-0, one KO) will take on Michael DeSantos of Ashburn, VA, who will be making his pro debut.
Headlining the card, as previously noted, will be the 10-round bout between Beltway fan favorites Jimmy Lange and Tony Jeter.
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What about Dusty Harrison? Not on the card?
Possibly not. Keystone is having a card at DuBurns Arena that month and Harrison may be on that one instead.
Kid don't no what to do with all that cash! Better slow his roll before they over-match him and has to get a day job with Bowe.
Absolutley no class.
doesn't matter how well you can fight if you have no class
Malmo Sweeden by way of wilson North Carolin
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