Reed Loses By Second-Round TKO; Dezurn Drops Unanimous Decision; Womack Scores TKO Upset!

A very interesting and, indeed a very tough Saturday night for Beltway Boxers as two of our undefeated competitors lost for the very first time while a local boxer fighting on very short notice scored a huge upset.

At the Save Mart Arena in Fresno, CA, Waldorf, MD super lightweight Mike "Yes Indeed" Reed lost by second-round TKO to undefeated Jose Ramirez of Avenal, CA.  The bout was televised by ESPN.  Reed tried to engage with Ramirez but Ramirez's physicality proved to be too much as he landed solid left hooks to Reed's body.  Reed was knocked down in the first minute of the second round and Ramirez's follow-up barrage forced referee Jack Reiss to stop the contest at 1:43. Reed disagreed with the stoppage, however, Reed did not throw any punches during the final barrage.

Reed 's record falls to 23-1, 12 KO's.  Ramirez regained the WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight title with the victory and will go on the fight for the now vacant WBO world title.  Ramirez is now 21-0, 16 KO's.

Baltimore, MD super featherweight Glenn Dezurn, Jr. dropped an eight-round unanimous decision to Jesse Angel Hernandez of Fort Worth, TX at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island, NY.  No details given on the contest but Dezurn lost by scores of 79-73, 78-74, and 77-75.  Dezurn falls to 9-1-1, six KO's while Hernandez is 10-1, seven KO's.

The big shocker came in Hockessin, DE at the Hockessin PAL Center where late sub Kevin "The Scarecrow" Womack, Jr. of Baltimore scored a major upset, knocking out Joey Tiberi, Jr. of Newark, DE in the first round.  Womack, who took the bout on 48 hours notice, dropped Tiberi three times en route to the win.  No official word on the time of the stoppage. Womack captured the USBU Americas Junior Welterweight title with the win.  Womack is now 8-14-4, six KO's while Tiberi falls to 15-3, eight KO's.  This is the second time Tiberi has lost to a Baltimore Boxer.  Tiberi dropped a six-round unanimous decision to Tyrell Samuel in May of 2014 in Dover, DE.