Beltway Boxers Suffer Tough Weekend!

This weekend was a rough one for Beltway Boxers as all locals participating in contests fell to defeat in bouts around the world.

We start in Krasnodar, Russia on Saturday, June 9th where former WBO Super Lightweight champion DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley lost a 12-round unanimous decision to Aik Shakhnazaryan of Samara, Russia at the Olimp.  No details on the bout but judging by the scorecards, Shakhnazaryan seemed to be in control as he won by scores of 100-90, 99-92 and 98-92.  Corley is now 51-30-1, 28 KO's while Shakhnazaryan rises to 21-2, 11 KO's and captured the interim WBA Super Lightweight title.

Also on Saturday, Capitol Heights MD bantamweight Thomas "KO" Snow lost a 10-round split decision to Duke "The Baby Faced Terminator" Micha of Accra, Ghana at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, NY.  Here's a report on the bout from BoxingAfrica.com:

Micah came forward in the first looking to land the right hand against southpaw Snow. He continued to stalk in the second but struggled to land cleanly upstairs. Snow exhibited solid defense although he offered little in return.

The action was sparse in the third and fourth. Snow simply refused to engage. Ghana’s Micah had more success digging to the body than he did to the head but the crowd was largely silent during those stanzas.

“It was a tough fight,” Micah said afterward. “Snow didn’t really come to fight. He ran most of the time and when I did catch him, he held on for dear life.”

 Snow enjoyed several moments in the middle rounds by turning the tables on Micah. When Micah missed, Snow spun him toward the ropes and fired to the ribs. A counter right upstairs slipped through Micah’s guard but the punch lacked any serious pop.
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 Michael had difficulty getting his offense going against a Snow who refused to engage. The American fought off his back foot, to keep away from the incoming yet hindered his own ability to throw something meaningful. When Micah closed the gap, he wisely clinched.

 The actioned tightened up down the stretch as Snow’s corner implored him to let his hands go. Even so, Micah threw and landed more. He came out for the tenth and final stanza seeking to put a stamp on his performance. Two rights drove Snow toward the ropes. As Micah jumped in, Snow predictably attempted to hold on. Their feet got tangled and Snow tumbled to the floor while Micah threw. Only, he didn’t stop throwing, landing a right on top of Snow’s head as he lay on the canvas. The infraction cost Micah one point, a point made moot by two of the cards.

Snow did get the win on one judge's card, 95-94, but the other two judges scored the bout for Micah, 97-92 and 97-93.  Snow's record falls to 19-4, 12 KO's while Micah remains undefeated at 22-0, 18 KO's and successfully defended his WBC International Bantamweight title.

At the East Martello Towers in Key West, FL, welterweight "The Hamden Hammer" Allen Burris of Baltimore, MD lost his pro debut in the first round to Ashot Mnatsakanian of Key West by way of Armenia.  Burris seemed to be engaging his opponent well early in the round but he was hit with a sneaky left hand that made him slump face first over the bottom rope.  Although it looked like Burris could recover, the referee quickly moved in to stop the bout.  No word on the official time of the stoppage.  Mnatsakanian evens his record at 2-2, two KO's.

On Friday, June 8th at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, NY, junior welterweight Juan De La Cruz Rodriguez of Haymarket, VA lost a six-round unanimous decision to John "The Hitman" Hernandez of Huntington.  No details on the bout but all three judges scored the bout for Hernandez, 58-56.  Rodriguez has lost two straight and three of his last four bouts and his record is under .500 at 8-9-1, six KO's.  Hernandez raises his record to 9-3, one KO.