Full March 24th Card At MGM National Harbor!

The Premier Boxing Champions, DiBella Entertainment And TGB Promotions card that will be held on Sunday, March 24th at MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, MD is complete.  There are a number of additions and a big change to this card so let's talk about the entire card.

The main event features three-time, two division world champion Lamont Peterson of Washington, DC (35-4-1, 17 KO's) in a 12-round welterweight contest against former IBF Super Lightweight champion Sergey "Samurai" Lipinets of Beverly Hills, CA by way of Kazakhstan (14-1, 10 KO's).

Lamont's younger brother, Anthony Peterson (37-1, 24 KO's) will be in a 10-round lightweight bout against former IBF Super Featherweight champion Argenis Mendez of Brooklyn, NY by way of the Dominican Republic (25-5-1, 12 KO's).

Alexandria, VA middleweight Brandon "Bulldog" Quarles (21-4-1, 10 KO's) will be in an eight-round encounter against Aaron Coley of Hayward, CA (15-2-1, seven KO's).

Baltimore, MD super middleweight Lorenzo "Truck" Simpson (2-0, two KO's) will take on Earl "Jeree" Henry of San Diego, CA (0-2-1) in a four-round bout.

Those are the bouts featuring Beltway Boxers that we have previously talked about.  However, a number of locals have been added to the card.

Undefeated Hyattsville, MD lightweight Cobia "The Soldier" Breedy will be in his first eight-round contest when he takes on Fernando "Chukito" Fuentes of Hemet, CA.  A native of Bridgetown, Barbados, Breedy (12-0, four KO's) comes off a six-round unanimous decision win over Drew Correll on June 16th in Laurel, MD.  Fuentes (14-7-1, four KO's) competes on the East Coast for the first time in his pro career and is unbeaten in his last eight contests, including an eight-round unanimous decision victory over Jose Ramirez on June 10th in Lancaster, CA.

Another undefeated Beltway Boxer from Hyattsville -- super lightweight Patrick "YG Pat" Harris -- will be in an eight-round encounter against Bergman "The Snake" Aguilar of Escazu, Costa Rica by way of Nicaragua.  Harris (14-0, eight KO's) last fought on September 22nd and won an eight-round unanimous decision over Stephon McIntyre at the ABC Sports Complex in Springfield, VA.  Harris won a minor regional title with that victory.   Aguilar (14-4-1, four KO's) has lost his last two contests including a fifth-round TKO loss to Michael Dutchover on September 21st in Ontario, CA.

DC welterweight Kareem "Reemo" Martin will be in a six-round contest against Joaquin "Chico" Chavez of Las Vegas, NV.  Martin (11-2-1, three KO's) last fought on December 1st and won a six-round unanimous decision over Andrew Rodgers in DC.  Chavez (9-17-3, two KO's) will be looking to break a four-bout losing streak and has not fought since September of 2015 when he dropped a six-round unanimous decision to Juan Heraldez in Las Vegas.

DC welterweight "The Next Big Thing" Keeshawn Williams will compete in his first six-rounder against veteran Evincii "Prize Fighter" Dixon of Lancaster, PA.  Williams, the 2018 Beltway Boxing Rookie Of The Year (4-0-1, one KO) last fought on October 13th and won a four-round unanimous decision over Ramel Snegur in Omaha, NB.  Dixon (7-22-2, two KO's) will try to break a seven-bout losing streak. Dixon lost a four-round unanimous decision to Wesley Joel Diana on July 28th in Los Angeles.  Another loss in that streak came to Kareem Martin who defeated Dixon by six-round unanimous decision in DC in August of 2017.

Clarksburg, MD middleweight Mark "Sayless" Duncan will also hit the six-rounders for the first time when he battles Arturo Izquierdo of Las Vegas by way of Costa Rica.  Duncan (3-0, three KO's) also had a solid 2018 rookie campaign and in his last outing, he scored a third-round TKO over Daniel Garcia Flores on January 26th in Brooklyn, NY.  Izquierdo (5-2, two KO's) won his first five contests but has now lost two in a row, including a third-round TKO to Javier Albonica on August 18th in Studio City, CA.

The one change on the card will be one of the featured bouts on the undercard.  Former WBC Super Middleweight champion Sakio "The Scorpion" Bika of New South Wales, Australia by way of Cameroon will be in a 10-round encounter against Lionell "Lonnie B" Thompson of Las Vegas by way of Buffalo, NY.  Bika (34-7-3, 22 KO's) returns to boxing for the first time since October of 2017 when he won a 12-round unanimous decision over Geard Ajetovic in Sydney, Australia.  Bika won the WBC Super Middleweight title in June of 2013 with a majority decision over Marco Antonio Periban in Brooklyn, NY.   Thompson (20-5, 11 KO's) last fought on September 22nd and won a 10-round unanimous decision over Derrick Findley in Las Vegas.

The Bika-Thompson bout replaces the contest between Jose Miguel Barrero and Jerry Thomas.  Thomas decided not to take the bout.

A feature bout on this card will be a 10-round contest between Cincinnati, OH super welterweight "The Quiet Assassin" Jamontay Clark and undefeated Vernon Brown of Chicago, IL. Clark (13-1, seven KO's) lost for the first time in his last outing, a 10-round unanimous decision to Jeison Rosario on August 24th in Minneapolis, MN.  Clark made his pro debut in the Beltway, defeating Lee Kreisher by third-round TKO in January of 2014 at the DC Armory in Washington, DC on the Lamont Peterson-Dierry Jean card.   Brown (10-0-1, seven KO's) comes off a first-round knockout win over Marlon Lewis on October 13th in Gary, IN.  Clark will serve as a step up in competition for Brown.

In an eight-round contest, featherweight Ramon "Dinamita" Cardenas of San Antonio, TX will battle Ryan Lee "Stone" Allen of Las Vegas by way of Jackson, MI.  Cardenas (16-1, nine KO's) has won four straight contests since suffering his only loss in April of 2017.  Cardenas won a 10-round unanimous decision over Ramsey Luna on October 27th in San Antonio.  Cardenas trained for this bout in DC at the Headbangers Gym.  Allen (8-2-1, four KO's) is riding a three-bout winning streak including a first-round knockout win over Javier Miranda on December 9th in Tijuana, Mexico.

Making his pro debut on this card will be Cincinnati, OH super lightweight Adrian Benton who will face veteran Archie Weah of Norcross, GA by way of Liberia.  Benton won a National Golden Gloves championship in 2018 and was awarded the "Golden Boy" Trophy as the most outstanding boxer of the Golden Gloves Tournament in Omaha, NB.  Weah (2-12) will be trying to break a three bout losing streak.  Weah also fought a debuting Dante Cox in July of 2017 and lost a four-round majority decision in Washington, DC.

A reminder:  This card begins at 5 PM ET with the main event contests that will be televised live by FS1 will begin at 8 PM ET.  It looks like a number of these bouts might take place after the featured bouts.