July 27th Baltimore Card Coming Together!

The TGB Promotions/Mayweather Promotions card that will take place on Saturday, July 27th at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, MD is coming together.  As previously mentioned here, the card will be headlined by Baltimore's own Gervonta "Tank" Davis defending his WBA Super Featherweight championship against Ricardo "Cientifico" Nunez of La Chorrera, Panama.  The contest will headline a Showtime Championship Boxing telecast.

A number of Beltway Boxers will participate on this card.  Undefeated Baltimore welterweight Malik "Iceman" Hawkins will be in an eight-round bout against Jonathan Steele of Duncanville, TX.  Hawkins (15-0, nine KO's) is coming off an eight-round unanimous decision win against Andre Byrd on April 26th in Philadelphia, PA.  Hawkins returns to the Royal Farms Arena for the second time -- he made his pro debut in the same arena in November of 2014 and registered a first-round knockout over Terrell Coles.  Steele (9-4-1, six KO's) looks to break a two-bout losing streak.  Steele lost an eight-round majority decision to Maurice Lee on June 28th in Las Vegas, NV.  This bout will be streamed live on Showtime's YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Washington, DC super lightweight Kareem "Reemo" Martin will take on Luis Gerardo "Broccoli" Avila of Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico in a bout scheduled for eight rounds.  Martin (12-2-1. three KO's) is currently on a three-bout winning streak that includes a six-round split decision win over Joaquin Chavez on March 24th in Oxon Hill, MD.  Martin has been training in Baltimore for this bout.  Avila (8-18-3, five KO's) has lost his last five contests.  Avila was knocked out in the second round by Angel Ruiz on May 10th in Corona, CA.

Baltimore super featherweight Malik Warren will finally make his pro debut on this card in a four-round contest against Davonte McCowen of Lancaster, CA.  Warren was an amateur standout winning local and national titles.  McCowen (0-0-1) fought to a four-round majority draw with Christian Crowley on April 19th in Ontario, CA.

Also on this card will be Richmond, VA middleweight "The Chosen One" Immanuwel Aleem who will battle Freddy "The Rail" Hernandez of Mexico City, Mexico.  This bout will be a 10-round encounter.  Aleem (18-1-2, 11 KO's) last fought on May 11th and battled to a 10-round draw with Matt Korobov in Fairfax, VA.  Korobov was originally declared the winner of the bout but a scoring error changed the result to a draw.  Hernandez (34-11, 22 KO's) is a former world title challenger who will try to break a three-bout losing streak.  Hernandez lost to Serhii Bohachuk by fifth-round KO on May 19th in Hollywood, CA.  Hernandez challenged Delvin Rodriguez for the IBF Super Welterweight title in 2013 and Andre Berto for the WBC Welterweight title in 2010 and suffered technical knockouts in both bouts.

In other bouts on the card, there will be a battle of former world champions as former three-division champion Yuriorkis "El Ciclon de Guantanamo" Gamboa of Miami, FL by way of Cuba battles former super featherweight champion Roman "Rocky" Martinez of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico in a 10-round lightweight bout.  Gamboa (29-2, 17 KO's) last fought on November 10th and won a 10-round unanimous decision over Miguel Beltran, Jr. in Miami.  Gamboa has won world titles in the Featherweight, Super Featherweight, and Lightweight divisions.  Martinez (30-3-3, 18 KO's) competed for the first time since he lost to Vasyl Lomachenko in June of 2016 and scored an eighth-round TKO over William Gonzalez on March 29th in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.  Martinez is a three-time WBO Super Featherweight champion.

In another 10-round lightweight encounter, Ladarius "Memphis" Miller of Las Vegas, NV by way of Memphis, TN will battle former world champion Jezzrel "El Invisible" Corrales of San Miguelito, Panama.  Miller (19-1, six KO's) is coming off a first-round knockout over Daulis Prescott on February 19th in Carson, CA.  Corrales (23-2, nine KO's) scored a second-round knockout over Onalvi Sierra on April 30th in Panama City, Panama.  This was the first bout for Corrales since losing his WBA Super Featherweight championship to Alberto Machado in October of 2017.

Las Vegas super middleweight Ronald "The Thrill" Gavril will take on Vaughn "The Animal" Alexander of St. Louis, MO in a 10-round bout.  Gavril (19-3, 15 KO's) bounced back from two world title losses to David Benavidez to score a second-round TKO over Antowyan Aikens on December 7th in Las Vegas.  Alexander (14-3, nine KO's) looks to rebound from a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Anthony Sims, Jr. on April 26th in Inglewood, CA.  Alexander fought in the Beltway on January 26th winning a six-round unanimous decision over Filip Stankovic in Waldorf, MD.

Super featherweight Jayson "La Maravilla" Velez of Juncos, Puerto Rico will be in a 10-round bout against Hector Rubin Ambriz "El Estudiante" Suarez of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.  Velez (28-5-1, 20 KO's) scored back-to-back knockouts in his last two bouts in his hometown.  Suarez (12-10-2, six KO's) is 0-6-1 in his last seven contests.

Las Vegas super middleweight Lionell "Lonnie B" Thompson will face off with Brian Vera of Austin, TX in another 10-round contest.  Thompson (20-5, 11 KO's) won a 10-round unanimous decision over Derrick Findley on September 22nd in Las Vegas.  Vera (26-15, 16 KO's) will be looking to break a four-bout losing streak.

Undefeated Manhattan, NY, welterweight Richardson Hitchins will be in an eight-round encounter against Tyrone Crawley, Jr. of Philadelphia, PA.  Hitchins (9-0, five KO's) comes off a third-round stoppage win over Alejandro Munera on May 18th at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.  Hitchins represented Haiti in the 2016 Olympics and will make only his second appearance away from Barclays Center, where he has competed seven times.  Crawley (7-1-1) last fought on March 8th in Hanover, MD where his bout against Greg Outlaw ended in a no-decision after the first round when Crawley hurt his leg after a clinch.

Sicklerville, NJ bantamweight Dylan Price will compete in his first eight-round contest against veteran Samuel Gutierrez of Saltillo, Mexico.  Price (8-0, six KO's) also fought on the May 18th card at Barclays Center and scored a fifth-round TKO over Manuel Salvador Manzo.  Gutierrez (16-23-6, six KO's) lost by six-round unanimous decision to Juan Carlos Camacho on June 15th in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

In a six-round super lightweight bout, Kenny Robles of Staten Island, NY will battle undefeated Shawn West of Iowa.  Robles (6-1, three KO's) scored a fifth-round TKO over Roy McGill on the May 18th card at Barclays Center.  West (3-0, one KO) leaves Davenport, IA for the first time after winning a four-round unanimous decision over Lionel Jimenez on February 2nd.

Debuting Javon Campbell of Raleigh, NC will take on debuting Isau Duenez of Houston, TX by way of Monterrey, Mexico.  Campbell has been a regional Golden Gloves champion.  Duenez (1-8-1) lost a four-round unanimous decision to Charles Clark in his last outing in February of 2018 in Dallas, TX.