May Beltway Boxing Schedule!

 A number of Beltway Boxers are slated to be in action during the month of May.  Here is the schedule:

Saturday, May 8th -- 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, PA -- Annapolis, MD super lightweight David "The Demolisher" Veras Pena will be in a four-round contest against Tahmir Smalls of Philadelphia.  Pena (0-4-1) looks to bounce back from back-to-back first-round TKO's in his last two outings.  Smalls (3-0, two KO's) looks to build on a four-round unanimous decision win over Andres Abarca on April 3rd at the 2300 Arena.

Saturday, May 8th -- AT&T Stadium, Dallas, TX -- The Davis Brothers of Alexandria, VA by way of Norfolk, VA are scheduled to be on this card. 

 Lightweight Keyshawn Davis is slated for a six-round encounter against Jose Antonio "Pepao" Meza of Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico.  Davis (2-0, two KO's) traveled all the way to Dubai to win by fourth-round stoppage over Richman Ashelley on April 3rd.  Meza (6-4, one KO) has no fought since June of 2019 when he lost a four-round unanimous decision to Dmitry Yun in Temecula, CA.

Older Brother Kelvin Davis, a super lightweight, will be on the card in a four-round bout against Jan Marsalek of the Czech Republic.  Davis (1-0, one KO) made his pro debut in December of 2020 and scored a second-round TKO over Michael Honesto in Los Angeles, CA. Marsalek (8-2, seven KO's, won the vacant WBF International Super lightweight title with ninth-round TKO over previously undefeated Faith Duebues on October 17th in Donauwoerth, Germany. 

These bouts will be on the undercard of the Canelo Alvarez-Billy Joe Saunders and will be streamed by DAZN.

Saturday, May 15th -- Sokol Club, Pittsburgh, PA -- Debuting DC super featherweight Donnell Poe will compete in a four-round bout against undefeated Johnny Spell of Pittsburgh.  Poe participated in numerous Washington and Regional Golden Gloves bouts and also served his country in the US Armed Forces.  Spell (3-0, three KO's) has scored first-round knockouts in all three of his bouts.

Friday, May 21st -- Rock Hill, SC -- District Heights, MD super featherweight Renaldo "Misunderstood" Gaines participates in an eight-round contest against Stevie "The Answer" Massey of Charlotte, NC.  Gaines (10-2, three KO's) has not fought since winning a four-round unanimous decision over Eduardo Melendez in May of 2019 in Washington, DC.  Gaines is riding a six-bout winning streak.  Massey (12-1, nine KO's) last fought on October 24th and scored a first-round knockout over Manuel Galaviz in Greenville, SC.

Saturday, May 22nd -- Greenville Marriott, Greenville, SC -- A number of Beltway Boxers are slated to be on this card.   DC super bantamweight Daron "Sweet Tay" Williams returns to action in a six-round encounter against Diamond J. Baker of Phoenix, AZ by way of the Philippines.  Williams (8-1, five KO's) has not fought since scoring a second-round TKO over Raymond Chacon in September of 2019 in Sterling, VA.  The 44-year-old Baker last fought in February of 2020 and lost a four-round unanimous decision to Danny Barrios Flores in Phoenix.

Dundalk, MD lightweight "The Educated Boxer" Dorian Bostic will be in a six-round contest against Devante Stevenson of South Carolina.  The undefeated Bostic (7-0, seven KO's) traveled all the way to San Antonio de Palmito, Colombia on May 1st and knocked out Wegner Ortega in the second round.  Stevenson is 0-3 and has been knocked out in all three bouts.

Super middleweights The Bell Twins also return to action on this card. Justin and Jason Bell are originally from Capitol Heights, MD but now fight out of Greenville, NC and haven't fought since October of 2018 in Fort Washington,  MD.Justin (4-0, three KO's) scored a second-round TKO over Deandre West while Jason (3-1, one KO) lost a six-round majority decision to Genc Pllana.  Justin Bell will battle Tabron Farmer of Wilson, NC who is 0-10. Jason Bell is still looking for an opponent for this card.

Also looking for an opponent is Fort Washington. MD middleweight Ian "Dancer" Cokley.  Cokley (2-0) defeated Leo Alcantara by four-round majority decision in February of 2020 in Vienna, VA.