The September Beltway Boxing Schedule features interesting bouts plus the first two cards that will be housed within the Beltway since February of 2020. These cards will be held on the same evening. Here is the schedule:
Friday, September 10th -- 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, PA -- Two Beltway Boxers will face off in a six-round super lightweight contest. Bowie, MD's Greg "The Sharpshooter" Outlaw will battle Edgar "The Tiger" Torres of Woodbridge, VA. Both men suffered tough first losses as pros on a June 5th card at the 2300 Arena. Outlaw (8-1, three KO's) dropped a six-round unanimous decision to Andrew Rodgers while Torres (8-1-1, four KO's) lost by first-round TKO to Kashon Hutchinson.
Saturday, September 11th -- Skyway Rec Center, Oregon, OH -- Columbia, MD super middleweight Ashton "The Goon" Sykes is slated for a six-round contest against DeAndre "Axeman" Ware of Toledo, OH. Sykes (5-5, one KO) is looking to break a two-bout losing streak. In his last outing, Sykes lost a six-round unanimous decision to Nadim Salloum on June 12th in Louisville, KY. Ware (13-3-2, eight KO's) also has lost two in a row. Ware comes off back-to-back TKO losses to undefeated boxers. However, Ware's last win was against previously undefeated Ronald Ellis by 10-round majority decision in February in 2019.
Friday, September 17th -- 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, PA -- Two locals are looking for opponents on this card. Undefeated Baltimore, MD cruiserweight Muhsin Cason is scheduled for action in a six-round bout. Cason (8-0, five KO's) comes off a third-round TKO over Tristan James on July 23rd at the 2300 Arena.
Also, Norfolk, VA lightweight Nick Sullivan will be in a four-round encounter against an opponent to be determined. Sullivan (3-0, one KO) won a four-round unanimous decision over Gabriel Chacon on June 11th in Orlando, FL.
Another Beltway Boxer, welterweight Leonidas Fowlkes of Winchester, VA by way of Baltimore, will take on Isaiah Johnson of Pennsylvania, by way of New Jersey in a four-round contest. Fowlkes (2-3) has lost his last three contests including a first-round TKO loss to Joseph Veazey on July 10th in Vienna, WVA. Johnson won his pro debut by first-round TKO over David Loureiro on April 17th in Philadelphia.
Saturday, September 18th --Sports Complex, Monroeville, PA -- Washington, DC heavyweight Nathaniel "The Juggernaut" Copeland makes his return to boxing in a four-round bout against Dajuan Galloway of Warrensville Heights, OH. Copeland (1-1, one KO) lost by first-round TKO to Muhsin Cason in June of 2019 in Fort Washington, MD. Galloway (2-0, two KO's) has scored first-round knockouts in both of his previous bouts.
Also, Baltimore welterweight Joshua Zimmerman will be looking for his first win as he faces Mike "Maverick" Conway of West Virginia in a four-round bout. Zimmerman, a native of Hendersonville, NC (0-3) has lost all of his bouts by four-round unanimous decision. Conway (3-2-1, two KO's) hasn't fought since February of 2019 when he battled another local, David Veras Pena, to a four-round majority draw in New Cumberland, WVA.
And now for our two cards in the Beltway:
Saturday, September 25th -- Rosecroft Raceway, Fort Washington, MD -- This will be a Cynation Sports card that features a main event between Baltimore super bantamweight Dominique Crowder taking on Rob Diezel of Seattle, WA in an eight-round contest. Crowder (9-0, six KO's) competes in the Beltway for the first time. In his last outing, Crowder won an eight-round unanimous decision over Jesus Martinez on April 10th in Rock Hill, SC. Diezel (14-7, four KO's) is riding a five-bout winning streak but hasn't fought since April of 2019 when he won a fifth-round unanimous decision over Gilberto Duran in Auburn, WA.
Also slated to be on this card are Waldorf, MD welterweight Rashad "Code Blue" Kilpatrick (5-0, two KO's), Accokeek, MD featherweight Chamar Flowers (1-0) , DC super welterweight Victor Williams (2-0, two KO's) and debuting locals Kashif Muhammad Brown and Dwayne Holmes of Upper Marlboro, MD. Also returning is undefeated "The Dark Menace" Tiara Brown, who has returned to Fort Myers, FL (10-0, six KO's). Brown is a former Washington, DC police officer.
Saturday, September 25th -- Michael And Son Sportsplex, Sterling, VA -- This Ponytail Promotions/Chad Clinton Promotions card already has a number of contests approved.
Baltimore lightweight Mack "Papi" Allison IV is scheduled for a six-round encounter against Philip Davis of Worcester, MA. Allison (11-3-1, nine KO's) competes for the first time since December of 2019 when he scored a first-round TKO over Mike Fowler at the Michael And Son Sportsplex. Davis (2-4-1) lost a four-round unanimous decision to Steve Moore on April 24th in Philadelphia, PA. Davis also lost to Ebrima Jawara in February of 2020 in Hanover, MD.
Returning DC welterweight Dionte "Mr. Untouchable" Burts will battle Haymarket, VA's Juan De La Cruz Rodriguez in a four-round contest. Burts (4-0-1, two KO's) will be in his first bout since December of 2019 when he also appeared on the card at the Michael And Son Sportsplex and fought to a four-round draw with Darel Harris. Rodriguez (8-16-1, six KO's) is looking to break a nine-bout losing streak that includes a four-round unanimous decision to James Martin in October of 2019 in Philadelphia, PA.
Baltimore super middleweight Tyrell Boyd will face Christian Torres of Johnson City, NY in a four-round bout. Boyd (2-0, two KO's) has scored first-round TKO's in his first two contests. Torres lost his pro debut to Malik Jackson on July 30th in Windham, NH.
Leesburg, VA cruiserweight Calvin Mends will battle the debuting Thomas "TJ" Mottinger of Salisbury, MD by way of Delaware in a bout scheduled for four-rounds. Mends, a native of Ghana (2-0, two KO's) comes back for the first time since the December 2019 card at Michael And Son Sportsplex where he scored a third-round TKO over William Brown. Mottinger was a fixture at the Washington and Regional Golden Gloves where he won numerous titles.
Baltimore heavyweight Malik Titus will make his long-awaited pro debut against Brandon Maske of Charlotte, NC by way of Maryland. Titus was a multi-time regional Golden Glove champion. Maske (0-3) has lost all three of his bouts by TKO.
Also slated for this card are returning undefeated Ashburn, VA super lightweight Seth "Killer Bee" Billups (11-0, six KO's), Manassas, VA super welterweight Joan Planas (1-0, one KO) and all three Avelar Brothers of Germantown, MD. Wilfredo and Brian Avelar both won their pro debuts in November of 2019 in Glen Burnie, MD while Tommy will be making his pro debut on this card.
