Isley Wins Bronze In Hamburg!

Middleweight Troy Isley has concluded his international trip with a bronze medal at the 2017 Men's Elite World Championships in Hamburg, Germany.

Isley lost his semifinal match against Oleksandr Khyzhniak of the Ukraine by a 4-1 score.  Team USA will have two bronze medals and one boxer, Duke Regan of Cincinnati, OH, going for a gold medal in the championship on Saturday.  This is the best showing for the Americans at the Elite Championships since 1999.

Hurd To Defend Title Against Former World Champion Trout October 14 In Brooklyn!

IBF Super Welterweight champion "Swift" Jarrett Hurd will make the first defense of his title against former world champion Austin "No Doubt" Trout on Saturday, October 14th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

Hurd (20-0, 14 KO's), a native of Accokeek, MD, won his title with a ninth-round TKO over Tony Harrison on February 25th at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL.  Hurd has knocked out his last six opponents.

Trout, who is from Las Cruces, NM (30-3, 17 KO's), is a former WBA Super Welterweight titleholder, who won his title in February of 2011 with a unanimous decision over Rigoberto Alvarez in Guadalajara, Mexico.  Trout made four defenses of the WBA title before losing to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez by unanimous decision in April of 2013 in San Antonio, TX.  Alvarez's WBC title was also on the line.  Trout would try two more times for a world title, dropping unanimous decisions to Erislandy Lara and, in his most recent outing, to Jermall Charlo for the IBF title in May of 2016 in Las Vegas.  Charlo would vacate the title and Hurd would pick up the belt.

The bout will be part of a Showtime tripleheader in which three of the super welterweight titles will be on the line. Lara, of Houston, TX by way of  Cuba (24-2-2, 14 KO's) defends the WBA Super World Super Welterweight title and the IBO title against undefeated US Olympian 2012  Terrell Gausha of Cleveland, OH (20-0, nine KO's) and Jermell Charlo (29-0, 14 KO's) of Houston, TX will defend the WBC crown against fellow undefeated Erickson Lubin of Orlando, FL (18-0, 13 KO's).

Isley Heads Into Semis In Hamburg!

Middleweight Troy Isley of Alexandria, VA has moved into the semifinals of the 2017 AIBA Elite Men's Championships in Hamburg, Germany. 

Isley won his quarter final bout by a 3-2 decision over Israil Madrimov of Uzbekistan in Tuesday's action.  This means Isley will finish with no worse than a bronze medal.  Isley is one of three Americans still left in the tournament.

Wednesday is a rest day for all competitors.  Isley will return on Thursday with a semifinal contest against Oleksandr Khyzhniak of the Ukraine.

Isley Advances To Quarterfinals In Hamburg!

Alexandria, VA middleweight Troy Isley has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2017 AIBA Men's Elite World Championships in Hamburg, Germany.

After winning his first bout by walkover, Isley shocked many people in attendance by winning a 5-0 decision over two-time Egyptian Olympian and 2015 Middleweight world champion Hosam Abdin.  Isley, who is the youngest member of the USA Elite team, will look to clinch a bronze medal if he can defeat Israli Madrimov of Uzebekistan on Tuesday.

By the way, one of the coaches of the USA squad is Kay Koroma, also of Alexandria.

Quigley Scores Second-Round TKO In Germany!

Gaithersburg, MD welterweight Gerome "GQ" Quigley, Jr. scored a second-round TKO over Orlen Padilla on August 26th at the Hugenottentalle in Neu-Isenberg, Germany.  The win earns Quigley another regional title -- The German version of the World Boxing Union Welterweight title.

Quigley fought off an early Padilla charge to come back strong and stop Padilla.  No word on the official time of the stoppage.

Quigley remains undefeated at 18-0, 16 KO's.  Padilla falls to 27-7-1, 20 KO's.

Davis Scores Ninth-Round Knockout In Las Vegas!

Baltimore, MD's Gervonta "Tank" Davis has scored a eighth-round knockout over Francisco Fonseca of Costa Rica tonight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.

Davis, the former IBF Super Featherweight champion who lost his belt on the scales by being two pounds overweight, fought well in spurts but had a tough time keeping Fonseca off of him at times.

In the eighth round, Davis hit Fonseca with a body shot followed by two right hands that looked like they landed slightly behind the head.  Fonseca dropped to his knees and referee Russell Mora counted him out.  The bout ended at 37 seconds of the eighth.

Davis remains undefeated at 19-0, 18 KO's.  Fonseca loses for the first time and he is now 19-1-1, 13 KO's.

Aleem Knocked Out In Third; Nicholson Scores KO In Second!

Richmond, VA middleweight Immanuwel "The Chosen One" Aleem suffered his first pro loss as he was knocked out in the third round by Hugo Centeno, Jr. of Oxnard, CA  Aleem went down from a Centeno left hook and the bout was stopped at 2:27.  Aleem is now 17-1-1, 10 KO's while Centeno rises to 26-1, 14 KO's.  The bout was televised by FS1.

On the undercard, Laurel, MD super middleweight Demond "D'Best At It" Nicholson scored a TKO at the end of the second round against Josue Obando of Guadalajara, Mexico.  After a hard series of punches, Obando could not answer the bell for the third round.  Nicholson is now 18-2-1, 17 KO's while Obando falls to 15-17-1, 12 KO's.

Davis Loses IBF Title On Scales!

Gervonta Davis has been stripped of the IBF Super Featherweight championship because he came in too heavy in his bout against Francisco Fonseca at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.

Davis came in at 132 pounds, two pounds more than the 130-pound limit while Fonseca came in at the 130-pound limit.  If Davis wins the bout, the IBF title will be vacated.  Fonseca can win the title with a victory over Davis.

Aleem, Nicholson Hit Scales For Bouts In Miami, OK!

Immanuwel Aleem and Demond Nicholson weighed in for their bouts later tonight at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK.  Aleem and Hugo Centeno, Jr. both weighed in at 158.8 pounds for their10-round contest.

The WBC has made it clear that this bout is not for the WBC Silver Middleweight title.  Aleem, who won that belt in January, has apparently been stripped of the title because of inactivity.

Nicholson (17-2-1, 16 KO's) weighed in at 167.6 pounds for his eight -round contest against veteran Josue Obando of Guadalajara, Mexico.  Obando came in three pounds over the super middleweight limit at 171.4 pounds.  Obando (15-16-2, 12 KO's) faces a Beltway Boxer for the third time in his career.  Obando lost by fourth-round disqualification to Travis Reeves on June 17 in Baltimore, MD.  D'Mitrius Ballard won a six-round unanimous decision over Obando in June of 2015 in Philadelphia, PA. 

Baxter, Taylor Gain Victories In North Carolina!

Two Washington, DC-based boxers scored knockout victories in Greensboro, NC on Saturday, August 19th.  Welterweight Johnathan "Bad Badger" Baxter won the vacant UNBC Welterweight title with a second-round knockout of Isaiah Robinson on Durham, NC.  Baxter is now 8-1, seven KO's while Robinson is 3-6, two KO's.

Baxter's cousin, super middleweight Quinton Taylor, made his pro debut with a first-round knockout of Keshair Lindsey of Wilson, NC.  Lindsey is 0-2.

Results From Mayor's Cup!

Here are the results after three days of competition at the 2017 Mayor's Cup held at Raymond Recreation Center in Northwest Washington, DC.

9-10, 70 Pounds (Junior):  Casanova Lamons (Langdon) over Malachi Robinson (Headbangers)

9-10, 70 Pounds (Open):  Cardarius Johnson (Headbangers) over Kaleb Johnson (Inner City, Raleigh, NC)

11-12, 80 Pounds (Open): Musa Robinson (G-Up Nation) over David Presley (Inner City)

14-15, 110 Pounds (Novice):  Kevin Myers (Crossroads, Fredricksburg, VA) over Dsias St. Pierre (Inner City)

123 Pounds (Open): Nick Sullivan (Team Norfolk) over Jaqueem Hutcherson (Keystone)

132 Pounds (Open):  Ebrima Jawara (Laurel) over Preston Gatling (Enigma Boxing)

15-16, 141 Pounds (Open):  Montre Nichol (Down Under) over Joshua Hill (Tony's Gym)

147 Pounds (Novice): Deshawn Chase (Baltimore Boxing) RSC 2 over Jalil Scott (Dover, DE)

165 Pounds (Open):  Benjamin Wright (Schenectady, NY) over Terryan Rogers (Ninth Dimension, Richmond, VA)

11, 90 Pounds (Matched Bout):  Kamarly Thompson (Ninth Dimension) over Javian Rivera (Comrades Boxing, Loudoun, VA)

13-14, 90 Pounds:  Shawn Myers (Crossroads) over Qwantez Watkins (Dog Pound, Dover, DE)

125 Pounds (Novice): Jay Stancil (Sugar Ray Leonard) over Albert Sostre (Bloomington, IN)

14-15, 132 Pounds (Open): Ibrahim Robinson (G-Up Boxing) over Dennis Zeigler (Langdon)

141 Pounds (Open):  Christopher Robinson (Tony's Gym) over Diego Abregu (Herndon)

154 Pounds (Novice):  Claudius Mason (Jasards Boxing, NC) over Amari Blagman (Raw Assassin)

201+ Pounds (Open):  Malik Titus (Time 2 Grind) over Nathaniel Copeland, Jr. (Keystone)

16, 132 Pounds (Matched Bout):  DeJon Corley (unattatched) RSC 1 over Daylynn Jones (Tony's Gym) -- Jones suffered shoulder injury.

Winners by Walkover:

Antwon Farrow (Woodland Tigers)  - 123 Pounds -- Novice

Joel Kamela (Sugar Ray Leonard) -- 175 Pounds -- Novice

Reed Remains Undefeated With Dominant Unanimous Decision In Nebraska!

Waldorf, MD super lightweight Mike "Yes, Indeed" Reed remained undefeated with a dominant 10-round unanimous decision over Robert "Red Hot" Frankel of Denver, CO tonight at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NB.

Reed battered Frankel all around the ring during this contest.  Give Frankel a lot of credit for staying upright but Reed was in complete control winning the contest by a 100-90 shutout across the board.  Reed, who is ranked 10th in the world by the WBO, is now 23-0, 12 KO's while Frankel falls to 35-18-1, seven KO's.

Reed Weighs 141 For 10-Rounder In Nebraska!

(Photo by Ross Molovinsky)

Mike Reed weighed in at 141 pounds for his 10-round contest against Robert Frankel that will take place on Saturday at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NB.  Frankel came in at 139 pounds.   The Reed-Frankel bout will be part of the streaming portion of the card that will be on the ESPN app and on ESPN3.

Free Amateur Boxing Events Coming This Month!

There are two amateur boxing events that will be free to the public coming up in the next two weeks.  On August 18-20, there will be the return of the Mayor's Cup Boxing Tournament which will take place at the Raymond Recreation Center located at 3725 10th Street in Northwest DC.

The Mayor's Cup has been a very noteworthy tournament over the years that has involved many of the Beltway's current and former world champions.  On Friday the 18th, the first bout will begin at 6 PM ET.  On Saturday and Sunday, the action gets underway at noon.

Then on Saturday, August 26th, there will be the boxing event that will take place during the 10th annual Cease Fire Don't Smoke The Brothers and Sisters cookout at the Upshur Recreation Center at 14th and Arkansas Avenue in Northwest DC.  The event offers free food and health checkups and proposes a six-month moratorium to stop the killings in the city.  The cookout begins at noon and the boxing card will start at 3 PM.

Reed Faces Frankel August 19th In Nebraska!

Undefeated Waldorf, MD super lightweight Mike "Yes, Indeed" Reed returns to action in a 10-round contest against Robert "Red Hot" Frankel of Denver, Colorado on Saturday, August 19th at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NB.

Reed (22-0, 12 KO's) last fought on April 8th and won a 10-round unanimous decision over Reyes Sanchez at the MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, MD.  Reed has gone the distance in his last three contests.  Reed is ranked number 10 by the WBO.

Frankel (35-17-1, seven KO's) is a former WBC USNBC Super Lightweight titleholder who has fought the likes of former contender Michael Stewart as well as former world champion Paul Spadafora and current WBA Welterweight champ Lamont Peterson, who won an eight-round unanimous decision over Frankel in Little Rock, AK in September of 2005.  Frankel last fought on April 8th and won a 10-round unanimous decision over Johnny Rodriguez in Denver.

This bout will be on the undercard of the World Super Lightweight Unification bout between WBC/WBO champion Terrence Crawford and WBA/IBF titleholder Julius Indongo.  The Reed/Frankel contest is scheduled to be shown on the ESPN3 channel or the ESPN streaming app.

Beltway Weekend Wrap-Up!

Along with the Nation's Fight Night card at the Howard Theatre in Washington, DC, a number of Beltway Boxers were in action elsewhere on Saturday, August 12th.  Here is a recap.

Four locals participated on the Ponytail Promotions card at the Masonic Temple in Norfolk, VA.  Undefeated Bethesda, MD bantamweight Alexandru "Spartan" Marin scored a second-round TKO over former WBA and WBC Interim Minimumweight champion Juan "El Exterminador" Palacios of Managua, Nicaragua.

Marin, a native of Romania, dropped Palacios twice before the bout was stopped at 2:21.  Marin, who holds the IBO International Bantamweight championship, is now 14-0, 10 KO's.  Palacios has lost five in a row and his record falls to 29-9-2, 22 KO's.

Ashburn, VA super lightweight Seth "Killer B" Billups also remained undefeated by winning a six-round unanimous decision over Rynell Griffin of New Orleans, LA.  Billups won by scores of 58-55 across the board to raise his record to 9-0, six KO's while Griffin's record drops to 8-31-2, two KO's.

Also on the card, Ashburn middleweight Carlos Cruz lost a four-round unanimous decision to George Sheppard of Newport News, VA.  Cruz is now 1-2, one KO and Sheppard wins his first pro bout and is now 1-2. 

DC super lightweight Lamont White lost a six-round unanimous decision to Portsmouth, VA veteran "Dangerous" Dorin Spivey.  No scores were given.  White is now 1-9, one KO, one NC while Spivey is now 49-7, 33 KO's.

At Turner Hall in Madison, WI, Silver Spring, MD middleweight Ashton "The Goon" Sykes made a successful pro debut with a four-round unanimous decision over Jeffrey Wright of Milwaukee, WI.  Sykes won a Washington Golden Gloves championship earlier this year.  Wright is now 4-8-1, four KO's.

Harris Wins Main Event By Unanimous Decision!

Hyattsville, MD welterweight Patrick Harris won a six-round unanimous decision over a very game Jesus Lule of Mexico.

Harris relied mostly on his inside work, landing crunching shots to Lule's body.  Harris didn't rely much on his jab as he was able to pummel Lule inside.

Harris won by shutout across the board, 60-54 to remain undefeated at 12-0, seven KO's.  Lule falls to 11-23-1, two KO's.

Ennis Makes Short Work Of Cano!

In the co-feature at the Howard Theatre,  highly -touted Philadelphia, PA welterweight Jaron "Boots" Ennis made short work of Ricardo Cano of Guadalajara, Mexico, scoring a first-round knockout.

Ennis jumped on Cano early and backed him into a neutral corner.  Ennis landed a left hand to the body and followed with a sweeping right hook to the head to drop Cano.  After reaching the count of eight, Referee Sharon Sands stopped the bout at 40 seconds.

Ennis is now 14-0, 12 KO's while Cano falls to 17-14-5, 10 KO's.

Martin Wins Unanimous Decision!

DC welterweight Kareem "Reemo" Martin bounced back from suffering his first pro loss by winning a six-round unanimous decision over Evincii "Prize Fighter" Dixon of Lancaster, PA.

Martin's offensive output turned Dixon into a punching bag with feet as Dixon gave back very little offense in return.  Martin punctuated his performance with quick and powerful flurries in the final round.  Martin scored a shutout on all the judges's cards. 

Martin is now 9-1-1, three KO's.  Dixon drops to 7-19-2, two KO's.

Crews -Dezurn Captures Unanimous Decision In Slugfest!

Baltimore, MD light heavyweight Franchon Crews-Dezurn won a four-round unanimous decision over "Lady Rocky" Sydney LeBlanc of Gretna, LA.

The bout was a slugfest from start to finish as both ladies landed clubbing shots at each other.  LeBlanc tried to live up to the Rocky nickname as she called Crews-Dezurn in to exchange punches.

The judges saw a more powerful output from Crews-Dezurn as she won the bout by shutout across the board.  Crews-Dezurn is now 2-1, one KO.  LeBlanc's record drops to 4-3-1.