Beltway Boxing 2011 -- Knockout of the Year!

First, a reminder about the criteria for this award.

1. The knockout had to have taken place somewhere in the Beltway Boxing region. This eliminates Gary Russell, Jr.'s stunning KO of Heributo Ruiz.

2. The knockout must have been accomplished by a Beltway Boxer. This eliminates Dennis Benson's KO of Abodurin Akinyanju. Benson is from Norfolk, VA.

With that out of the way, there weren't too many knockouts of note this year but one in particular REALLY stood out.

The BATB Knockout of the Year for 2011 is:

Kevin Womack KO4 over Benjamin Olinga, November 19, Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, MD

The fact that Womack is still eligible for 2012 rookie honors doesn't overshadow the fact that he made a name for himself with a brutal knockout over Olinga. In the fourth and final round of the contest, Womack landed a crunching right uppercut that left Olinga on the canvas for several moments. Olinga was taken to a nearby hospital after the bout.

Honorable Mention:

Thomas Snow KO3 over James Franks, April 22, DC Star Nightclub, Washington DC

Solid knockout by Snow as he threw a beautiful left-right combination that dropped Franks face-first to the canvas with no count necessary. The bout was stopped at 1:36 of the round.

Emmanuel Taylor KO3 over Lenwood Dozier, August 19, Du Burns Arena, Baltimore, MD

This was another combo knockout as Taylor ended Dozier's night with a lightning quick two-punch combination that toppled Dozier to the canvas. Dozier could not beat the referee count and the bout was stopped at 2:35 of the third.

Previous BATB Knockouts of the Year:

2006: Jed Phipps KO1 over David Cleage -- January 20, Pikesville Armory, Pikesville, MD.

2007: Elias Bouloubassis KO1 over Vincent Robbins -- March 10, Pikesville Armory, Pikesville, MD.

2008: Seth Mitchell TKO2 over Alexis Cruz Medina -- May 29, Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD.

2009: Tony Jeter KO1 over Keith Gross -- September 26, George Mason University Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA.

2010: Jimmy Lange KO 10 over Joe Wyatt -- November 6, George Mason University Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA.


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