Two interesting 10-round contests have been announced for the nationally-televised Jeter Promotions card held Saturday, August 18th at Maryland Live Casino in Hanover, MD.
The main event pits Laurel, MD super middleweight Demond "D'Best At It" Nicholson against Issac Rodrigues of Belem, Para, Brazil. Nicholson (18-3-1, 17 KO's) will look to bounce back from suffering a seventh-round TKO loss to Jesse Hart on April 28th in Philadelphia, PA. Nicholson has lost two of his last three contests. Rodrigues (25-2, 20 KO's) is on an eight-bout winning streak including a fourth-round TKO win over Frankie Filippone on June 8th in Verona, NY. The bout was Rodrigues's first in almost two years.
Many local fans are already talking about the co-feature contest, a bout the defines the phrase "crossroads bout." Undefeated Forestville, MD super lightweight Mykal "The Professor" Fox will battle former WBO Super Lightweight champion DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley of Washington, DC. There is a 22-year difference between the two boxers (Fox is 22, Corley is 44) and Fox was seven months old when Corley began his pro career in May of 1996.
Fox (17-0, four KO's) last fought on May 11th and won an eight-round unanimous decision over Anthony Mercado in Philadelphia, PA. Recently, Fox moved into the number one position in the USBA's Super Lightweight rankings. This will be the second 10-round contest for Fox, who went that distance with Manuel Alejandro Reyes on November 11th in Bethlehem, PA. Defeating Reyes earned Fox his first regional title, the UBF All-Americas Welterweight championship.
Corley (51-31-1, 28 KO's) is looking to break a two-bout losing streak that includes a 12-round unanimous decision loss to former WBA Super Lightweight titleholder Vivian Harris on July 21st in Memphis, TN. This will be Corley's fifth bout in 2018 and will be the first local bout for Corley since he defeated Daniel Attah by 10-round unanimous decision at the Washington Convention Center in September of 2014.
Both bouts are scheduled to be televised by the CBS Sports Network.
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