December 8th Bowie State Card Complete!

The Shabazz Brothers card that is slated to take place on Saturday, December 8th at the AC Jordan Arena at Bowie State University in Bowie, MD is now completely filled.

In the main event, Laurel, MD super middleweight Demond "D'Best At It" Nicholson looks to make the first successful defense of his WBC USNBC Super Middleweight title when he faces veteran Fernando "El Huracan" Castaneda of Aquascalientes, Mexico in a 10-round bout. 

Nicholson (19-3-1, 18 KO's) won his title in his last outing, scoring a six-round knockout over Isaac Rodriguez on August 18th at Live! Casino in Hanover, MD.  Castaneda (26-12, 17 KO's) is riding a two-bout winning streak with back-to-back TKOs.  Castaneda knocked out Alberto Perez in the first round on September 22nd in Petare, Venezuela.

The co-feature will be a matchup of promising Beltway super lightweight prospects. Undefeated Bowie resident and Bowie State graduate Greg "Sharpshooter" Outlaw will battle Baltimore, MD's Mack "Papi" Allison IV in a six-round encounter.  Outlaw (6-0, two KO's) won his bout on the last Shabazz Brothers card at Bowie State, winning a six-round unanimous decision over Rashad Bogar on September 22nd.  Allison (8-1-1, seven KO's) last fought on August 4th in Sterling, VA and won a six-round unanimous decision over Rynell Griffin.

The card also will mark the pro debut of one of the most celebrated Beltway amateurs in recent memory in Baltimore middleweight Lorenzo "Truck" Simpson.  A six-time National Silver Gloves champion in six different weight divisions, the 18-year-old Simpson also medaled in national and international competitions, winning a silver medal at the recent Youth Continental Championships and the Brandenburg Cup.

Simpson's opponent in this four-round contest will be Deandre West of Danville, VA (0-2).  West was knocked out by Justin Bell in the second round on October 27th at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD.

Undefeated Forestville, MD super lightweight Mykal "The Professor" Fox will be in a six-round contest against Gonzalo Carlos "El Malo" Dallera of Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Fox (18-0, four KO's) comes off a 10-round unanimous decision over former world champion DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley on the August 18th card in Hanover, MD.  Dallera (5-0, four KO's) has scored first-round knockouts in his last two bouts.  However, Dallera has yet to face a boxer who has won a pro contest and will fight in the United States for the very first time after fighting all of his bouts in his native Argentina.

Also on the card will be Bladensburg, MD featherweight "The Dark Menace" Tiara Brown who will face veteran and former world champion Dahiana Santana of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in a six-round bout.  Brown stopped Jasmine Clarkson in the fourth round on the last Shabazz Brothers card on September 22nd at Bowie State.  Santana (36-10, 15 KO's) will be the most experienced boxer Brown has faced, having won the IBF and WBA World Featherweight titles.  Santana has lost two of her last three bouts, including a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Oshin Deriuew for the WBF Featherweight title on November 10th in Henin-Beaumont, France.

Bowie cruiserweight Luther "Lights Out" Smith will be in a six-round bout against Joshua Temple of St. Louis, MO.  Smith (10-4, nine KO's) needs a win badly as he has lost two straight and three of his last four.  Smith comes off a first-round knockout loss to Alexey Egerov on June 2nd in Atlantic City, NJ.  Temple (7-1, six KO's) will try to bounce back from his first pro loss, a six-round split decision defeat to Khetag Pliev on October 6th in Louisville, KY.

Baltimore heavyweight Hasim "Gold Blooded" Rahman, Jr. competes in a four-round bout against veteran Damion Reed of Danville, VA.  Rahman, Jr. (6-0, four KO's) won his first six-rounder defeating Raymond Ochieng by unanimous decision on August 17th in Hinckley, MN.  Reed (3-19-1, one KO) will look to break a five-bout losing streak and will be facing a Beltway Boxer for the second straight time.  Reed lost by second-round knockout to George Harris on October 27th in Fort Washington, MD.

In another all-Beltway bout, Clarksburg, MD middleweight Mark "Sayless" Duncan will battle Ashton "The Goon" Sykes of Hanover, MD.  The bout is scheduled for four rounds.  Duncan made a successful pro debut on September 22nd in Bowie, scoring a second-round TKO over Jonell Christmas.  Sykes (2-2) comes off a tough six-round TKO loss to Donald Wallace on August 18th in Hanover.

Keith "The Bounty" Hunter, an undefeated welterweight from Las Vegas, NV will be in a six-round bout against Siddharth Ravindra Varma of Pune, India.  Hunter (8-0, six KO's) comes off a four-round unanimous decision victory over Matt Murphy on September 8th in Lawrence, KS.  Varma (4-2-1, one KO) lost by fourth-round knockout to Damien Lopez on October 18th in Los Angeles, CA.

Also, Brooklyn, NY middleweight Omar Kabary Salem will be in a six-round bout against Jonathan Garcia of Aguada, Puerto Rico.  Salem (6-0, three KO's) last fought on November 16th in Atlantic City and scored a fourth-round TKO over Alberto Delgado.  Garcia (4-18-1) is winless in his last 11 bouts including a six-round unanimous decision to Kurtiss Colvin on September 29th in Houston, TX.