Saturday, December 15, 2018

Vienna, VA Card Is Now Set!

The T.A.C. Promotions card is now set for Saturday, December 15th at Tyson's Playground in Vienna, VA.

A number of Beltway Boxers will participate on the card.  Waldorf, MD welterweight Rashad "Code Blue" Kilpatrick will take on veteran Lamont White of Washington, DC in a four-round rematch.  Kilpatrick (3-0, one KO) comes off a four-round majority decision over Carlos Pena on the last T.A.C. Promotions card on September 22nd in Springfield, VA.  White (1-15, one KO) last fought on September 22nd in Bowie, MD and lost a four-round unanimous decision to Tyrek Irby.  White has never been knocked out in a pro contest.  The two fought each other on June 16th in Laurel, MD with Kilpatrick winning a four-round unanimous decision.

Bowie welterweight Marlon "The Machine" Bolen will battle the debuting George Gethers of Jersey City, NJ in another four-rounder.  Bolen (1-0, one KO) made his pro debut on June 16th and scored a third-round TKO over Christopher Thorne in Laurel, MD.  Gethers was a solid amateur in his home state of New Jersey.

Filip Stankovic, a light heavyweight from Arlington, VA by way of Nis, Serbia, competes for the second time in the Commonwealth when he takes on veteran Keith Collins of Davenport, IA in a four-round contest.  Stankovic (3-0) took on another veteran in Greg Hackett on September 22nd in Springfield and won a four-round unanimous decision.  Collins (4-39, two KO's) looks to bounce back from a four-round unanimous decision loss to Eddie Hamilton in Davenport on October 6th.

Also, DC heavyweight Nathaniel Copeland will make his pro debut against Kwasi "Hollywood" Horton of Waldorf, MD in a four-round bout.  Copeland competed numerous times in the Washington Golden Gloves as well as in the Mayor's Cup in 2017.  Horton (0-1) lost his pro debut on the last T.A.C. Promotions card on September 22nd in Springfield, dropping a four-round unanimous decision to Michael Davis.

The main event on the card will feature Newark, NJ welterweight Michael "Slick" Anderson facing Beltway Boxer Juan De La Cruz Rodriguez of Haymarket, VA in a six-round encounter.  Anderson (16-2-1, 12 KO's) is currently riding a four-bout winning streak but hasn't fought since June of 2015 when he scored a first-round TKO over Johnny Frazier in Weirton, WVA.  Rodriguez (8-12-1, six KO's) will look to break a five-bout losing streak which includes a six-round unanimous decision loss to Shynggyskhan Tazhibay on October 27th in Fort Washington, MD.

In another six-round bout, cruiserweight "The Bosnian Prince" Arman Mrkanovic of Queens, NY will battle Antwaun Taylor of Cincinnati, OH.  Mrkanovic, a native of Bosnia and Herzegovina (8-3, three KO's) last fought on May 18th and won a six-round unanimous decision over Nicholas Lavin in Queens.  Taylor (4-7, one KO) comes off a four-round majority decision loss to David Murray on December 1st in Hockessin, DE  Taylor is the son of former WBA Heavyweight champion Tony Tubbs.

Welterweight John Thomas Hartshauser of Henderson, NV will make his pro debut against Jordan Rosario of Jersey City, NJ.  Hartshauser is a native of Helsinki, Finland.  Rosario (0-6) has not fought since May of 2017 when he dropped a four-round unanimous decision to Travis Gambardella in Melrose, MA.

Also, super middleweight Zach Dubnoff of Little Falls, NJ will make his initial foray into the pros when he takes on "The New Creation" Erik Plumeri of Lockport, NY.  Dubnoff makes his pro debut at the age of 30 after winning three of his last four amateur contests.  Plumeri (0-8-1) has been knocked out in four of his last five contests including a first-round TKO at the hands of Justin Bell in July of 2017 in DC.

Here is the scale watch for the card:

Rashad Kilpatrick 145.8 vs. Lamont White 144.6

Marlon Bolen 146 vs. George Gethers 146.6

Filip Stankovic 167.8 vs. Keith Collins 165

Nathaniel Copeland 249 vs. Kwasi Horton 265

Michael Anderson 148 vs. Juan Rodriguez 148

Arman Mrkanovic 195.4 vs. Antwaun Taylor 199.8

John Thomas Hartshauser 164.8 vs. Jordan Rosario 155.4

Zach Dubnoff 163 vs. Erik Plumeri 169

Tyson's Playground is located at 8502 Tyco Road in Vienna, VA.  The card is scheduled to get underway at 6:30 PM ET.


2 comments:

bubbletape said...

I had no idea there was a boxing match in Vienna. I usually check boxrec once a month for the boxing schedule.

Gary Digital Williams said...

Check with Boxing Along The Beltway and you will find out a lot sooner.