Tuesday, February 05, 2019

Maryland State Title Bout Headlines March 8th Card At Live Casino!





The next pro card in the Beltway will be on Friday, March 8th at Live! Casino in Hanover, MD and it looks like an interesting card that is scheduled to feature a number of all-Beltway encounters.  This will be a Jeter Promotions card, the second at Live! Casino.  The first card, held on August 18th, was chosen the Beltway Boxing Card Of The Year.

The main event on this card will be a matchup for the vacant Maryland State Super Middleweight championship as Demond "D'Best At It" Nicholson of Laurel battles Jessie "The Beast" Nicklow of Baltimore.  Nicholson (20-3-1, 19 KO's) is the reigning WBC USNBC Super Middleweight champion who won that title on the August 18th card, knocking out Isaac Rodrigues in the sixth round.  Nicholson successfully defended his title on December 8th scoring a second-round KO over Fernando Castaneda in Bowie, MD.

Nicklow (27-9-3, nine KO's) makes his first attempt at a regional title in his 13-year career. The 2006 Beltway Boxing Rookie of The Year last fought on August 25th and lost by third-round TKO to Trevor McCumby in Glendale, CA.  Nicklow is undefeated in the state of Maryland (26-0-3, eight KO's).

In a six-round encounter, undefeated Rockville, MD middleweight "The Cisco Kid" Francisco Bustos will battle "Dangerous" Donald Wallace of Baltimore.  Both boxers fought their last bout on the last Jeter Promotions card on August 18th.   Bustos (8-0, five KO's) scored a crushing first-round knockout over Jauvan John while Wallace was in the 2018 Beltway Boxing Bout Of The Year when he scored a sixth-round TKO over Ashton Sykes.

In another six-round, all-Beltway bout, lightweight "The Red Comet" Dante Cox of Elkridge, MD will face off with Glenarden, MD's Drayvontay Speed Rawls.  Cox, who works in a restaurant at Live! Casino (3-0, two KO's), scored a third-round TKO over Varon Webb on the August 18th Live! Casino card.  Speed Rawls (10-1-1, seven KO's) has a two-bout winning streak that includes a fourth-round TKO over Matt Murphy on June 16th in Laurel, MD.

There will be a four-round super middleweight contest featuring two locals looking for their first win.  AJ "We Are" Williams of Cockeysville, MD will take on Dameron Kirby of Washington, DC.  Williams, a former collegiate boxer at Penn State University, has not fought since April of 2013 when he lost his pro debut by a four-round majority decision to Issa Coulibaly in Salisbury, MD.  Kirby (0-2) lost both of his bouts by first-round TKO in 2017, including a loss to Genc Pllana in October of 2017 in DC.

In a four-round featherweight bout, the debuting Ebrima Jawara of Germantown, MD will battle Malik "Li'l Leak" Loften of Suitland, MD.  Jawara was a fixture on the Beltway amateur scene competing in the Washington Golden Gloves, the Mayor's Cup and the 2016 Olympic Trials.  Loften (1-1, one KO) looks to bounce back from a four-round unanimous decision loss to Martino Jules on February 3rd in Bethlehem, PA.

Also making his pro debut will be Baltimore lightweight Brandon Chambers will face Christopher Haney of Glendale Heights, IL in a four-rounder. Chambers has little amateur experience but he is a seven-year veteran of the Baltimore City Police Department.  Haney (0-3-1) comes off a four-round split-decision draw with Paris Williams on July 29th in Gary, IN.

There may be more bouts added to this card.

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