Thursday, January 28, 2021

Beltway Boxers On February Schedule!

A number of local boxers are scheduled to be in action during the month of February. Here is the schedule at this time.

Saturday, February 6th, 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, PA -- Two Beltway Boxers are slated to be on this card.  Baltimore, MD super middleweight Sharif "C3" Rahman will be in a four-round contest against Gladimir Jacinto of Fresno, CA by way of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.  Rahman, the youngest of former world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman's sons (3-0, two KO's, has not fought since June of 2018 when he won a four-round unanimous decision over Tahlik Taylor in Woodlawn, MD.  Jacinto (0-2) lost by second-round TKO to Kam'Ron Hills in January of last year in Shreveport, LA.

Also on the card will be Seat Pleasant, MD super featherweight James "Too Slick" Early will be in a six-round bout against undefeated Rashiem Jefferson of Philadelphia.  Early (5-6) looks to build on a six-round split decision victory over previously undefeated Curtis Johnson on August 22nd in Bonita Springs, FL.  Early could have won a minor title with the victory but he came into the bout overweight.  Jefferson (3-0) comes off a four-round unanimous decision win over Steve Garagarza on October 9th in Las Vegas, NV. This will be the first scheduled six-rounder for Jefferson.

Saturday, February 6th, Washington County Fairgrounds, Washington, PA -- Lusby, MD super featherweight Nathaniel Lee "ASAP" Davis will be in a four-round contest against Johnny Spell of Pittsburgh, PA.  Davis (2-1, one KO) comes off a four-round majority decision victory over Varon Webb on February 9th in Vienna, VA.  Spell (2-0, two KO's) has not fought since December of 2019 when he scored a first-round TKO over Philip Ryan Carroll in Salem, WVA.

Clinton, MD featherweight Jay Stancil III will be in a four-round contest against an opponent to be determined.  Stancil (2-0, one KO) comes off a first-round TKO of Antonio Lucaine on February 28th in Hanover, MD. 

Glen Burnie, MD super welterweight Duane Thompson II will be in a four-round bout against Leonidas Fowlkes of Winchester, VA by way of Baltimore, MD.  Thompson (1-0, one KO) won his pro debut on October 31st with a first-round TKO of Xzaviar Ford in Columbia, SC.  Fowlkes (1-0) was also successful in his pro debut, capturing a four-round majority decision over Adrian Diaz in Parkesburg, WVA on November 7th.

Friday, February 12th, Orlando, FL -- Undefeated female super featherweight "The Dark Menace" Tiara Brown will be in an eight-round rematch bout against Vanessa Bradford of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  Brown (10-0, six KO's) recently moved from Washington, DC back to her hometown of Fort Myers, FL.  Brown has not fought since December of 2019 when she won an eight-round unanimous decision over Simone Aparecida Da Silva in Sterling, VA.  Bradford (5-2-2) has not competed since losing an eight-round majority decision to Brown in October of 2019 in Brooklyn, NY.

Saturday, February 13th, MGM Grand Hotel Conference Center, Las Vegas, NV -- Alexandria, VA middleweight Troy Isley will make his pro debut on this card against an opponent to be determined.

Saturday, February 20th, Doubletree Miamimart Hotel, Miami, FL -- Baltimore, MD heavyweight Cortez Dunston will be in a four-round bout against Matthew Glover of Kerrville, TX.  Dunston won his pro debut by first-round TKO over Gary Kelly on November 21st in Tampa, FL.  Glover (1-3, one KO) has lost his last three bouts by TKO.

Saturday, February 20th, Escape Ballroom, Greenville, SC -- Baltimore super featherweight Malik "King" Warren will be in a four-rounder against the debuting Deron Meriweather. Warren (3-0, three KO's) has won all of his bouts by second-round TKO but has not fought since December of 2019 in Atlanta, GA.   Also on the card will be Laurel, MD super middleweight Mansaborie "The Punisher" Conde, who will be in a four-rounder against an opponent to be determined.  Conde (1-0, one KO) won his pro debut with a third-round TKO over Ricardo Vasquez Becerril on December 19th in Greenville.

Saturday, February 27th, Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, CA -- Upper Marlboro, MD super middleweight Alantez "SlyAza" Fox will be in an eight-round bout against undefeated Jose Armando "Toro" Resendiz of Compostela, Nayarit, Mexico.  Fox (27-2-1, 12 KO's) comes off a 10-round unanimous decision over Marcos Hernandez on December 26th at the Shrine Exposition Center.  Resendiz (11-0, eight KO's) makes his American debut after competing in all of his bouts in Mexico.  Resendiz stopped Joaquin Murrieta in the eighth round in January of 2020 in Tepic, Mexico.

Saturday, February 27th, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL --  Columbia, MD super middleweight Ashton "The Goon" Sykes will be in a six-round contest against undefeated Alexis Espino of Las Vegas, NV.   Sykes (5-3, one KO) will try to extend a three-bout winning streak including a four-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Isiah Hart on March 7th in Cheswick, PA.  Espino (6-0, four KO's) comes off a six-round unanimous decision over Delvecchio Savage on February 29th in Frisco, TX.



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