Wednesday, March 10, 2021

March Beltway Schedule!

We are a little late with the March schedule but we will still be busy with locals competing in bouts around the country.  One boxer will also break new ground as he will be the first prominent Beltway Boxer to compete in Bare-Knuckle competition.  Here is the schedule:

Friday, March 19th -- Bryan Glazer Family JCC Auditorium, Tampa, FL -- Baltimore, MD heavyweight Cortez Dunston will be in a four-round contest against Demonte Cherry of Wilson, NC.  Dunston (2-0, one KO) is coming off a four-round unanimous decision win over Joseph Coats on February 20th in Miami, FL.  Cherry (1-8, one KO) has lost his last four bouts by first-round knockout.  This will be the second time Cherry has faced a Beltway Boxer.  Cherry lost by first-round TKO to Mike Balogun in Washington, DC in December of 2016.

Friday, March 19th -- Civic Center, Biloxi, MS -- Former WBO Super Lightweight champion DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley will compete in a five-round bare-knuckle bout against Reggie Barnett, Jr. of Chesapeake, VA, Corley, who has a record of 51-33-1, 28 KO's as a pro boxer, has never participated in a bare-knuckle bout.  Barnett (6-2, two KO's as a pro boxer) is 5-1, one KO in bare-knuckle bouts.

Saturday, March 20th -- Greenville, SC -- "The Educated Boxer" Dorian Bostic of Dundalk, MD will be in a six-round contest against an opponent to be determined.  Bostic (5-0, five KO's) comes off a fourth-round TKO win over Miguel DeJesus Fuentes on December 18th in Ocotlan, Mexico.

Friday, March 26th -- Medley, FL -- Two Baltimore Boxers will face off on this card.  Welterweight Samuel "Unbelievable" Neequaye will take on Kevin "The Scarecrow" Womack, Jr. in a six-round bout.  Neequaye, a native of Accra, Ghana (23-3, 16 KO's) has not fought since losing a 10-round split decision to Blair Cobbs in February of 2020 in Anaheim, CA.  Neequaye was challenging for the NABF Welterweight title.  Womack (9-20-4, seven KO's) has not fought since December of 2019 and has been stopped in his last three contests.

Saturday, March 27th -- Thomas Gymnastics Training Center, Rock Hill, SC -- Four locals will participate on this card.  Baltimore, MD super featherweight Malik "King" Warren will compete in his first scheduled six-round encounter against an opponent to be determined.  Warren (4-0, four KO's) comes off a first-round TKO win over Dreon Meriweather on February 20th in Greenville, SC.

Baltimore female super featherweight Mia "Killerbee" Ellis is looking for an opponent for her four-round encounter.  Ellis (2-0, two KO's) has scored first-round TKO's in both her previous bouts.

Oxon Hill, MD welterweight Akeem "Action Action" Jackson will be in a four-round bout against an opponent to be determined,  Jackson (2-2, two KO's) scored a first-round knockout over Jakhari Ross on December 11th in North Charleston, SC.

The only local to have an opponent will be super lightweight Stacey Selby of Upper Marlboro, MD who will face Roderick Gilkey of Memphis, TN in a four-round encounter.  Selby made a successful pro debut winning by second-round TKO over Jean Saint Phard on January 30th in Myrtle Beach, SC.  Gilkey (0-8-1) has been knocked out in his last three bouts.

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