Dusty Harrison weighed in at 146 pounds for his six-round contest Friday night at Dover Downs Casino and Hotel in Dover, DE. His opponent, Jonathan Garcia, tipped the scales at 147 pounds.
You can watch the card on GoFightLive.TV beginning at 7:30 PM ET. Also, Juan Marshall of ProAm Fight Talk will have photos from the event.
We have more information about the Jake The Snake Promotions card on Friday, April 12 at the Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury, MD.
The main event still includes undefeated Salisbury cruiserweight Alex Guerrero (8-0-1, five KO's) who will face Terrence "T-Rex" Smith of Oklahoma City, OK (8-14-2, five KO's) in an eight-round contest. Guerrero has a three-bout knockout streak including his last outing -- a fifth-round TKO over veteran Harvey Jolly on September 15 in Duluth, GA. Smith is coming off a third-round stoppage loss to Philip Jackson Benson on December 8 at the Washington Convention Center.
The co-feature matches Norfolk, VA super middleweight Frankie "The Freight Train" Filippone against Marcus Clay of Baton Rouge, LA in a six-round contest. Filippone (13-2-1, two KO's) has won four in a row including a 10-round unanimous decision over Kevin Engel for the interim NABA light heavyweight title on February 8 in Wilmington, DE. Clay (2-4) lost a four-round majority decision to Todd Manuel on February 16 in Opelousas, LA. Clay has fought twice in the Beltway area, suffering a no-contest against Jerry Odom and he was stopped by Immanuwel Aleem.
As previously reported, undefeated Upper Marlboro, MD heavyweight Duane Mobley will battle Baltimore veteran Lonnie Kornegay in a four-round contest. Mobley, the 2012 Beltway Boxing Rookie of the Year at the age of 38 years old (7-0, four KO's) won his last bout by disqualification over DeAndre McCole on December 1 in Norfolk, VA. Kornegay (1-8) will be trying to break a four-bout losing streak.
The card will mark the debut of former Penn State University boxer, AJ "We Are" Williams, now fighting out of Baltimore. Williams, a 6'4" middleweight, was the captain of the Penn State boxing team and won a bronze medal at the 2010 National Collegiate Boxing Association Tournament. Williams will take on DC's Issa Coulibaly (0-4) in a four-round contest.
Also slated to be on the card in separate contests are Salisbury's Damont Giddens and DC's Hugh Hinds.
Much like the Beltway's domination of the National Golden Gloves in 2012, Locals ruled at this year's USA Boxing National Championships in Spokane, WA.
Ten boxers represented the area, eight participated in title bouts and six won gold medals.
Three locals were named Outstanding Boxers of their divisions. We already told you about Lamont Roach, Jr. being named for Youth Male. Now comes word that Gary Antonio Russell is the Outstanding Boxer in the Senior Male Division and Malik Jackson won the honor in the Elite Male Division.
Once again, outstanding work!
Beltway Boxers Malik Jackson and Franchon Crews capped off a very successful event for local amateur boxing with their championship wins at the USA Boxing National Championships in Spokane, WA Saturday night.
DC's Jackson won the title in the Elite Men's 114 Pound Division with a 2-1 decision over Shawn Simpson of Chicago, IL while Crews of Baltimore captured the crown in the Elite Women's 165 Pound class with a 3-0 decision over Raquel Miller of San Francisco, CA.
In other action, Tiara Brown of Hyattsville, MD lost her bid for gold in the Elite Women's 132 Pound class to US Olympian Queen Underwood of Seattle, WA by a 2-1 decision. Alexandria, VA's Dara Shen fell to Tiffanie Hearn of Oxnard, CA 3-0.
BATB has also received word that Lamont Roach, Jr. has been named the Outstanding Youth Male Boxer of the tournament for his performance in the 132 Pound Division.
Beltway Boxers won six national titles during the event. Congratulations to all who participated!
Beltway Boxers have won two more USA Boxing National Championships in Spokane, WA.
In the Senior Men's 123 Pound Division, Gary Antonio Russell captured the crown with a 2-1 decision over Sharone Carter of St. Louis, MO.
Patrick Harris of Hyattsville, MD won the Senior Men's 141 Pound bracket by disqualification over Robert O'Quinn of Lansing, MI. No word yet on what caused the DQ.
Marquis Moore of Fort Washington, MD who now fights out of the Fort Carson Army Base in Colorado, lost his title bid at 165 Pounds by a 3-0 decision to Christopher Galeano of Bronx, NY.
The Beltway now has four national champions with four more boxers trying for titles later tonight. Malik Jackson competes in the Elite Men's 114 Pounds championship while Tiara Brown, Franchon Crews and Dara Shen all look for titles in women's action.
The Beltway has its first two USA Boxing National Champions for 2013!
In the Youth Male 132 Pound Division, Lamont Roach, Jr. of Upper Marlboro, MD won a 2-1 decision over Gennaro Gamez of San Diego, CA. This division was one of the deepest in the tournament and both young men had to battle almost every day of the event to get to the finals.
Clinton, MD's Kareem Martin won the Youth Male title at 152 Pounds by capturing a 3-0 decision over Timothy Lee of Las Vegas, NV.
DC 114 Pounder Malik Jackson has advanced into the finals of the Elite Men's Division in his weight class today at the USA Boxing National Championships in Spokane, WA today.
Jackson won a 2-1 decision over Eros Correa of San Jose, CA. Jackson will face Shawn Simpson of Chicago, IL in the title bout. Simpson won a 3-0 decision over fellow Chicago boxer Cristian Williams.
Just to recap: Beltway Boxers will be in two title bouts tonight and seven championship contests tomorrow. Dara Shen of Arlington, VA will be in the Elite Women's 178 pound title bout on Saturday.
Many of the brackets for the 2013 USA Boxing National Championships in Spokane, WA have moved into the semifinal round and a number of Beltway Boxers are still competing.
Lamont Roach, Jr. will lead off today's early session in one of the three rings that will be used today. The Upper Marlboro, MD resident will battle Anthony Marsella of Smithfield, RI in a 132 Pound Youth Male semifinal contest.
Kareem Martin of Clinton, MD will be in the semis of the 152 Pound Youth Male class and will take on Adrian Gutierrez of Chula Vista, CA.
In the Elite Women's 132 Pound semis, Tiara Brown of Hyattsville, MD will square off against Mikaela Meyer of Los Angeles, CA.
Capitol Heights, MD's Gary Antonio Russell moves into the semifinals of the Senior Male 123 Pound Division. Russell will take on Nchatxu Vang of St. Paul, MN.
Patrick Harris of Hyattsville, MD competes in the 141 Pound Senior Male semis and takes on Damon Allen of Philadelphia, PA.
Marquis Moore, a Fort Washington, MD native now fighting out of the US Army in Fort Carson, CO, is in the 165 Pound Senior Male semifinals and will face Tony Lamarr of Fort Worth, TX.
The Elite Male division is in the quarterfinals. Washington, DC's Malik Jackson will take on Zoo Vang of St. Paul, MN in the 114 Pound division.
Only one local will compete in the evening session. Franchon Crews of Baltimore, MD battles in the 165 Pound Elite Women's bracket taking on Jasmine Acevedo of Belleville, TX.
Finishing up today's session for local boxers in Spokane:
Kareem Martin of Clinton, MD advanced in the Youth Male 152 Pound Division with a 3-0 decision over Gabriel Hernandez of El Cajon, CA.
Jason Bell of District Heights, MD lost a 3-0 decision to Alex Rincon of Carrollton, TX in the Youth Male 165 Pound Division.
Early results from Spokane, WA and the USA Boxing National Championships. Upper Marlboro, MD's Lamont Roach, Jr. advanced to the next round of the Youth Men's 132 Pound Division by winning a 3-0 decision over Eder Carrillo of Woodland, CA.
However, the all-Beltway final we hoped for in that weight class will not happen. Gary Antuanne Russell of Capitol Heights, MD lost a 3-0 decision to Genaro Gamez of San Diego, CA.
In the 132 Pound Elite Women's division, Tiara Brown of Hyattsville, MD moved into the next round by winning a 3-0 decision over Kristin Carlson of Chicago, IL. This is a loaded division with US Olympian Queen Underwood, and noted boxer Mikaela Meyer still in the competition.
Here's how the third day of competition for Beltway Boxers will go at the USA Boxing National Championships in Spokane, WA.
Gary Antuanne Russell of Capitol Heights, MD battles for the third time in three days in the Youth Male 132 Pound Division as he takes on Genaro Gamez of San Diego, CA. Lamont Roach, Jr. of Upper Marlboro, MD is also back in action as he faces Eder Carrillo of Woodland, CA.
In the Youth Male 152 Pound Class, Kareem Martin of Clinton, MD makes his first appearance by taking on Gabriel Hernandez of El Cajon, CA. Also, Jason Bell of District Heights, MD will compete against Alex Rincon of Carrollton, TX in the 165 Pound Division.
The Beltway's first female goes into action today as Tiara Brown of Hyattsville, MD steps into the ring in the Elite Women 132 Pound Class against Kristin Carlson of Chicago, IL. Brown is the top-ranked female in the world in her weight class.
All of these bouts are in the morning session which begins at 11 AM PT (2 PM ET). No locals are slated to compete in today's evening session.
Burke, VA middleweight Antoine "Action" Douglas won a four-round unanimous decision over John Worthy of Riverside, CA tonight at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, NY.
Douglas scored a shutout (40-36) on all three cards to raise his record to 5-0, three KO's. Worthy is now 3-6, one KO.
Here's the scale watch for the Babie Girl Productions card Saturday night at the Renaissance Hotel, located at 999 9th St, NW in Washington, DC:
Tori Nelson 155 vs. Maria Lindberg 155
(WIBA Middleweight Championship)
Jennifer Salinas 127 vs. DJ Morrison 126
Greg Newby 175 vs Ivan Burke 183
David Grayton 154 vs. Tyrone Braswell 160
The bout featuring James Stevenson has been scratched from the card.
There will also be some amateur bouts on the card which is slated to begin at 7:30 PM. Due to the lack of internet in the ballroom, there will be no live blogging during the card. We will have our normal Post-Fight Wrap-Up, however.
Ring Magazine has now altered its original story concerning IBF Junior Welterweight champ Lamont Peterson.
The report now only says that the IBF has received documentation fron the DC Boxing and Wrestling Commission but there is no word as of yet whether either boxer -- Peterson or Kendall Holt -- has tested positive for anything.
We'll keep you posted.
Hi again, everyone from the Frederick Fight Club on Jefferson Street off 270 in Frederick, MD. We're here for the initial promotion for Venroy July's Hardwork Promotions.
We should be getting underway very shortly.
