In a special Black History article on ESPN.com, Ring Magazine Senior Writer William Dettloff remembers one of the great lightweights of all time, Baltimore’s own Joe Gans. This is a great read that can be found here:
“http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blackhistory2008/news/story?id=3224408″>
Source: Beltway Boxing History Lesson: ESPN.com Remembers Baltimore’s Joe Gans!
Congratulations to Ballroom Boxing promoter Scott Wagner and his lovely wife, Sheila on the newest addition to the family..Brady Michael Wagner. The baby boy came into the world on February 5 and tipped the Toledos at seven pounds, eight ounces. Mom and son are doing well.
Source: The Newest Member of the Beltway Boxing Community is..Brady M. Wagner!
There will be another Baltimore Pro Boxing card coming to the Pikesville National Guard Armory on Friday, February 29.
Scheduled to headline the show will be undefeated Baltimore, MD middleweight Jessie “The Beast” Nicklow (15-0-1, five KO’s) who will take on veteran Richard “Tiger” Lee Hall (10-20-2, six KO’s) of Rocky Mount, NC in an eight-round contest.
Also on the card will be Brandywine, MD heavyweight Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell (1-0) who is slated to take on Maurice Winslow of Wilson, NC (1-3-1) in a four-round bout.
Also slated for this card will be Riverdale, MD heavyweight Horace “The Reason” Grant, (11-1, seven KO’s) and Suitland, MD junior middleweight Lenwood Dozier (0-0-1) as well as the return of Severna Park, MD middleweight Shelley Seivert (1-1) and the pro debut of Baltimore light heavyweight Mark Tucker.
Source: Boxing Back in Pikesville February 29!
There will be a Left Hook Boxing Promotions card coming back to the Winchester Sportsplex in Winchester, VA on Saturday, February 23.
Front Royal, VA lightweight Andrew “The Doo Man” Farmer (9-1, six KO’s) is slated to headline the show, taking on tough Edward “Nuckie” Anderson (4-10, three KO’s) of Richmond, VA in a six-round contest. Farmer had a perfect 2007 (5-0) with his last victory being a tough six-round split decision over Curtis Smith on November 17 in Springfield, VA. Anderson has lost three straight (to Beltway Boxers Jamie Palma, Todd Wilson and Bayan Jargal), all by unanimous decision.
Another matchup for this card includes the return of Dumfries, VA cruiserweight “Cold Blood” Patrick Budd as he faces Ozgur Yardimci of Salisbury, MD in a four-round contest. Budd (1-0) has not fought since making his pro debut on April 28 in Fisherville, VA. Budd has, however, been a noticable presence working in the corners of young pros. Yardimci (0-2) lost by fourth-round TKO to Joe Haggler on December 15 in Dulles, VA.
And in what should be an exciting matchup, “The Berlin Bomber” Josh Snyder of Salisbury will battle Richmond, VA’s Charles “Murdock” Norwood in a six-round junior middleweight contest. Snyder (5-3, two KO’s) will try to bounce back from a tough eight-round majority decision loss to Jessie Nicklow on January 18 in Pikesville, MD. Norwood (3-2, one KO) lost a four-round unanimous decision to John Mackey on November 17 in Springfield in his last outing.
Also slated to be a part of this card are Todd “White Lightning” Wilson, George “War Time” Rivera, Tommy “Sparkplug” Neal, Travis “O.T.T” Mallin and Tommy Smith.
There is also a card scheduled for the Lincoln Theatre in DC on February 23. All I know so far is that undefeated Capitol Heights, MD featherweight Thomas “KO” Snow will headline.
Source: Boxing Returns to Winchester on February 23!
Here are the results from the first annual Belfast-Beltway Boxing Classic held last night in front of a sellout crowd at the Westin Washington, DC City Center Hotel:
Brady Sensibaugh defeated Thomas James Waite — 64 pound weight class — by decision
Derek Potter over Mykal Fox - 85 pound — by decision.
Dusty Harrison stopped Ross Irvine - 95 pound
(Fight stopped by trainer)
Alex Rosa over John Paul Taggart - 130 pound — by decision
Trayon Bynum over Christopher McKenna - 130 PWC
(Unanimous decision)
Chris Warden over Neil Murphy - 145 pound
Mason Jordan over Matthew Orr - 151 pound
Nate Davis over David James McAllister 168 PWC
Marc Johns over Aaron Kelly - 176 PWC
Barry Trotter over Marc Fleming - 178 PWC
Robert Clark over Damien McLaughlin - 185 PWC
Due to a prior commitment, I was unable to attend this event personally, so I am thankful for two very nice photo galleries of this event. You can’t go wrong with either of these.
CD Brown of DC Urban Sports has this gallery:
“http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/4235692#247804494″
While Linda “Great Shot” Siadys shows her view of the event here:
“http://photodawg1.smugmug.com/gallery/4220628#247136370″
Source: Results From Belfast-Beltway Boxing Classic!
We have the majority of the matchups for the Saturday, January 26 Belfast-Beltway Boxing Classic Amateur event at the Westin Washington, DC City Center Hotel, 1400 M Street, NW in DC.
The Beltway Boxing team are made up of members of the “Sugar Ray Leonard Sharp Shooters” and representatives from Supreme Defence Gym.
Here are the matchups:
Shaborn Ryles (Supreme Defence) vs. Thomas James Waite (B) – 64 lbs
Mykal Fox (SugarRay Leonard) vs. Derek Potter (B) – 85 lbs.
Dusty Harrison (SRL) vs. Ross Irvine (B) – 95 lbs
Treyon Bynum (SD) vs. John Paul Taggart (B) – 130 lbs
Mark Johns (SRL) vs. Christopher McKenna (B) – 130 lbs
Emmanuel Johnson (SRL) vs. Neil Murphy (B) – 145 lbs
Chris Warden (SRL) vs. Matthew Orr (B) – 151 lbs
Reyes Marquez (SD) vs. David James McAllister (B) – 168 lbs
Barry Trotter (SRL) vs. Aaron Kelly (B) – 176 lbs
Dustin Narcisse (SD) vs. Marc Fleming (B) – 178 lbs
TBA vs. Damien McLaughlin (B) – 185 lbs
Tickets are still available for this event and can be purchased by calling 703 862-4337.
Source: Matchups Announced for Belfast-Beltway Boxing Classic!
AUSTRALIAN midfielder Tim Cahill is in doubt for Everton’s English Premier League match with Bolton on Boxing Day.
Scotland’s Alex Arthur, who aspires to be Britain’s eighth world champion next year, almost had his dream dashed in his home town of Edinburgh last night, coming perilously close to losing his WBO Interim super-heavyweight belt at the hands of Stephen Foster Jnr.
Challenging gender barriers, teen girls in Afghanistan enter the boxing ring
Nov 18, 2007
KABUL, Afghanistan - A group of teenage girls is taking up fisticuffs to challenge Afghanistan’s gender barriers.
“Move, move, move,” coach Saber Sharifi shouted as the 20-odd girls sparred recently. “Steady, watch your left shoulder.”
The boxers belong to a new generation of Afghan youth, challenging stereotypes that persist five years after the fall of the Taliban. They train in a room in Kabul’s main sports stadium, a venue for public executions during Taliban rule in the late 1990s.
Boxing is helping them gain confidence and self-respect, the girls say. Their goal: to be Afghanistan’s first women’s boxing team.
“Many people are trying to stop us from participating in sports by saying it is not good for women,” said 15-year-old Shabnam, who uses only one name. “But I think if you are interested in doing something, you should avoid listening to what people think about you. Sports is a way out of violence for Afghanistan.”
The girls - who also include Shabnam’s sisters, Fatima, 17 and Sadaf, 14 - practise separately from boys and wear warm-up suits. Some cover their heads with scarves or bandanas.
Their effort is a brave one in this male-dominated country, where females start wearing the powder blue burqa, which covers them from head to toe, in public at puberty.
full story:
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5giNtNV-Nd2MeJ882MpawW_TwOhaQ
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