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08-18-2008, 04:48 AM
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  |  Stunner: Arvin beats Thompson!  It was a night of fierce competition at the Ibiza Nightclub in Washington D.C. as Major Heavy Hitters hosted its first ever night of boxing in a nationally televised co-promotion with Duva Boxing. The main event saw Baltimore, MD junior middleweight Ishmail “The Arsenal” Arvin captured the vacant USBO Junior Middleweight title with a controversial sixth-round technical knockout over Anthony “The Messenger” Thompson of Philadelphia, PA. The controversy began in the third round when the heads of the two boxers collided unintentionally. Although Thompson suffered a nasty gash and lump over his left eye, he dropped Arvin twice in the round, Arvin fought back bravely and managed to gain ground in the bout. Along the way, Thompson's eye got progressively worse. In the last two rounds of the bout, both ringside doctors Dawne Carroll and Greg Banks took close looks at Thompson’s cut. Finally after the sixth round, Doctor Banks decided that Thompson's cut had suffered enough and advised referee Malik Waleed to stop the bout. Although ringside replays showed the cut was caused by a headbutt, referee Waleed did not rule that way. Waleed gave no signal that the cut was a result of a headbutt, which means the cut came as the result of a punch. Although commission members spent time reviewing video of the head clash, it was decided that since instant replays can't be used to officially overturn a decision in DC, the scorecards would not come into play, so Arvin wins by technical knockout. “I felt I was getting stronger as the fight went on,” Arvin said. “He hit me with some good shots, but I was able to weather the storm.” With the win, Arvin's record rises to 15-1-4, seven KO's. Thompson's record falls to 23-3, 17, KO's. The co-main event saw Ola “Kryptonite” Afolabi of West Hills, CA win an eight-round unanimous decision over DeLeon Tinsley of Orlando, FL. Tinsley started off the bout as the instigator of the fight well into round three, raining jab after jab against Afolabi. As the fight progressed, however, Afolabi’s firm counter-punches and constant upper-body movement enabled him to dodge several of Tinsley’s jabs and land many effective hits. By the time round eight came to a close, Afolabi scored a dozen left hooks to the face as Tinsley continued to attack at close-range. Afolabi was declared the winner. Judge Lloyd Scaife saw the contest, 79-73. Judge Tammye Jenkins scored it, 78-74 and Judge Paul Artisst gave the bout to Afolabi by a score of 77-74. Afolabi’s record rises to 13-1-3, five KO’s while Tinsley falls to 9-4-1, five KO’s. ----- Also on the card, Oxon Hill, MD light heavyweight prospect Alexander “The Great” Johnson remained undefeated with a four-round unanimous decision over Philadelphia, PA’s Zeferino Albino. Johnson pursued Albino with constant left hooks with Albino working to evade them. The third round saw Johnson back Albino against the ropes and capped it off with a thunderous body-shot. Round four had Johnson pummeling Albino into the corners. Albino continued to hold his own but lost a point in the round for repeatedly spitting out his mouthpiece. In the closing seconds of the final round, Albino retaliated fiercely. However, Johnson was able to hold on to the victory, marking the second time Johnson has defeated Albino by unanimous decision. The first time was on November 29 of 2007 in Glen Burnie, MD. Judges Scaife and Artisst saw the bout 40-35 while Judge Jenkins scored it 40-36. Johnson’s record is now 6-0, three KO’s while Albino falls to 3-7-2, one KO. ----- Another Beltway-area prospect, Brandywine, MD heavyweight Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell scored a crushing second-round TKO over Ryan “The Gatekeeper” St. Germain of Elkhart, IN. Mitchell scored several hits to the body and face in the first round, his coordination matched by St. Germain’s endurance. Mitchell’s body work paid dividends, dropping St. Germain twice in the bout. When St. Germain sustained a devastating blow to the ribs, Referee Kenny Chevalier put a stop to the fight at 2:56 of the second round. Mitchell is now 5-0-1, with four knockouts. St. Germain’s record is 2-3, two KO’s. ----- In other bouts on the card, Ukranian-born light heavyweight “Sensational” Ismayl Sillakh scored a first-round TKO over Walter Edwards of Wilson, NC. Sillakh, with several heat-seeking punches, managed to press his advantage against Edwards, causing referee Rick Ellis to call a halt to the action at 1:50 of the first round. Sillakh’s record is now 3-0, three KO’s. Edwards’s record falls to 1-3, one KO. ----- The opening contest saw Nigerian heavyweight Lateef Kayode make a successful pro debut, winning a four-round unanimous decision over Mike Miller of Akron, OH. Miller’s record falls to 4-12-2, two KO’s. The card brought out a number of past and present Beltway Boxing stars. Faces in the crowd included former three-time world champion Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson, former world title contenders Andrew Council “Of War,” Darryl “Terrible T” Tyson and Garry “Rock” Payne, current world title contenders The Peterson Brothers and Darnell “The Ding-A-Ling Man” Wilson and prospects Ty Barnett, Horace “The Reason” Grant and Scott “Duke” Buchanan. The matchmaker for the card was Chris Middendorf. source - - Boxing News -- 24 hours/day - Reload often!
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