Updated on 10.6.09
(Video) Bobby O'Bannon vs Joe Rabotte (clips)
(Video) Interview with Jarred LeBlanc
(Video) Interview with Chad Broussard
(Video) Intweview with Carl McNickols
Krupp, Kassi and Bergeron in Da Parish
December 1, 2009
Boxing is back in “Da Parish”. Stick and Move Productions presents “Professional Boxing” this Friday night at the St. Bernard Cultural Center in Chalmette, Louisiana.
The main event will feature New Orleans, Louisiana native “Smokin” Jay Krupp (13-3) looking to rebound from a close decision loss in his last bout in August. Krupp is set to face 34 year old Tuscaloosa, Alabama native Anthony “The Animal” Middlebrooks (8-4-2). After winning 8 of his first 10 pro bouts Middlebrooks has gone 0-2-2 in his last 4.
This will be Krupp’s first bout in Louisiana since a July 2008 victory over Deon Nash. This bout will be scheduled for 8 rounds in the 147lb division.
In an 8 round heavyweight battle local New Orleans Heavyweight “Big” Fred Kassi 13-1) is set to face Myrtle Beach, South Carolina’s Joe Rabotte (5-8). Both heavyweight sluggers are familiar with each other as they both took part in the same event at the Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi in October. Kassi won via 2nd round TKO and Rabotte lost due to a controversial TKO call.
The pride of “Da Parish” Gary “Southern Pride” Bergeron (10-5) will get to showcase his skills in front of his hometown for the first time in his professional career in a 6 round welterweight bout against battle tested New Yorker Joe Figueroa. Bergeron is looking to get back on the winning track, he has lost 3 straight.
National Golden Glove bronze medalist Geni Taylor of New Orleans will make her professional debut against the hard hitting Geboria Mayfield (2-4) of Columbus, Mississippi.
The under card will feature 400lb heavyweight Dustin “The Worm” Nichols (3-2) of Columbus, Mississippi, unbeaten heavyweight Leon “Beat Down” Dukes (5-0) of Tuscaloosa, Alabama and the debut of Cleoney Fuqua of New Orleans.
The bouts start at 7:00pm, door open at 6:00pm. The St. Bernard Cultural Center is located at 8245 West Judge Perez Blvd. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Verdin vs Davis, Foreman III!
November 2, 2009
Cut Off, LA – The son of a legend will be in action for “November 2 Remember” a boxing and MMA event set to take place November 14, 2009 at the Youth Center in Cut Off, Louisiana. Heavyweight George “Monk” Foreman (3-0, 3KO’s) will be in a featured 4 round boxing match.
The main event will feature local Justin “Ironman” Verdin (8-0, 6KO’s), the current Louisiana State Champion, taking on a stiff challenge in Gulfport, Mississippi native Gevonte Davis (4-4). Both boxers are coming off of career best wins, Verdin against Larry Pryor and Davis against unbeaten Anthony Doughty.
The announcement of George Foreman being added to the card has created a buzz around the bayou. It is true unbeaten George “Monk” Foreman will be in action in a 4 round bout on this “November 2 Remember” event and in his corner will be his father, boxing legend, “Big” George Foreman. So, to answer the question that has been asked hundreds of times, YES George Foreman will be in Cut Off.
Also in a featured under card bout will be the hottest welterweight prospect in the state of Louisiana, John “Renegade” Revish (10-1-1). Revish, who trains with famed Gold medal winner Kennedy McKinney in Golden Meadow, Louisiana will be in action in a 6 round bout.
The undercard will feature Golden Meadow native Thomas “Cajun Arturo Gatti” Dardar (8-1), unbeaten cruiserweight Jesse Patin (2-0) of Lafayette and the professional debut of Lanny Dardar.
The MMA side of the card will feature the very exciting Brandon Matherne of Galliano, Louisiana in his second bout. Also local Team Extreme fighters Scotty St. Julian, Chris Verdin and the always crowd pleasing Keith Tivet.
Don’t miss this exciting once in a lifetime event. Tickets start at only $21.00. Tables and ringside seats are also on sale, but are going fast. To purchase tickets please call USA Labor in Golden Meadow at (985) 475-4758 or Extreme MMA in Houma at (985) 873-5277. Media requests should visit GulfCoastBoxing.com
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October 28, 2009
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Menard Goes for LA Title!
October 27, 2009
Bad Chad Broussard’s BoxNCar Promotions is glad to present “Rocking N Rayne 2”, live professional boxing on Thursday October 29 at the Civic Center in Rayne, Louisiana.
The main event will feature local hero “Mighty” Mason Menard (8-1) in his fist bid for a championship. Menard will take on Monroe, Louisiana’s John Temple in an 8 round bout that will be contested for the vacant Louisiana state lightweight title. In an interesting twist the last lightweight state champ was none other than promoter Chad Broussard.
Menard has won 5 straight bouts including 3 via first round knockout.
In an interesting welterweight attraction, welterweight prospect “Renegade” John Revish (9-1) will step back into the ring against spoiler Thomas “June Bug” Davis of Knoxville, Tennessee. This will be a 6 round bout.
Lafayette, Louisiana cruiserweight Jesse Partin (1-0) will look to stay unbeaten in front of his huge following as he is set to face Heath Collett (0-1) of Kiln, Mississippi.
The rest of the under card is filled with some of the best amateur boxer in the surrounding states in their first professional bouts.
Local Rayne product Todd Manuel who represented the local Frog Capital boxing club in the amateur ranks will test the professional waters against 24 fight veteran Tyrone Dowdy of Memphis, Tennessee
Very highly decorated amateur sensation Bobby Bryant of Memphis, Tennessee will make his professional debut against Mississippi native Ricky Davis (0-1) in a welterweight bout.
Lafayette, Louisiana native Josh Joseph will make his debut against 36 fight veteran Charles Sims. Sims is no stranger to the Lafayette area, he has visited twice in the past year, both in losing but gritty efforts. Joseph is fighting out of the popular Ragin’ Cajun boxing club.
Tickets are on sale now and can be bought at BoxNCar.com or by calling 337.298.7658. Doors will open at 6:00pm and bouts start promptly at 7:00pm.
LeBlanc Edges Ford!
October 3, 2009
An undefeated prospect matched against a veteran with a deceiving record proved to be the right recipe for Les Bonano’s Brawlin N’ Nawlins return to the Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
The undefeated prospect Jarred “Lethal Weapon” LeBlanc (11-0) of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana came away with a majority decision against the veteran Darien Ford (14-18) of New Orleans, Louisiana, but not without a little resistance.
As usual LeBlanc came out very much so the aggressor and it seemed as if he was going to make easy work of Ford. Aside from a gushing nose LeBlanc seemed to take the first two rounds with shear aggression. Ford seemed to rethink his strategy in the 3rd. While trying only to land wild right hands in the opening rounds Ford was now countering the oncoming LeBlanc and was having some success in doing so in rounds 3 and 4. A clash of heads opened up a cut on LeBlanc’s hairline in round 4 that added to the already bloody bout.
With the fight seemingly on the line LeBlanc out hustled the 38 year old Ford in rounds 5 and 6. The judge’s scorecards read 59-55, 59-55, 57-57, giving LeBlanc the win via majority decision. FightNews scored the bout 58-56 for LeBlanc.
Light heavyweight Vonny Davis (4-4-1) of nearby Gulfport, Mississippi pounded out a hard fought 4 round decision over previously undefeated Anthony Doughty (5-1) of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The first 3 rounds of this bout were a carbon copy of each other. Davis used his speed to keep the hard hitting Doughty on the outside, Davis continually peppered Doughty with shots to the body and head.
In round 4 the tide seemed to turn in Doughty’s favor as he unleashed a variety of overhand rights, a few of which seemed to stun Davis. But in the end it was too little too late as all three judges scored the bout 39-37 for Vonny Davis. With the win Davis snaps a three fight losing streak.
Mobile, Alabama’s Bobby O’Bannon (7-2) stopped Joe Rabotte (5-8) of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in the 4th round of their heavyweight slugfest. Rabotte would go down 4 times in the first 2 rounds but would also catch and stun O’Bannon right at the bell to end round 2. Rabotte would go on to have his best round in the 3rd, but O’Bannon closed the show with a hammering right hand 2:40 into the 4th. The bout was scheduled for 6 rounds.
Former amateur standout Rheno Neito (1-0) of Gulfport, Mississippi impressed the crowd as he demolished Biloxi, Mississippi MMA fighter Randolph Cole (0-1) just 1:08 into the opening round. Neito dropped Cole very early in the round then forced referee Keith Hughes to call a halt to the bout shortly after.
“Big” Fred Kassi (13-1), of New Orleans, Louisiana withstood an early barrage from Tennessee native “Marvelous” Marvin Hunt (12-25-1) to score a 2nd round knockout victory. Hunt would go down twice in round 2, once from a body blow and the next from a right hand. Kassi is now 1-1 after a 25 month layoff.
The opening bout of the night saw Tuscaloosa, Alabama’s Gundrick King (10-4) win a 4 round decision over Brad “Boom Boom” Thompson (15-17-1) of Brookwood, Alabama. Scores were 40-36, 40-36, 40-36. This was a rematch of a March 6, 2009 bout that saw King win via 3rd round TKO.
Promoter: Brawlin N Nawlins. Matchmaker: Jimbo Stevenson.
Interviews with Jarred LeBlanc, Chad Broussard and a chat with Carl McNickels will follow in the next few days.
Menard and LeBlanc Win in Rayne
September 15, 2009
Very Late Results
On Saturday night August 29, 2009 , Chad Broussard’s Box N Car Productions produced “Rockin N Rayne” a 6 bout boxing event at the Rayne Civic Center.
The main event of the night featured hometown hero Mason Menard (7-1) taking on Bay St. Louis, Mississippi native Leo Perez (0-5). Menard didn’t take much time in disposing of Perez as he ended the bout just :50 into the opening round via a well placed left hook to the chin of Perez.
The co-feature of the night pitted Brad “Busy Bee” Solomon (8-0) originally of Lafayette, LA now fighting out of Atlanta, GA taking on the always dangerous Thomas “June Bug” Davis (12-12-2) of Knoxville, TN. According to reports Solomon was simply to fast and slick for Davis, but to his credit David would go down but was able to hear the final bell. Scores were 60-52, 60-53 and 60-53 all for the unbeaten Brad Solomon.
Another local prospect Jarred LeBlanc (10-0) bullied his way to a 2nd round TKO win over Antonio Adams (7-21-1 of Laurel, MS. An unintentional head butt in the opening round didn’t seem to slow down the undefeated LeBlanc. All 7 of LeBlanc’s knockout wins have come in the 1st or 2nd rounds!
Highly popular Lafayette, LA amateur fighter Jesse Patin was not as successful as he would have hoped for in his 1st professional bout. Patin caught his opponent, 22 fight veteran Ernest Parfait (2-20) of Bay St. Louis, MS, with a nasty overhand right in the opening round that send Parfait down to the canvas, Patin then would get a little carried away and continue to hit his downed opponent. Parfait was deemed no longer able to continue and the bout would be ruled a no contest by the Louisiana State Boxing and Wrestling Commission. The bout has been signed to take place again on September 26 at the Coushatta Casino in Kinder, Louisiana.
Other results:
Gundrick King UD4 Charles Sims
Thomas Dardar TKO2 Ricky Dinkins
Boxing Back at the Hollywood in BSL!
September 15, 2009
Press Release
BAY ST. LOUIS, MS – Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis announced that they will host another live boxing event on Saturday, October 3, 2009, at 8p.m. Hollywood Casino and promoter Leslie Bonano have teamed up again to showcase outstanding and exciting pro boxing and bringing back some favorite fighters from the sold-out “Return of the Rings” matches in July.
“We sold out weeks ahead last time, so we recommend coming out and getting your tickets early. You can also purchase tickets by phone,” said Senior Director of Marketing Jeffrey Sabree. “We were known for bringing the best boxing events to Hancock County before and we’re ready to give our guest what they want,” said Sabree.
In the main event Jarrad “The Lethal Weapon” Leblanc from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, will be fighting Darrien “The Holy Angel” Ford out of New Orleans, Louisiana. This will be the best fighter that Leblanc (10 wins O loses) has ever fought in his career. Leblanc brings the excitement to the crowd with his non-stop action and is now looking to join, Jake Delhomme and Ali Landry as the celebrities of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, who are known World Wide.
Darrien Ford from New Orleans has fought and defeated some of the best fighters in the World. He is known as the upset specialist. In his career he defeated former World Champion Charles “The Natural Murray,” defeated former North American Boxing Federation Champion Ivan Robertson and lost a decision to former World Champion Freddie Norwood. “Ford will push Leblanc to the limit and find out if he is the real deal or not. This will be a great fight. Ford has ‘11 wins 17 losses, but don’t let that record fool you,” said Bonano.
Light heavy weight Joseph Smith from Mobile , Alabama, (5W - 2 L) will battle it out with undefeated Anthony Doughty from Atlanta, Georgia, (5W- 0L) in a 4 round bout. “This will be an exciting scrap that will keep fans on their feet,” said Bonano.
In the heavy weight division Gulf Coast native Bobby O’Bannon (6W-2L) from Mobile, Alabama, will face off with Joseph Radotto (7W – 5L) from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Both of these big boys are crowd pleasers. Another heavyweight six round bout is scheduled on the card featuring “Big Fred Kassi” (12W – OL). His opponent is still waiting to be confirmed.
In a 4 round special attraction match-up junior lightweight Rheno Nieto from Gulfport , Mississippi will make his professional debut against Randolph Cole from Biloxi, MS. This will also have the fans on their feet.
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Don’t miss live boxing at Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis. Hurry, these fighting events will sell out soon. Tickets are $20, $50 and $100 and on sale now at Tokens Gift Shop or call 1-800-229-6283. MATCHES, FIGHTS AND FIGHERS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. Must be at least 21 to attend. Visit www.hollywoodcasinobsl.com.
GCB Boxing Blog!
August 4, 2009
I would like to apologize to our fans for the site being messed up, it has been about a week or sr and I finally figured out what was wrong. We have lost a lot of information, but we needed a fresh start. We will soon launch a GulfCoastBoxing Twitter so we can post live results from each event we cover.
Now back to the boxing news…
Chad Broussard’s Box N Car promotion’s next event has been announced and it will feature most of Louisiana’s top talent! “Rockin in Rayne” will take place August, 29 at the Rayne Civic Center in Rayne, Louisiana. Rayne’s own Mason Menard is scheduled in the main event with the co-featured bout of the night featuring Jarred LeBlanc.
Also scheduled to be on the card is “Renegade” John Revish (9-1-1), "Busy Bee" Brad Solomon (7-0), Bobby "Bayou Bomber" Aucoin (20-0), and the professional debut of Lafayette’s Jesse Pattin. More news on this card as it comes available.
Justin Verdin is scheduled in a 4 round bout next weekend (8/14) at the Houma Civic Center in Houma, Louisiana, no opponent has been named. Also on that same card will be Martin Verdin of Dulac, Louisiana. A James Johnson and Martin Verdin rematch was discussed but terms could not be agreed upon, so Verdin is still searching for a match.
On that same weekend Gary “Southern Pride” Bergeron (10-4) who just dropped a hard fought 6 round decision less than two weeks ago is scheduled to fight. Gary will travel so Salem, New Jersey to take on the undefeated Henry Lundy (14-0-1, 8KO’s). Lundy, from near by Philadelphia, has only one blemish on his record, that being a draw with then unbeaten Darnell Jiles, Jr. Bergeron received 8 stitches over his left eye following the Mitchell bout on June 25 in Mississippi.
Not much boxing going on other wise and of course this is usually the slow season with football season starting again. I will try to make this blogging routine more often as I will try to give you guys more insight on the local boxing world. Maybe a little more inside information will get us more readers.
Mitchell Shocks Bergeron!
July 26, 2009
Henry Mitchell felt he was due for a big win after being so close on so many different occasions, well Saturday night at Les Bonano’s “Return to the Ring” at the Hollywood Casino in Bay St .Louis, Mississippi, Mitchell finally got it.
An unintentional head but barley 1 minute into the opening round derailed “Southern Pride” Gary Bergeron’s (10-4) plans. Bergeron’s eye would swell and require 8 stitches to close his wound. “Ambush” Mitchell (9-11-1) would take over from there, just plainly out working the gritty Bergeron.
Mitchell , of Ft Walton, Florida, repeatedly beat Bergeron to the punch, but Bergeron would always fire back with a left uppercut to the body of Mitchell. It was simply a case of constant speed punching against well placed power shots. In the end the judges’ scorecards read 59-54, 58-56 and 58-56.
Atlanta, Georgia’s Brad Solomon (7-0) had no trouble with his opponent change as he destroyed late sub Hasim Louis (0-2) of Tenneesee in the opening round with a nasty body shot. Official time was :36. Solomon was scheduled to face Mikel Williams of Monroe, Louisiana, but Williams failed to make the trip due to weight issues.
46 year old Tommy Harper (15-2), of Destrehan, Louisiana ended a 153 month layoff and had little trouble with Shreveport, Louisiana’s “Gentleman” James Johnson (23-34-3). Harper, the bigger and stronger fighter, kept Johnson back tracked throughout the fight and was able to land his big right hand whenever he chose. Scores were 40-36 across the board. This was Harper’s one and only comeback fight according to promoter Les Bonano.
Rayne, Louisiana’s “Rocky Hard Mighty” Mason Menard overcame a nasty right shoulder injury to decision a tough Bobby Hill (0-3) of Gulfport, Mississippi. Menard’s speed and power were too much for Hill to deal with; although he would hear the final bell he was unable to win any round on any of the judges’ score cards. With the win, Menard moves to 6-1 with 4 KO’s. Menard and stable mate Jarred LeBlanc are scheduled to fight again on August 29 in Menard’s hometown of Rayne, Louisiana.
James Jenkins (1-1) of Atlanta, Georgia scored a late come from behind victory over Nashville, Tennessee’s James Jones (0-2). Jones seemed to be winning the bout on the scorecards, but Jenkins scored with some heavy blows in the final seconds of the final round and the official called a halt to the bout with just seconds remaining.
Quick Notes from Bay St. Louis!
July 25, 2009
Jay Krupp KO2 Anthony Bowman
Krupp took a little while to figure out Bowman, who was giving Krupp some very awkward movement, but when he did he did it with a bang. Krupp caught Bowman at the end of a left hook that put him down. Bowman was able to get up, but was on very shaky legs and it was waived off 1:37 into round 2
Kim Conner TKO 3 Dora Baptiste
A quick start for Baptiste ended just as quickly as it got started. Conner backed down Baptiste and by round 3 it was just too much for Baptiste to deal with. Baptiste was down 3 times in all. Conner moves to 4-1
Bobby O’Bannon KO4 Poncho Montovias
In what would easily be called the 2009 gulf coast boxing fight of the year, Mobile, Alabama heavyweight Bobby O’Bannon overcame a rough start to viciously knockout former national silver gloves champions Francisco “Poncho” Montovias. Round one saw both fighter hit the deck, but O’Bannon would end up being saved by the bell. Round 2 was all Montovias as O’Bannon didn’t seem to have his legs back. Poncho came out slugging in round 3, but would fade badly towards the end of the round; O’Bannon would land some thudding blows to end the round. The final round saw Montovias’ conditioning fail him badly. With nothing left in the tank of Poncho, O’Bannon pressed him to the ropes and unleashed a right hand and a left hook that knocked Montovias out on his feet. Poncho slowly fell to the ground. He would then be attended by the medics at ringside; he would eventually be stretchered out of the ring and sent to the hospital. More to come on this.
Jarred LeBlanc UD6 Moises Martinez
LeBlanc came out on fire as usual and would knockdown the tough Martinez twice in the opening round. LeBlanc would cruise and easily win the rest of the bout. 60-52 across the board.
Bobby Aucoin UD4 Miguel Alfaro
Bobby Aucoin ended a two year layoff by winning a 4 round decision over Miguel Alfaro. Aucoin moves to 20-0.
Full report from the two day event to follow!
"Monk" KO's Weaver in 1!
June 6, 2009
George “Monk” Foreman III (1-0, 1KO) scored a first round KO over Clyde Weaver (0-2) in his professional debut on Saturday night at the Coushatta Casino in Kinder, Louisiana. It was a barrage of shots that sent Weaver down and out at 1:16. Foreman III weighed 237 lbs. and is trained and managed by his famous father, former heavyweight champion George Foreman.
In the co-feature, Johanna Mendez (5-0-1) stayed unbeaten with a convincing 4 round decision win over Lafayette, Louisiana’s Kasha Chamblin (11-3). Mendez used her superior speed to move in and move out before Chamblin could get her punched off. Scores were 40-36, 40-36 and 39-37. GCB scored the bout 40-36.
In what ended up being the fight of the night, Conroe, Texas native “Crazy” Robbie McClimans (6-5-2) survived a slow start to outlast Gulfport, Mississippi heavyweight Aaron “King of the Jungle” Lyons (13-5). The first 2 rounds of the bout easily went to the much busier Lyons. Lyons used a nice body attack to slow down the faster McClimans. The tide started to turn for McClimans in round 3 when Lyons started to tire and started trying to end the bout on one shot. The smaller in stature McClimans landed jab and right hand combinations at will during round 4, 5, 6 and took those round with ease. Big shots were landed throughout the bout, but neither fighter was ever in trouble. Scores were 58-56 across the board for Robbie McClimans
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana light middleweight Jarred “Lethal Weapon” LeBlanc (8-0) won his 2nd bout by first round knockout in a week. This time against journeymen Billy “Outlaw” Outley (15-52-2) of Shreveport, Louisiana. Outley was down 3 times in the bout the final time from an uppercut. The official time was 2:43 of the opening round
Heavyweight contender Travis “Freight Train” Walker (31-2-1) of Houston, Texas played with 46 year old Gary Butler (13-32) of Dallas, Texas for 2 round before ending the bout with a body shot :53 into round 2. Walker had Butler down 4 times all from body shots. Walker has now won 3 straight bouts all by knockout since his stoppage loss to heavyweight contender Chris Arreola, which was broadcasted by HBO. Butler has now lost 22 straight bouts 21 by stoppage.
Lafayette, Louisiana cruiserweight Blake “The Candyman” Prevost (11-1-1) pounded out a 4 round unanimous decision over Moses “Machine Gun” Robinson (6-10-1) of Marshall, Texas. Prevost easily took the first 3 rounds being the more active fighter. In round 4 Robinson started out well but Prevost rallied late to take the round on the GCB scorecards, but apparently not on the official cards. Scores were 39-37, 39-37 and 39-37. This was Prevost’s first bout since 2006 and Robinson’s first bout since 1993.
In an all action female bout Tiffany Junot (5-2) of New Orleans, Louisiana took a hard fought 4 round decision over Camden, Arkansas’s Kita Watkins (3-4). Scores read 40-36, 39-37, 39-37. Watkins was ruled down in round 2.
Orange, Texas’s Cody “The Kid” Richard (2-0-1) won his second straight bout with a 3rd round TKO victory over Memphis, Tennessee’s Carlos Johnson (0-5). Richard worn down Johnson throughout the bout. The time was 1:12 of round 3.
The opening bout of the night saw Chase Shields (27-2-1) score a lackluster 6 round decision over Charles Sims (3-30-1). Shields never pressed the action and Sims was in retreat mode from the opening bell. Scores were 60-54 across the board. This was a rematch from a April 2003 bout that Shields also won.
Promoter: Ron Weathers. Matchmaker: Reggie McGowan
Boone Stuns Green!
June 1, 2009
The up and down career of Darnell Boone (16-10-2) has just a major upside. Friday night at the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Boone of Atlanta, Georgia scored a devastating 7th round stoppage of former contender Calvin Green (20-4-1) of Baytown, Texas.
Both boxers were coming off of wins that were coming off of long layoffs, but the younger Boone seemed to be the more energized and quicker of the two. Boone use his awkward movement and punching to frustrate the plodding forward Green. In round 7 with Green swinging for the fences Boone countered with a right hand that caught Green flush. Green would try to stay on his feet but he was met with a hook that sent him down. He would rise from the canvas, but before the referee could finish the 8-count his corner threw in the towel.
Darnell Boone has now won two straight bouts after a 22 month layoff.
Louisiana welterweight prospect John “Renegade” Revish (9-1-1) turned in his best performance to date with a dominating 6 round decision win over a very game and skilled Henry “Ambush” Mitchell (8-11-1) of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Revish’s best round as a professional boxer came in the 4th round as he landed his right hand and left hook at will, the bell seemed to save Mitchell. Revish would go on to take the final two rounds. Judges scores read 60-54, 60-54 and 59-55.
Mobile, Alabama heavyweight Bobby O’Bannon (5-2-1) knocked down Reno, Nevada’s Michael Moncrief (3-6-1) 3 times in route to a stoppage 2:37 into the very first round. The very aggressive O’Bannon’s fourth 1st round stoppage.
In a battle of unbeaten female welterweights Yvette McCullar (2-0) battered a very tough Dora Baptiste (1-1) of Gulfport, Mississippi for 4 rounds. The movement and switching from left to right handed stance seemed to confuse Baptiste and that lead to 4 knockdowns through 4 rounds. The final one ended with referee Kenny Licata waiving the bout off giving McCullar the TKO victory
Atlanta, Georgia welterweight prospect Brad Solomon (5-0) kept his unbeaten streak alive with a 4 round decision over a game but out gunned Anthony Bowman (9-35-2) of Johnsonville, Tennessee. Solomon was just too fast a slick for the 36 year old Bowman. Scores read 40-36 across the board.
Mobile, Alabama’s Josh Thorpe (1-0) had a successful professional debut with a close 4 round decision over Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s Tommy Manning (0-2). Manning was down in the first round but came back in rounds 2 and 3 to make the fight close. Judges scores were 38-36, 38-36 and 38-37.
Promoter: Jimbo Stevenson’s Bayou Promotions. Matchmaker: Jimmy Waldrop
Verdin Wins Rubber Match!
June 1, 2009
In Ya Face Fight Productions in association with Tad Gaspard Productions and Gulf Coast Boxing put on a stellar card this past Saturday night in front of sold out crowd of 1,500 rowdy fans at the Youth Center in Cut Off, Louisiana.
The main event was a rubber match between two former champions. Martin Verdin of Dulac, Louisiana controlled the first bout and won by split decision and in the second bout James Johnson edged out a split decision. This time the fight was not nearly as close; Martin Verdin showed another gear and simply outworked Johnson over 10 rounds. Neither fighter was in any trouble but there was good action throughout the bout. In the end Verdin won by scored of 99-91, 97-94 and 96-94.
Justin “Ironman” Verdin kept his unbeaten streak alive with a 4th round TKO victory over Omid “The Sandman” Bahreini of Russellville, Arkansas. Justin controlled the entire bout from bell to bell with his speed and slick jab. There were complaints of a quick stoppage but to Verdin’s credit the decision would not have been in question.
Breaux Bridge’s Jarred “Lethal Weapon” LeBlanc destroyed Leo Perez: 40 into the very first round. LeBlanc landed a thudding body shot that put Perez down for the count.
The opening bout of the night saw Tom “The Bomb” Dardar of Golden Meadow blast out Ricky Dinkins of Mobile, Alabama in two rounds. Dardar landed a nice overhand left hand to end the bout.
The night also featured 8 mixed martial art bouts. The main MMA bout of the night saw Courtney Pollard win via choke over Chase Cheramie.
