Hello, again Beltway Boxing Fans!  I am writing this to let you know I am still here.  However, life situations forced me to take a break from the Beltway Boxing scene.  Here is a synopsis of what has been going on: Right now, the biggest thing in my life is caring for my 89-year-old mother.  She fell ill earlier this year and she stayed for three months in a very bad rehab center.  She is now living with my family and, thankfully, she is doing a lot better. However, caring for her has not allowed me to cover the local boxing scene in the way I would like to. I want to ..read more

The Washington Golden Gloves have returned and this year, they will start with the Quarterfinal Round in the Novice and Open Divisions.  This will tale place on Saturday, October 23rd at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD.  Here is the scheduled bout sheet: NOVICE DIVISION: 138 Pounds: Kiayon Strowbridge (Dream Team) vs. Malik Smalls (Upton) 138 Pounds: Raguan King (Old School) vs. Edris Zabi (Headbangers) 138 Pounds: Brandon Brown (Upton) vs. Jaylen Harris (Tony's Gym) 138 Pounds: Nicholas Isacc (Unattached) vs. Jayden Cotturo (Laurel) 152 Pounds:  Aaron Clingman (Ra ..read more

The Beltway Boxing scene is heating up very quickly as there are three scheduled pro shows in a seven-day period.  This post will preview all three cards in chronological order. The first card is a Jeter Promotions card that will be on Saturday, October 23rd at Live! Casino in Hanover, MD. The main event is a 10-round contest super featherweight contest between Washington, DC's Jordan "Shortdog" White and "Smokin'" Joe Perez of San Diego, CA.  White (11-1, nine KO's) comes off perhaps his biggest win to date, scoring a sixth-round TKO over Misael Lopez on March 10th in Uncasvill ..read more

The 2021 Washington Golden Gloves Tournament will begin on Saturday, October 23rd at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD.  The pairings will be announced on Saturday, October 9th at the Hillcrest Heights Bingo Hall in Hillcrest Heights, MD beginning at 10 AM ET ..read more

He was one of the most colorful people on the Beltway Boxing scene during the 1990's.  He was also one of the most humble. BATB has received word that Barrett "Barry" Linde, a self-made millionaire and boxing manager, recently passed away at the age of 86.  Mr. Linde passed away on June 23rd but the announcement was made on October 3rd.  Mr. Linde was born in Baltimore, MD and raised in Washington, DC where he was a graduate of the Bullis School in Potomac, MD. He went on to Harvard University and the Wharton Business School. Mr. Linde made his fortune building houses in the Cap ..read more

 Here are some very late results from cards that took place on Saturday, September 25th. At the Ponytail Promotions/Chad Clifton card at the Michael and Son Sportsplex in Sterling, VA on Saturday evening,  Baltimore, MD lightweight Mack "Papi" Allison IV won a six-round unanimous decision over Philip Davis of Worcester, MA.  Allison is now 12-3-1, nine KO's while Davis is 2-5-1. Baltimore middleweight Tyrell Boyd scored a first-round TKO over Trevor Ollison of Hot Springs, AR.  Boyd is 3-0, three KO's while Ollison is 0-3-1. Manassas, VA super welterweight Joan Planas  ..read more

Local boxers had a tough weekend on Friday and Saturday, September 10th and 11th.  Four Beltway Boxers were in action. On Saturday, September 11th, Columbia, MD super middleweight Ashton "The Goon" Sykes lost by third-round TKO to DeAndre "Axeman" Ware of Toledo, OH.  The bout ended at 2:32 of the third. Sykes falls to 5-6, one KO while Ware is 14-3-2, nine KO's. On Friday, September 10th at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA, two locals squared off with Bowie, MD super lightweight Greg "Sharpshooter" Outlaw scored a second-round TKO over Edgar "The Tiger" Torres of Woodbridge, VA. O ..read more

Capitol Heights, MD super welterweight Travon "Sniper" Marshall scored a second-round TKO over Maycon Oller Da Silva of Concord, NH by way of Brazil on Sunday, September 5th at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, MN. Marshall was able to use two solid body shots to drop Da Silva and get the bout stopped at 1:03 of the second.  Marshall, who is trained by Beltway Boxing legend Andrew Council, remains undefeated at 3-0, two KO's.  Da Silva remains winless at 0-3 ..read more

The September Beltway Boxing Schedule features interesting bouts plus the first two cards that will be housed within the Beltway since February of 2020.  These cards will be held on the same evening.  Here is the schedule: Friday, September 10th -- 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, PA -- Two Beltway Boxers will face off in a six-round super lightweight contest.  Bowie, MD's Greg "The Sharpshooter" Outlaw will battle Edgar "The Tiger" Torres of Woodbridge, VA.  Both men suffered tough first losses as pros on a June 5th card at the 2300 Arena.  Outlaw (8-1, three KO's) dropped a ..read more

Baltimore, MD middleweight Lorenzo "Truck" Simpson remained undefeated with a third-round stoppage of Manny "Shake Em' Up" Woods of St. Petersburg, FL on Saturday, August 14th at the Cosmopolitan Lounge in Decatur, GA. The bout was stopped at the three-minute mark of the third round.  Simpson is now 10-0 six KO's while Woods falls to 17-13-1, six KO's ..read more