Washington, DC — Over the weekend, Tremendous Bantamweights Jaqeem ‘2 Sharp’ Hutcherson (12-1-1, 0 KOs) and Ervin Fuller III (9-0, 5 KOs) made their circumstances for elevated consideration, delivering decisive victories over Robin Ellis (6-7, 5 KOs) and Shaileik Paisley (4-6, 3 KOs), respectively, on Davis Boxing Promotions’ Hutcherson vs. Ellis card on the Leisure & Sports activities Enviornment in Washington, DC.
Listed here are key highlights from the November 2nd card, which was chock-full of aspiring prospects:
Jaqeem Hutcherson UD8 Robin Ellis
In the principle occasion, Hutcherson outclassed Ellis over eight rounds, profitable by extensive unanimous resolution (scores: 79-72 twice, 78-73). After splitting the primary two rounds, Hutcherson pulled away from Ellis within the third spherical and by no means regarded again, touchdown the cleaner and more practical punches from rounds three by 5.
A heavy overhand proper by Hutcherson late within the seventh spherical broke the combat open, dropping Ellis laborious.
“I knocked him down within the seventh, and I believed the ref was gonna cease it,” stated Hutcherson.
“I wished to knock him out,” he added. “I do know the individuals wished me to get him outta there.”
Though Ellis would narrowly beat the depend and full the spherical, he remained in retreat mode for the remainder of the bout moderately than going for a fight-altering KO.
“After [the knockdown], he was simply holding, operating, and surviving the entire time,” Hutcherson stated. “However we received the ‘W,’ and that’s all that counts.”
With the win, Hutcherson is assured that 2025 shall be his yr to make a major leap within the rankings.
“We’re on the lookout for an enormous 2025,” stated Hutcherson. “We’re gonna step up the competitors and knock that door down,” he added.
Ervin Fuller III TKO2 Shaileik Paisley
Within the co-feature, Fuller III dominated Paisley, stopping Paisley within the second spherical. Utilizing a mix of highly effective physique and head pictures, Fuller compelled a referee’s stoppage on the 2:20 mark, notching one of many card’s most spectacular performances.
Fuller III stays a prospect to control shifting ahead.
Brandon Quarles UD6 Jonathan Ryan Burrs
Veteran Brandon Quarles (26-5-2, 11 KOs) received a hard-fought unanimous resolution over journeyman Jonathan Ryan Burrs (6-9-1, 2 KOs) in a six-rounder. After struggling within the early going, Quarles fought by a swollen eye and bloody nostril to edge Burrs over the rest of the combat (scores: 58-56, 59-55 [twice]).
Kacey Wheeler TKO2 Sara Cunningham
In a battle of lightweights making their debut in Girls’s boxing, Kacey “Scorching Wheels” Wheeler (1-0, 1 KO) of Virginia impressed with a second-round knockout of Sara Cunningham (0-1, 0 KOs). Utilizing her superior peak (5’9”) and energy, Wheeler overwhelmed Cunningham (who reportedly took the combat on 48 hours’ discover), knocking Cunningham down within the first spherical and ending her off with a flurry of heavy leather-based to drive a referee stoppage 50 seconds into the second spherical.
Wheeler’s expertise, energy, and charisma may translate into future stardom, and he or she is now on my quick checklist of Girls’s Boxing prospects to trace in 2025.
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Different Notable Outcomes:
- Tremendous Featherweights: Jefrey Yu UD6 Jason Vera
- Tremendous Lightweights: Nicholas Isaac KO2 Jonatan Hernan Godoy
- Lightweights: Tabish Faqiri UD4 Kevin Traynor
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