December 2nd

WHAT

BXF Live! presents an exciting night of PROFESSIONAL BOXING!

Our next Friday Night Boxing show on January13th will be awesome!

THE ENERGY WILL BE ELECTRIC!

BXF Live! returns on January 13th, 2006 with an exciting professional card in it Friday night fight series from Boxing Xtreme Fitness.

BXF's first show of the new year will be a preview of what the 2006 BXF Live! season will be able to offer boxing fans. The January 13th card will feature undefeated and prominent new stars from the region. The main event will feature DC's own Henry "Sugar Poo" Buchanan, (12-0, 10ko's) in an eight round Super Middleweight battle against Philadelphia's Ron Boddie, (15-31-4, 7ko's). Young Baltimore prospect Tryell Samuels (4-0, 2ko's) will step in as the co-main event in a four round lightweight match against Kevin Carmody, (5-5-1), also from Philadelphia. The double feature of strong regional fighters with extreme potential is a key component of BXF Live!'s philosophy that well matched fights featuring strong fighters provides the most exciting shows for fans. The event will also feature five to six additional undercard bouts.

Although Henry Buchanan has been on a personal roller coaster ride for the last year between public disputes with fellow DC boxing icon, William Joppy, and his own distractions, his performance in the ring has not suffered. Buchanan ended 2005 with five additional wins to his record. His impressive power and undefeated record have made him a target for other area fighters looking for something to prove. Buchanan has taken it all in stride and looks forward to his first fight of 2006 with the January 13th match against Ron Boddie. The fight will not be a walk in the park for Buchanan, as Boddie is a seasoned opponent whose most recent loss to Chad Dawson left him with the desire for a strong desire to make his next fight end with a win of his own. The undercard will feature Wayne Hampton (2-1, 2-1, 2ko's) of Laurel, MD against William McGee (1-1, 1ko) of Reidsville, NC; Derek Sierra (0-3) Laurel, MD against Richard Moore (0-3) of Virginia Beach, VA; John Terry (2-2, 1ko) of Pourtsmouth, VA against Richard Pearson (2-0, 1ko) of Patterson, NJ. Two professional debuts are also scheduled, Brenton Artis of Virginia Beach, VA against Chris Edmond (0-1) of Cleveland, OH and Marcus Key of Virginia Beach, VA against Ron Lewis (0-1) of Syracuse, NY.

Tickets priced at $25, $40, $75, and $100 are on sale now. Doors open at 7:00pm, first bout scheduled to begin at approximately 8pm. For tickets or more information, contact Boxing Xtreme Fitness at (410) 729-7900 or Dave Wilkerson at 443-569-2111.

Tickets

$25 General Admission (limited seating on a first come, first serve basis)

$40 Premium Reserved Seating

$75 Front Row VIP Seating with tables

Get your tickets HERE before they are gone!

WHEN

Friday, January 13th, 2006

TIME

Doors Open: 7:00 pm Show Begins:8:00pm

WHERE

BXF (Boxing Xtreme Fitness)
1131 Benefield Boulevard

Suites M-Q
Millersville, MD 21108

Click HERE for Directions.

ATTENDANCE

Estimated attendance is 800-1,000

PROMOTER

BXF Boxing

MATCH MAKER

Christopher Middendorf - chris@middendorfsports.com - Phone: (301) 942-5601

EVENT PLANNER / MARKETING

Stephanie Papa - stephanie@bxfclub.com - Phone: (410) 790-9068

AUTHORITY

Professional Boxing - Sanctioned by the Maryland State Athletic Commission

Shedrick floors Jeter Local fans disappointed by BXF fighter's KO

By Mike Greenhill For the Maryland Gazette
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Philadelphia's James Shedrick, Jr. sent the locals home in a blue mood last Friday as he knocked out hometown favorite Tony Jeter in the fourth and final round at BXF Fitness Center in Millersville. It was Jeter's first loss in since coming back in October with a win after a 4-year layoff.

A 29-year-old middleweight from Stevensville, Jeter started out slowly in round one as southpaw Shedrick, 31, used his right jab effectively. Jeter rallied in the second ninety seconds, scoring with a right cross and seeming to hurt the Philadelphian with a one-two. Shedrick's strong jab snapped the Marylander's head back on more than one occasion in the second round, while Jeter was not as accurate with his aggression

The third round saw both fighters pick up the pace, but Shedrick's superior ring management allowed him to avoid Jeter's right hand. Jeter did land a pair of one-two combinations in the round, but nothing substantial.

Things came to a shocking halt in the fourth, however, as halfway through the stanza Jeter walked into a textbook right hook from Shedrick that nailed him right in the face. Jeter fell back with a thud, rolled over on his stomach, lying on his face as referee John Gradowski counted him out at the 1:21 mark.

The crowd, many of them Jeter supporters, was both stunned and concerned. A handful of Jeter's family members approached ringside, their faces masked with worry as Jeter was attended to by the ringside doctors while lying on his back. After almost 10 minutes Jeter sat up, then bounced to his feet, much to the relief of the audience. Shedrick evened his record to 4-4 (2 KOs) while Jeter drops to 4-2 (4).

The main event saw 34-year-old middleweight "King" James McCallister of Greenbelt, stepping up to light heavyweight at 172.5 pounds, claim a hard-fought unanimous 8-round decision over tough 32-year-old Mike Eatmon, 170.75 pounds, of Wilson, North Carolina. After an uneventful first round, McCallister grew more aggressive, scoring with several left hooks and left jabs over the first half of the bout, landing occasion straight rights as well.

Eatmon was nothing if not relentless, however, and seemed to get stronger as the fight wore on. Remaining poised, he kept pressing the issue, backing up McCallister with sneaky lead rights as McCallister kept his left hand low. In the bout's second half McCallister suffered from swelling under the left eye and his punch output began dropping. But he used his ring smarts to hold when necessary and move away as the occasion demanded it. The big lead he built up in the first four rounds enabled him to hold on; judges Ken Chevalier and Don Risher scored 78-74 while John Gradowski wrote 77-75, all for McCallister.

"I fought two divisions above my normal weight, so the guy was strong; he just kept coming," said McCallister afterward. I couldn't knock him out, but I still did enough to win."

The first of the four pro bouts saw middleweight Rodney Green, 3-3-1, of Wilson, NC dominate a lifeless John Terry, 2-2 (1), of Portsmouth, VA over 6 rounds for an easy unanimous decision, while in the remaining pro fight Baltimore featherweight Tyrell Samuel, 4-0 (2) overcame a slow start to stop James Franks, 1-1 (1), Newport News, VA, on a TKO with just 15 seconds left in their 4-round match.

The pro bouts were preceded by 5 lively amateur bouts featuring fighters from Boxing Extreme Fitness, the University of Maryland boxing team, the Annapolis Boxing Club, Brooklyn (MD) Boxing Club and 757 Boxing Club of Virginia. The amateur winners included Larry Mitros and Dimitri Skolovski (both from University of Maryland), Chris Milton and Colin O'Laughlin (both from Boxing Extreme Fitness) and Kisou Kusuzaki (Brooklyn Boxing Club).

The next BXF show will be held on January 13th. The next area boxing show will take place Wednesday, December 7th at Martin's West in Woodlawn, promoted byJake "The Snake" Smith.