Baltimore, MD (April 13, 2012) – Promoter Jake Smith of Baltimore Boxing Promotions announced that Team Baltimore and Team Pittsburgh will fight again Friday, May 4 at the Du Burns Arena.
Dubbed as, “The Rematch”, the card is headlined by a Maryland State Title bout between Jerome Featherstone Jr. and Maurice Stokes. A Maryland native who attended The Boys’ Latin School, Featherstone Jr. later became a Marine and standout wrestler at the University of Oklahoma. Featherstone Jr, the son of a Baltimore wrestling legend, is one of the region’s better known boxers.
The two squads previously met on March 23 at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in nearby Glen Burnie, MD, with Team Baltimore earning a close victory following an outstanding night of Olympic-style boxing. Throughout the evening, the capacity crowd was on their feet enjoying the nonstop action. Upon the card’s completion, both the fighters and spectators were eager to know when there’d be a rematch.
“I’ve been promoting both pro and amateur shows for a number of years now and this is the best response I’ve ever had following one of my cards,” said Smith, a former pro fighter who runs a local gym Baltimore Boxing and Fitness. “This really reminded me of a Ravens-Steelers game. The fights were down to the wire and the crowd was really into it. Everybody wanted another Baltimore-Pittsburgh card as soon as possible and I’m happy to deliver it!”
Individual tickets purchased in advance start at $25 and VIP tables of 10 range from $350-500. Individual VIP tickets are available for $50 and all VIP ticketholders can enjoy catered food from various local eateries and half price drinks during a special happy hour.
All bouts are sanctioned by USA boxing and tickets to “The Rematch” can be purchased by calling 410-375-9175 or going to baltimoreboxing.com.
Doors open at 6:30 and the Du Burns arena is located at 1301 S Ellwood Ave in Baltimore, MD.
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
