By Gary “Digital” Williams at ringside

A host of local prizefighters gave winning performances in front of a packed house at La Fontaine Bleue in Glen Burnie, MD on Saturday, November 16th. This card was promoted by Shabazz Brotherz.

In the main event, highly-touted Baltimore, MD middleweight prospect Lorenzo “Truck” Simpson won a relatively-easy six-round unanimous decision over Delvecchio “Del Chapo” Savage of Tuscaloosa, AL.

Simpson, who went a full six rounds for the first time in his career, was able to effectively use his right hand as his jab and lead right hand, keeping Savage off-balance. In the third round, Simpson landed solid lefts and rights against Savage’s head and body that almost made referee Kenny Chevalier stop the contest but Savage was able to survive. Simpson maintained his effectiveness throughout the second half of the contest and earned the victory. All three judges (David Braslow, Eric Irizarry and Steve Rados) scored a shutout for Simpson, 60-52. Simpson remains undefeated at 6-0, four KO’s. Savage falls to 3-5-1, three KO’s.

The co-feature saw Baltimore-based cruiserweight “The Silent Assassin” Muhsin Cason win a six-round unanimous decision over a very game Montez “Bigg Mixx” Brown of Virginia Beach, VA. Cason, the younger brother of former Undisputed Heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, Sr. and a Prince Ranch Boxing, spent the first round trying to trap the speedy Brown, who seemed to be wary of Cason’s power.

That power came to the forefront in the second round when Cason landed a big right hand over the top that dropped Brown in the first minute. Later in the round, Cason would throw a straight left hand that put Brown on the canvas for the second time. To his credit, Brown would recover from the two knockdowns and land solid shots against Cason throughout the second half of the contest. The early advantage Cason earned with the knockdowns proved to be the difference in winning the bout. Judges Rados and Kenny Chevalier scored the bout, 59-53 while judge Irizarry saw the contest, 58-54 for Cason, who is now 6-0, three KOs. Brown loses his second straight contest and is now 8-2, six KO’s.

The card had successful pro debuts for two of the Avelar Brothers of Germantown, MD. The youngest of the three brothers, super lightweight Wilfredo, won a four-round unanimous decision over Zaymar Brothers of Philadelphia, PA. The 19-year-old Avelar used a combination of pressure offense and slick defense to gain the victory. Brothers stayed on the outside throughout the contest and did not exchange with Avelar, who was able to gain a shutout victory on the cards, 40-36. Brothers’ record dips to 0-1-1.

Middle brother Brian Avelar, a welterweight, also won a four-round shutout victory over the equally debuting Laquan “Six Shooter” Jones of Philadelphia. The 21-year-old Avelar chased Jones for the bulk of the bout, landing shots to the head and body. The continuous pressure would lead to an easy win as all three judges (Braslow, Chevalier, and Rados) saw the bout 40-36. The oldest brother, 23-year-old Tommy Avelar, was scheduled to be on the card but his bout was scratched.

In female action, Baltimore super lightweight “Lady Tyson” Destiny Day-Owens won a four-round unanimous decision over Dasha “Champ Queen” Ragland of Harrisburg, PA. Day-Owens was able to use her right hand effectively to keep Ragland at bay throughout the contest. All three judges (Brent Bovell, Irizarry, and Rados) saw a 40-36 shutout for Day-Owens, who is now 2-0. Ragland is 0-2.

Stone Mountain, GA middleweight Maurice “MGIII” Winslow survived an early knockdown to win a four-round unanimous decision over Dewayne “The Beast” Williams of Philadelphia. The bout was mostly a tangle fest as the two boxers fell into numerous clinches. In the first round, Williams gained an early advantage when he landed a straight left hand that dropped Winslow against the ropes.

The second-round saw Williams lose the advantage he gained when referee David Braslow took a point away for unsportsmanlike conduct after Williams bumped Winslow at the end of the round. Williams would also lose a point in the fourth round for holding. That, combined with Winslow’s increasing offensive output, would tip the judge’s scorecards in favor of Winslow. All three judges (Bovell, Irizarry, and Rados) saw the bout 38-35. Winslow’s record improves to 3-1, two KO’s while the Williams record falls to 1-2-1.

The opening contest was the only one that did not go the distance as super welterweight Shinard Bunch of Trenton, NJ scored a first-round TKO over Alberto Delgado of Roanoke, VA. Bunch would throw a wicked straight left hand that send Delgado crashing to the canvas. Delgado would beat Kenny Chevalier’s count but the ringside physicians decided that Delgado could not continue. The bout was stopped at 2:06 of the round. Bunch is now 4-1, four KO’s. Delgado drops to 1-9-4, one KO.

The matchmaker for the card was “The Boxing Diva” Renee Aiken. Henry “Discombobulating” Jones was the ring announcer.