Nigerian heavyweight Kingsley Black Lion” Ibeh (14-2-1, 12 KOs) turned in the best performance of his pro career in the main event of last night’s “EQC Fight Night,” card presented by Toro Promotions, Inc., and Whitfield Haydon Boxing, in the EQC Event Center at the famed Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington. The 6’ 4”, 273-pound Ibeh only needed 49 seconds to stop 6’ 8”, 257-pound Jack “The Outlaw” May (10-1, 9 KOs) to capture the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Latino Silver title.
In the co-featured event, hometown favorite Marquice Weston (16-4-1, 9 KOs) registered a first-round stoppage of heavyweight John Shipman (5-8, 2 KOs) by way of a vicious body shot. It was Weston’s first victory in six years.
Jack May is 43 years old.
I think Kinglsey Ibeh was crushed in the first round by Jarrod Anderson a few years ago. If it’s the same guy, he took up boxing after playing college football. Now Ibeh is Nigerian fighting of the US and Jack May I’ll have to assume is also American, or at least not Latin, yet this fight is for the Vacant WBC Latin Silver title. What the hell does that even mean, and is it not important at all that neither of these fighters are Latin? One of a million examples of how these sanctioning bodies do whatever they want. If there’s no title at stake, just make one up! Call it whatever you want! As far as Marquice Weston, it’s good to see him with a win. He was a promising 6-7″ Cruiserweight, he disappeared for several years, and now his back, I guess as a heavyweight!
You’re right, Kris. What the heck is the WBC Latino Silver title? And a 43-yr-old White-American dude fought a Nigerian for it? Mauricio Sulaiman needs to explain the rationale behind this “highly coveted” belt.
well, whatever the title was or was not, Ibeh looked very good for the short time it lasted and he has real heavyweight power and boxing skills. Weston showed he had heavyweight power as well with a crushing body shot that ended his fight early. The young kid McKinnon looks like he may be promising with a little bit of more seasoning. All in all it was a good night of boxing at the EQC.