During the weekend, Riyad Season’s The Ring IV lineup claimed considerable focus, displaying four greatly awaited competitions: Benavidez versus Yarde; Haney versus Norman; Rodriguez versus Martinez; and Mason versus Noakes. Yet neatly settled at the Live! Casino & Hotel within Hanover, Maryland was an engaging Jeter Promotions lineup loaded with aspiring opportunities, involving greatly advertised TOP RANK possibility, Deric “Scooter” Davis (9-0, 9 KOs).
Davis, completed impressively following a super welterweight clash connecting Mykal Fox (25-5, 5 KOs) and Mark Dawson (12-1-1, 4 KOs) was erased due to illness, with the DC local displaying top-notch speed, endurance, including accuracy around beating down Kaylyn Alfred (5-8-2, 1 KO) within a prepared 6-rounder at lightweight.
Listed below are four takeaways from Saturday’s card, displaying Davis versus Alfred:
1. Deric Davis Is Certainly A Future Legend within the Lightweight Division
Just a couple of months eliminated by signing a long-lasting promotional agreement, the spiritually grounded including refreshingly humble Davis exceeded an early test by conquering Kaylyn Alfred in three rounds.
That which stood out, nevertheless, was the surgical nature of the 23-year-old’s win, highlighted by wise pressure, accurate body images, including potent head hits which Davis employed to weaken Alfred.
Through the third round, Alfred was unable to deal with Davis’s assault, which consisted of strength hooks plus uppercuts that kept Alfred on virtual skates for almost all of the fight. Next, midway with the stanza, Davis uncorked a left connect with Alfred’s body, which fallen the Louisiana local on his wallet including left him unable to defeat the referee’s count, getting Davis a KO win at the 1:40 second mark of the round.
Focusing on Davis’s “honor roll” overall performance (per his esteemed trainer, Barry Hunter), the youthful fighter showed the sort of boxing chops that few in his age range exhibit early in their pro profession. Element the years Davis expended within the sweat-soaked confines of DC’s Headbangers Boxing Gym with Hunter, his amateur family tree (158 wins against 17 losses), and the high-quality reps he obtained while training with present and previous world champions such as Gervonta Davis, Adrien Broner, and Shawn Porter, and two things are apparent: (1) Scooter Davis’s success is no accident; plus (2) he’s certainly an opportunity to watch.
2. Never neglect Nasheed Smith
Fellow light heavyweight possibility, Nasheed “Sugar Sheed” Smith (8-0, 6 KOs), who fights out of Headbangers Boxing Gym combined with Scooter Davis, also delivered a dominating overall performance on the undercard. In just 5 minutes plus 20 seconds, Smith overwhelmed Symari Alexander (3-6, 2 KOs) to notch a second-round TKO.
Smith showcased an exceptional mixture of power and tolerance to put waste to Alexander, demonstrating he belongs within the conversation with regards to the next harvest of boxing talent.
3. Jocelyn Shade’s distress of Kacey Wheeler proves you can’t evaluate a guide by its cover
The distress of the evening originated from 42-year-old Oakland Native, Jocelyn Shalaya Shade (2-1, 0 KOs), who stunned undefeated Kacey ‘Hot Wheelz’ Wheeler (3-1, 3 KOs) with a unanimous decision win.
Regardless of getting the underdog including ceding physical and chronological advantages to Wheeler, Shade controlled the fight, dropping Wheeler within the fourth round including outpointing her foe over four rounds. Simply put, Shade proved to be too much, too soon for Wheeler.
Thankfully, there’s ample time for Wheeler to direction-correct.
4. Tyler Langer and Ezri Turner Listed Dominant Performances
A pair of sunshine heavyweight and cruiserweight possibilities, Ezri Turner (9-0-1, 6 KOs) including Tyler Langer (7-0, 4 KOs), also notched commanding wins over Zak Kelly (5-2, 4 KOs) and Marcus Smith (2-4, 2 KOs), respectively, within 6-round bouts.
After Kelly took control within the opening minute of the first round, Turner turned up the warmth on Kelly afterwards, employing his power plus infighting skills to rip shots through Kelly’s guard including build up an early lead. Within the third round, Turner broke the fight open, landing a heavy shot to Kelly’s head, which fallen Kelly to a knee including scored a 10-8 round for Turner. Even though Kelly would defeat the count, over the following three rounds the duo fought nip-and-tuck with Turner getting the higher of most exchanges and ultimately outpointing a game Kelly for a well-earned UD victory to retain his NBA continental Title (scores 59-54, 60-55 [twice]).
It took Langer exactly four moments to put waste to Marcus Smith within a fight that could have been stopped following the first round. Langer was equal parts freight train including battering ram, punishing Smith en route to a second-round TKO win.
Both Langer and Turner’s shows proved they are also possibilities whose names are worth keeping tabs on.
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Other notable results from the card:
Chambers UD6 Gaines: Brandon Chambers (12-4-1, 5 KOs) defeat back a spirited effort from Renaldo Gaines (10-5-1, 3 KOs) over six rounds to retain his local NBA Continental Bantamweight Title by unanimous decision. Regardless of Chambers looking completely gassed plus lumped up midway with the fight, including Gaines’s corner imploring him to pounce, Gaines (inexplicably) refused to capitalize, letting Chambers pull away on the scorecards. Ultimately, it was Gaines’s lack of urgency down the stretch that cost him the fight (scores: 59-55 and 58-56 twice [Chambers])
Hutcherson UD6 Ward: Within a prepared 6-rounder, Jaqeem Hutcherson (13-2-1, 0 KOs) outpointed Taran Ward (5-14, 3 KOs) within a close fight. Hutcherson was the busier fighter yet almost let the win slip away with low blows that drew a stern warning from the referee midway with the fight. Nevertheless, Hutcherson employed his jab including defense to keep Ward at bay plus secure the win (scores: 60-54, 59-55, and 58-56 [Hutcherson])
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