TNT Boxing: Tucker Batters Strohl To Win USBO Belt

Buoyed by a standing room only crowd at the Shipley Arena, Mark “TNT” Tucker improved his professional ledger to 12-0 (7 KO’s) after a dominant unanimous decision victory over Las Vegas’ Jim “Steel Chin” Strohl 27-8 (21 KO’s) on Friday.

Supported by chants of “TNT, TNT”, Tucker got off to a fast start to stagger Strohl in the opening round with hard 1-2 combinations.

Tucker opened up a cut under Strohl’s eye with a straight left hand in the fifth and continued to have success while boxing from a distance.

The bloody Strohl lived up to his billing, as he continued to press forward throughout the contest while managing to stay on his feet after being stunned on multiple occasions.

Scores were 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92 for Tucker, who took home the USBO Light Heavyweight title with the victory.

In the co-featured bout of the evening, Tyrell “Da Show Shocka” Samuel of Baltimore, MD earned unanimous decision victory over tough Philadelphia based Panamanian Gustavo Dailey.

The majority of the bout took place in close quarters, with Samuel’s defensive movement and straight right hand counter shots leading the way. Dailey had moments of success and made all of the rounds competitive but Samuel’s quickness and ability to avoid Dailey’s punches guided him to the victory.

Scores were 80-72, 7973 and 78-74. Samuel improved to 13-3 (6 KO’s) while Dailey drops to 4-6 (1 KO).

Junior Middleweights Jamar “Da Truth” Freeman 4-0-2 (1 KO) of North Carolina and Manuel Guzman 6-8-2 (2 KO’s) of Lancaster, PA battled to a four round draw.

The volume punching Freeman had most of his success boxing and moving from the outside while Guzman’s best shots came in close range. Scores were 40-36 Freeman and 38-38 twice.

Former top rated amateur Emmanuel “Transformer” Taylor moved to 3-0 (3 KO’s) after demolishing Washington Heights, NY native Amaury Torres 4-10-2 (1 KO) in the opening round of their Junior Welterweight bout.

Taylor quickly had Torres on the canvas with a picture perfect overhand right then continued his onslaught, dropping his opponent twice more with left hooks. Following the third knockdown, referee Gary Camponeschi halted the contest at 2:49.

In the opening bout of the evening, Baltimore Middleweight Omar Sims scored a unanimous decision over Frederick MD’s Allen Perkins.

Perkins’ aggressive style gave Sims little room to operate but the lanky Baltimorean used his reach advantage to outland his opponent. Scores were 40-36 and 39-37 twice. The win moves Sims to 3-1-2 (1 KO) while Perkins falls to 1-1.

The “Showdown at the Shipley Arena” was promoted by TNT Promotions 21 in association with The Maryland Boxing Club. TNT Promotions will return to the Shipley Arena in late November or early December.

During the last two years, TNT Promotions 21 has brought boxing to life in Northern Maryland . They have hosted five shows at the Shipley Arena, bringing in a larger crowd each time they returned. TNT 21 also has the exclusive promotional rights to Mark Tucker.