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Broadway Boxing Ringside Coverage.

ByKatrina Walters
On a night where the stars shined, in attendance in and outside of the ring, Dash-DiBella Entertainment put on another spectacular event. This was the third installment of Broadway Boxing at the Hammerstein Ballroom. In attendance were notables such as Iran “The Blade” Barkley, Emile Griffith, Junior Jones

and Harold Letterman who were just some of the many celebrities of the boxing world, adding their fame to the ambiance of the evening, signing autographs, taking pictures, answering questions and merely being supportive to these young up-and-coming fighters that Dash-DiBella are promoting. Also in attendance: “The Mechanic” Chris Smith, Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson, and Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett, fighters who are also part of the DiBella line-up. On the evening’s fight card, Curtis Stevens went the distance with Shannon Miller. Despite not causing a knockout, Stevens was in total control from the opening to the sixth round, throwing precise body shots using both hands and causing Miller to constantly retreat against the ropes. Stevens showed much more than the ability to knock out opponents at any given moment, also displaying poise, ring generalship and the complete package of defense, bodywork and excellent head movement, used to totally dominate his opponent. Curtis “Showtime” Stevens is definitely a young, dangerous force to be reckoned with and clearly not a one-dimensional fighter.

Also on the fight card, Jaidon Codrington came up against what was thought to be his toughest test against veteran Etienne Whitaker. With 1:45 seconds in the first round, Jaidon “The Don” Codrington caught Whitaker with a straight right hand and then a devastating short left hook that sent Whitaker crashing to the canvas, causing uproar all over the ballroom! “The Don” was truly in control from the beginning of the fight to the exciting end, were his spectacular knockout was topped off with his theme music from “The Godfather” playing in the background.

In the rematch between Jeffrey Resto and Michael Warrick, uppercuts, left hooks and body shots were thrown for ten full rounds by both fighters, but Warrick was caught with a combination and was sent to the canvas in the seventh. He recovered only to be stopped later on in the tenth round.

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Katrina Walters can be reached at boxingkatrina@aol.com