Aiken Stages First Boxing Show With DC Fight Card This Saturday
“The Boxing Diva†Renee Aiken is set to make her foray into the boxing promotional business as Diva-Rize-N Promotions opens with a blockbuster night of professional boxing scheduled for Saturday night August 27th at the DC Star Night Club in Washington DC.
Headlining the blockbuster show will be a six round super featherweight contest featuring Capitol Heights, Maryland’s Thomas “KO†Snow (15-1, 9KO’s). The exciting undercard is loaded with some of the best fighters the region has to offer.
Thomas Snow enters the ring on a five bout winning streak, since his only defeat to Teon Kennedy back 2009. The thirty year old Snow knows that a victory here is essential if he is to keep his world title hopes on track.
The co-feature of the evening will showcase the long awaited return of Henry “Sugar Poo†Buchanan (20-2,13KO’s), who enters the ring after a two year layoff. Buchanan will face the clubber Ariel “Iron†Espinal (8-19-3, 4KO’s) in a six round contest.
Buchanan of Capitol Heights, Maryland has been in with the best in the world, including going the distance with Andre Ward and Jean Paul Mendy. He also owns a victory over Ross “The Boss Thompson.
As if the card wasn’t explosive enough, “The Boxing Diva†Renee Aiken reached into her bag of tricks, and added the ever popular James “Keep’em sleepin†Stevenson (15-0, 10KO’s) in a four round welterweight contest against twenty four fight veteran Joey Ortega (3-21, 1KO) of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Ortega’s record may not be the best, but he has tested many of the top prospects in the game. The combined record of his last eight opponents he has faced is an almost unheard of 58-0-2, which includes handing formerly undefeated prospect Lenny Silva his first loss after twelve victories to open his career.
Heavy handed Tony “Mo Better†Jeter (11-2, 9KO’s) Columbia, Maryland is set to swap punches with Rock Hill, South Carolina’s Darrett Crockett (6-24, 4KO’s) in a six round middleweight contest.
Laurel Hill, Maryland heavyweight prospect Dwayne McCrae (10-2, 6KO’s) will battle it out over six rounds with Montgomery, Alabama’s Kevin Howard (2-4-1).
Highly touted Forestville, Maryland junior middleweight Alantez “Tez†Fox (5-0, 3KO’s) is back in action in a four round contest against Aaron Williams (0-2) of Kinston, North Carolina. Fox, the former 2010 under nineteen national amateur champion recently defeated Mike Denby in the very same DC Star Night Club in July and looks to capitalize on the momentum.
Alexandria, Virginia’s Brandon Quarles (6-0, 2KO’s) will battle it out over four rounds with Buffalo, New York’s Andrew Jones (0-8-1).
Undefeated Newark, New Jersey’s undefeated light heavyweight, Angel Concepcion (5-0) will tough Bronx, New York veteran Phillip Hannah (0-6) in a four round contest,
Junior middleweight John Thompson (1-0) tries for his second win as a pro when he squares off over four rounds against five fight veteran Vince Burkhalter (0-4-1).
Washington DC middleweight prospect Jacey Thompson looks to make it 2-0 as a pro against Michael Taylor (0-4) at the very same arena he made his debut, stopping Tevin Parker in the first round on July 16th.
Rounding out the card is a competitive four round contest between middleweights John Watson (1-0) and Bennie Meeks (0-3).
The DC Star Night Club is located at 2135 Queens Chapel Road. N.E. D.C. 20018. Doors open at 6:30PM. First Bout begins at 7:30PM.
Tickets for the explosive night of action $100 VIP, $70 Ringside, and $50 Floor. Tickets can be purchased by calling 302-543-3705 or 443-205 8394. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.Diva-Rize-N.com