Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Andre Hemphill Tries to Bring 'Da Heat' to Philadelphia August 24!

Woodbridge, VA light heavyweight Andre "Da Heat" Hemphill will be involved in a big card on Friday, August 24 at the New Alhambra Boxing Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Hemphill (6-6-1, three KO's) will take on Philadelphia's Simon "One Punch" Carr (4-1, three KO's) in a six round rematch. Hemphill gave Carr his only pro loss in their first outing on October 14, 2006 at the Philadelphia National Guard Armory, winning a four-round unaninmous decision. This will be Hemphill's first bout in 2007 as he tries to bounce back from a first-round loss to Chucky Cavallo on December 29 in Valley Forge, PA.

This card also features a familiar out-of-towner in the main event, junior middleweight Derek Ennis of Philadelphia will headline the show. You'll remember Ennis was in my pick for Bout of the Year along the Beltway in 2006 when he fought to a draw with Baltimore's Maxell Taylor at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie, MD.

Belated congratulations to another Beltway Boxer known as "The Heat." New Carrollton, MD junior middleweight Shawn "The Heat" Garnett won a six-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Kgotso Motau of South Africa on July 14 in Orillia, Ontario, CA. This was Garnett's first bout since June of 2006 and broke a two-bout losing streak.

Garnett is now 11-4-1, three KO's. Motau is now 11-1 with all 11 of his wins by knockout.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good luck Andre.
Mike Sawyer

Anonymous said...

who the f-cares, you are a bum Mike Sawyer!