The Ballroom was dancing Saturday night ,not with feet but with fists, as Kinkaid & Goddard Promotions presented The Battle in the Ballroom. A capacity crowd was treated to 13 exciting amateur bouts with the main event leaving the crowd cheering for more as Jessica Eye (Strong Style MMA) captured the Ohio Women’s Lightweight Title with a decision over Lauren Coney (PAL / Thurogood BC). Both women had their shining moments throughout the contest but it was Eye who stuck to her game plan and wore down the aggressive Coney. Eye, a crowd favorite, is easily making the transition from MMA to Boxing as she has yet to be defeated in either arena of combat.
The 12 bout undercard saw:
Christian White (Terminator BC) def. Daniel Caldera (Freddies BC)
Pat Brown (Downtown Youngstown BC) def. Christian Colon (Raul Torres BC)
Eve Santiago (Health 360) def. Asia Smith (PAL / Thurgood BC)
Rajiu Hernandez (Empire BC) def. James Washington (Raul Torres BC)
Angel Figuerora (Freddies BC) def. Lucian Clinkscale (Downtown Youngstown BC)
John Kutitus (Raul Torres BC) def. David Frum (Terminator BC)
Ashley Barnett (Old School Boxing) def. Carrie Fiol (PC Torres / Warren BC)
Brandon Radiwiec (Freddies BC) def. Abdul Omar (Good Shepherd BC)
Dequilla Smith (PAL / Thurgood BC) def. Matt Brown (Terminator BC)
Brian Park (West Side Boxing Club) def. Latiss Norman (Cory Fight Club)
Darren Rivera (Downtown Youngstown BC) def. Roher Canales (Raul Torres BC)
Greg Gilbert (West Side Boxing Club) def. Kenneth Brown (Cudell Rec.)
Following the event, promoter Todd Kincaid stated, “The Slovenian National Ballroom is an amazing venue to showcase Cleveland’s top talent. The crowd was electrifying, and the intimacy of the venue made everyone feel apart of the show. I want to thank all of our fighters for their dedication to the sweet science and all the staff and sponsors that made this event a success.”