Toledo, Ohio known in the boxing world for hosting the Willard-Dempsey fight, which took place on July 4, 1919. Greer Promotions, in only its second event, is seeing to bring back the glory days of the sweet science to this historic city. Fans as the Skyway Recreational Center were treated to an action-packed card on and were able to kick off the holiday season with a knockout.
The Hype leading up to this card, exceeded expectations as fans remained on their feet for the duration of the show. “This was our second show at a new location. We had a packed house, great fights and an amazing venue. I would like to thank the Skyway Recreation Center for hosting our show, the Ohio Athletic Commission for their support, to our fighters for conducting themselves in a professional manner and most importantly to our fans for their continued support. On behalf of our entire team we want to wish everyone a safe and blessed holiday season”
Bout 1
4 Rounds; Middleweight Division
John “The Beast” Oliver (1-2) picked up his first victory in front of his hometown crowd with a lopsided victory against John Oliver (0-4). Judges scores were: 40-36, 40-36, 39-37
4 Rounds; Lightweight Division
With the crowd on his side, Aldeen “The Island Barbarian” Wattley improved to 5-1 (3ko) over Brian “The Blessing” Guzman 2-1-1 (2ko). Aldeen was the aggressor early and often as we sent Guzman crashing to canvas twice early in the first round. Judges scores were: 38-36, 38-36, 39-36
Bout 3
4 Rounds; Heavyweight Division
James “Nothing Nice” Evans 1-0 (1ko) made easy work of Richard “Bear” 0-1 with a TKO victory. Evans knocked Tucker to the canvas early in the round. Unable to recover, Tucker’s corner threw in the towel at 2:26 of the first round.
Bout 4
4 Rounds; Cruiserweight Division
Derik “Miller Time” Miller improved to 3-0 (3ko) with a TKO victory over Albert “The Sand Man” Taylor 0-1. Miller was aggressive form the opening bell and out classed his opponent. A hard right hand sent Taylor crashing to the canvas and he was unable to recover as referee James Easter reached the count of 10 at 1:08 of round 1.
Bout 5
4 Rounds; Female Welterweight Division
Jenna “Country Girl” Johlin 2-3-1 and Michaele “Rogue” Nogue squared off in a 6 round main event that warranted and received a standing ovation from the capacity crowd. Johlin controlled the ring the entire fight as was victorious by unanimous decision. Judges scores were: 60-54, 60-54, 58-56. Johlin gracious in her victory announced to the crowd and asked for a round of applause of her opponent who is currently serving our nation in the United States Coast Guard.
Greer Promotions is scheduled to announce their first show of 2020 in the coming weeks.
