Ann Arbor Boxing Challenge is Success
Posted: December 19, 2007

PHOTOS BY BOB RYDER

Ann Arbor’s A-Square Fight Club held its third club show in just over six months on Saturday. The A-Square Boxing Challenge III drew an impressive number of clubs despite two other shows in the metro-Detroit area the same night.

Hamtramck’s Andriy Stankevych continued to improve his record with a win over Detroit Golden Gloves champ Brandon Love in a 142-lb. matchup. The Ukraine-born 16-year old is title-less but has improved his record with several wins this year and should make a good showing at the upcoming championships.

Emanuel Lipscomb of Butzel Recreation won a 152-lb bout over Brighton’s Alexander Davis.

Casa De Boxeo’s Zach Shamoun won over Toledo’s Central City Boxing’s Gary Kenny at 110-lbs.

Jake Wessel, of Prodigy, won the first 165-lb match of the night against Lasky Recreation’s Mark Mackinnon while Cleveland, Ohio’s Eddie Alicia won not only the second over Windsor, Ontario, Canada’s Rene Avest but also captured the Best Senior Boxer award.

In one of two female fights of the night, Butzel Recreation’s Sudana Fowler defeated Katelyn Murphy of Brighton Boxing at 142-lbs.

Albert Bell of Central City won over Darrion Lawson of FWC in a 110-lb bout.

A-Square had three boxers on the 12-fight card with two winning their matches and best boxer awards. In a female bout at 80-lbs, Jasmine Hampton was victorious against Dornaisa Blackman of Cleveland, Ohio and James Taylor won his 70-lb match against FWC’s Eddie Dean. Hampton won the Best Female Boxer award and Taylor won the Best Junior/Intermediate Boxer award of the evening.

Butzel’s Fred Hunter won over A-Square’s Cedric Johnson at 132-lbs.

The third Cleveland fighter, Brett Simmions, won over fellow Ohio boxer Blake Schraw of Central City Boxing at 141-lbs.

In the sole heavyweight match, Lasky’s Covan Graham defeated fellow Detroit Recreation boxer Michael Harrell of Butzel.

The host club, opened 17-months ago by Eric McGuire, has already hosted three well-attended club shows and boasts two JO and two Detroit Golden Gloves champions.

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