Washington DC Golden Gloves

I the fifth week of preliminary bouts for the Washington D.C Golden Gloves, local boxers continued their quest for a chance to compete in the DC. Championships on March 7th at Rosecroft Raceway.
In Saturday evenings semi-final bouts, Main St Gym’s Markeese Hines continued to dominate in the novice 152 lb. class outpointing Antonio Brothers who represented Knowledge Boxing in D.C. In doing so, Hines punches his ticket to the Championships in two weeks.

Main Street’s Corey Moore dropped a decision in a solid performance against a very tough Marlon Bolen who fights out of Floyds Gym in DC..

Other local boxers include Jerry Shockley out of Down Under Boxing missed his chance to move on to the finals when the referee stopped to bout before the final bell. Montez Nichols of Down Under Boxing, won on walkover to become the 2018 DC Golden Gloves Champion in the 17yr old 141lb division, while Marquette McMillian of Douwn Under Boxing dropped a decision to Ricardo Volcano out of Old School Boxing in Fort Washington in the 201+ novice division. 

In all three Main St boxers will compete in the Washington DC Golden Gloves Championship Markeese Hines, Thomas Mottinger, and James McMurdo in the 152 novice, 200lb open and 201+ open respectively.