The first fight on his record: 81-04-23 vs Phil Capobianco in Hauppague, NY might be a different fighter. The opponent is listed as Abdulah Akbar on Capobianco's record in RRB.
Akbar Abdullah fought just a few weeks earlier in Minnesota and was knocked out in 2.
Does anyone have a report of the New York fight card and is able to determine the hometown of the Abdulah Akbar on that card?
Thanks.
Akbar Abdullah
The show is reported in Malcolm "Flash" Gordon's Tonight's Boxing Program #373 page 2.
April 13, 1981 Colonial Hill, Hauppage, NY.
Tommy McNeece 176 Oakdale, TKO'd John "Black Jesus" Powell 175 Hempstead, at 2:54 of the 1st.
Charlie Hecker 159 Manhattan, TKO'd Ali Perez 161 Bronx, at 1:01 of the 6th.
Phil Capobianco 174 Huntington, KO'd Jamal Akbar, 174½ Newark, NJ. at 2:44 of the 1st.
Todd Longmuir 131 Wantagh W 6 Eddie Ortiz 136 Paterson, NJ.
Tommy Amato 147 Massapequa TKO’d Curtis Williams 145 Newark, NJ. At 2:31 of the 1st.
Tom Fitzgerald 182 Westbury, KO’d Mike Prussick 183 Calverson, NY. At 1:57 of the 1st.
Tommy Molloy 158 Merrick, W 4 Joe Martino 158 New Hyde Park.
Jackie Coulter 131 Rockville Center, TKO’d Noel Torres 131 Brooklyn, end of the 1st.
Gino Gerelmino 125 Levitown, W 4 Reggie Hill 128½ Paterson.
Pomoters-Jimmy Winters, Jimmy Glenn & Bob Jackson.
Matchmaker Gene Moore. Attendance- 943 Gate- $12,583
Flash goes out of his way in his notes to state;
In the third feature, there was a bit of a buzz as Capobianco fought someone billed as “Jamar Arbubakar”, the fine Newark middle.
This turkey was a “Jamal Akbar”.
Jamal Arbubakar’s BoxRec
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=002212
April 13, 1981 Colonial Hill, Hauppage, NY.
Tommy McNeece 176 Oakdale, TKO'd John "Black Jesus" Powell 175 Hempstead, at 2:54 of the 1st.
Charlie Hecker 159 Manhattan, TKO'd Ali Perez 161 Bronx, at 1:01 of the 6th.
Phil Capobianco 174 Huntington, KO'd Jamal Akbar, 174½ Newark, NJ. at 2:44 of the 1st.
Todd Longmuir 131 Wantagh W 6 Eddie Ortiz 136 Paterson, NJ.
Tommy Amato 147 Massapequa TKO’d Curtis Williams 145 Newark, NJ. At 2:31 of the 1st.
Tom Fitzgerald 182 Westbury, KO’d Mike Prussick 183 Calverson, NY. At 1:57 of the 1st.
Tommy Molloy 158 Merrick, W 4 Joe Martino 158 New Hyde Park.
Jackie Coulter 131 Rockville Center, TKO’d Noel Torres 131 Brooklyn, end of the 1st.
Gino Gerelmino 125 Levitown, W 4 Reggie Hill 128½ Paterson.
Pomoters-Jimmy Winters, Jimmy Glenn & Bob Jackson.
Matchmaker Gene Moore. Attendance- 943 Gate- $12,583
Flash goes out of his way in his notes to state;
In the third feature, there was a bit of a buzz as Capobianco fought someone billed as “Jamar Arbubakar”, the fine Newark middle.
This turkey was a “Jamal Akbar”.
Jamal Arbubakar’s BoxRec
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=002212
Thanks Blue! Great work.
We got the date clarified (it had been off by 10 days) as well as my suspicion as far as Akbar Abdullah goes. I don't think that it was Jamar Arbubakrr (or whatever the spelling of his name is) either since his record seems more or less confirmed both by us at Boxrec and Fight Fax.
We got the date clarified (it had been off by 10 days) as well as my suspicion as far as Akbar Abdullah goes. I don't think that it was Jamar Arbubakrr (or whatever the spelling of his name is) either since his record seems more or less confirmed both by us at Boxrec and Fight Fax.
the date is still April 23, 1981.