Results from DC (courtesy of Boxingalongthebeltway)

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Vinson Wins but Leaves Belt on Scales!
DC bantamweight Clarence "Untouchable" Vinson won a 10-round unanimous decision over a game Robert "Don't Lose" DaLuz of Jacksonville, FL in the main event of the Babie Girl Promotions card at Howard University's Burr Gymnasium.

However, because Vinson came in over the 122-pound bantamweight limit, he did not walk out of the ring with the WBC USNBC Bantamweight title. The title remains vacant.

Vinson had to overcome adversity in the ring as well. Vinson was knocked down in the second round by a looping DaLuz right hand. But by the fourth round, Vinson was in control showing tremendous Pernell Whitaker-style defense at times, crouching low to get away from DaLuz's punches and then landing with sharp combinations to the body and head.

Judges scorecards were 95-94, 97-92 and 96-93.

Vinson's record is now 16-2, seven KO's. DaLuz falls to 10-7-2, nine KO's.

The co-feature bout will be remembered at the end of 2007 as one of the best bouts along the Beltway this year. Undefeated DC light heavyweight Reginald Taylor survived a mostly phone-booth style contest to win a six-round unanimous decision over Philadelphia veteran Jameel "Black Gold" Wilson.

Both boxers turned fighting at close quarters into an art form as they traded head and body shots throughout the contest. Early, Taylor did damage to the head while Wilson was scoring with strong body shots. Wilson started to take advantage with uppercuts and head shots, but Taylor fought back gamely with a solid sixth-round to give him the victory, with the judges scorecards at 58-57, 59-53 and 58-56.

Taylor is now 7-0, four KO's while Wilson falls to 13-11-2, eight KO's.

Also on the card, DC junior welterweight Reggie "The Mechanic" Holly put on a solid performance, easily dominating Ken Humphreys of Ripley, TN in a six-round rematch.

In the last bout between these two (in March of 2006 at the Lincoln Theatre), Holly used superior boxing skills to get the victory. In this bout, Holly again was on the onset, with strong combinations to win the contest.

Holly's record is now 7-3, two KO's while Humphreys is 4-5, three KO's.

Stafford, VA heavyweight "The People's Champion" Jonathan Felton scored a second-round TKO over veteran Eric Starr of Hillsborough, FR. Felton landed a devasting left hand and dropped him to the canvas. Moments later, Felton finished the job as he was all over Starr.

Felton has now won two straight and rasises her record to 5-8, five KO's. Starr is listed at 15-32.

Also, Portland, OR flyweight Gabriel Cruz spoiled the pro debut of DC's Derrick "No Joke" McFadden. Cruz outworked McFadden enough to earn a four-round majority decision.

DC Boxing history was made on this card as two of the bouts were refereed by Michelle Hall, the first female professional boxing referee in the Beltway region. Hall told me after the card that she said she made some mistakes. Could've (and did) fooled me. She was very solid in both bouts as she worked the rematch between Reggie Holly and Ken Humphreys as well as the McFadden-Cruz matchup.