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moonwalker Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:49 on Record Queries Forum

Post subject: Madison, West Virginia results [1]
Saturday, March 9th - Madison Civic Center - Madison, West Virginia
This was the 7th installment of the King of the Coal Fields series presented by Black Eye Promotions.

Eric Watkins of Morgantown, WV 8 (KO 5) 4 (KO 1) - 1, fought a ten round draw against Jason "Coalfield Cobra" Smith of Logan, West 
Virginia, 8 (KO 6) -2 (KO 1) - 1.  This bout was for the vacant West Virginia light-heavyweight title.  One judge scored the fight 
for Watkins and the other two judges scored the fight even.  The West Virginia light-heavyweight title remains vacant.

Matt Garretson, 2 (KO 1) - 0 - 0, of WV won a four round decision over Josh Stepp, 1 (KO 1) - 1-0, WV in a light-heavyweight 
contest.  Garretson scored one knock down in the fight.

Austin "Speedy" Marcum, 4 (KO 2) - 2 (KO 1) - 0, of WV won a four round decision over Shane Gierke, 5 (KO 4) -29 (KO 21) - 2, of 
Akron, Ohio.  Middleweights.  Marcum scored a knockdown in the first round.  Gierke hurt Marcum with a left hook in the third  
round, but Marcum's mouthpiece came out and the bout was stalled for about a minute giving Marcum time to recover.  Marcum used 
his speed and mobility to outscore the slower, but harder punching Gierke.

Heavyweight Jon Hill of WV was knocked down by Greg Maynard of Williamson, WV in a one round slugfest.  Hill was in trouble but 
came on at the end of the round.  Maynard did not come out for the second round.

Don Pennington WV scored a first round TKO over Steven Whitehair of Parkersburg, WV.  This was Pennington's pro debut.  He scored 
a standing eight count and two knockdowns.  The fight was stopped at 2:59 of the first round after the second knock down.  The 
referee waved the fight over at the second knock down without starting a count.

In the opening pro contest.  Zanesville, Ohio heavyweight Justin "Teddy Bear" Novaria scored a third round TKO over Matt "The  
Natural" Deskins of Breeden, WV.  Novaria scored a knockdown a little more than a minute into the third round.  The fight was 
stopped as Deskins was in trouble against the ropes at about 2 and a half minutes into the third round.

The card began with three amateur contests.