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Weights From Springfield, VA![1]
Gary Digital Williams; Boxing Along The Beltway Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 9:29 AM
Here is the scale watch for tonight's Ponytail Promotions card at the ABC Sports Complex in Springfield, VA:
Tori Nelson 146 vs. Arlene Blencowe 147
Tyrieshia Douglas 111 vs. Whitney Gunter 110
Travis Reeves 191 vs. Arial Espinal 200
Seth Billups 140 vs. Ty Felton 135
Larry Pryor 186 vs. Santos Martinez 194
Henry Goss 135 vs. Anthony Dave 137
Edgar Torres 151 vs. Anthony Walls (will weigh-in later today)

REPORT

RESULTS FROM VIRGINIA: TORI NELSON WINS SPLIT DECISION
Ponytail Promotions press release September 29, 2014[2]
Tori Nelson W10 Arlene Blencowe... Tori “Sho Nuff” Nelson won a hard-fought ten-round split decision over Arlene 
Blencowe Saturday in Springfield, VA. Nelson, the WIBA welterweight champion, hails from nearby Ashburn, VA while
Blencowe came all the way from Australia and put up a serious fight. In the opening round, Blencowe silenced the 
pro-Nelson by coming out strong and hurting Nelson early on. The 37-year-old Nelson remained calm and recovered 
to outbox Blencowe (2-3 as a boxer). Scores were 96-94 (twice) for Nelson and 97-93 Blencowe.
“She really came to fight and I knew she was going to be tough because of the opposition she’s fought and her 
background in MMA” said Nelson, who improved to 11-0-3. “It was a good fight and I’m the first to admit this 
wasn’t my best performance but I definitely outboxed her and did enough to keep my title.”
Nelson also dismissed the notion that she may have received a hometown decision. “I was making her miss later on 
and countering her well in the second half of the fight. Both my corner and I were confident that after the first 
few rounds, I was in control and took over down the stretch. Keeping my title is harder than winning it was and I 
always have to stay two steps ahead of the competition. I’m going back to the gym tomorrow to prepare for my next 
fight!” Nelson returns Saturday, November 15th at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA to defend her title against 
an opponent to be named.
UNDERCARD RESULTS:
In the Virginia co-feature, flyweight Tyrieshia “Lady Tyga” Douglas (6-0) blew out Whitney Gunter (0-2) in eighty 
two seconds. Douglas, a Washington DC native who lives and trains in Baltimore, dropped Gunter twice before 
referee Alisha Daniels stopped the bout...
Cruiserweight Travis “Seever” Reeves stopped Ariel Espinal in the third round... junior welterweight Seth “Killer 
B” Billups overcame a knockdown to score a second round stoppage over Ty Felton... featherweight Alexandru Marin 
stopped Rasool Shakur in the third... light heavyweight Larry Pryor demolished Santos Martinez in the first round.
junior welterweight Henry Goss drew with Anthony Dave.
The card was promoted by Ponytail Promotions. Founded in 2014 by respected Baltimore-based boxing businessman 
James Hogan, Ponytail Promotions envisions becoming one of the top promotional firms in the United States. With a 
keen interest in both male and female fighters, Ponytail Promotions will run a total of 10-12 shows per year in 
Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC and North Carolina.

Tori “Sho Nuff” Nelson DEFEATS Arlene Blencowe[3]
Gary Digital Williams; Boxing Along The Beltway Sunday, September 28th, 2014 
The main event saw Ashburn, VA welterweight Tori “Sho Nuff” Nelson successfully defend her WIBA Welterweight title 
with a 10-round split decision over a very game Arlene Blencowe of New South Wales, Australia. This was Nelson’s 
toughest title defense as Blencowe came out firing and rocked the champion in the first round. However, Nelson 
maintained her composure and landed enough blows to hold on to the title. Judges Alisha Daniels and Gail Jasper 
scored the bout 96-94 for Nelson while judge Dorothea Perry saw the bout for Blencowe, 97-93. Nelson defends her title 
for the fourth time and remains undefeated at 11-0-2, one KO. Blencowe, who has held two world titles, is now 2-3.

The co-feature saw undefeated Baltimore, MD flyweight Tyrieshia “Lady Tyga” Douglas make short and easy work of an 
overmatched Whitney Gunter of Pelham, NC. Douglas attacked Gunter from the opening bell and Gunter had absolutely 
no defense. After two knockdowns, referee Alisha Daniels stepped in and stopped the bout at 1:22 of the first round.
Douglas won a minor regional title (USBU) with the victory and raised her record to 6-0, two KO’s. Gunter is now 0-2.
Both female bouts were officiated by an all-female crew — Daniels and Michelle Myers alternated as referees and 
judges (Myers refereed the Nelson-Blencowe bout), Perry and Jasper were the other two judges and the Event Inspector 
was Tracy Fagan.

Also on the card, Baltimore cruiserweight Travis “Seveer” Reeves scored a third round TKO over veteran Ariel “Iron” 
Espinal of Brooklyn, NY. Reeves battered Espinal for the duration of the bout as he landed body shots at will. Reeves 
dropped Espinal 39 seconds into the third round and referee Vic DeWysocki stopped the contest. Reeves, the USBU 
cruiserweight champion, wins his fourth straight contest and raises his record to 7-2-1, three KO’s while Espinal 
drops his 12th straight and falls to 8-25-3, four KO’s.
Ashburn, VA junior welterweight Seth “Killer B” Billups recovered from a first-round knockdown to stop the debuting 
Ty Felton of Danville, VA in the second round. Felton dropped Billups with a right-left combination early in the first 
round. Later in the round, Billups scored a knockdown on Felton, however, ringside observers thought the punch landed 
on the back of Felton’s head and forced Felton’s gloves to touch the canvas. Billups made no doubt about a knockdown 
in the second round as he landed a picture-perfect right hand right down the middle of Felton’s guard that dropped 
Felton to his hands and knees. Felton didn’t beat referee DeWysocki’s 10-count and the bout ended at 1:14.
Billups remained undefeated at 4-0, three KO’s.
In the only other bout to go the distance, Hagerstown, MD lightweight Henry “The Boss” Goss and Anthony Dave of 
Columbus, OH battled to a four-round majority draw. Both men had a tough time landing shots consistently which made 
the bout a tough one to watch. Judge Daniels thought Dave won by shutout, 40-36 but judges Perry and Jasper saw the 
draw at 38-38. Goss, who fought for the first time since 2009, has an even record at 3-3-3, two KO’s while Dave is 
now 0-4-1.

Marin Scores Second-Round TKO![4]
Gary Digital Williams; Boxing Along The Beltway Saturday, September 27, 2014 9:01 PM
Silver Spring, MD featherweight Alexandru Marin stopped Jackson, MI's Rasool Shakoor at 1:56 of the third round.
Marin dropped Shakoor three times -- twice with right hooks and once with a solid left hook in the third.  Referee 
DeWysocki stopped the contest. Marin remains undefeated at 5-0, four KO's.  Shakoor is 2-15-1, one KO.

Pryor Knocks Out Martinez In One![5]
Gary Digital Williams; Boxing Along The Beltway Saturday, September 27, 2014 8:40 PM
Results tonight will come a little haphazardly tonight as I am doing double duty this evening.  Our first pro bout has 
ended and Larry "Hitman" Pryor of Frederick, MD has scored a first-round knockout over Santos Martinez of Adrian, MI.
Pryor landed a crushing body shot with the right hand to score the first knockdown then finished the job.  Martinez 
could not beat referee Vic DeWysocki's count and the bout was stopped at 1:48.