The card in St. Joe was a great success.  There was a sold-out crowd in the Ballroom.

 

Steve Walker gained another win with a 4-Round decision over Kenny Durham.  Steve will be fighting Thomas Damgaard in Denmark on Feb. 28.

 

Earl Walker who is the trainer of the St. Joe fighters (Galen, Byron, and Donnie) and very accomplished in Martial Arts; made his pro debut with a very impressive one round stoppage of very game Andy Utterback.  Earl is 38 years old and one of the better fighters around.

 

The always crowd-pleasing "Nasty" Nate Zeikle won by tko in round 2 over pro-debuting Antwon Jones.  Nate weathered a tough first round and won with body shots in the 2nd.

 

Donnie McCrary returned 10 days after his war with Francisco Diaz to register another win at the onset of the 2nd round over Ron Baker.

 

The most entertaining fight of the night was between two local inexperienced heavyweights that had the crowd on their feet for the duration.  Clinton Boldridge eventually outlasted Steve Blakely to win by tko in the 3rd.

 

Jimmy Joe Zeikle looked very impressive with a 4-round decision win over Mike Walker of Hannibal.  Mike Walker will be fighting Jesper Jensen in Denmark on Feb. 28.  Jimmy may be landing a fight with Jorge Paez or perhaps an IBA Title fight will be in his future.

 

Byron Polley won by tko in one over Randy Gibney in a very entertaining action-filled 2 minutes.

 

The main-event saw Galen Brown destroy Gary Culp in 30 seconds.  Galen is fighting for the IBF World Youth Title in Germany on Feb. 21 against Robert Steiglitz.  He did not want to waste any time or take any chances. His enthusiasm had Culp beat before he left the dressing room.

 

That is pretty much a rap-up of what happened.  The aboved named fighters are all guys that I am handling now and as you can see, I have several of them traveling out of town.  On a personal note; I will be fighting Kai Kurzawa for the WBC Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title in Dresden, Germany on Feb. 28