FAIRFAX, VA
(December 11, 2006) -- The WBC
Continental Americas super welterweight championship title fight
yielded a draw between local favorite JIMMY LANGE (27-3-2, 19
KOs) of Great Falls, VA, and FONTAINE CABELL (21-6-2, 16 KOs)
of Orlando, FL, last night at the Patriot Center. Despite each
fighter claiming that he thought he earned enough points for a
victory in the post-fight press conference, the judges scored the
bout 117-111 for Lange, 116-112 for Cabell and 114-114. The Patriot
Center’s fourth live pro boxing event drew 5,437 fans to the George
Mason University arena (the previous three shows had more than
5,000, 6,000 and 3,700 fans respectively).
Neither fighter seemed to find a
consistent rhythm or advantage over the other during the
evenly-matched title bout. The second round featured some heavy
hitting from both boxers and each claimed to have suffered a hand
injury during the process. An inadvertent butting of heads in the
same round produced a cut on Lange’s head resulting in a steady
stream of blood that was finally patched by prominent cutman Jimmy
Glenn several rounds later. Unlike his previous bout where he used
an impressive last-minute surge to stop Tommy Wilt and earn a win,
Lange’s 12th and final round performance featured
numerous body blows that seemed to hurt a dazed Cabell, but it was
not enough to secure a victory.
DEAN WHITE
(14-5-1, 8 KOs) of Smithsburg, MD,
showed considerable resolve in scoring an eight-round unanimous
(77-75, 77-75, 77-75) upset over Portsmouth’s DORIN SPIVEY
(35-5, 28 KOs) in the action-packed, co-featured event. The two
squared off in 1998, but the outcome was different Saturday night as
White appeared more aggressive in earning the hard-fought win
against the Pernell Whitaker-trained fighter.
After spending more then a decade
in retirement, former WBO cruiserweight champion BOONE PULTZ
(24-1, 15 KOs) of Odenton, MD, returned to the ring, recording a
unanimous six-round decision (59-55, 60-54, 60-54) over ALONZO
CUTCHIN (7-14, 6 KOs) of Charlottesville, VA. Despite obvious
signs of “ring rust” due to the long layoff, the victory didn’t
quell Pultz’s large group of supporters from enjoying the
47-year-old’s comeback win.
In one of the evening’s most
highly-anticipated bouts -- not for its skill-level but for its
intrigue and celebrity-status -- radio co-host JP FLAIM (0-1)
of The Junkies was dazed by an onslaught of blows from JAY
WATTS (2-8, 2 KOs) within seconds of the opening bell of round
one. The barrage continued as the game DJ attempted to thwart more
punches, but was overmatched and knocked down to the canvas several
times. The referee stepped in and stopped the fight at 2:59 of the
first round. Flaim’s co-host ERIC “EB” BICKEL worked the
fighter’s corner, while fellow Junkies, JOHN “CAKES”
AUVILLE and JASON “LURCH” BISHOP provided commentary
along with play-by-play man JOHN SCHEINMAN via a live
ringside broadcast of the fight.
In other undercard matches,
heavyweight JUAN ROBLES (5-0, 3 KOs) of Waynesboro, VA,
remained undefeated by pummeling Brockton, MA’s DAN SHEEHAN
(10-36, 4 KOs) with a second-round TKO at 2:59; Alexandria’s
JAIME PALMA (10-10-1, 2 KOs) earned a split decision win (39-37,
39-37, 37-39) against REGGIE SANDERS of Fort Wayne, IN; Front
Royal, VA prospect ANDREW FARMER (4-1, 3 KOs) suffered his
first pro defeat at the hands of KEN HUMPHREY (3-2, 2 KOs) of
Ripley, TN with a four-round majority decision (38-36, 38-37,
38-38); and New York’s REGGIE LaCRETE improved to 2-0 with a
four-round unanimous decision (39-37, 39-37, 39-37) over WILLIAM
BAILEY (5-13-2, 2 KOs) of Chesapeake, VA.
Joe Hensley’s Major League Boxing
served as the official promoter of record.
