Results: Boxing in Winston-Salem, Saturday, August 23, 2014 - Former Champ Shannon Briggs in Main Event

Shannon Briggs puts finish on Cory Phelps at 1:18 of Round 1

On Saturday, August 23, Ring of Dreams Promotions featured professional boxing at the South Side Community Boxing Club in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Seven fighters from the state appeared on the card, as indicated in bold below, with two matched against each other in one of the bouts. The Main Event was headlined by former WBO World Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs of Brooklyn, New York. Briggs entered the ring with a 4-fight win streak this year since losing in 2010 to Vitali Klitschko and taking a four-year layoff. Briggs had taken Klitschko the 12-round distance in that bout, but lost by unanimous decision.

Results below. (Records shown for North Carolina fighters are current). 

Shannon Briggs def. Cory Phelps TKO 1st Round, wins interim WBC Latino heavyweight title.

Richard Miller (2-0; Winston-Salem, NC) def. Quadree Arrington (0-2; Leggett, NC) KO 1st Round

Nicholas Thompson (1-0; Burlington, NC) def. Mario Huffman KO 1st Round

Jean Pierre Augustin def. Valriquas Bullock (0-2; Charlotte, NC) TKO 1st Round

Headley Scott def. Joshua Hinnant (0-5; Wilson, NC) TKO 1st Round

Jacob Wooley (1-0; Charlotte, NC) def. Trevon Blizzard (Pink Hill, NC) TKO 1st Round.

Chris Vendola def. Andrae Carthron TKO 3rd Round

Miguel Cartagena def. Jesus Gonzales UD 6 Rounds.


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