Club Hush (Charlotte, NC) Boxing Results from May 18, 2013

Note: I apologize for posting this late. 


On May 18, 2013, Tommy Hill Boxing featured an event at Club Hush in Charlotte, N.C. that included 6 professional bouts. Four of the 12 boxers were from North Carolina and were matched against opponents from other regions. Only one of the four, Noel Echevarria, got a win that evening.

In a scheduled 5-round bout, “Shut-Up” Echevarria (11-0) of Winston-Salem won a unanimous decision over John Willoughby (3-19) of Atlanta. He won every round with all three judges scoring it 50-45.

Desi Williams (0-6) of Wilson, North Carolina was KO’d in the 1st round by the Guyanese fighter Elton Dharry (15-5-1) who now resides in California.

Tevin Parker (0-4) of North Carolina (city unknown) was TKO’d in the 1st round by Mikkel Lespiere (3-0) of New York City.

Making his debut, Chris Sawtelle (0-0-1) of Charlotte, North Carolina fought to a majority decision draw in a 4-round heavyweight bout with Rex Harris (0-0-1) of Pennsylvania, who was also making his debut. The scores were: 39-36 (for Sawtelle) and the other two judges both had it 37-37.

In other bouts:

Thomas Brown (14-4-1; York, South Carolina) won 6-round UD over Jess Noriega (1-4-0; Lynchburg, Virginia).

James Hope (7-11-1; Rock Hill, South Carolina got a SD win over Scott “Bang Bang” Burrell (7-2; Brooklyn, N.Y.) in 6 rounds.

Paco Rivera, GAR1680 Boxing Talk
Twitter: @GAR1680

Echevarria vs. Willoughby pre-fight introductions at Club Hush, Charlotte, NC - 5/18/2013

Another News Article about GAR1680 Boxing Talk

I’d like to thank correspondent Kim Smith of the Charlotte Observer newspaper for contacting me and for the article he wrote about Blog Talk Radio that included a feature on my North Carolina Boxing Talk Radio Show.

Paco Rivera, GAR1680 Boxing Talk
Twitter: @GAR1680

Note: The image below was edited for this post. A section was removed. To read the entire story, go here:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/06/07/4085270/web-putting-charlotte-back-on.html

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Noel "Shut-Up" Echevarria Boxing Talk Radio Interview on Monday, 6/10/2013

Winston-Salem lightweight, Noel "Shut-Up" Echevarria

     On next Monday’s North Carolina Boxing Talk Radio Show: Hear a GAR1680 exclusive interview with one of our state’s up-and-coming fighters...

NOEL “SHUT-UP” ECHEVARRIA

     Noel is undefeated with a record of 11-0 and quickly rising as a top prospect in the world of boxing.

     Listen to Noel talk about how the Philly fighter, Tevin Farmer, chickened out of fighting him!

Also, a recap of the Anthony “The Tyger” Hanshaw vs. Farah Ennis fight on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. Hanshaw also fights out of North Carolina.

Great show! Don’t miss it! Monday, June 10. 6:30PM on Blog Talk Radio.

The GAR1680 LIVE Chat Room will open at 5:30pm (1 hour before show starts) – Find Chat Room link button on this blog site (upper right column). 

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Anthony “The Tyger” Hanshaw Showed lot of Heart in Loss on ESPN Friday Night Fights

On a broadcast of ESPN Friday Night Fights this past Friday, Anthony “Tony the Tyger” Hanshaw (now 23-3-2) of Kernersville, North Carolina faced Farah Ennis (21-1) of Philadelphia in a scheduled 10-round bout. The fight took place at the Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Washington.

Hanshaw started out well in the first round, appearing more the aggressor and connecting well toward the end of the round. Ennis may have gotten the better of Hanshaw in rounds 2 and 3, but Hanshaw had a very good 4th round, coming out strong and catching Ennis with a lot of good shots.

The 5th round may have been the best for Hanshaw. His better moments came with less than a minute to go in the round when he got Ennis against the ropes and connected with a series of punches.

In the 6th round, commentator Teddy Atlas’ scorecard showed Hanshaw winning 48-47, with Hanshaw winning rounds 1, 4, and 5. Viewers voting their scores on Friday Night Fights' Facebook page showed fans giving Hanshaw the same rounds (1, 4 and 5); Hanshaw up 3 rounds to 2. Near the end of the sixth round, Ennis connected with a great uppercut to Hanshaw’s jaw.

With about a minute remaining in the 7th round, Hanshaw once again gets Ennis against the ropes and attacks.  

The 8th was somewhat slow paced, but about midway into the 9th, Ennis connects with a right hand that seemed to almost drop Hanshaw.

Round 10 was all Ennis. He floors Hanshaw at 2:23 remaining with a punch to the head that appeared to look more like a push with the hand and glove. Not connecting solidly. Hanshaw got up and didn’t appear any different than before the knockdown. Ennis did connect several more times with hard shots, but Hanshaw survived the round.

Paco Rivera, GAR1680 Boxing Talk
Twitter: GAR1680

This video was edited to show some of Hanshaw's better rounds in the fight, but

also includes the entire 10th and final round when Hanshaw was knocked down.

North Carolina Boxing Talk Radio Show; The PROBLEMS with Boxing in North Carolina

Listen to the GAR1680 North Carolina Boxing Talk Show from this evening (Monday, June 3, 2013). Join this blog site to be alerted about future Charlotte & North Carolina Boxing Talk radio shows. The 30-minute show broadcasts each Monday at 6:30pm HERE

This show: North Carolina's Anthony "The Tyger" Hanshaw preview of his upcoming ESPN Friday Night Fights bout this Friday (June 7). * Undefeated N.C. heavyweight Joshua "Too Tuff" Tufte fights June 22 in Greensboro. * Also, the business of boxing...the problems with boxing in North Carolina.

Correction: I stated Josh Tufte's opponent in the upcoming Greensboro bout,  Elijah McCall, as having a record of 11-2-1. McCall fought in Poland on May 18 and lost. His record is 11-3-1.

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Radio show recorded: Monday, 5/3/2013
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