ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Undefeated blue-chip bantamweight prospect Dominique “Dimes” Crowder (17-0, 10 KOs) is able to money in November sixteenth on Boxing Insider Promotions’ loaded card, streaming stay on DAZN from The Showroom at Tropicana Atlantic Metropolis.
Crowder. the reigning World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) Worldwide bantamweight champion, is presently rated No. 14 on the planet by the WBA. Educated by Jose Guzman and Corridor of Famer Mark Breland, “Dimes” is a two-time New York Golden Gloves Champion rated No. 1 nationally in his weight class throughout his beginner profession.
“I’m tremendous excited to be on this card in Atlantic Metropolis,” the 30-year-old Crowder mentioned. “I’m glad (occasion promoter) Larry Goldberg made it occur. All of the greats fought there and it’s not too removed from my hometown, a couple of two-hour drive. I’ll have lots of assist on battle evening from individuals in Baltimore and New York Metropolis.”
Crowder takes on Duke Micah (24-2, 19 KOs), of Ghana, in an eight-round bout on The Boardwalk. Micah is a former EBC Worldwide, Commonwealth Boxing Council and WBO African bantamweight champion.
“I’ve identified Dominique since he was an beginner once I used to sponsor him,” Goldberg commented. “I’ve been his pal for years and watched his profession progress to 17-0. He has an important workforce with Jose Guzman, Mark Breland, and his supervisor Adam Glenn. ‘Dimes’ is without doubt one of the greatest free brokers in boxing and simply a tremendous human being.”
Crowder began boxing on the age of 14 in Baltimore. He fell in love with the game and shortly found that he was a pure boxer. New York Metropolis is the house of his coaching camp for every battle as a way to improve his professional profession, going forwards and backwards to his Baltimore residence regularly.
Guzman has been coaching Crowder for the reason that latter a part of 2017 and he’s extraordinarily excessive on his protégé. “Dominique is a kind of diamonds within the tough from his beginner days,” Guzman famous. “All people knew he was a really slick boxer who was exhausting to hit, however no one thought he might hit. As a professional, he’s changed into a boxer-puncher. He didn’t practice very a lot as an beginner as a result of he was so naturally gifted, he didn’t must. He’s extra mature now. Dominique is a kind of guys who eats and breathes boxing 24/7. If he’s not within the fitness center, he’s residence watching boxing from again within the day. He’s a scholar of the sport.
“He’s the WBA Worldwide champion and the query is who’s keen to battle him at 118? He’s 6 toes tall, lengthy, and rangy like Mark Breland and Tommy Hearns, and (for his measurement) Dominique can hit like them.”
Crowder describes his type as a superb puncher who’s essentially sound however also can combine it up pending the state of affairs within the ring. Due to his advantageous top preventing at bantamweight, Crowder watches and within the ring, he makes an attempt to simulate lengthy, rangy fighters equivalent to Mark Breland, Tommy Hearns, Michael Nunn, and Diego Corrales.
The 4 world bantamweight champions of the foremost sanctioning our bodies are all from Japan and Crowder realizes he could must journey midway around the globe for his seemingly impending world title shot.
“Boxing is a ready recreation,” Dominique defined, “and I would like to remain prepared till I get that decision (world title shot provide). As a result of I’m ranked, it might occur at any time. If not, I’ll hold working exhausting to maneuver up and change into the necessary challenger. Hopefully, my probability might occur subsequent yr. I’m getting higher and higher and I’m all the time preventing greater guys than me at coaching camp, actual punchers, by no means guys my weight.
“I’m keen to go to the moon to get my world title shot! I’ll solely get one shot at my first world title battle, so I’ll roll the cube and battle wherever on the planet.
One other rising star, Chattanooga (TN) welterweight Avious Griffin (15-0, 14 KOs), headlines in an eight-round bout versus Adrian Gutierrez (12-2-1, 6 KOs). Energy-punching Griffin, a former Tennessee State Champion, is educated by Brian “Bomac” McIntyre, who’s greatest identified for growing All-World boxer Terence “Bud” Crawford.
One other pair of potential stars who will likely be in motion in six-round bouts are Lengthy Island (NY) tremendous middleweight Donte Layne (4-0, 4 KOs) vs. Shaquille Cameron (7-3, 6 KOs) in a match introduced in affiliation with Extra time Boxing, and Paterson (NJ) junior middleweight Dwyke Flemmings, Jr. (8-0, 8 KOs) vs. TBA.
Layne, 21, was a celebrated beginner who captured gold medals on the 2022 and 2021 USA Nationwide Championships and Nationwide Golden Gloves Event; the 20-year-old Flemmings, Jr., from Paterson (NJ), received a silver medal on the 2018 USA Junior Olympics.
A well-liked Atlantic Metropolis trio of fighters may also be in motion: junior middleweight Justin “Mr. Atlantic Metropolis” Figueroa (10-0, 8 KOs) vs. Imar Rosales (9-3-1, 5 KOs) in a six-rounder, together with heavyweight Bruce “Atlantic Metropolis Categorical 2.0” Seldon, Jr. (3-0, 3 KOs) – the son of former (WBA) Heavyweight Champion Bruce Seldon, Sr. — vs. Julio Mendoza (3-4, 2 KOs), and undefeated light-weight Francisco Rodriguez (5-0, 5 KOs) vs. TBA in a pair of four-round matches.
A pair of potential feminine world title contenders, Philadelphia welterweight Stacia “The Pure” Suttles and Hawaiian light-weight Shere Mae Patricio (2-0, 1 KO) may also be showcased in four-round fights vs. opponents to be decided. Suttles, who was born in New York Metropolis, was a 2016 USA Ladies’s Nationwide Championships gold medalist. Patricio, 21, received a gold medal on the 2023 USA Ladies’s Nationwide Golden Gloves and 2022 USA Ladies’s Nationwide Championships. She’s going to face Sarah “Change Kick” Click on (1-7-1).
Additionally in motion will likely be undefeated Italian junior welterweight Giacomo Micheli (8-0, 6 KOs), who takes on Ronnell “Punisher” Burnett (11-1, 7 KOs) in an eight-round bout. Micheli was a standout beginner in Italy.
The cardboard is topic to alter.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Govt Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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