2nd Annual DRD Shines at Northwest
Posted: March 15, 2009
by Lindy Lindell

Louis Mitchell's second annual amateur boxing program drew an SRO crowd and featured 12 mostly-action bouts in Detroit's Northwest Activities Center, March 14. Mitchell had a good show last year. This one was even better. In fact, the intensity and quality of the matches--all evenly matched--generated one of the two best shows this reporter has seen in the last five years.

Ring announcer Lisa Cunningham announced tributes to longtime trainer Walter Smith and Melvindale middleweight Mickey Goodwin, both of whom died within the last month. There will be a trophy to honor Smith given out on a yearly basis and to recognize Goodwin, a Heart of a Champion Award was presented to longtime trainer John Brown. Brown, who recently had double-bypass surgery, wanted to attend, but had his brother stand in.

The bouts contained nary a single knockdown or stoppage, but featured full-throttle energy bursts from all involved.

140 lbs. Taylor Carroll, Joe's Boxing W3 Tanique Kelly, Crowell.
155 lbs. Danny Moore, Motown W3 Dakota Benson, Magic.
170 lbs. Jake Duffey, Joe's Boxing W3 Ryan Laprise, Windsor.
145 lbs. Johnathan Terry, Detroit Boxing Jungle W3 Maurice Turner, Crowell.
155 lbs. Tony Harrison, Henry Hank W3 Waseem El-Sinani, Windsor.
120 lbs. Bruce Martin, Kronk W3 Alexander Hernandez, Warriors.
155 lbs. Antonio Neeley, Crowell W3 William Hill, Detroit Boxing Jungle.
145 lbs. Anthony Flagg, Downtown W3 Thomas Sullivan, Crowell.
135 lbs. Gabriel Garza, Warriors W3 Allan Wright, Joe's Boxing.
80 lbs. Cortez Todd, Downtown W3 Jalen Prieto, Motown's Nubian Knights.
147 lbs. Gage Harmon, ALCC W3 Christobel Sanhchez, Warriors.
155 lbs. Quadelle Gaddies, Detroit Boxing Jungle W3 Anwar Benen, Detroit Boxing Jungle.

Fight of the Night: Gabriel Garza v. Allan Wright.

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