Davis decisions Chapman

In an eight round heavyweight bout, former IBF cruiserweight champion Kelvin "Koncrete" Davis knocked down journeyman Willie "Wreckless" Chapman three times early but the veteran Chapman survived to the final Bell only to fall short on the judges tally.

Standing 5'9 and weighing 207lbs, Davis looked and fought like a poor man's Tyson: 2002 version not vintage 1988 Tyson. Coming out pounding the taller, larger, older Chapman who wore absurd looking table cloth type decorations on his shorts, Davis found quick success throwing bricks with every punch; knocking down Chapman with a monster left jab-straight right combination. Chapman shook it off and survived the remainder of the round only to come out in the second round and have Davis work him like a punching bag, going downstairs and upstairs and back again before Chapman could launch a significant counter.

Looking worn Chapman shot out to begin the third round unwisely trading blow for blow with Davis who shortly after sent him to the canvas for a second time. Again falling victim to a solid right hand, Chapman voluntarily allowed his mouthpiece to drop out of his mouth in order to buy himself more time. Only angered by the gesture Davis immediately answered with another dazzling right hand that for the second time in the round sent Chapman to the ground.

Hungry for a knockout, the crowd encouraged Davis' current head hunting until "Koncrete" wore himself out, cruising through the next four rounds, too tired to throw anymore heavy bombs, while Chapman grew increasingly more accurate. Fortunately for Davis the ten year older Chapman had little power behind his shots and only made a realistic effort towards a decision loss instead of a brutal knockout defeat.

Having lost two rounds by a wide margin there was no real hope for Chapman to squeak out a victory as much as get recognized by the audience for his efforts. Unable to finish his opponent Davis improved to 24-4-2 (17KOs) while Chapman drops to 20-28-3 (6KOs); Davis was a crowd pleaser for the opening moments but would have a rough time stepping up in competition as his only four losses prove.

In what was the first ever scheduled twelve three-minute round contest between female opponents Layla McCarter knocked out Donna "Nature Girl" Biggers in round two of a bout for the GBU and WBA female lightweight championship.

Knockout queen Biggers came to the contest with an unusually high number of knockouts compared to most female fighters, fifteen out of her eighteen victories came that route. Unfortunately for Biggers, McCarter a big step up from Biggers' previous foes and only the fourth knockout of her career by dismantling Biggers.

The tough as nails the GBU champ McCarter started working right away, finding a home for strong double jab-right hand combination. It was sadly apparent after the first thirty seconds that the tough fight on paper was going to be another dismissal of a fighter with a padded record.

Shooting every one of her punches short, Biggers looked nervous at first but soon showed it wasn't nerves but lack of foot work that was her downfall. McCarter easily dodged and countered everything her opponent threw and was landing virtually every punch she sent bringing the sell-out crowd to a roar early on when she had Biggers on the ropes and in trouble.

Amazingly Biggers was able to survive the first heavy onslaught from McCarter, but not for very long. Just seconds before the first round was to end McCarter unleashed a rabid flurry that ended with a big left hook sending Biggers to the canvas.

After beating the count and answering the bell for the second round, Biggers' lack of ability to put up a fight or even get out of the way was becoming brutally apparent as her face was peppered and bloodied by every punch McCarter landed. With several members of the audience calling for the red corner to throw in the towel referee Kenny Bayless kept a very close eye as McCarter continued to land at will.

Two pinpoint solid left hooks landed on target in succession prompting Bayless to finally save Biggers from any further punishment.

"I knew I had the ability to earn a knock out. It's not something we count on happening but I could tell she couldn't take my punches and knew I had to turn it up," said a victorious McCarter.

With the victory McCarter improves to 22-12-5 (4KOs) while retaining her GBU Lightweight title and winning the WBA Lightweight title. Biggers dropped to 18-4-1 (15KOs) and will now have to go home and come up with a new plan to continue her winning ways west of the Mississippi.