What a great night for Head Hunter Boxing Promotions! Photo Gallery #10 -©Photos by Billy Stanick

(JUNE 22) There was a full house Saturday night June 18, 2005 at White Rock Boxing Gym for the Summer Explosion professional boxing event.  Before the bouts began local vocalist Henry Flowers brought the house down with an acapello version of the National Anthem. We were excited and proud to have two special guests of such caliber come hang out with us at the Summer Explosion. Senator Jake Knotts and Lt. Governor Andrè Bauer were introduced in the ring, and of course there were no blows thrown; only friendly hello’s and waves. However, when the bouts started the fans were on their feet cheering. The 1^st half of the fight card was nothing more than short and sweet.

The first bout of the night lightweights Corey Goodwin of SC and TN’s Chris Burford entered in the ring for a 4 round fight. But, 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the 2^nd round, Goodwin landed a right to the body and took this win by KO.

In the 2^nd bout Cruiserweight Lafarrell Bunting of TN quickly sent Rowdy Rookerd back to MS with a TKO at 1 minute and 45 seconds into the 1^st round in a scheduled 4 round bout.

Super Middleweights Micky Stackhouse of SC and Nelson Browning of MS were scheduled for a 4 round bout, however Stackhouse stopped Browning with a TKO 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the 2^nd round.

 Fighting for the vacant WBE Intercontinental Featherweight title, LaShaun “Lil’ Bossman” Blair out of TN came out hard against Charles Jones of SC when the round 1 bell rang. Jones towering over Blair by more than a foot found it hard to land any blows other than to the body. Lil’ Bossman on the other hand was landing a good many of his punches and with the majority of the crowd cheering him on he kept punching. Despite a bloody nose this 6 round bout went the distance and winning by split decision Jones took home the WBE Intercontinental Featherweight belt. 

After a brief intermission, the heavyweights brought it to the ring for 4 rounds. White Rock’s own Moultrie “Mooch” Witherspoon stayed focus and controlled each round against one of Georgia’s big boys, Lincoln Luke. Luke took the punches Witherspoon threw and returned some of his own. The judges made a unanimous decision and awarded the undefeated heavyweight sensation Moultrie “Mooch” Witherspoon the win in this exciting bout.

Boxing is for girls too!

Scheduled for 10 rounds the main event was a title fight for the vacant WIBC (Women’s International Boxing Committee) Featherweight title. Samantha Browning, who defeated Tonya Harding in both of there pro debuts and with a 3-0-0 record, entered the ring first with a face of determination and ready to brawl. WBE Featherweight Champion Donna “Nature Girl” Biggers, a home town favorite, also entered the ring ready to fight. Biggers threw a jab and followed up with combinations to the head. Browning turned away several times from the punches that the Nature Girl was throwing. Biggers kept coming and landed body punches that Mississippi’s Browning could not handle. The Nature Girl takes the WIBC Featherweight title with no problems with a TKO 1 minute 35 seconds into the 1^st round. With two title belts Biggers record now stands at 13-1-1 and says “I’m ready for an opponent that will go the distance and give me a real fight. I’m ready to fight.”

All in all the fans and sponsors had an EXPLOSIVE SUMMER night. We look forward to everyone coming to the next professional boxing event promoted by Head Hunter Boxing Promotions on August 13, 2005 so mark those calendars and join us for a night to remember.  Copyrighted by: Pamela C. Stokes