Local boxers compete in weekend bouts
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MOUNDSVILLE -- Stacy Sikole didn't let a change in opponents deter her from having her hand raised Saturday night during Jim Frio Promotions' "Seasons Beatings" inside the former West Virginia State Penitentiary.
The 33-year-old St. Clairsville female boxer was supposed to face Alycia Link in a three-round bout sanctioned by USA Boxing. However, Link was unable to appear and Becca Robinson, of Lexington, Ky., took her place.
"I didn't know anything about Becca," Sikole admitted after posting a three-round decision. "She was long and I just had to get inside on her. It was a good fight."
Sikole, who improved to 6-2, said she doesn't have anything etched into stone as far as her future is concerned, but she will probably get a couple of fights in during the month of May.
Another local fighter, Demetrius "The Hitman" Turner, who won the Ohio Valley Toughman's middleweight crown in March, didn't waste any time in taking out Bellaire's Richie Loew. Using a wicked combination of punches early, Turner sent Loew to the mat in just 57 seconds, winning by knockout.
Coming into the fight, Turner said he had one goal.
"Honestly, I just wanted to take his head off," he said. "He was talking a lot of smack, you know what I mean. I just wanted to keep my jab going because I knew he couldn't handle my power hand."
Turner showed no rust despite not fighting since winning the Toughman.
"When you have a trainer like Johnny Haught, you have to be sharp all the time," Turner, a former Union Local three-sport standout, said. "He's the greatest trainer there is."
Turner said he plans to fight in next month's "Rough N Rowdy" event at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling.
"I'm going to keep fighting until I feel I'm ready to turn pro, and then I'm going to make a living by fighting."
Other Ohio Valley fighters collecting victories included Moundsville's Justin McGlumphy and Wheeling's Richard Violet.
McGlumphy earned a unanimous decision over Chad Clemons in the amateur heavyweight division. McGlumphy had a 125-pound weight difference over his opponent and used it to his advantage.
Violet, fighting in the amateur 150-155 weight class, ran his record to 3-0 with a split decision over Rob Mayernik, who fell to 3-2.
Steubenville's Kevin Getsey and Lucas Adams, Butler, Pa., fought to a hard-fought four-round draw in professional 180-185 pound bout. It was Getsey's pro debut. Adams moves to 2-1-2.
In the co-main event, Ken "The Biggest Little Bomber" Davis Jr., of Reno, Nev., won the vacant ABF 135-pound title belt with a unanimous six-round decision over Jairo Vargas, who hails from Vera Cruz, Mex.
The three ring-side judges scored the fight 57-55, 59-54 and 59-53 in favor of Davis, who is now 10-2-1. Vargas drops to 6-7.
Also winning were Tommy Penland, Jeff Bauman, David Lynn and Ron Humbert.