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11/21/2008 Archived Entry: "Joey Gilbert Scores Crushing KO in Baltimore!"
Joey Gilbert Scores Crushing KO in Baltimore!
Press Release
Photo courtesy of TKO Boxing Promotions
Left to right: Dr. Gilbert (Joey's father), Joey, and Coach Richie Ortiz
BALTIMORE, MD November 20, 2008 -- Super middleweight contender Joey Gilbert wasted no time taking control of the action Thursday night, dropping William Johnson with his first punch. The Reno, NV resident would drop the rugged Mississippi veteran four times before a halt was called to the action at 1:18 of the second round.
“I felt great right out of the box, he threw a combination and I decked him with a solid overhand right. He was game and aggressive but I was able to beat him to the punch on a consistent basis” said Gilbert.
Knocking down Johnson twice more in the first, Gilbert finished him with a crunching left hook to the body in the second. With the win, Gilbert moves to 17-1-1 (13KO’s), with his second straight knockout win in the last three weeks. On October 30th, he knocked out Dan Wallace, also in the second round, his first bout back coming off a thirteen month layoff.
Gilbert and Yerington’s Jesse Brinkley are scheduled for their long awaited showdown in early 2009, details of which will be announced shortly.
Said Gilbert, “I’ve been training diligently since September and these last two fights have been terrific for me. I’d like one more in the next couple of weeks before I begin camp for the Brinkley fight.”
The Gilbert/Johnson bout was the feature attraction at the 93rd BALLROOM BOXING event at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie , MD.
Gilbert is promoted exclusively by Chet Koerner’s TKO BOXING Promotions of Las Vegas, NV.
Formed in early 2008, the Las Vegas based TKO Boxing Promotions stable includes: super middleweight Joey Gilbert, middleweights Bastie "THE BEAST" Samir and James Countryman, junior middleweight Anthony Thompson, junior welterweight Stevie Weimer and Terrance Crawford, lightweights Rolando Reyes and Raul Tovar, the sister team of Katy and Emily Klinefelter, featherweight Carney Bowman, super bantamweight Rafael Valenzuela and junior flyweight Austreberto Juarez.
Further information on TKO BOXING Promotions can be viewed at www.tkoboxingpromotions.com
