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June 16, 2005 -
Seven Feathers Casino, in Canyonville, Oregon
Kelsey "Road Warrior" Jeffries, 123, won a unanimous
six-round decision over Lakeysha Williams, 122. Two judges
called it 60-54 and the other saw it 58-57. In a second women’s
bout, Linda Shampang, 50 years old,
5’2”, 125 lbs., made her pro debut against a much taller opponent,
Jenny Houts, 36, who was also making her pro debut. The fight ended
in a third round TKO after Shampang took a beating from Hout. WBAN’s insider
reported that the bout was a mismatch, with Shampang not fairing well in the
four rounder. Shampang collapsed hours after the bout and underwent
emergency brain surgery at Sacred Heart Medical Center.
January 29, 2005 - Silverton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
 WBAN
Record Member's Mpeg/Photo galleries #235
& #236, ALSO a Hot Weigh-in Gallery #234
Elena "Baby Doll" Reid,
117, stopped Lakeysha Williams,
120.5,
with a single body shot to continue her quest for a junior bantamweight
world title on Saturday.
In an all-women fight card, Reid, 23, showed a full house at the Silverton
Casino what women's boxing is all about with a convincing performance over a
bigger but not stronger opponent.
"This was Elena's best performance," said Chris Ben, who trains Reid.
Using quicker combinations and a tighter defense, the left-handed fighter
Reid out-punched and never stepped backward against Williams (8-7-3) who
often fights at featherweight.
It was the second time they fought. In their last meeting Reid won by
unanimous decision two years ago.
"This was a much easier fight this time," said Reid (16-1-5, 5 KOs), who
fights out of Las Vegas. "The first time we fought I was the one moving.
This time she was the one moving and it was much easier for me."
Firing lead left hands and quick three-punch combinations, Reid snapped
Williams head back repeatedly. Williams tried to use her jab to keep Reid
from landing but was walking into right hooks.
In the fifth, a single left hand to the solar plexus dropped Williams who
writhed in agony. The referee Richard Steele counted her out at 1:59 of the
fifth round.
Williams, who fights out of Philadelphia, said she was at a handicap for the
fight.
"I think they should have given us more time to get adjusted," William said
regarding her arrival to Las Vegas the day before the fight.
Reid was exhuberant with her knockout victory.
"I love boxing," Reid said with many fans driving from Arizona to see her
fight.
Though Reid fought for a very small purse, it was a sacrifice she made to
get back into the ring.
"All I want is a chance to fight for the world title," said Reid, who seeks
a match against Mariana Juarez or Regina Halmich. "All my training is paying
off."
If there is any question about Reid's ability to fight the best in the
world, the always happy Phoenix native proved she belongs among the elite
prizefighters in the world and is willing to face anyone from flyweight to
bantamweight.
"I've waited for a long time for a chance to fight for the world title" said
Reid who came within a judge's decision of winning a world title against
Germany's Halmich last summer.
And about her victory.
"I love throwing those body shots," she said.
As Reid signed autographs for her fans, her trainer Ben looked at her and
gave a quick assessment of her victory.
"That was her best performance," said Ben. "She's seeing all the shots
coming and she's not getting hit any more."
The only shots Reid wants to take are world title shots.
Last week, a Southern California promoter tried to make a fight between Reid
and Juarez, but the Mexican fighter's team decided against it.
"It's hard finding fighters in her weight class that want to fight her,"
said Ben. "She always has to fight girls that are bigger than her."
No matter, Reid found the right combination to stop her taller and heavier
opponent.
"All of the training I do is paying off, the fights are getting easier,"
Reid said. Other results: Shelly
Burton, 158, UD6 over Elizabeth Kerin,
162; Aasa Sandell, 168, UD4 over
Bose Ljoala, 172.5;
Daria
Hill, 139, TKO5 over Angie Poe,
136; and Jennifer Salinas, 120, by UD4 over
Sharon Gaines, 121.
There were about 1,000 at the event. Jessica Rakoczy was featured as the
ring announcer. (Report by David A. Avila)
August 12, 2004 -DuBurns Arena, in Baltimore,
Maryland
On the undercard, lightweights Lakeysha "Total Package" Williams
fought to a six-round draw with Angel McNamara.
May 30,
2004 -Tunnel Events Center, Washington, DC
All-women’s card. In the main event,
Melissa
"Honey Girl"
Del Valle,126, defeated
Trish "TNT"
Hill,
134, of Kennesaw,
Georgia, with a unanimous decision in a 10-round (U.B.A.)
featherweight world title fight. According to an insider at
the fight, Del Valle clearly dominated the fight, and that she
was received well with the people in the D.C. area. Other
results: In a junior middleweight bout,
Ann Marie
Saccurato and
Maria Lindberg, 151, fought to a four-round
draw; Super Middleweight Aasa Sandell TKO3
Tabitha
Rosario in a scheduled four-rounder; Junior Middleweight
Daria Hill, 148, TKO1 Iris Griffin,
147 1/2, in a four-round
bout; Featherweight Lakeysha Williams,
125, won a six-round
unanimous decision over Shakurah Witherspoon,
125.
March 26, 2004 - Ft. Cheyenne Event
Center, in North
Las Vegas, Nevada
WBAN
Members
Photo/MPEGS Gallery #158) There were two
women’s bouts that donned the card. In the co-main Ana Marie Torres,
120, of Mexico, stopped Lakeysha Williams, 119, in the fourth
round with a TKO in a scheduled eight rounder. Torres affectively threw
body punches and was impressive with her technical abilities. On the
undercard in a scheduled six-round bout, Canadian Olivia Pereira,
135, won by a unanimous decision over Utah’s Betty Stephens,
135.5. Final judges scoring was 60-54 on all cards.
August 21, 2003 - at the Adams Mark
Hotel, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lakeysha "Total Package" Williams, 122 ¼, won a six-round unanimous
decision over Leona "Downtown" Brown, 119, in a super-bantamweight
division. Williams is now 7-6-2.
July 18,
2003-Dover Downs Slots, Dover, Delaware Lakeysha”Total Package”
Williams, 123.5, fought Jerri Sitzes, 121.5, in an entertaining
eight-rounder, in the main event. Williams and Sitzes fought to an
eight-round controversial (split) draw. Final scoring by the judges was
77-75 (Williams), 77-75 (Sitzes), and 76-76 (Draw). James Baker and
Bernard Harris were originally supposed to fight in the main event, but
due to Harris coming in 12 lbs heavy, their fight was reduced from a
10-rounder, to a six-round exhibition.
December 20, 2002 -
American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Ada "The Ace" Velez, 118, won by a 10-round
unanimous decision over Lakeysha "The Total Package" William,
118, at the at the American
Airlines Arena, in Miami, Florida. ESPN2 "Friday Night
Fights" televised the fight from the fifth round on. This was
the first time that Williams had fought past the six round, and according
to ESPN2 commentators, Velez controlled the action throughout most of the
fight. There were no knockdowns. Velez retained her IBA Bantamweight
World title belt. On all scorecards the score by judges was
100-90. New
Photo Gallery #27 of the weigh-in on Records Site
November 19, 2002 Dodge Theatre in
Phoenix, Arizona (Report by Dale Hausner)
Elena "Baby Doll" Reid remained in the title hunt with a
six-round unanimous decision over Lakeysha 'The Total Package' Williams.
For six rounds, the warriors traded hard shots and had the crowd on it's
feet for most of the fight. Elena used slick head movement and side to
side movement to frustrate Williams. Reid weighed in at 117 and Williams
was 119 pounds. The scores were 60-54 and 58-56 twice. Reid is now 12-1-2
(4) KO's and Williams is 6-4-1 (1) KO. Elena is rated # 1 in the world at
Bantamweight. The promoter was Emanuel Steward and Elena Reid made an
appearance to the after fight party and looked as good as before the
fight. Steward was signing autographs all night at the fight and the
party. He is as popular as the fighters. Thomas "The Hitman"
Hearns and Milton "The Iceman" McCrory flew in to see the fight.
Dale S. Hausner
July 2, 2002 - Washington, D.C.
On an ESPN
Card, at the Lincoln Center, in Washington, D.C, Lakeysha Williams
TKO'd Julia Day in the second round.
March
28, 2002 - Washington D.C.
Lakeysha Williams of
Philadelphia won a four-round decision over newcomer Heather Stevens
who was making her pro debut. Final scoring was 40-35, 39-36,
and 39-36.
January 25, 2002 - Dover, Delaware
WILLIAMS WINS IWBF TITLE
At the "Friday Night Showdown" with a sellout crowd of over 1,600, in the first fight card that has
ever been held at Rollins Center, Vienna "The Philly Stalker"
Williams knocked out Dawn George, Garner, Massachusetts, in a IWBF154-lb junior
middleweight title fight. Williams knocked George to the canvas with a hard
right just seconds before the first round had ended. In the beginning of the
second round, Williams spent little time in KO’ing her opponent. Williams
improved her record to 7-1-0, with her only loss going to Ann "Brown
Sugar" Wolfe. George fell to 4-9-1 (0KO). In the second’s women’s bout of the
night Philadelphia's Lakeshya "Total Package" Williams won
by a close decision over Leona "Downtown" Brown in a
bantamweight bout. Brown was knocked down by Williams during this
six-rounder. Williams improved her record to 4-3-1, and Brown fell to 9-9-0
(4KO).
September 19, 2001, at the
Big Kahuna Nightclub in Wilmington, Delaware, Lisa Foster defeated by a
unanimous decision over LaKeysha Williams.
Final judging of the fight was 60-52, 56-55,
55-56. Foster improved her record to 4-3-1. Williams record dropped to to
3-3-1.
June 12, 2001-Wilmington's Big Kahuna Nightclub - A
Dee Lee and Nick Tiberi Productions.
Philadelphia's LaKeysha "Total Package" Williams showed that she indeed does
have all the skills by scoring a big win over previously undefeated Yolanda
Gonzalez, from Newark, NJ, in a 4 round woman's bantamweight bout. Williams,
now 3-1-1, opened with a high guard and a strong left jab, which was countered by right hands to the body from Gonzalez. In the second round,
Williams ended an exchange with a short right to the jaw, knocking Gonzalez
down. The second round was all Williams, but Gonzalez came back to make a fight of it in the third. In the 4th, Gonzalez emerged from a clinch with
blood streaming from her right eye. The cut was ruled an unintentional headbutt as the fight was stopped. They went to the scorecards, with
Williams taking a Technical Decision by the scores of 38-36, 38-37 and 39-36. Gonzalez falls to 5-1, 3 KO's).
Rick Scharmberg (writes for fightnews.com)
March 30, 2001 - Dover,
Delaware
Miller Lite Rumble in Dover, Dover Downs sold all 1,400 tickets in just
two weeks for its first professional boxing show.
, 114, had
a four-round draw with , 118. Source: delawareonline.com: In
the first women's bout,
Jessica Flaharty,
114, to a draw in a bantamweight match. Larry Marks of Wilmington, who has
a fight scheduled with WBA welterweight champ Andrew "Six Heads"
Lewis April 28 on HBO, served as a ring card-bearer. Atlantic City's
Jamilla Lawrence then won a unanimous decision over Shakurah
"Pugs" Witherspoon in a junior featherweight bout. Lawrence
dominated to improve to 12-3. Witherspoon, whose brother-in-law is Tim
Witherspoon, the former two-time WBC heavyweight champion, fell to
9-19-3. The
event was promoted by Diane Fischer and matchmaker Nick Tiberi of
Wilmington.
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