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<\/a>By Joshua \u201cCity\u201d Brewer<\/strong><\/p>\nMaryland Live Casino in Hanover, MD, will play host to its first live boxing broadcast on August 18, 2018. Super middleweight Demond \u201cDbestatit\u201d Nicholson, 18-3-1, 17 KO\u2019s, will face off against Brazil\u2019s Isaac Rodrigues, 25-2, 20 KO\u2019s. CBS will handle the broadcast efforts. The action kicks off at 7:00PM ET with the featured bout(s) airing at 9:00PM ET on CBS Sports Network.<\/p>\n
This fight will mark Nicholson\u2019s first return to the ring since his seventh round technical knockout loss to Jesse \u201cHard Work\u201d Hart in April. Nicholson most notably lost a controversial split decision at the hands of Steve Rolls two fights earlier. The fight with rolls was a part of Showtime\u2019s \u2018ShoBox: The New Generation\u2019 series and Showtime\u2019s broadcasting team had Nicholson ahead (me included) in the fight despite being on the receiving end of a knockdown. <\/p>\n
Nicholson has remained focused and is intent of facing the best competition available while maintaining an active schedule. A native of Maryland, Nicholson has trained and sparred with some of he best fighters in he Washington, D.C., area. Every fight has been a learning process as will be the case in August 18th. This is another opportunity to proceed forward and as they say, the game doesn\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n
Nicholson trains like a man possessed. He\u2019ll no doubt be in shape and 100% ready when the bell rings. With that, we\u2019re guaranteed to get 100% effort. You don\u2019t have to take my word for it, check his track record and you\u2019ll see that it holds true. I\u2019ve yet to see a Nicholson fight that didn\u2019t deliver. In this case, all win.<\/p>\n
Rodrigues comes in with 20 knockouts in his 25 victories which indicates something may be there from a power perspective. He\u2019ll have to overcome Nicholson\u2019s stiff jab if he\u2019s to be successful. He\u2019s also sporting an eight fight winning streak. I\u2019m sure his intent is to disrupt any plans for a hometown victory. The opportunity could lead to other big fights should he have a good showing. The super middleweight division has a number of good fighters right now to include the likes of Gilberto Ramirez, George Groves, and David Benavidez. The future looks promising.<\/p>\n
The Maryland Live card will also feature a bevy of other fighters from the Washington, D.C., area. This includes the Myke \u201cThe Professor\u201d Fox, 17-0, 4 KO\u2019s, who\u2019ll face wily veteran Demarcus \u201cChop Chop\u201d Corley, 51-31-1, 28 KO\u2019s, in a junior welterweight contest. Fox will fight for the third time this year while Corley will be participating in his fifth bouts, third in back to back months. Fox is a rising prospect out of the area and Corley, even at this stage of his career, should be a barometer for where Fox is as far as development.<\/p>\n
The night of action won\u2019t end there as there are a slew of fights lined up as you\u2019ll see below. The card comes to us on behalf of Tony Jeter Promotions in correlation with GQ Promotions. Maryland Live will be, well, live! What\u2019s left next is for you to be there, or be square. Boxing in the Nation\u2019s Capital is at an all time high and this event will help to increase the anticipation. It doesn\u2019t stop there as boxing as a whole is on the rise in 2018. And with that, stay tuned for the latest and greatest.<\/p>\n
A \u2018Meet & Greet\u2019 with the fighters is scheduled for 1:00PM on Thursday, August 9th, at the Prime Rib restaurant located within Maryland Live! Casino in Hannover, MD.<\/p>\n