{"id":7530,"date":"2011-02-11T10:35:52","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T15:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=7530"},"modified":"2011-02-11T10:41:43","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T15:41:43","slug":"usbo-champion-mark-%e2%80%9ctnt%e2%80%9d-tucker-added-as-special-attraction-to-march-12th-jimmy-lange-boxing-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=7530","title":{"rendered":"USBO Champion Mark \u201cTNT\u201d Tucker Added as Special Attraction to March 12th Jimmy Lange Boxing Card"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The top-flight Jimmy Lange Boxing card coming to the Patriot Center on March 12th just got better thanks to an undefeated, power-punching, Mohawk-sporting, rising prospect from nearby Maryland. Ice Promotions officials are excited to announce that United States Boxing Organization (USBO) Light Heavyweight Champion Mark \u201cTNT\u201d Tucker (15-0, 7 KOs) of Eldersburg, MD, currently rated #7 at 175-pounds by the World Boxing Organization (WBO), has been added to its action-packed lineup. The Jimmy Lange-headlined card at the George Mason University venue is presented by Valcourt Building Services.<\/p>\n

The 23-year old southpaw, who earned his 15th win with a six-round unanimous decision over Ray Smith in New York City last Wednesday, will face an opponent to be determined in an eight-round special attraction bout.<\/p>\n

Known for his dynamic punching power, Tucker battered grizzled veteran Jim Strohl in July 2009 to capture the USBO title before a spirited hometown crowd at Westminster, MD\u2019s Shipley Arena where he has headlined six shows. Five months later he successfully defended his belt with a unanimous decision over Silver Spring, MD veteran George Armenta. In his lone bout of 2010, Tucker bested Billy Bailey via eight round decision to claim the inaugural North American Boxing Organization\u2019s (NABO) Youth Light Heavyweight title.<\/p>\n

The colorful fighter, who legally changed his name to add his ring moniker, fights out of the Maryland Boxing Club where he is trained and managed by his father, Mark Tucker Sr. He signed a promotional contract with DiBella Entertainment last spring. Tucker\u2019s burgeoning fan base is centered in Carroll County, located northwest of Baltimore and approximately an hour-and-half drive from Fairfax, VA.<\/p>\n

Hometown favorite and former Contender star Jimmy Lange (34-4-2, 24 KOs) of Great Falls, VA headlines his 12th Patriot Center show with a 10-round bout against Jimmy Holmes (19-1, 10 KOs) of Demotte, IN. A grudge rematch between former world champion William Joppy and Baltimore\u2019s Cory \u201cBlack Ice\u201d Cummings serves as the Co-Main Event. The undercard features undefeated Todd \u201cWhite Lightning\u201d Wilson (9-0, 3 KOs) of Fairfax, VA vs. Dean \u201cPitbull\u201d White (15-10-2, 3 KOs) of Smithsburg, MD; knockout artist Tony \u201cMo Better\u201d Jeter (10-2-1, 9 KOs) of Stevensville, MD vs. TBD; a heavyweight collision between Ron \u201cHeavy Duty\u201d Gamble (1-0, 1 KO) of Arnold, MD and Abodurin \u201cBo\u201d Akinyanju (3-1, 3 KOs) of Landover, MD; and Charlottesville, VA middleweight George \u201cWartime\u201d Rivera (11-6, 4 KOs) vs. Shakir Ashanti (16-9, 4 KOs) of Greensboro, NC.<\/p>\n

Tickets, priced at $35, $50, $75, $125, $200, $300 and $500 (plus applicable service charges), can be bought through all Ticketmaster outlets including the Patriot Center box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com\/ and via phonecharge at 703-573-SEAT, 202-397-SEAT and 410-547-SEAT. Call for group ticket pricing. Accessible seating is available for patrons with disabilities by calling 703-993-3035.<\/p>\n

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The top-flight Jimmy Lange Boxing card coming to the Patriot Center on March 12th just got better thanks to an undefeated, power-punching, Mohawk-sporting, rising prospect from nearby Maryland. Ice Promotions officials are excited to announce that United States Boxing Organization (USBO) Light Heavyweight Champion Mark \u201cTNT\u201d Tucker (15-0, 7 KOs) of Eldersburg, MD, currently rated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[105,384,2600,2599,913],"class_list":["post-7530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-boxing","tag-jimmy-lange","tag-march-12th","tag-mark-tucker","tag-patriot-center"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7530"}],"version-history":[{"count":-3,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7530\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}