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Results From The Lamon Brewster-Danny Batchelder Card

posted by Kathleen Holland on September 4, 2008, in Press Release

Courtesy of Boxing Buzz

The first boxing promotion of Lamon Brewster's Relentless Events was a resounding success, featuring a night full of devastating knockouts and musical performances from acclaimed artists Yung Joc and Keri Hilson. Not to mention "The Return" of the former WBO heavyweight champion Brewster himself. The card took place in Cincinnati, Ohio's Cincinnati Gardens and drew a near capacity crowd. The event was promoted in association with Colin Bates' C'Believe and Andrew Williams' R&R Promotions.

In the main event, Lamon Brewster returned to his winning ways with a vicious fifth round knockout of Danny Batchelder. Brewster, now 34-4 (30 KO), had been inactive for over a year as he healed from a nagging shoulder injury. Feeling healthy and revitalized, Brewster started at a slow pace as Batchelder used his jab to keep the distance. As the rounds progressed Brewster gradually began to close the gap and take the fight to Batchelder. A right hand from Brewster over a lazy Batchelder jab dropped him hard and disabled Batchelder temporarily for the ten count.

Brewster picks up the coveted NABA heavyweight title and reasserts himself back into the heavyweight championship picture with the victory. He becomes the fastest fighter to knock Batchelder out, eclipsing undefeated heavyweight Alexander Dimitrenko by two rounds.

"My coach kept telling me to come back with two jabs and then the right hand," said Brewster, who brought back trainer Saheed Suluki to his corner, the coach who guided him to his biggest victory to date, a fifth-round TKO win over Wladimir Klitschko in 2004. "I turned it over and he went right down. Everyone gave up on me but I'm not done yet."

Though happy with the win Brewster remained his own worst critic. "On a scale from one to ten, I'd give myself a one because the rust played a big factor. I wasn't being patient, I was trying too hard. I'll be back in the gym on Monday. I need plenty more work but I'll be back at it."

"It feels so great to feel like a champion again. Nobody wants to feel like a loser. I needed this win for my confidence, I needed this for my manhood, for my husbandhood, for my fatherhood. I needed this just for my spirit."

In victory Brewster had nothing but praise for his valorous opponent Batchelder, who drops to 25-6-1 (12 KO). "He did a great job. This guy is a warrior. God was in my corner tonight and he carried me to victory."

Brewster says he is working on finalizing a deal to stage the second Relentless Events promotion on November 11 in his hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana at the Canseco Fieldhouse which can hold a maximum of 18,000 people.

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