February 2-4,2012, Derrell ” Young Gunner” Gibbs and Brandon “Ace” Vega will be representing Sweet Science in the National Silver Gloves tournament in Independence, Missouri. The annual tournament is hosted by the best in Boxing, Ringside. Gibbs will be competing in the 15 years old(Senior), 156lb division while his teammate Vega is slated in the 13 year old (Junior), 112lb division. Check back for results (and pictures of the belts!).

As of the first of the year, Sweet Science fighters will no longer brandish the logos of any organizations, companies, or corporations other than ours. Our “Sponsors” (with the exception of Buckeye Nissan) never understood exactly what it meant to be a Sponsor. The owner of one company wanted Personal Training for he and his wife, also giving his employees access to the gym, our athletes wore his company logo on our trunks, banners displayed in gym, featured his company on our website, and to cap it off wanted exclusive rights to profit from any shows or events we would have in the future by providing certain services we would need. This gentlemen expected all of this in exchange for an amount of money I would be too embarrassed to disclose. Another “Sponsor” convinced us to put on an event that they would financially “take care of” and when the dust settled our amateur program (quickly becoming the best in the country) was left hanging, forced to absorb the brunt of a few thousand dollar loss to say the least. What started out as a “Charity event” ultimately became a business venture for said “sponsor” as the language they used went from them making a philanthropic contribution to them complaining about all of the “losses” they had incurred? And, as we stated you cannot lose what you were never suppose to gain! What we do at Sweet Science Boxing is completely and solely centered around the children of the community. The very fact is most people are more than willing to impart with their money with no strings attached as long as it goes to kids with cancer or some other unfortunate circumstance but when it comes to kids doing positive things like winning National Championships as our kids do, then the well becomes dry or were suppose to sing and dance for lack of better words when having your name attached to our internationally known, World class program should be enough. The companies we dealt with advertise, but they’re only known locally through crappy newspaper advertisements. Keep in mind, that’s a far cry from having your company logo on the trunks of a Professional boxer featured in the Associated Press (AP) which the whole world gets to see or HBO World Title Undercard appearances for that matter. The proceeds from our Professional bouts largely fund our amateur program and keep us afloat so to speak. There has long been a misconception that the strength of our organization was built or based off the sponsorships on behalf of rich, or powerful companies but this could not be further from the truth. The only company we dealt with that truly seemed to understand the meaning of the word Sponsorship was Buckeye Nissan (they cut us a check and wished us well) and we continue to have a stellar relationship with them to this day. But allow us to impart a little advice to anyone looking to be a sponsor or looking for a sponsor, make sure both parties truly understand the definition of the word Sponsor and remember right makes might, not might makes right!

Definition on Dictionary.com : http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Sponsor

-Staff

On January 21st,2012, in Trenton, New Jersey at the Hamilton Manor, Nedals Boxing Promotions brings you an exciting 7-bout card featuring our Founder, Russ Niggemyer whose slated against local fighter, Alando Swain (3-1) in a 6-round, middleweight bout. Results posted soon.

January 13th, 2012, in Elizabeth, Indiana at the Horseshoe Casino, central Ohio’s favorite fighter “Iron” Dan Crabtree (2(2KO)-3) is slated to face Aaron Lucky (0-2(2KO)) in a 4-round welterweight bout. Main event will a long-awaited rematch of rivals Eric “Butterbean” Esch and the promoter of the event, Curt Allan. Tickets are on sale.

Twas the night before Christmas and in Hilliard, Ohio,
There was a pretty girl with brown hair and a pretty smile,
As she mixed holiday tunes she turned up the treble,
And introduced herself as Mikayla Nebel.

As Everyone was Merry and filled with cheer,
She reflected and looked forward to the New Year,
2011 was a fun year to see,
Capped by a win in New Jersey from Dan Crabtree.

And a World Title undercard appearance heralded by the town cryer,
for Mr. Russ Niggemyer!

So as the New Year Approaches be sure to give em Hell!
Have a Merry Christmas and Happy 2012!

-Peter Cyzmbor

January 6-8, 2012 , The National Silver Gloves Boxing tournament is an advancing qualifier for amateur boxers from age 8 – 15 years that will have its state level in Cleveland, Ohio. Jr. Team Sweet Science boxers competing are Derrell ” Young Gunner ” Gibbs and J’juan ” Don Juan ” Hamilton! Gibbs will be entering in the 156 lb division for 15 years olds while Hamilton will be in 139lb division for 15 years olds. Stay posted for results from states , regionals ,and Nationals!

SS fight writers were treated to an outstanding night of Boxing at Pilger’s Old Skool Boxing Gym located in Grandview, OH. The bouts were evenly matched and extremely entertaining. The atmosphere truly was reminiscent of an “Old school” fight club complete with a raucous crowd, jam packed in a nice intimate setting. The card was a mix of local boxers and some talent from around the state. Several local dignitaries were on hand. The event seemed to be well organized and controversy was at a minimum. All in all it was a great night of Boxing, tickets were $15 at the door, which in our opinion was a great value for the caliber of Boxing shown. Sweet Science would like to Thank Mr. Pilger for the hospitality he showed us!

To say the “Winners Have Scars” fight card was entertaining would be a massive understatement to say the least. The 6-bout card featured real blood and guts fighters with only one fighter, Santander Silgado, 19-0 from Columbia touting a spotless record! The rest of the Boxers featured were all very skilled and serious pugilists taking what’s perceived as the “hard road” approach to their careers, not everyone can be handled by a Golden Boy or equivalent promoter and we commend Tommy Gallagher and Rich Komissar for giving the fans what they really want, Real Boxing! With that said, Sweet Science fighters, “Iron” Dan Crabtree and Dominique “Daimyo” Foster contributed greatly to the success of the show by putting on incredible performances to great fan fare. The night started with “Iron” Dan Crabtree, 2(2KO)-3 of Hilliard, OH vs the debuting “Irish” Danny Terrill of Long Island, New York. Terrill’s debut was evidently highly anticipated by his fans as “Irish” Danny’s ring entrance of bag pipes and raucous fans hurling insults and expletives toward the Hilliard fighter threatened to derail his concentration and insure Terrill of a successful debut-this however was not to be. From the on set Crabtree (sporting a deceptive 1-3 record at the time of the bout) displayed amazing head movement and ring savy by controlling his opponent Terrill with sound boxing. Terrill, being cornered by the legendary Tommy Gallagher, seemed to try and box with “Iron” Dan to no avail. :10 seconds into the second round Crabtree appears to drop Terrill with a left hook, right hook combination that had the New York fighter sprawling backward, referee Samuel Viruet gave no credit for the knockdown and waved on the action. Terrill became frustrated in the second round by the Hilliard fighter’s tight defense and onslaught of hard and vicious punches. “Irish” Danny apparently resorted to plan B which evidently was to rough up the younger fighter by pinning him to ropes in a “throw caution to the wind” kind of approach throwing a multitude of blows with most missing their mark, with Terrill being countered with hard uppercuts and hooks from Crabtree and around the 2 minute mark “Iron” Dan stuns Terrill with a hard over hand right, only to maneuver with his stellar footwork putting him in perfect position to deliver a text book shovel hook to the liver, left hook to the head, simultaneously slipping 2 jabs thrown by Terrill, only to flatten him with a perfectly timed straight right hand that blew up like a bomb in the face of the super game Terrill. To everyone’s surprise, “Irish” Danny managed to get right back to his feet after rolling nearly head over heel. Crabtree smelled blood in the water and went for the kill as he left off a volley of power punches coming from all angles. Terrill manages to survive the round only to be dropped again within 30 seconds of the 3rd round, struggled to his feet, only to be put down and out with left hook, right hand off the ropes putting an end to the contest at 1:18 of the 3rd round. SS fight writers caught up with “Iron” Dan moments after his victory, here’s what he had to say, “I’m glad to have put on a great performance and to have pleased the North Bergen boxing fans the way I did, but at the end of the day, it wasn’t a shock to me or my team as we prepared very hard for this fight as we do in all others. I’d like to Thank my team for negotiating the best deal possible, Rich Komissar, and Tommy Gallagher for giving me the opportunity to shine. “Irish” Danny Terrill is a very game opponent, I’m sure he’ll do well with the rest of his career. Last but not least, I’d like to Thank my fans, friends and family for their support. I plan to take the weekend off and get right back in the gym Monday morning in preparation for my next bout which is against Aaron Lucky at the Horseshoe Casino, in Hammond, Indiana on the undercard of none other than Eric “Butterbean” Esch on January 13th.” And to our good friend Mr. Kurt Wolfheimer (of the infamous and incredibly inaccurate Fightnews.com) we encourage you sir to view the footage of the bout in question in which you made a write up for was let’s be honest, rife with errors so egregious you were unable to distinguish right from left as you falsely credited Crabtree three times with having “a south-paw stance”. Allow us to correct you sir, at no time, I repeat at no time did “Iron” Dan Crabtree brandish a south-paw stance. We encourage you sir to take a little more pride in your work, I mean after all, these guys put their lives on the line on a routine basis to try to better their lives and give you something to write about, the least you could do is get it right!

Making his Pro debut, was Hilliard, Ohio’s Dominique “Daimyo” Foster taking on Thomas Baldwin (2-0-2) of Brooklyn,New York. Baldwin was coming off a hard fought draw from more than a year ago and had a world class trainer Tommy Brooks in his corner. Dominique Foster was not the least bit intimidated by his opponents amateur pedigree or high profile trainer as he was tremendously focused and immediately went to work establishing his great professional style by jabbing Baldwin at will and remaining calm and measured. Baldwin seemed to realize Foster didn’t get the “script” so to speak and that he’d be in for a real fight. Foster let off his hands in spurts and showed tremendous hand speed while Baldwin settled for the occasional jab followed by a lunging right hand that would nearly almost always miss its mark. Second round, more of the same from Foster, Baldwin began to ride his bicycle and still attempt to pot shot Foster to no avail. The 3rd round Foster began to employ a Philly shell defense in the center of the ring rolling his shoulder deflecting most of the blows that came his way and at about the 2 minute mark, Foster shoulder rolls a Baldwin blow and returns fire with a hard, lighting fast, straight right hand that put Baldwin on his face, referee Earl Morton waved on the action as Baldwin had managed to recover enough to survive the round. The fourth and final round had Baldwin on the horse some more with Foster appearing to loose steam as the bout came to an unclimactic close. And when the decision was announced, one judge had it 37-38 Baldwin , another had it 37-38 Foster and the third judge had scored it a draw. Foster moves to 0-0-1 while Baldwin moves to 2-0-2.

“Iron” Dan Crabtree, Interview , NYC

Daimyo Foster, Interview, NYC

Wednesday December 14th, 2011- RKO Promotions/Tommy Gallagher Presents “Winners Have Scars” series in North Bergen, New Jersey. Pro Debuting and Co-Main Event Dominique Foster along with stablemate “Iron” Dan Crabtree make weight on first attempt.

Dominique “Daimyo” Foster 156lbs. vs Thomas Baldwin 156lbs
“Iron” Dan Crabtree 147 lbs vs (Debuting) Danny Terrill 147.8lbs

Video and pictures of weigh ins will be added below….

“Iron” Dan Crabtree vs “Irish” Danny Terrill Weigh Ins

DECEMBER 10th, Sweet Science Boxing and the one and only Sawchuk Jewelers presents our 1st annual
BLING! BLING! BANG! Amateur boxing event at Hilliard Darby Highschool. 12 exciting bouts featuring some of the hottest prospects in the tri-state area like Sweet Science’s Derrell “Young Gunner” Gibbs J’juan “Don Juan” Hamilton, Deacon Sawchuk, and Zanesville PALs Travis “Roadrunner” Jerig. Several boxing celebrities and dignitaries will be on hand. Hilliard Darby’s own “Iron” Dan Crabtree will have an open workout during intermission immediatley followed by an “Iron” Dan meets his fans session,with pictures,autographs,and T-shirts available for purchase! General Admission for event is $10-, tickets available now at Sweet Science Boxing and Sawchuk Jewelers. All proceeds benefit the Hilliard Amateur boxing program and KillingIsWack.org , their mission is to promote non-violence among children and young adults and to serve as a catalyst for social change by instilling various forms of education. So be sure to come out and support the kids and enjoy world class amateur boxing.