Without a doubt one of the most glaring omissions in the North Texas boxing scene is the absence of Charles and Greg Hatley. Granted, there is an underlying uneasiness given the brothers publicized legal issues but those closer to situation than me believe that the ramification could be minimal when all is said and done. But where are not here to debate ethics or morality, we’re here to talk “fightin.’” And in that respect you can’t sleep on Charles or Greg Jr’s skills as boxers.
Problem has been that for the last year or so the only way you got a chance to see the Hatley Bros. box was to attend one of their black-tie fundraisers. With boxing becoming less and less relevant here in North Texas you have to ask why we are not treated to some legitimate local talent.
In any event, Charles and Greg were in action last Thursday as Black Gloves Promotions put on a card out in East Texas at the Lonestar Event Center in Tyler. Hall of Famer George Forman has been trying to cultivate his old hometown region for the sport of boxing and it appears he’s enlisted the aid of Greg Hatley Sr. to help provide some booking talent. This is great for East Texas though it is shame it has to come at the expense of North Texas fight fans.
RESULTS
Charles “The Future” Hatley (16-0, 12 KOs) remains undefeated in his young career by easily dispatching of Atlanta’s Tyrone Jackson (8-37-3) with a third round TKO. The official time of the stoppage was 0:29 in round three.
Greg “The Technician” Hatley (5-1, 5 KOs) easily dominated Willie Burch (1-2) in one round to earn the victory. The official time of the TKO was 1:36 in the opening round.
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