Valentine's Day Weekend Will Be Another Big One For Beltway Boxing!

The weekend of February 14-15 will be yet another huge one for the Beltway Boxing scene.  Two locals will be in very important contests that, if victorious, will do wonders for their career.

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Let's take the second bout of the weekend first.  On Friday, Stevensville, MD middleweight Tony "Mo Better" Jeter (16-3-1, 11 KO's) and his team arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark to prepare for his 12-round contest against undefeated hometown hero Patrick Nielsen (21-0, 10 KO's) for the WBC Silver title on Saturday, February 15.  A win against Nielsen puts Jeter in line for a world title shot.

While not a huge bout stateside, this bout will be televised in five countries.  Jeter will be fighting in front of a huge and what should be a hostile crowd as Nielsen is a huge favorite in his homeland.

On Friday, February 14, Baltimore, MD junior welterweight Emmanuel "Tranzformer" Taylor will face a hostile crowd of his own when he faces undefeated hometown hero Chris Algieri in a 10-round nationally televised contest at the Paramount Theater in Huntington, NY.

Taylor (17-1, 12 KO's) is ranked number six in the world by the IBF so he needs the win to keep that momentum going.  Taylor scored a solid six-round TKO victory against Ray Serrano at the Paramount in January of 2013.  This will be Taylor's third straight national TV contest -- his second straight on ESPN2.

Algieri (18-0, eight KO's) is unranked and this is a big step-up for him.  Algieri has fought his last seven bouts at the Paramount with his biggest win coming against former title contender Mike Arnaoutis by 10-round unanimous decision on July 20.

Again, this bout will be the main event on ESPN2 on Friday, February 14 at 9 PM ET.