WASHINGTON, D.C. - "THE BEAST", Bastie Samir continued his wreckage through the East Coast on Saturday night with a crunching first round knockout of William “BAM BAM” Armstead at the Burr Arena in Washington, D.C.
Along with his punishing jab, Samir was relentless with his body shots, dropping Armstead twice in the first round. A final left hook to the chin called a halt to the carnage at the 1:20 mark of the opening stanza of the scheduled four round middleweight bout.
“Best he’s looked so far, the bazooka jab was on target from the outset and Bastie’s body shots were just paralyzing to Amstead", said Samir’s promoter, Chet Koerner of TKO BOXING Promotions.
With the win, Samir, the captain of the 2008 Ghanaian Olympic Team moved to 3-0, all by first round knockout.
Said trainer John Rajala, “The critical thing for Bastie is he’s relaxing in the ring. For a young fighter, it’s important to stay focused and not get too anxious. He’s done a very solid job of utilizing what we worked on in the gym.
We’re going to give him a little time off for the holidays and then bring him back in late January, ideally we’d like him to fight once a month in 2009.”
The 22 year old Samir, currently living and training in Las Vegas, is managed by Cameron Dunkin.
