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Chapman vs. Hill For AR Belt
Up-and-coming heavyweight prospect JD “The Natural” Chapman,
19-0 17 KOs, will return to action on February 4 at the Pope
County Fairgrounds in Russellville, AR.
The hard punching 22-year-old Chapman will face 19-9 (15
KOs) fellow Arkansas native Marvin Hill over 12 rounds for
the NABC and Arkansas State Heavyweight Championships.
Chapman is coming off his first nationally televised PPV
performance, a 12-round decision over formerly undefeated
Edward Gutierrez, in which he was forced to go the distance
for just the second time in his career. While trainer and
former heavyweight champion Michael Moorer called the
victory “an important part of his development that proved a
lot about his stamina and toughness,” against Hill, both
fighter and trainer will be looking for a return to the
“vulgar displays of power” that marked his previous
performances.
“I want a knockout,” says Chapman, who is currently in
training in Florida. “Gutierrez was a good learning
experience for me, but my fans don’t come to watch me learn;
they come to watch me take people’s heads off. Plus, we live
in the same town, so everybody has been talking about us
fighting since I turned pro. He thinks he's better than I am
and I think I'm better than he is, so before I can prove I'm
the best in the world, I got to prove I'm the best in my
hometown. I'm not looking past Marvin Hill but I am looking
to bigger things after I take care of this local problem."
Chapman vs. Hill will serve as the main event of the Stacy
Goodson promoted show. Tickets are priced at $15 & $30 and
are available by calling (479) 353-6892.
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