This year marked a milestone in the Coal Area Original Toughman Contest with the 20th-annual event at Logan High School.

Local crowd favorite "Big Nasty" Carl Goff of Man didn't disappoint area boxing fans as he successfully defended his heavyweight championship on Saturday night with a unanimous decision victory over Huntington's Leron Washington in the finals.

Goff, who won the 2007 Coal Area Toughman heavyweight crown, went to Tunica, Miss., last spring to the World Toughman Championships where he lost a close split decision to the defending world champ.

Goff advanced to the championship round with a second-round TKO over Whitman's John Morrison on Saturday night.

In other championship bouts on Saturday night, Jordan "Showtime" Keaton of Huntington lost to Chapmanville's Chad Hensley in the middleweight finals in a split decision. Hensley is the younger brother to former Toughman and professional fighter Daniel Hensley, who served as a trainer this weekend at the Toughman.

In the light heavyweight title bout on Saturday night, Wilkinson native William Bradsher, known as "The Logan County Assassin," lost to Huntington's Jason Graham via TKO.

In the ring girl competition, Shalinda (no last name given) was the winner.

Keaton advanced with a split decision over Man's "Laughin" Larry Whitt of Man. Whitt was the defending middleweight titleholder.

Graham moved on to the finals with a third-round TKO over Man's Kevin Compton.

Hensley beat Clendenin's John Barnhouse on Saturday night with a third-round TKO to advance.

Washington moved on to the finals in the heavyweight class with a second-round TKO over Chris Haynes of Lenore.

Also on Saturday night, Bradsher topped Whitman's Joe Garrett in a second-round TKO.

Keaton also beat Danville native Evan Adkins, known as the "Boone County Brawler," in a decision.

There were 17 preliminary bounts on Friday night.

In the first fight, Keaton beat Matt Baccus of Holden in a decision.

Josh Meade of Kermit beat Steve McGraw in the second bout, while Cody Perry of Chapmanville topped Mark Jarrell in the third fight.

In the fourth bout, Hensley won over Chris Watters of South Charleston.

In fight number five, Gideon Starr of Williamson won via TKO over Dustin Elkins of Griffithsville.

Compton won the sixth fight with a decision over Steve Blomlie of Winfield.

In the seventh bout, Haynes won in a split decision over Greg Montgomery.

Barnhouse took the eighth fight with a victory over Shang Roberts.

In the ninth bout, Graham won over Chris Meek of Paintsville, Ky.

Goff won in the 10th fight as he beat Josh Starr of Williamson

Whitt was victorious in the 11th bout of the evening on Friday night as he beat John Payne of Lenore.

In the 12th fight, Jeremiah "Stone Cold" Adkins, the four-time runner-up in the light heavyweight division at the Logan Toughman, beat Brandon Bigler of Cabin Creek.

Washington then won the 13th bout with a KO over Cody Carver of Dry Branch.

Adkins then won over Stephen Jessie of Forest Hills, Ky., in the 14th fight.

In the 15th fight, Carl Thompson of Hell Creek lost to Garrett.

Morrison then won the 16th bout as Eric Nelson was a no-show.

Then in the 17th and final fight, Bradsher beat Everett Ellis of Culloden.

A total of 61 fighters had signed up to fight in year's Toughman but only 33 showed up.

Five women had signed up but none ended up boxing.