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Mike Lee Blitzes Quattrocchi in 1, Looks forward to Facing Elite Opposition!
September 17th, 2017By Rick Sacks
ROSEMONT, IL — On Friday night at The Dome at the Ballpark in Rosemont, IL, undefeated light heavyweight contender and hometown favorite Mike Lee ( 20-0, 11 KO, Chicago) stopped Aaron Quattrocchi (10-2-1, 5 KO, Follansbee, WV) with a decisive quick TKO at 2:32 of Round 1. Lee knocked down Quattrocchi twice in the round. Right after the second knockdown, Mike Lee made quick work of it, pummeling Quattrocchi against the ropes when the referee stopped the fight.
After the fight, acclaimed veteran sportscaster Al Bernstein, who was celebrating his 67th birthday, interviewed Mike Lee in the ring and asked him if he was ready at age 30 to fight the top guys. Lee responded “yes” and that it was very important to him to fight a higher ranked fighter. Hopefully, Mike Lee will have the opportunity soon. The fight was aired live on CBS Sports Network and marks the second fight card held at The Dome at the Ballpark. Read the rest of this entry “
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Ferguson-Ochieng tops mixed fight sports card in Salem, Oregon September 16th
September 1st, 2017By Ricardo Ibarra
Oregon based Rogue Promotions will look to expand on the mixed combat sports series they kicked off in Medford last July, moving north to hold another all-day installment of ‘Arena Wars: Total Kombat’ on Saturday September 16th at the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center in Salem, Oregon, featuring boxing, MMA, and submission only grappling matches on the line-up.
Heading up the boxing portion of the card will be Pacific Northwest prospect Patrick Ferguson (8-0, 8 KOs), squaring off with one of his most experienced opponents to date in fifty fight veteran Raymond Ochieng (26-21-3, 21 KOs) in a six round heavyweight fight. Read the rest of this entry “
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Gavronski faces Vera September 9th at Battle at the Boat 112
September 1st, 2017By Ricardo Ibarra
Gravonski, in previous action, at left (photo by Mike Blair)
An intriguing super middleweight fight tops the 112th edition of Brian Halquist Productions’ long running ‘Battle at the Boat’ series at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington on September 9th. Popular local prospect Mike “Imagine Me” Gavronski (23-2-1, 14 KOs) will take on one of his most accomplished opponents to date as he squares off with battle-tested former WBO-NABO middleweight champion Brian Vera (26-11, 16 KOs) in a ten round match-up.
Gavronski is currently riding a three-fight win streak, notching victories over formerly unbeaten Australian prospect Jake Carr (TKO 6), tough Ghanaian Thomas Awimbono (UD 10), and in his most recent fight, taking a ten round unanimous decision victory over the cagey Quinton Rankin last June. Read the rest of this entry “
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Ferguson scores first round KO in Hays, Montana
July 31st, 2017Text and photos by Ricardo Ibarra
A series of unfortunate events almost led to the cancellation of Thursday’s progam card at the Boxing and Bulls Outdoor Grounds in Hays, Montana, with three fighters not showing up for the weigh-ins, two pulling out the day of the fight, and intermittent rain storms sending the Silver Wolf Fight Promotions crew scrambling to salvage the show. In the end, a few last-minute replacements held most of the pro portion together and, after a three-hour delay allowed for the rain to pass, the show went ahead.
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Villalobos squares off with Morales Saturday in Bellingham, Washington
July 5th, 2017By Ricardo Ibarra
Heavy-handed Pacific Northwest banger Steven “Hands of Gold” Villalobos (4-0, 4 KOs) will look to add a fifth consecutive win on Saturday night at the Mount Baker Theater in Bellingham, Washington, facing off with Idaho’s Vince Morales in a four round Jr. middleweight fight. The bout will be one of four boxing contests featured on Avelar/Galeas Promotions’ inaugural ‘Fight Night Championship,’ which will have both boxing and MMA on the card.
Villalobos, of Burlington, Washington, has scored all four of his wins by knockout and all within the first round. The twenty-six year old from Burlington, Washington started boxing only two years ago and had a relatively short yet successful amateur career, claiming a Tacoma Golden Gloves championship in 2016. He turned pro last September with a first round knockout of Colby Grayson and has stayed fairly busy since, fighting three times in 2017. He last fought on June 24th, scoring an impressive first round TKO over William Fernandez. Read the rest of this entry “
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