The CBZ Newswire

BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN, March 26, 2010 — Former two time heavyweight challenger and current USBA/NABA champ Fast Fres Oquendo is currently in training camp in the Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Fast Fres will be there for two more weeks where he has been sparring with some olympic heavyweight talent from the area in preperation for his May 6 bout against Jean Mormeck in Paris France. After this portion of training camp is completed work will continue in the states. Fightnews asked Fast Fres if he could comment on the reality of the promotion dispute Bobby Hitz touched on ealrier this week. Fast Fres said he cannot comment at this time but feels confident his team will handle any and all kinks in this matter. He said he is extremely focused on the task at hand and cant wait to get back inot the ring and take another step towards a word title. He is very eager to showcase to a different region onf the world what Fast fres can do. 

Report and photos by Juan C. Ayllon at ringside

Fres Oquendo (left) sends spray flying from Demetrice King's head with a thudding right.

HAMMOND, Ind., February 20, 2010 –Carol Stream, Illinois heavyweight boxer Fres Oquendo said that his opponent would be dangerous, but he’d box carefully and chop him down.  And that’s exactly what he did over nine rounds.

Built like a stubby tree trunk at roughly 5’ 10” and 273 lbs., Demetrice King manifests the quintessential dangerous opponent.  Just ask Bowie Tupou, an undefeated Tongan puncher with 18 wins and 14 knockouts whom King flattened in two rounds last August.  Or former alphabet soup heavyweight champ Shannon Briggs, a banger who gave former champ Lennox Lewis fits before getting stopped himself back in 1998; he was knocked down three times by King in March 2005 before stopping him in the second round, and less than a year and a half later, Briggs went on to win the World Boxing Organization heavyweight title.  Sporting a record of 15-17 and 13 knockout wins, King had only been stopped by Briggs.  (continue reading…)