Rumble at the Ritz tonight

Posted Nov 4, 2011 by Eddie Daniels

Updated Nov 4, 2011 at 12:29 PM

Boxing fans, need some leather swapping in your life? Tonight should take care of that fix as Pete Fernandez Promotions puts on Rumble at the Ritz tonight at the Ritz Ybor.

The card will feature plenty of local talent, including Tampa firefighter Christina Swanson (2-0, 1 KO), Tampa resident Wilky Campfort (8-1, 4 KOs) and Sarasota’s Aaron Jaco (14-2, 4 KOs).

Doors at the Ritz, 1503 E 7th Ave Tampa, open at 7 p.m. with the first bout scheduled for 8.

Also on the card will be 2008 National Golden Gloves champion Jorge Abiague of Portland, Maine. Abiague, who has not fought in two years, beat Bowling Green’s Daniel Lozano (10-0, 7 KOs) by decision for that Golden Gloves title three years. Don’t feel bad for Lozano, he recently won the WBC USNBC flyweight belt.

Here’s a look at the full card:

Aaron Jaco (14-2, 4 KOs) vs. Brian Bernard (10-9-2, 6 KOs); Wilky Campfort (8-1, 4 KOs) vs. Corey Washington (3-5-1, 1 KO); Justin Jones (2-0, 2 KOs) vs. Lee Bond (0-1-1); Christina Swanson (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Anita Evon Rodriguez (1-0); Chris Barnett (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Nathan James (3-0, 1 KO); Yuniel Ramos (1-4-1) vs. Jorge Abiague (2-0); Farkhad Sharipov (debut) vs. Lazar Stojadinovic (debut).

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WingHouse Fight Night coming Nov. 11

Posted Oct 27, 2011 by Eddie Daniels

Updated Oct 27, 2011 at 12:45 PM

Local boxing favorite Jose “Cheloman” Alonzo will fight for a title in the latest installment of the WingHouse Fight Night series, which will be their final show for 2011.

The show, which will take place Nov. 11 at A La Carte Event Pavilion, will feature Spring Hill’s Alonzo (12-0, 7 KOs) against Sarasota’s Adam Jaco (9-4-1, 4 KOs) in the main event for the vacant Florida State super middleweight belt.

This is the second fight for Alonzo in his return to the ring, after taking an eight-year hiatus from the sport following a broken ankle and lost desire to box.

The card, a joint venture between Ker’s WingHouse and Fight Night Productions, will also include Charlie “The Beast” Serrano (13-2-0, 3 KOs), Daniel “El Alacran” Lozano (10-0-0, 7 KOs) and Manny “Shake ‘Em Up” Woods (7-1-1, 3 KOs), to name a few.

Tickets for the event, which start at $25, can be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations. For VIP table information, contact Aaron Jacobs at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

The official weigh-in, which is open to the public, will take place 5 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Pinellas Park Ker’s WingHouse Bar & Grill, 7790 U.S. Highway 19 N., Pinellas Park.

Here is the night’s full card:

Middleweights: Jose Alonzo (12-0, 7 KOs) vs. Adam Jaco (9-4-1, 4 KOs) for vacant Florida State middleweight Title, eight rounds; Super Bantamweights: Charlie Serrano (13-2, 3 KOs) vs. Herbert Quartey (7-6, 4 KOs), eight rounds; Flyweights: Daniel Lozano (10-0, 7 KOs) vs. TBA, six rounds; Light Middleweight: Manny Woods (7-1-1, 3 KOs) vs. Sheldon Moore (3-0, 3 KOs), six rounds; Welterweights: Ali Tareh (9-9-4, 4 KOs) vs. Jose Duran (6-5-2, 3 KOs), six rounds; Light Heavyweights: Michael Rideout (debut) vs. Marlon Farr (0-1), four rounds; Welterweight: Reynaldo Cepeda (5-2, 4 KOs) vs. Miguel Pizarro (2-5, 1 KO), four rounds; Middleweights: Alphonso Black (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Reynaldo Rodriguez (0-1), four rounds.

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Tampa’s Chevelle Hallback will fight in France

Posted Oct 14, 2011 by Eddie Daniels

Updated Oct 14, 2011 at 02:04 PM

Six months removed from challenging Cecilia Braekhus for three world titles in Denmark, Tampa’s Chevelle Hallback will make her way back to Europe for another championship opportunity.

Hallback (28-7-2, 11 KOs) will face Myriam Lamare (19-3, 10 KOs) for the vacant IBF female light welterweight belt Nov. 5 at Palais des Sports de Toulon, located in Toulon, France.

In a press release, Hallback, a four-time champion, gave little thought to packing up and hitting the road for another opportunity.

“I’ve got to go far and wide to fight the best,” Hallback said. “I am so excited about getting back into the ring and fighting in France is a plus! I’ve fought in Canada, Japan, Denmark and now France. I am on my way to being internationally known with fans all over the world.

“I need to bring this title home and when I do, create some more opportunities.”

The weeks leading into the fight will be spent at her recently opened Fists of Steel Boxing Academy in Tampa. She’ll arrive in Marseille, France on Oct. 29 to finish out her training camp.

In her last fight for the WBC, WBA and WBO female welterweight titles, Hallback lost by unanimous decision to Braekhus. That was the second defeat in her last six fights. She’s gone 3-2-1 in that span, picking up the IFBA lightweight belt in the process.

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Pete Fernandez promotes November bout at Ybor Ritz

Posted Oct 5, 2011 by Eddie Daniels

Updated Oct 5, 2011 at 04:45 PM

Local boxing guru Pete Fernandez will put on a show Nov. 4 at the Ritz Ybor.

The card, which is a Pete Fernandez Promotions event, will feature locals Wilky Campfort (8-1, 4 KOs) and Christina Swanson (2-0, 1 KO), Sarasota’s Aaron Jaco (14-2, 2 KOs) as well as 2008 National Golden Gloves champion Jorge Abiague of Portland, Maine.

Abiague, who has not fought in two years, beat Bowling Green’s Daniel Lozano (10-0, 7 KOs) by decision for that Golden Gloves title three years. Lozano recently won the WBC USNBC flyweight belt.

Also featured will be USBA light middleweight champion Charles Whittaker (37-12-2, 23 KOs).

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MMA: RFC 25 taking place Oct. 1 at Westshore DoubleTree

Posted Sep 23, 2011 by Eddie Daniels

Updated Sep 30, 2011 at 02:47 PM

Mixed Martial Arts promotional company Real Fighting Championships will host RFC 25 Oct. 1, marking its 25th event anniversary.

The card, titled “Blowout,” will take place at the Westshore DoubleTree and starts at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7. The main event features Yosmany “The Spartan” Cabezas (9-2) taking on Geraldo Julio Gallegos (4-1).

Tickets are available by calling (813) 964-9818, emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or by visiting Ticketmaster locations. VIP packages can be purchased by calling (813) 309-9991.

Here’s the entire fight card:

135 – J “Lightning” Lee (3-7) vs. Jared Crawford (2-0); 155 – Julian Bryant (2-1) vs. Ryan De Rocher (1-2); 170 – Aaron Conway (2-2) vs. Hector “The Animal” Ocheo (1-0); 145 – Fernandon Souza (1-0) vs. Jarred Warren (1-0); 155 – Brandon Ocasio (0-4) vs. Aron Steadman (1-1); HWT – Rodney Bell (1-0) vs. Craig “Pitbull” Pittman (1-1); 185 – Kevin “Boricua” Abrante (3-3) vs. David “Bags” Baggett (7-7); 185 – Yosmany “The Spartan” Cabezas (9-2) vs. Geraldo Julio Gallegos (4-1).

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Amateur boxing event coming to Hurricane Boxing Gym

Posted Sep 16, 2011 by Eddie Daniels

Updated Sep 16, 2011 at 02:35 PM

The folks at Hurricane Gym will host an evening of amateur boxing on Sept. 24.

Weigh-ins for the bouts, which will take place at Hurricane Gym, 2326 E. 7th Ave., Tampa, will begin at noon and physicals follow at 5 p.m. The first bout is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m.

General admission is $10, while kids 6-years-old and below get in for $5. Boxers who aren’t participating get in for $3.

For information, contact Lilly at (813) 526-3415 or Will at (813) 270-4105 between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.

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Mayweather Vs. Ortiz press conference on USTREAM today

Posted Sep 14, 2011 by Eddie Daniels

Updated Sep 14, 2011 at 02:49 PM

If you want to catch the final press conference of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Victory Ortiz showdown, get yourself to USTREAM.

The press conference, which begins at 3:45 p.m., will feature each of the fighters (Mayweather, Ortiz, Erik Morales, Pablo Cesar Cano, Jessie Vargas, Josesito Lopez Canelo Alvarez and Alfonso Gomez) who are scheduled to step into the ring on the Sept. 17 Pay-Per-View card.

Click this link to head there now.
The next USTREAM live production will take place Friday for the official weigh-in. That begins at 5:30 p.m.

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WingHouse Fight Night tonight

Posted Sep 9, 2011 by Eddie Daniels

Updated Sep 9, 2011 at 02:55 PM

The 12 fighters scheduled to climb into the ring tonight inside the A La Carte pavilion each made weight Thursday night.

Here’s a list of the fighters and their weights:

Main event for the WBC USNBC flyweight belt: Daniel Lozano (9-0-0, 6 KOs), 112.0 lbs vs. Ernie Marquez (9-8-2, 3 KOs), 111.8 lbs; Co-main: Charlie Serrano (12-2-1, 3 KOs), 120.5 lbs vs. Jessy Cruz (4-3-1, 1 KO), 123.0 lbs; Undercard: Cerresso Fort (11-0-0, 9 KOs), 162.0lbs vs. Marcus Upshaw (13-7-1, 6 KOs), 161.5lbs; Radijove Kaljdzic (1-0-0, 1 KO), 172.5 lbs vs. Marlon Farr (Pro Debut), 173.0 lbs; Inka Lelaye (4-1-2, 1 KO), 154.5 lbs vs. Manny Woods (7-1-0), 155.7 lbs; Alphonso Black (Debut), 159.5 lbs vs. Chris Kahn (0-1-0), 161.5 lbs

Doors open tonight at 7 with the first fight scheduled for 8. Tickets start at $25 and are on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets.

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Fight Night weigh-in tonight

Posted Sep 8, 2011 by Eddie Daniels

Updated Sep 8, 2011 at 01:52 PM

Boxing fans, want to catch your favorite local boxers before they step in the ring Friday night at the A La Carte?

If so, make your way to the Pinellas Park Ker’s WingHouse Bar & Grill, 7790 U.S. Highway 19 North, tonight for the 5 p.m. weigh-in. Those who are boxing on the WingHouse Fight Night card will be there to officially weigh-in.

Here’s a look at the fight card:

Flyweights: Daniel Lozano (9-0, 6 KOs) vs. Ernie Marquez (9-8-2, 3 KOs), 8 founds for the WBC USNBC flyweight Title; Featherweights: Charlie Serrano (12-2-1, 3 KOs) vs. Jessy Cruz (4-3-1, 1 KO), six rounds; Middleweights: Cerresso Fort (11-0, 9 KOs) vs. Marcus Upshaw (13-7-1, 6 KOs), six rounds; Light heavyweights: Radivoje Kalajdzic (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Marlon Farr (Debut), four rounds; Middleweights: Inka Laleye (4-1-2, 1 KO) vs. Manny Woods (7-1-0), six rounds; Middleweights: Alphonso Black (Debut) vs. Chris Kahn (0-1-0), four rounds.

Lozano, of Bowling Green, will face Marquez in an eight-round bout for the vacant USNBC WBC flyweight belt. The co-main event will feature Serrano of Tampa against Cruz. Serrano’s Florida State featherweight title will not be on the line in this six-round fight.

For Friday night’s event, doors open at 7 p.m. with the first fight following at 8. Tickets start at $25 and are on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets.

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Fight Night boxing coming Sept. 9 to A La Carte

Posted Aug 31, 2011 by Eddie Daniels

Updated Aug 31, 2011 at 03:35 PM

A flyweight title will be on the line when the next installment of the “WingHouse Fight Night” series returns Sept. 9 at the A La Carte Pavilion.

Bowling Green’s Daniel Lozano (9-0, 6 KOs) will face Ernie “The Gladiator” Marquez (9-8-2, 3 KOs) in an eight-round bout for the vacant USNBC WBC flyweight belt.

The co-main event will feature Tampa’s Charlie Serrano (12-2-1, 3 KOs) against Cuban-born Jessy Cruz (4-3-1, 1 KO). Serrano’s Florida State featherweight title will not be on the line in this six-round clash.

The card, promoted by Fight Night Productions, will also feature local favorites Inka Laleye (4-1-2, 1 KO), Manny Woods (7-1, 3 KOs) as well as St. Petersburg light heavyweight Radivoje Kalajdzic (1-0, 1 KO).

Tickets start at $25 and are on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets. For VIP table information contact Aaron Jacobs at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Doors open at 7 p.m. and the first bout will begin at 8.

The official fighter weigh-ins for event is open to the public and will take place Sept. 8 at 5 p.m. at the Pinellas Park Ker’s WingHouse Bar & Grill, 7790 U.S. Highway 19 North, Pinellas Park.

Here is the night’s full card:

Flyweights: Daniel Lozano (9-0, 6 KOs) vs. Ernie Marquez (9-8-2, 3 KOs), 8 founds for the WBC USNBC flyweight Title; Featherweights: Charlie Serrano (12-2-1, 3 KOs) vs. Jessy Cruz (4-3-1, 1 KO), six rounds; Middleweights: Cerresso Fort (11-0, 9 KOs) vs. Marcus Upshaw (13-7-1, 6 KOs), six rounds; Light heavyweights: Radivoje Kalajdzic (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Marlon Farr (Debut), four rounds; Middleweights: Inka Laleye (4-1-2, 1 KO) vs. Manny Woods (7-1-0), six rounds; Middleweights: Alphonso Black (Debut) vs. Chris Kahn (0-1-0), four rounds.

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