BRANT DEFENDS TITLE AGAINST CARTER JR. ON JANUARY 20

December 6, 2016 mnboxing Off MN BOXING NEWS, OUR LATEST FEATURE STORIES,

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WBA-NABA Middleweight champion Robert “Bravo” Brant (21-0, 14 KO’s) of Oakdale, MN is scheduled to defend his title against George Carter Jr. (14-2-1, 7 KO’s) of Galesburg, Illinois on January 2oth, 2017 at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, MN. The 26 year old WBA #4 rated Brant captured the belt last January with a highlight reel knockout of Decarlo Perez on Showtime. Carter Jr. will be returning to box at the Grand Casino for the 5th time when he meets Brant in the main event middleweight showdown.
Gizzy Hobbs, who trains out of Sir Cerresso Fort’s gym in Saint Paul, MN will be making his pro debut on the card as well as heavyweight Colton Warner of Apple Valley, MN. Fans can order tickets at the Grand Casino box office as well as ticketmaster.com or watch live at www.flosports.tv. The full card is close to being finalized and will be released shortly.

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