Maplewood
MN
Former IBF Super Middleweight champion Caleb Truax of Osseo expects to kick off 2020 on a high by headlining a card back at the Convention Center in downtown Minneapolis. Truax was set to fight on December 14th but opponent visa issues moved the event. This is a blessing in disguise because that show will now merge with an already scheduled January date to combine for one super show.
“I’ve got some great prospects for 2020, but I’ve only had a few rounds of boxing in the last year so I’m chomping at the bit to get back in the ring,” Truax says. “I look forward to going out and putting on a show in front of my hometown fans and all of #TeamTruax on January 25th then jumping back into a big-time fight soon after.”
Truax had to withdraw from a highly anticipated match August 31st match against Peter Quillin due to a right Achilles injury. His rehab has gone as planned.
Truax helped put Minnesota on the boxing map, and the card will feature some promising fighters from the state and region:
VeShawn Owens and Celso Ramirez of the Circle of Discipline. Mengistu Zarzar of Brooklyn Park, Charles Meier (8-4-2) of Coon Rapids, Donald Williams (0-1) of Mounds View, Danny Huffman (3-0-1) of Duluth, Jesse Walters (2-0) of Duluth, Amy “Hard Hands” Lemenager (1-0) of Duluth and Justn Olejnicak of Burnsville will make his pro debut.
“To fight on a card with Caleb Truax, who not only known in the Midwest but all over the world, is just amazing,” Lemenager says. “I am so grateful for my team, my sponsors and everyone who has provided me these opportunities.”
Doors open on January 25th at 6 p.m. and fights start at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $35 and are available at Tony G Presents. A portion of the ticket sales will support student scholarships for Lyke’s Boxing Gym, which just relocated from Coon Rapids to Spring Lake Park.
