Rising welterweight prospect Jamal “Shango” James (20-0, 9 KO’s) of Minneapolis, MN won a hard fought 10 round split decision over Nigerian Wale “Lucky Boy” Omotoso (26-3, 21 KO’s) on Saturday night in Birmingham, Alabama. James fought behind a missile like right hand and his jab also came into play throughout the fight. Omotoso was not able to match...
Jamal James 147 vs. Wale Omotoso 146
Venue: Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama
Promoter: DiBella Entertainent
TV: FSN1
July 16,2016
Minnesota state welterweight champion Jamal "Shango" James (19-0, 9 KO's) will box hard hitting Nigerian Wale "Lucky Boy" Omotoso (26-2, 21 KO's) on July 16th in Birmingham, Alabama. The welterweight showdown between James and Omotoso will be one of the featured televised undercard fights to the WBC heavyweight title bout between Deontay Wilder and Chris Arreola. The PBC fight...
Director Tony Franklin recently released a short film featuring Minnesota state Jr. Middleweight Champion Antonio Johnson.
https://vimeo.com/157525456
"The Rice Street Rocker" Mike Evgen's annual amateur boxing event at Oakdale, Minnesota's Summerfest takes place this Saturday afternoon. The event honors Evgen's long time friend Christine Pedro, who passed away after battling cancer. There are 10-12 matches set to take place with teams from all over the state set to compete.
The boxing show/fundraiser is free to the public...
Referee Mark Nelson of Maplewood, MN brushed off an accidental punch while in the line of duty last night on an NBC televised fight card. Nelson was refereeing a bout between super middleweights Hugo Centeno Jr. and Maciej Sulecki when he was caught by a hard shot from Centeno Jr. after separating the fighters. Nelson's ability to take what's...
RJ Laase and Benito Tovar went toe to toe for 8 rounds last night at the Black Bear Casino in Carlton, MN and gave the fans an excellent main event bout. The judges saw it Tovar's way by majority decion. Al Sands stopped Damon Reed in round three in the co-featured bout. Ryan Watson and Tommy Ray fought to...
RJ Laase 146 vs. Benito Tovar 146.2
Al Sands 199 vs. Damon reed 195.2
Ryan Watson 199.6 vs. Tommy Ray 199.8
Joe Amouta 167.4 vs. Adam Willis ??
Markus Morris 146.2 vs. Wayne Martell 147.6
Winston Anderson 134.2 vs. Aaron Ely 134.8
Patrick Cape 139.6 vs. Homar Rios 136
Gavino Guaman 130 vs. Philip Adyaka 129.4
Venue: Black Bear Casino, Carlton, MN
Promoter: Jim Loons Promotions
Professional boxing is set for this Saturday night at the Black Bear Casino in Carlton, MN. The eight bout fight card features the comeback of Duluth, Minnesota super lightweight RJ “T-Rex” Laase (12-2, 8 KO's) as he faces Wisconsin State super welterweight champion Benito Tovar (7-2-4, 5 KO's) in the eight round main event. "The Haitian Temptation" Al Sands...
Duluth's RJ "T-Rex" Laase and Ryan Watson were interviewed last night by WDIO TV about this Saturday's fight card. Visit the following link to watch the full story.
http://www.wdio.com/sports/laase-and-watson-in-big-spots-on-saturday/4163009/?cat=10347
