Minnesota's Rob Brant will challenge Japan's Ryota Murata tonight for the WBA middleweight championship. Brant is a 5-1 underdog and ready to prove oddsmakers wrong. Speculation in the media suggests that Murata is in line to face guys like Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin but a win for Brant puts him right in the mix.
Brant weighed in at 158.4...
Minnesota amateur boxers will have two shows this Saturday night to showcase their skills on. Jungle Boy Boxing hosts on in Duluth while the other goes down in Forest Lake which is presented by Believers Boxing.
Jungle Boy Boxing Gym's show called "Fall Brawl" is set to happen at the Buffalo House in Duluth, MN. Promoter Zach Walters says that...
Saint Paul, Minnesota's Robert "Bravo" Brant (23-1, 16 KO's) will challenge WBA Middleweight titleholder Ryota Murata (14-1, 11 KO's) this Saturday, October 20th at the Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight will be streamed live on ESPN Plus. and start time listed for the title fight is 8:30 PM Central Time.
Brant (23-1, 16 KOs), of St. Paul,...
Minnesota lightweight Ismail "The Sharp Shooter" Muwendo (19-1, 12 KO's) will be back in action this Saturday night in Omaha, Nebraska. Muwendo faces Missouri southpaw Andre Wilson (15-11-1, 12 KO's) in an 8-round lightweight bout. The main event features WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford as he defends his belt against Jose Benavidez in Omaha, Nebraska. Muwendo's undercard fight will...
35-year-old Reese Hernandez of Thief River Falls, MN (14 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw) has recovered from what was potentially a career-ending injury and will headline NO MERCY 9 at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, MN. Hernandez will square off with well-rounded striker Matt Lagou (3-3) in the night's main event on October 20, 2018.
Hernandez has proven to...
It was a very busy weekend for Minnesota combat sports. In MMA action, former Minnesotan's Tony Martin and Nik Lentz picked up big wins at UFC 229 on Saturday night. Amateur champion Charles Anozie added another belt to his resume in South Dakota.
There were two Minnesota boxers competing over the weekend. Duluth's Al Sands traveled to Poland and had...
Former WBA-NABA USA and MN State cruiserweight champion Al Sands (20-3, 18 KO's)of Duluth, MN will face former two-time world champion and hometown hero Krzysztof "Diablo" Wlodarczyk (55-4-1, 38 KO's) tomorrow night (October 6th) in Zakopane, Poland. The fight takes place at approximately 4 PM Central time and can be seen streamed live HERE. You need a VPN to use...
3soteric Promotions presents "KO'S AND ATE COUNT" this Friday night at the Medina Entertainment Center in Medina, MN. What’s better than watching great KO’s and fantastic Muay Thai fights? Having a catered three-course meal at your table while it happens! 3soteric has been running radio ads on 93X and KQRS all week and like the last show, fans can...
UFC veteran Tony Martin (13-4) will face Ryan LaFlare (14-2) this Saturday, October 6 at UFC 229 live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event is the long-awaited showdown between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. At only 28, Martin is already one of the most accomplished mixed martial artists to come out of Minnesota. This...
RESULTS FROM DULUTH, MN
Danny Huffman (now 1-0) of Duluth, MN won a unanimous decision over Fred Thomas (1-16) of Davenport, IA on Saturday night at the DECC in Duluth, MN. Both men traded punches for four rounds with Huffman securing a tough win by out-landing Thomas. Thomas used his veteran savy to lure Huffman into his power shots at...
