Minnesota's next pro boxing show scheduled for August 25th at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, MN is starting to come together. The main event is still a mystery but it appears that some of the state's biggest names are in negotiations to be featured on the show.
Minnesota State super lightweight champion Markus "Hooch" Morris (10-3, 6 KO's) of Duluth,...
The Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame has announced its class for 2017, and will induct the new members at its annual banquet, scheduled for Oct 13 at Mystic Lake Casino.
The inductees for 2017 include Dan Morgan, Jackie Burke and Bobby Daniels in the modern category, Billy Light and Billy Defoe in the Old Timer category along with Jimmy Potts...
The Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame has announced its class for 2017, and will induct the new members at its annual banquet, scheduled for Oct 13 at Mystic Lake Casino.
The inductees for 2017 include Dan Morgan, Jackie Burke and Bobby Daniels in the modern category, Billy Light and Billy Defoe in the Old Timer category along with Jimmy Potts...
KING OF THE CAGE
“FIRE STARTER” RESULTS
BLACK BEAR CASINO RESORT
CARLTON, MN
6/09/17
Bout #1 (Amateur)
Christian Herbeck VS Garett Olson
Winner: Christian Herbeck via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:18 of round 1
Bout #2 (Amateur)
Cooper Hayes VS Brandon Hunt Jr
Winner: Brandon Hunt Jr via TKO at 0:44 of round 2
Bout #3 (Amateur)
Casey Goulet VS Josh Hautajarvi
Winner: Casey Goulet via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at...
Minnesota State Welterweight Champion Jamal "Shango" James (20-1, 9 KO's) of Minneapolis, MN will battle Samuel Figueroa (11-1, 4 KO's) on Tuesday, June 27 at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The welterweight showdown is scheduled for 10 rounds.
The James-Figueroa bout is a featured match and will be shown live on Fox Sports 1 presented by Premier...
Minnesota State Jr. Featherweight Champion Vicente Alfaro (10-4, 3 KO's) of Northfield, Minnesota picked up two wins in Mexico last month. Alfaro stopped Noe Ramirez (12-9) in Chiapas, Mexico on May 6th by TKO at 2:50 of the fourth round. He followed up that victory with an eight round unanimous decision win over Octavio Ocampo (9-8) in Chiapas, Mexico....
BY FOX 21/GREG CHANDLER, DULUTH, Minn. – You may have heard, ‘The Haitian Temptation’ Al Sands had another fight in Europe fall through.
Last week Sands’ representatives at Sunshines Promotions announced Sands wouldn’t be going to Moscow, Russia to face Ruslan Fayfer for the IBF International and WBA Asia Cruiserweight titles.
Despite another setback, Sands is staying focused.
“I always make it...
Sean Stebbins of the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy won the the 2017 UMMAF (USA Mixed Martial Arts Federation ) Amateur National MMA Championships hosted by Valor Fights over this past Memorial Day weekend in Tennessee. Stebbins, who's a Staff Sergeant in the Minnesota National Guard now has an amateur record of (7-0) and also currently holds the Driller Promotions 125...
Chase Waldon (11-2) of Spartan Martial Arts in Oakdale, MN has signed to fight on July 25th for the UFC's new show called "Ultimate Fighter Challenger". The fights will air live on UFC Fight Pass online from Las Vegas, Nevada. Waldon says that the winner is promised a multi fight contract with the UFC.
Waldon defeated Wisconsin prospect Cully Butterfield...
MnMMANews.com: Minnesota fighters had some ups and downs during Friday's LFA 12 event at Mystic Lake Casino. But overall, it was another incredible showing for the major promotion.
Minnesota's Ben "The Baker" Neumann fell short in his title quest in the night's main event.
Neumann squared off against elite striker Derrick Krantz for the inaugural LFA welterweight title. The fighters felt...
