Local Boxing News and Information for the state of
Washington, USA
Local Boxing News and Information for the state of
Washington, USA
SPOKANE, WA (Oct. 7) – CRISTOBAL CRUZ will square off against ORLANDO SALIDO on Oct. 23 at Northern Quest Casino for the vacant International Boxing Federation featherweight championship of the world. More
TACOMA, WA (October 6, 2008) – Two of the Northwest’s favorite fighters return to the ring on the 69th installment of the Emerald Queen Casino’s Battle at the Boat Professional Boxing series, October 25, 2008, first show starts at 7:00pm. More
Tacoma, WA (May 11, 2006) - In what could be the biggest fight in their careers, Tacoma’s own, Emmett Linton (33-4-2, 15KOs) will face Robert Frazier (31-7-4, 15KOs) in the ten round main event at the Northwest most popular pro-boxing series “The Battle at the Boat”. This is the 46th fight since the series started in November 2001. More
November 21, 2005 - Tacoma, WA - The Battle at the Boat boxing series is winding up an exciting year of fights for 2005. This year, several fighters have made names for themselves within the walls of the Emerald Queen Casino. Fighters like Roger Cantrell, Tariq Jooya and Walter Wright have all gained fans and experience inside the hottest boxing club in the Pacific Northwest. This December will be the final fight of the year for the Emerald Queen Casino, and it promises to showcase one of the best fights of 2005. Washington’s own, David Torres (11-0) will main-event his first ever fight on December third. More
Tacoma, Washington (July 30, 2005) - Saturday July 30 will mark a great day for upcoming northwest sensation Walter Wright. He will be headlining his first ten round main event against Calvin Odom.
“The Northwest boxing fan is in for a treat,” says promoter Brian Halquist. “Walter is the best fighter the northwest has produced since Greg Haugen.” More
May 10, 2005 - Promoter Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions will present a sensational championship fight card on Tuesday, May 24, 2005, in the Pend O’reille Pavillion at Northern Quest Casino, located at North 100 Hayford Road in Airway Heights, Washington. The fights will be televised live on ESPN2’s “Tuesday Night Fights.”
In the 12-round main event, “Smooth” Rodney Jones, 35-3, with 23 knockouts, of Stockton, California, will defend the North American Boxing Federation super welterweight title against Teddy “Two Gun” Reid, 23-6-1, with 17 knockouts, of Adelphi, Maryland. More
Tacoma, WA (March 28, 2005)– Troy Beets (11-5-1, 7kos) will face Joseph Awinongya (12-8-5, 3kos) in the ten-round main event of the thirty-sixth installment of the Battle at the Boat boxing series, Saturday April 2, 2005 at the Emerald Queen Casino.
Beets, the Mississippi southpaw, is eager to take on Ghana native, Awinongya. “Troy has a big jaw, lots of talent and is very difficult to hit” says his cousin Rusty who is not only his cousin, but his roommate and keeps Troy on track with his training. “He took his last fight against Russian Vadim Tokarev (for the IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight title) without much training and paid the price” Rusty continued, “he’s ready for this fight and is coming to win!” In the 1994 Goodwill Games, Beets brought home the bronze medal and, is a force to be reckoned with. More
Tacoma, WA (February 16, 2005) – Othello’s Welterweight boxing prospect, David Torres will fight tough journeyman Cesar Vega (6-4) on Friday, February 25th at the Emerald Queen Casino’s “Battle at the Boat XXXV” boxing series. Torres, the undefeated Latino sensation (7-0, 5KO’s) will fight the semi-main event at the Emerald Queen with the first fight starting at eight pm. “David is on the fast track” says promoter Brian Halquist. “This is his second fight of the year and we hope by year’s end, David will have nine more wins.” So far, Torres has claimed victory over two undefeated fighters, Derek Moon (then 3-0, 1KO) and David Hernendez (then 3-0 1KO) in back-to-back fights. What does crowd favorite, Torres think of his rapidly growing fame? “I’m overwhelmed by the support the Hispanic community has shown for me, and I’ll be sure to give them a fight they won’t forget!” says Torres. [End]
Tacoma (February 4, 2005) – Northwest cruiserweight giant slayer, Gary Gomez (13-4-0, 5KOs) will face Rayco Saunders (14-3-1, 6KOs) in the 35th installment of the Battle at the Boat boxing series on a special Friday night edition, February 25th , at the Emerald Queen Casino. The first action-packed bout is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m.
Gomez dismantled two undefeated Northwest cruiserweights when he KO’d Michael Sams (then 12-0) in March of 2004. In December of the same year, he won a unanimous decision over Chad Van Sickle (who was down twice – once in the first round, and then again in the third). This time, he will be taking on Philadelphia’s Rayco Saunders - and only one man will come out on top. More
(Tacoma, WA) January 11, 2005 - Brian Halquist Productions signed undefeated welterweight prospect David Torres following his seventh consecutive victory Saturday night at the Emerald Queen Casino’s Battle at the Boat Boxing series.
“It was a natural thing to sign David”, said promoter Brian Halquist. “David has fought his last six fights here at the Emerald Queen, he beat two undefeated fighters (Derrick Moon, 3-0-1, and David Hernandez, 3-0-1) back to back. He’s the crowd favorite at the casino and is a local fighter. We plan on fighting David eight more times this year”, Halquist said.
“We have been talking with Brian for a year now”, said Torres’ manager, Lalo Martinez. “We’re relieved to have this behind us and look forward to a great relationship with Halquist Productions and advancing David’s career”.
Torres will fight on the Battle at the Boat boxing card on Friday, February 25, against an opponent to be named.
“We hope to have David fighting a main event by summer”, Halquist said.
Torres joins super middleweight Kenny Ellis (32-6-2) and cruiserweight Chad Van Sickle (18-1-2) on the Halquist promotional team. [End]
January 10, 2005 - Emmett Linton beat a very tough and game Marcos Primera on Saturday night in the ten round main event at the Emerald Queen Casino’s Battle at the Boat boxing series in Tacoma, Washington. Linton pounded out a unanimous decision and improved his record to 33-3-2 while Primera fell to 17-9-2. David Torres continued his undefeated streak with a first round KO of Michael Haley. Torres only threw one punch, a right hook, and made short work of the fight. “It was a pretty hard punch I caught him with”, Torres said. “He was leaning in and I just connected”. In the other undercard fights, Kevin Johnson (7-0-0) defeated Will Cook (7-2-0) in a very one-sided eight round punch fest. Darby Smart advanced his record to 6-0 against Sabino Rosario who fell to 3-5-0. Eric “Mighty Mouse” Aiken defeated Terrence Roy in a six round fight. Aiken’s record is now 12-2-0. And, in a double pro-debut, tough puncher Tony Redman tried to box Leslie Watson while Leslie tried to steer clear of Redman. Watson seemed to flail more than box and was eventually disqualified for spitting his mouth piece out again and again and again. [End]
Tacoma (January 7, 2005) – Emmett Linton (32-3-2, 15KOs) and Marcos Primera (17-8-2, 11 KOs) will battle it out on Saturday night at the thirty-fourth installment of the Battle at the Boat series. Linton is attempting to make a re-appearance to the “top ten” list of middleweights and has had plenty of experience in the ring which may work to his advantage in the ten-round fight with Primera. “Emmett has always been a crowd favorite,” promoter Brian Halquist said, “this will be a great show of his skills”. More
July 30th 2004 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA the latest quest for perfection will come to a head between the co-main events. Alex Bunema vs. Emmit Linton and Chad Van Sickle vs. Luke Munsen are the featured co-main events. In both of these battles, there is a dire need to prove who is greater. ESPN will be there to record all of the action in their Friday Night Fight series.
Alex “the Technician” Bunema (24-4-2, 12 KO’s) and Emmit “Laser” Linton (31-3-2, 15 KO’s) will battle it out in a 12 round title fight for the WBC Continental Americas Championships (CAC) Light middleweight title. Bunema is the proud holder of the CAC Light middleweight title and plans to renew his victory of obtaining it. Linton is on a mission to rob Bunema of that title the only way he knows how, in the ring. More
TACOMA, WA (May 26, 2004) - A new boxing series hits the Pacific Northwest in June. “Rumble at the Reef I” kicks off at the Silver Reef Casino in Ferndale, Washington Saturday, June 12, 2004 at 8:00 PM. The series is being promoted by Brian Halquist Productions who also promotes “The Battle at the Boat” boxing series at the Emerald Queen Casino.
“Rumble at the Reef I” will feature an eight round main event with Canadian light heavyweight Mark Woolnough (14-3-2) from Qualicum Beach B.C. facing Kevin Butts (8-3-1) from Cleveland, Ohio.
The undercard will feature Canadians Mehdi Pouroskoui and Troy Roberts. The full undercard will be announced next week.
“We are very excited to add this new boxing series to our schedule,” Halquist stated. “We are going to be able to keep a lot of Northwest boxers very busy.”
Tickets are available thru Diamond Dividends at the Silver Reef Casino or by calling the casino at 360-383-0777 ext 126. If you have any other questions, please call Brian Halquist Productions at 253-564-2090. [End]
(Tacoma, WA.) Canadian Super Middleweight champion Mark Woolnough (13-3-1, 4 ko’s) will face Jose Spearman (20-7-2, 8 ko’s) in the main event at the Emerald Queen Casino’s Battle at the Boat Boxing Series. Woolnough, the current Canadian Super Middleweight champion, has strung together six straight wins including his last three at the Battle at the Boat Series. It will be his first main event at the Emerald Queen. “Mark is a crowd pleaser and he deserves to main event here,” said promoter Brian Halquist. “He has fought for us seven times on the undercard and now he gets a chance to shine.” Woolnough will face Jose Spearman from Lexington, Kentucky in the ten rounder. “Jose is a very tough fighter,” said Halquist. “Jose’s losses have been to very tough fighters. The Northwest boxing fans are in for a treat with this fight,” Halquist said. More
Tacoma, Washington (April 5, 2004) - Seattle’s middleweight boxer Kenny Ellis had five goals coming into his fight with Darrell Woods: 1.) to win the NABA belt, 2.) to win by knockout, 3.) to get back into title contention, 4.) avenge one of his only five losses in forty professional fights, and 5.) to look good doing it. Kenny Ellis accomplished all of his goals and then some with his crushing 11th round KO of Darrell Woods (20-7) Saturday night at the Emerald Queen Casino’s Battle at the Boat boxing series in Tacoma, Washington. More
FIGHT CARD SET
Battle at the Boat XXVIII April 3rd Fight Card
Heavyweight sluggers will headline the Battle at the Boat XXVII Saturday, February 28, 2004 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington. First bout to start at 7:30 PM. Billy Zumbrun (12-5-1) will face Dennis Weaver (9-4-0) in what should be an action packed heavyweight bout. Zumbrun is coming off a huge unanimous decision over former heavyweight contender Joe “The Boss” Hipp last December. “I think this is a good fight for me,” said Zumbrun. “I’m just trying to improve with every fight. My last fight was a great confidence builder for me. I used to watch Joe Hipp fight when I was a kid. He fought Bruce Seldon for the heavyweight title and I took the fight on one day’s notice,” Zumbrun continued, “I’m just quietly building myself.” More
TACOMA, WA (January 9, 2004) - The Battle at Boat Boxing Series starts its fourth year and Seattle’s own Middleweight contender Kenny Ellis (31-5-2, 20 KO’s) will headline the show Friday night, January 9th at the Emerald Queen Casino. Ellis will face up and comer Christopher Holt (8-1, 4 KO’s) in the 10 round main event. “This should be another good test for Kenny” said promoter Brian Halquist. “Ellis is fighting a young guy who is a lot bigger than he is. Like all of these fights, Kenny needs to win” Halquist said. “The contract weight on the fight is 168. Kenny was getting ready to fight at 160 so we’re going to give up a few pounds and fight a big guy” Halquist said. “We are positioning Kenny for a big fight. We’ll fight anyone, anywhere after this fight” Halquist commented. More
Kenny Ellis makes his return to the ring Saturday December 6, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. Ellis will face journeyman fighter Willard Lewis from Edmonton Canada in a 10 round super middle weight main event.
The former NABO middleweight champ Ellis is coming off of a disappointing loss to Kingsley Ikeke. The ESPN2 televised fight was for three titles: the NABO, the NABA and the NABF. The fight was stopped in the 6th round due to a cut in on Ellis’s nose. More
August 29th, 2003 at the Emerald Queen Casino Kenny Ellis and Kingsley Ikeke will battle it out on a nationally televised on ESPN2’s Friday Fight Night.
In Three Weeks the NABO NABA and NABF Middleweight titles will be in the possession of the fighter who declares himself ready to take on the rest of the world. Both fighters are training furiously for that exact opportunity. More
O’Malley loses NABA Title Fight “Villalta sharp in win”
(July 20, 2003) - Edmonds, WA boxing sensation Martin O’Malley suffered his second defeat of his career Saturday night at the Emerald Queen Casino’s Battle at the Boat boxing series. At stake was the NABA Middleweight title and a world ranking by the WBA. More
(July 16, 2003) - The “Emerald City Assassin” Kenny Ellis (30-4-2 19KO’s) moves a step closer to a world title fight. In the July 2003 WBO rankings Ellis made his way into the top three. In June he was ranked 4th, but his 4th round KO of Antoine Robinson (22-6) on May 31st at the Emerald Queen Casino was the push he’d been waiting for that advanced him into 3rd. More