LINTON-FRAZIER HEADLINE BATTLE AT THE BOAT XLVI

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.

“This fight is a pick’em fight” said promoter Brian Halquist. “The winner of this fight will undoubtedly get a shot at something big. Both guys have great records and have fought world class fights and many TV fights” Halquist continued. “I see this fight as even as can be”.

Linton’s trainer, former world champion Johnny Bumphus, also a Tacoma native, has been in town setting up the Linton training camp for this fight. “This is a fight that both fighter’s need to win”, Bumphus said. “Emmett is ready and has trained good for this fight”.

The semi-main event will feature local favorite Roger Cantrell (6-0-0, 4KOs) against West Virginia’s James North (8-10-2, 3KOs). “Roger is stepping up and fighting a veteran who has fought very tough in his career. North has much more pro-ring experience than Roger, but at this point in Cantrell’s career he needs to fight a good journeyman. We’ll stop him up against better competition every fight now. We’d really like to fight Andre Ward at 160 pounds in the very near future” Halquist said. Ward is 8-0 as a pro and won a gold medal in the 2000 Olympics. “We are very confident in Roger and he will continue to fight tougher opponents each fight”, Halquist said.

UNDERCARD

5 Rounds - Welterweights

Nate Smith – Puyallup, WA vs. TJ Jooya – Burnaby BC

(2-1-1, 1KO) (5-3-1, 3KOs)

4 Rounds – Light Heavyweight

Shad Chrisman – Snohomish, WA vs. Matt Halvorsen – Billing, MT

(1-0-0, 1KO) (Pro-debut)

4 Rounds – Heavyweight

Bristol Marunde – Orting, WA vs. Villi Bloomfield – Everett, WA

(1-1-0, 1KO) (2-0-0, 1KO)

4 Rounds – Junior Middleweight

Jacob Ruffin – Post Falls, ID vs. Jess Salway – Browning, MT
(0-40) (1-1-0)

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