During a well-attended media workout on Wednesday at the Pound4Pound Gym, Vitali “Dr. Ironfist†Klitschko (37-2, 36 KOs) and K2 Promotions Managing Director, Tom Loeffler, announced that 100 tickets for Klitschko’s eagerly anticipated WBC heavyweight title defense against unbeaten, No. 1-ranked Cristobal Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs), of East Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 26, at Staples…
From obscurity to world heavyweight title contender. That in a nutshell describes the career path that Manny Quezada has taken since teaming up with Goossen Tutor Promotions back in 2005. A combination of that past success and future potential prompted the 31-year old Wasco, Calif. heavyweight of Mexican descent known as “El Toro†to sign…
In the days when American television allowed cigarette commercials on its airwaves, there was one whose slogan was: “I’d walk a mile for a Camel.†That trek pales in comparison to the air miles that #1-rated WBC super featherweight contender Sergey Gulyakevich traveled to take on #3-ranked Humberto Mauro Gutierrez for the interim WBC Super…
Fresh off a stunning first-round knockout of highly-regarded heavyweight Travis Walker, Manuel “El Toro” Quezada (28-4-1, 18 KOs) has climbed the ladder in the WBC rankings from last months #9 position to the #4 heavyweight contender. Quezada’s latest victory was the 17th straight for the 31-year-old, native of Wasco, CA, who was making the third…
Ticket prices for the WBC heavyweight world title fight between champion Vitali “Dr. Ironfist†Klitschko and No. 1-ranked Cristobal “The Nightmare’’ Arreola will start as low $25 when they go on sale beginning Saturday, Aug. 15, at 10 a.m. PT The historic 12-round fight will take place at Staples Center, site of Thursday’s packed-house press…
© Jan Sanders / Goossen Tutor Promotions WBC heavyweight champion Vitali “Dr. Ironfist†Klitschko and No. 1-ranked Cristobal “The Nightmare’’ Arreola met the media and faced-off on Thursday for the first time at a packed Staples Center press conference to promote their Saturday, Sept. 26, showdown. There wasn’t much trash-talking as both fighters paid their…
© Jan Sanders/Goossen Tutor Promotions Vitali “Dr. Ironfist†Klitschko will return to the famous site of two of his most memorable fights Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, when he defends his WBC heavyweight title against unbeaten, WBC No. 1-ranked Cristobal “The Nightmare’’ Arreola on Saturday, September 26.
Securing his WBC Cabofe title and streaking up the heavyweight rankings, Manuel “El Toro” Quezada (28-4, 18 KO’s) triumphed in spectacular fashion with a one-punch KO over Travis “Freight Train” Walker (31-3-1, 25 KO’s). When the opening bell rang, both fighters felt each other out, with Walker trying to land the big blow as Quezada…
Prior to the fight card tonight at Tachi Palace in Lemoore, CA, the principal boxers weighed in. WBC Cabofe Heavyweight title 12 rounds Manuel Quezada: 239.6 lb Travis Walker: 239.6 lb
Former WBC female lightweight champion Jessica “Ragin” Rakoczy steps back in the ring this Thursday July 16, 2009 at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore. Standing across the ring from Rakoczy will be veteran Jessica Mohs of Oklahoma City, OK. The two combatants face each other in a six round bout.
Tachi Palace’s own Manuel Quezada said he was ready to make his move in the Heavyweight division after winning his 16th straight fight in April of this year. On Thursday, July 16 at Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California, Quezada will get his wish when he will be testing his World Championship aspirations…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In the biggest bout of his career to date, former 2004 Olympic Gold Medal winner Andre Ward pulled off a superb performance to control the action against dangerous opponent Edison Miranda over twelve rounds at super middle for a points verdict at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA. Fighting…