Namauu Tops Godfrey in Tacoma!

Tacoma, WA (January 23, 2012) – Rising cruiserweight Henry Namauu scored the biggest win of his career Saturday evening by decisioning Contender Season 4 participant Joell Godfrey over ten rounds at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma.

Headlining Halquist Productions’ 85th edition of “Battle at the Boat”, Namauu was the busier of the two fighters throughout the evening, racking up points simply due to his level of activity. Godfrey, the taller and leaner fighter, had spurts of success landing punches, but his inability to consistently move his hands gave Namauu the edge.

Scores were 99-91, 97-93 and 96-94.

Namauu, a victor for the seventh time in eight bouts, returns to Las Vegas, NV at 10-4 with 5 knockouts. Godfrey of East St. Louis, IL, slips to 13-6-1 (6 KO’s).

“Henry showed me lot tonight,” said Halquist Productions CEO Brian Halquist. “He’s a real throwback fighter and has faced a bunch of tough guys. I look forward to seeing him fight again and the crowd reacted well to him.”

In the co-feature, welterweight Roberto Crespo upset local prospect and previously unbeaten Nate Serrano. Both men could’ve made their case for a victory, with Serrano pressing the action while the taller Crespo effectively boxed from the outside. Scores were 58-56 twice and 57-57.

Crespo, of Riverside, CA, ups his professional ledger to 3-1. Serrano returns to Yakima, WA at 3-1(2 KO’s).

Renowned ring announcer Amy Hayes made her Halquist Productions debut as the master of ceremonies. Halquist Productions’ next card takes place Saturday, March 31 followed by a show Saturday, June 2.

OTHER RESULTS:

Middleweights: Brandon Adams (5-0, 3 KO’s Los Angeles, CA) TKO2 Dave Courchaine (0-2 Spokane, WA)

Super Middleweights: Adrian Hermann (3-2-1, 1 KO Everett, WA) UD4 Len Bentley (1-1 Olympia, WA)

Welterweights: Randell Corpuz (2-1-1 Yakima, WA) D4 Rashad Hughes (0-2 California)

Cruiserweights: Josh Hewson (1-0 Spokane, WA) UD4 Jose Rico (0-2 Springfield, OR)

During the last 23 years, Halquist Productions built a reputation in the boxing world for their loyalty, honesty and integrity. In 1997, Halquist Productions ran their inaugural “Battle at the Boat” series, which remains successful to this day. Halquist Productions promoted many world title bouts and their fight cards have been seen on ESPN, HBO and Showtime.