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I want to thank everyone for your patience the past 10 days while dmboxing website was unavailable for viewing during technical difficulties and while our support computer team was conducting major maintenance issues and plus security safety updating.

We’re back on line today and moving forward, my apologies for any inconvenience.

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Boxing News / Update / Recap

By Tom Donelson (BWAA)

Member Boxing Writers

Association of America

Now on an interesting news on why sometimes boxing shoots itself in the foot.  I wrote recently about MMA vs Boxing, “Another advantage is that UFC is the premier mixed martial arts division and if you are the UFC champion, you are the champion whereas WBO, IBF, WBA, and WBC have their own champions and we have can have as many as 68 champions and I doubt the top boxing writers could list who is champion in each of these sanctioning body. Dana White of UFC has proved to be superior in promoting his sport than the main promoters of boxing who seem to think of the next big fight but not beyond that.” We just had a competitive great fight between the two best heavyweights, and we crowned an undisputed heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk as he defeated Tyson Fury.  IBF has decided in their wisdom to strip Usyk if he chooses to fight Fury in a rematch.  While I understand that Croatia Filip Hrgovic wants his shot at a heavyweight title but there are two realities, the first is that Usyk and Fury are the two best heavyweight and two, it is the best money-making fight and the one fight that fans want to see. 

Hrgovic is looking to fight British fighter Daniel Dubois June 1st in  Saudi Arabia and IBF is considering making this as a possible IBF championship fight.  This is why Boxing is losing to MMA, because Dana White would not allow an undisputed champion to lose a championship belt if he chooses a rematch in the UFC.  White would even promote the fight if the fight stood to make money. Here is the kicker, the winner gets to fight Anthony Joshua, who already lost twice to Usyk.   Let take one more thing, Usyk at the age oof 37 has little time to make big bucks plus his country in a fight for its survival so maybe the IBF can wait until after the rematch.  IBF may be excited about a Hrgovic-Dubois fight, but the rest of the boxing world wants a Fury-Usyk battle. IBF shows why boxing fans get frustrated with boxing.  You had a great fight, and fans are now hungry for more, but you have a sanctioning body that decides that maybe we need yet another champion. 

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USC Boxing: Bringing A Whole New Dimension To The Words “Fight On”

On Thursday November 9th boxers from the University of Southern California blew into the Windy City to compete in an Intercollegiate Boxing Show, featuring five Universities. The event was sanctioned and approved by USA Boxing and The United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association. That’s right… Trojan Boxers! Along with all its other fabled sports, boxing is alive and well at USC.

Front Row Left to Right: YC, Noah “Sting” Ng, Parker Chang, Jade Brewer

Back Row Left to Right: Coach Cesar Lopez, Assistant Coach Brian Robillard, Ring Announcer and USC Alumnus Steve Corbo, Head Coach Omar Lopez and Patrick Carbone

Together with boxers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Xavier University in Cincinnati, the University of Illinois Chicago, and the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, four USC fighters stepped into the ring to compete against some of the best collegiate boxers in the Midwest. The event took place at the magnificent Union League Club in the heart of downtown Chicago. Initially, it was hard to find anybody cheering for Cardinal and Gold. But fighting in this environment only seemed to motivate the Trojans on to victory.

First to fight for USC was Patrick Carbone. He took on Kobe Rogers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Being amateur boxing, all the bouts were scheduled for three rounds of action, with this one being in the 176-pound weight division. Carbone used his superior reach and height to dominate a very tough Rogers, who threw everything he had and never quit trying to find the key to get to Carbone. In the end it was Carbone who won on every judge’s scorecard to take home a unanimous decision victory.

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Showtime Championship Boxing: Saying Good Bye!

By Tom Donelson / Respected Member Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA)

Showtime has now made if officials, it is no longer in the boxing business after this year, and this will not benefit the sport at all.  This leaves a big hole in a network where some of the bigger matches occurred, in particular after HBO left business. 

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn noted, “A lot of people don’t get on with people in boxing, but you’ve also got to look at the bigger picture. It’s not great news for boxing. It’s just a sign of the future and the sign that the way that content is being distributed and delivered to fight fans, and that is by streaming. We saw that a couple of years ago, we made our own move to build those partnerships and those relationships, but boxing will be worse off without Showtime, as it was worse off without HBO.”

Showtime and boxing lasted 38 years beginning with the fight between Marvin Hagler and John Mugabi and for many years, HBO and Showtime aired the biggest fights, but CBS sports will be the main sports division for Paramount who owns Showtime and there is no plan to air boxing events on CBS sports.  Showtime was synonymous with boxing but no longer.

Hearn point is that boxing is moving to streaming services and we are seeing that of other sports.  ESPN Plus is a streaming service where many sporting events are moving to, among those sports are boxing and DAZN has entered the boxing scene with their streaming. 

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Fight Club OC Back To Bruising On August 24th

Englebrecht Promotions & Events returns to the Hangar at the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa, CA on August 24th for another summer scorching Fight Club OC show! With eight (8) bouts this card it is stacked and packed! Showcasing all this talent on one hybrid boxing/MMA card, is one event you are not going to want to miss! 120 tickets remain so don’t delay and secure your tickets today before its too late at www.socafights.com.
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Fight Club OC – Next Show Set For June 8th

For the past 13 years and 25 years before that at the Irvine Marriott, these two fight series were know as the launching pad for fighters making their pro debuts and a place where they could shine and start their journey in the fight game. Thursday, June 8th at Fight Club OC will be no different as five young fighters will be making their professional debuts. Fight Club OC fans know debut fights can be some of the most exciting fights of the night, so as the tradition goes be prepared to wad up a couple of dollars. With less than 200 tickets remaining for this June 8th show featuring four Boxing and two MMA, secure your seats today online at www.socafights.com

Tequila Mandala Young Champions MMA Bout
Tequila Mandala decided it was time to Sponsor an MMA Bout so on June 8th Jose “El Chingon” Huerta from Bell Gardens returns to Fight Club OC, this time for a Young Champions Belt when he faces tough Carlos Elizarraraz from Santa Ana fresh off his April 13th win. Huerta who has been training harder than ever has never been more ready to answer this challenge. This final bout of the evening is set for 3 Rounds at 5 Minutes each in the Bantamweight division.
Also in MMA action on June 8th will be Huntington Beach’s Nick Olson a veteran of two professional fights as he takes on Kasamune Spirits, a kickboxer who will be making his professional MMA debut out of Valencia, CA.

Pro Debut Boxers Highlighted On June 8th Fight Card
Headlining the boxing side of the pro debut fighters will be Lucas Parks hailing originally from Sweden, now representing Laguna Niguel as he makes his pro debut against Frankie Pizzurro also debuting from Las Vegas. This fight is set at Middleweight and is a guaranteed fireworks bout!
Riverside boxing fans will be in the house come June 8th when Adrian Trujillo is back in action after his unanimous decision win in April against Sabino Sanchez. Nate Palencia from Riverside is also set to make his boxing pro debut at Super Lightweight. And opening the show will be Riverside’s Eric Valdivia as he steps into the ring for the first time as a pro fighter. Opponents TBA shortly.
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Upcoming Boxing Event Announcement

Hello! I’m Bianca Collins, director of public programs at Zócalo Public Square—our mission for the last 20 years has been to connect people to ideas and each other, which we do by publishing a digital magazine and convening live events.

Our upcoming event co-presented with ASU Global Sport Institute and UCLA College, Division of Social Sciences: “What Does Boxing Owe Its Champions?” is Tuesday, May 23 at 7pm PDT in Downtown Los Angeles, and streaming live on YouTube.

A discussion moderated by sport and ethnic studies scholar Rudy Mondragón with California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster, former middleweight champ Sergio “the Latin Snake” Mora, and Kali “KO” Mequinonoag Reis, professional boxer and actress, will reflect on boxing’s future—as an athletic endeavor, as a business, and as a cultural force—in California and beyond. A reception with food and drink will follow the conversation.

Our programs are always free of charge and RSVPs are required.

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Fight Club OC Is Back Delivering Non-Stop Action On April 13, 2023

Englebrecht Promotions & Events, has just added an interesting bout to their April 13th Fight Club OC show at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California. Cruiserweight Tervel Pulev 16-1 (13 KOs) will face Joel Shojgreen 14-4 (13 KOs) in a scheduled eight-rounder. Tervel is from Sofia, Bulgaria, and will be flying into Las Vegas on April 1st. He is the younger brother of world-ranked Kubrat Pulev, who will be in his corner for the bout. Brooklyn native Shojgreen is a Joe DeGuardia/Star Boxing fighter. The card can be seen on FITE.tv

April 13th Boxing Bouts

6-0 (2KO’s) Sonny “The Bear” Robledo returns on April 13th, this time Robledo will be fighting for the Fight Club OC/Tequila Mandala Young Champions Belt and against 4-1 (3KO’s) Tyrrell Washington from Mira Loma, CA. This fight is set for six rounds in the Super Lightweight division and slated for the final bout of the evening.

4-2 (3KO’s) Fight Club OC veteran Michael Meyers returns against tough Mario Aguirre, a veteran of 24 fights. If you remember the Robledo vs. Meyers from last year you remember six rounds of back and forth action! Meyers plans on showing Fight Club OC fans another outstanding performance in the ring come April 13th.

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California Boxing Hall of Fame 2013 – REVISTED

FLASHBACK *** This article piece was originally published October 29, 2013 on dmboxing.com

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By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

On Saturday, October 19, 2013, I attended the California Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California . It was a spectacular event hosted by President Don Fraser and his staff.

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I was honored and humbled to be there to represent my good friend Harold Lederman for his induction . Harold could not attend because of his commitment with HBO World Championship Boxing to cover the Mike Alvarado vs. Ruslan Provodnikov WBO junior welterweight fight card in Denver, Colorado on that same date . It was special to me because it was Harold himself who requested I be there for him, to speak along with his long time friend Larona Ganaway.

I don’t think anybody in the house could say that they don’t know who Harold is, as Harold is certainly one of the best judges in our era of boxing . He knows the sport as well as anybody; he is fair, honest, and non-biased with his positive expertise on the air with HBO.

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Fight Club OC Is Back On February 16th / With A New Twist

Wanting to give Southern California fight fans something no other promotion is giving, and to say thank you for the eleven straight Fight Club OC sold-out shows over the past two years, Fight Club OC announced today the Inaugural Fight Club OC Championship Tournament that will kickoff on Thursday, February 16th the Opening Night of the 13th season of Fight Club OC. The Fight Club OC Championship Tournament will see Championship Semi-Final Bouts, a Championship Bout and a Championship Belt awarded at all the Fight Club OC shows in 2023. This tournament will also give young Southern California boxers the opportunity to win a championship belt early in their careers.

Here’s how it will all work, At each Fight Club OC show two semi-final bouts of the same weight will take place. The winners in these two bouts will come back at the next Fight Club OC show to fight for a Fight Club OC Championship Belt. And at that same show another two semi-final bouts will be staged with those winners coming back at the next show. So, Fight Club OC fans will always have two semi-final battles and a Championship Bout at each show. Now you can see why Southern California fight fans have labeled Fight Club OC shows “the most fun you can have on a Thursday night in Orange County”.

The Inaugural Fight Club OC Championship Tournament will kick off on Thursday, February 16th with two semi-final bouts in the Lightweight Division that will see Juan De Dios Avila, facing Andres Gerardo and Darynn Leyva facing Percy Peterson.

“While the boxer’s records are important, I felt that the action that our boxers will deliver, battling for a beautiful belt, is just as important and will give our fans the excitement they want,” said Englebrecht.

Below are your six fights for February 16th, Opening Night of Fight Club OC 2023. Tickets to all of the six 2023 Fight Club OC shows are now live and available online at www.socafights.com.

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