Category Archives: Upcoming Fights

Major Fighters Headline Fight Club OC Upcoming December 5th Show

Fight Club OC Dec 5th Show = BIG TALENT

Costa Mesa, CA / Now on an 18 show sellout streak, Fight Club OC wants to thank its fans by putting together a Thursday, December 5th fight card that is as good a show as anywhere.

How about this terrific lineup:

The return of new Golden Boy Promotions top middleweight prospect (9-0 / 8 by KO) Jordan Panthen in the main event of the evening.

Also, how about 20-1 Vlad Panin now on a 13 bout winning streak.

How about Anaheim’s 1-0 Diego Aviles who stunned the Hangar crowd with a 1st round KO in his pro debut in August.

How about 4-0 Magi Kharkhuu a real young prospect.

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Fight Club OC Is Back In Action / Big Show Oct 24th

VIP Suite Tickets Available for This One Show Priced At $250 Per Ticket!
It will be a special Fight Club OC show on Thursday, October 24th in The Hangar, with six pro bouts on the card, but more important it will be KNOCKOUT FENTANYL NIGHT as OC based non-profit Fentanyl Solutions will be entertaining a number of their supporters in a special VIP Suite as well as providing fentanyl education to all fans. Fans interested in supporting Fentanyl Solutions and purchasing a ticket in their All Inclusive Suite can do so for only $250 at www.socafights.com. Included along with the price of the ticket is an all you can eat taco bar, unlimited beer, wine and cocktails as well as coffee and dessert.

Four Boxing and Two MMA Bouts Set for Oct 24th
Four pro boxing and two pro mma bouts headline the six bout card with three boxers; Dorian MendezJamie Cerna, and Oscar Trujillo Enriquez all looking to stay undefeated. Get your tickets to this October 24th show only at www.socafights.com before we sell out!

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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez

(Fall 2024 Edition)

The Fall season is officially upon us and as I respectfully do on a quarterly basis, I want to say thank you to a small team that truly makes dmboxing.com the success that it has been since the first publication back in July 2007.

It’s a pleasure to acknowledge these people, who are: Bob Quackenbush (Proof Reader / Photo Input); Tom Donelson (Member Boxing Writers Association of America / BWAA); Kathy Kraft (Proof Reader); and Steve Corbo (Boxing Writer).

I also want to mention three people who are no longer with us (R.I.P.) who were so instrumental in contributing to my website, and will never be forgotten. They are: Rusty Rubin (In Rusty’s Corner / Glove2Glove); Harold Lederman (Hey Harold! / HBO World Championship Boxing); and Jim Amato (Senior Boxing Writer / Boxing Historian). May they rest peacefully in heaven with the Lord.

Dispalyed in this edition is my official website hat. It is displayed. It is blue in color with embroidered logo on the front and website address on the back, with an adjustable Velcro strap to fit all sizes. To purchase this attractive product, kindly send $22.00 to: David Martinez Boxing, 810 Coronel Street, Santa Barbara, California 93109  – AND – the price includes FREE shipping to all USA zip code zones.

I would like to acknowledge my friend Bob Quackenbush. I have known Bob for 45 years and he certainly adds a tremendous wealth to this website. He does proof reading to perfection and it is such a blessing to have him as part of the dmboxing team.

Bob has also written some nice article pieces for the website, and they can be viewed by going to the category menu and clicking onto his name.

For those not familiar with Bob, also known as “Quack” as his many friends call him, he was born in Glendale, California, attended Crescenta Valley High School, is a graduate of Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California, and resides in lovely Carpinteria, California – thank you Bob!

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Upcoming Fight Club OC Show / Thursday, August 29, 2024

THE MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE ON A THURSDAY NIGHT IN ORANGE COUNTY !!!

Three Orange County fighters, a BIG heavyweight bout, and two good MMA bouts are what fight fans will get at the Thursday, August 29th Fight Club OC show in The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.

That’s the good news ….. the bad news is that the show is already SOLD OUT and only a limited number of Standing Room tickets are being sold for $30. This marks the 21st consecutive sellout for Fight Club OC and a huge thank you to the fans that have made Fight Club OC “the most fun you can have on a Thursday night in Orange County”. Your fights for the upcoming August 29th show are listed here.

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Upcoming Fight Club OC Show / Set for Thursday, June 20, 2024

Costa Mesa: There is an old saying that says “it isn’t bragging if it is true”, and that really rings true for the Thursday, June 20th Fight Club OC show. Promoter Roy Englebrecht isn’t bragging when he says that the featured bout on the card may be the best matchup in the past 10 years.

8-0 Jordan Panthen set to face 8-2 Victor Toney

“Without a doubt most every promoter, matchmaker, trainer, and booker will be watching this bout which will feature 8-0 Jordan Panthen vs 8-2 Victor Toney,” said Englebrecht. “Panthen, a former national amateur champion, has 7 knockouts and is coming off a second round knockout over tough 19-5 Ravshan Hudaynazarov on the April Fight Club OC show.  Victor Toney with six knockouts, and the cousin of former world champion James Toney, is coming off a big upset win over 13-1 Jahyae Brown on a DAZN show, plus he went the distance with current WBC world champion Sebastian Fundora. You do not want to miss the fight.”

The six bout fight card will feature the return of 3-0 Dorian Mendez as he faces 1-2 Raymond Benavides5-0 Jamie Cerna returns to Fight Club OC and fights for the Tequila Mandala Young Champions Belt against 2-2 Simon Aristegui from Oxnard. We have one light weight MMA matchup in the middle of the show set with Adam Garcia facing Curtis Hill. Plus, two fighters making their boxing pro debuts will be Billy Jamal Timmons from Cypress as he faces Nesly Trezile from Los Angeles. Our opening boxing bout will see Steven Shareef debuting against Julian Baez a veteran of one pro fight.

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Seven Pro Bouts Set For Fight Club OC

Fight fans will certainly get their money’s worth at the Thursday, April 4th Fight Club OC show as five pro boxing bouts and two pro MMA bouts are featured that will have The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa rock’en and rolling!

Fans will see the return of one of the top middleweight prospects in the country as 7-0 Jordan Panthen meets tough Uzbekistan star 19-5 Ravshan Hudaynazarov in an eight round matchup. 

The Tequila Mandala Young Champions Bout will see former Marine Sean Sharaf take his 2-0 record vs Lancaster’s Chadricc Kindle.

The April 4th show will also see recently signed SOCA Fights prospect Dorian Mendez facing Ezra Rabin out of Oakland, CA. 

Plus many more of the best local up and coming talent Southern California has to offer will be featured on this April 4th show. Less than 40 tickets remain online at www.socafights.com so don’t delay as this show is guaranteed to sell out! This is Fight Club OC, where we will sell you the whole seat, but you’re only going to need the edge!

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Fight Club OC Upcoming Show ~ Opening Night

Opening Night of the 14th year of Fight Club OC shows, set for Thursday, February 15th, will showcase one of the nation’s top middleweight prospects, as undefeated 6-0 Jordan Panthen continues his climb up the rankings meeting Philippine’s tough Adam Abdulhamid, who brings a solid 18-14 record with 9KO’s into the six round featured bout. And if either fighter needed more incentive, the winner will take home the Tequila Mandala Young Champions Belt.
The Hangar at The OC Fair & Event Center will be rocking with fans enjoying five other solid pro boxing and MMA bouts that even feature several OC athletes.
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Upcoming Fight Club OC Show / Thursday, December 14, 2023

What a way to end the 13th year of Fight Club OC shows and give the best fight fans in Southern California an early Christmas present. 

How about two heavyweight bouts…six undefeated fighters… a potential Title Bout and 10 total bouts!!

NOTE – For this show and because of the number of bouts the FIRST BOUT begins at 6pm, with doors opening at 5:30pm

11-0 Austin Brooks in a potential WBA America’s Title fight vs. an opponent TBA. Top heavyweight and former world challenger 29-3 Kubrat Pulev vs. Chicago’s 34-2 Andrzej Wawrzyk – OC’s 13-1 Luke SantaMaria vs. tough Cameron Krael – 17-1 Tervel Pulev vs. 6-3 Dionardo Minor in a second heavyweight battle – LA’s 14-2 Viktor Spavinskyl vs. veteran Darel Harris – undefeated 8-0 Samuel Arnold vs. 3-0 Andres Martinez – MMA action sees 2-0 Daniel Park vs. Tucson’s Humberto Duarte – undefeated 10-0 Rene Moreno battles veteran Diuhl Olguin – Riverside’s Dan Hernandez faces Parley Jessop – and for the Tequila Mandala Young Champions Title bout it will be Riverside’s Nate Palencia vs. LA’s Dorian Mendez

*** Again this show starts at 6pm with doors at 5:30pm. 

Can’t make it in person, watch the entire show live on Fite.tv for $14.99 by visiting this link, https://www.fite.tv/watch/fight-club-oc-dec-14/2pe24/

Tickets are available at $55 and $65 online at www.socafights.com

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“The Big Switch” Happening At Fight Club OC October 26th Upcoming Show

“A mixed martial artist fighting a boxer in an MMA fight gives the MMA fighter a huge advantage, and the same goes true for MMA fighters engaging in a boxing match with a boxer. It’s really not a fair fight,” said Hall of Fame promoter Roy Englebrecht. “On October 26, Lisa Mauldin and Angel Blackwell will get their chance to test the waters in boxing without having to do so against someone with a huge stylistic advantage. These two ladies know how to fight. Now they want to box, and I’m expecting a barnburner.”

Currently 6-3 as an MMA pro with three finishes, Irvine’s Lisa Mauldin has been on a tear in the PFL promotion, where she’s won two straight, including a third-round stoppage of highly regarded Helen Peralta in February and a first round submission of Desiree Yanez in August. Now she’ll look to close out 2023 in the boxing ring with a win over Blackwell.

Fighting out of San Diego, Angel Blackwell not only has a long amateur background in MMA, but she turned pro last year on a Combate Global Exclusivo card and even has experience as a professional wrestler. But now it’s time to step between the ropes for what she expects to be the biggest fight of her career thus far.

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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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