Category Archives: Upcoming Fights

Upcoming Fight Club OC Show / Thursday, December 14, 2023

December 7, 2023California Boxing, dmboxing.com, Upcoming Fightsadmin

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

October 7, 2023California Boxing, dmboxing.com, Upcoming Fightsadmin

“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

August 4, 2023California Boxing, DMBoxing News, Upcoming Fightsadmin

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

May 18, 2023California Boxing, DMBoxing News, Upcoming Fightsadmin

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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Haney / Lomachenko PREVIEW

May 14, 2023Lightweights, Tom Donelson, Upcoming Fightsadmin

By Tom Donelson / Author, Member Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) and contributor to www.dmboxing.com since 2008

Vasyl Lomachenko seems to have been with us for a long time, but he has only fought 19 professional fights. He fought for his title in his third fight as he upset Gary Russell Jr for Russell’s feather weight title. My first thought was that he would go the way of past Olympic stars who went for the title too early in their careers. Davey Moore in, his ninth fight, won the world super welterweight title but in his thirteenth fight, he lost to Roberto Duran and from that point, was never the same fighter. He went on to lose four more times and retired with an 18-5 record.

Olympic gold medalist Pete Rademacher fought Floyd Patterson in his first fight as a pro for Patterson’s heavyweight title. He knocked Patterson down in the second round but then hit the canvas six times before the fight was stopped. He then lost to heavyweight contender Zora Folley. He went on to fight many contenders and finished with a 15-7 record. Then there was Leon Spinks who won a heavyweight title from Muhammad Ali in his eighth fight before losing the rematch. From that point he went from the apex of the sport to mediocrity finishing with a 26-17 record.

Lomachenko never suffered the fate of the other Olympic champions who won or fought for titles too early in their careers. He has a 13-1 record in championship bouts and now he is facing Devin Haney for all of Haney’s belts.

At 35, Lomachenko still has the talent to win the title back, but Haney is a good boxer who has the speed and agility to frustrate Lomachenko.

Haney went to Australia to capture the lightweight titles as he defeated Georgie Kambosos Jr. in Kambosos backyard. And when he defended his title, he went to Australia to give Kambosos a shot to regain his title, but he won even more easily.

This bout is an interesting bout for both are good boxers, but Lomachenko can turn aggressor if the needs arrive. Haney surprised everyone when he went down under and easily out boxed Kambosos not once but twice. Haney strength will be his quickness and mobility whereas Lomachenko is a good boxer in his own right, but he also can be a good inside fighter with body shots. Lomachenko doesn’t have the quickness of Haney so he may be forced into trench warfare to reduce Haney’s mobility. While Haney has had more fights overall, Lomachenko has been involved with more championship bouts and his lengthy amateur career supplemented his professional career. Lomachenko is the rare fighter who quickly translated his amateur career into a successful professional career. In his third fight, he won a championship and won titles in three different weight classes. While many favor Haney due to his speed and youth, there is something to be said for experience and Lomachenko has yet to be stopped.

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

April 6, 2023California Boxing, DMBoxing News, Upcoming Fightsadmin

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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FROM THE DESK OF: David Martinez

March 19, 2023David Martinez, FROM THE DESK OF:, Hall Of Fame, hats, Upcoming FightsDavid Martinez

(Spring 2023 Edition)

Although it might seem like it’s still Winter, the Spring season is officially here and it’s that time once again, as I always do on a quarterly basis, to say thank you to a small team of people that truly help with the success of www.dmboxing.com since the first publication on July 15, 2007.

I would like to acknowledge Bob Quackenbush (Website Assistant / Proof Reader), Tom Donelson (Author, Member Boxing Writers Association of America), Steve Corbo (Proof Reader / Boxing Writer), and Kathy Kraft (Proof Reader). There are also three (3) other people who are no longer with us (R.I.P.) that added so much of their own expertise and input to this website. 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). I sincerely miss them tremendously as they were such loyal friends whom I will never forget.

I am also very grateful to all of those friends that have kindly contributed by displaying my website products.

As seen in this edition, my official website hat is displayed. It is blue in color, with embroidered logo on front, website address in small print on back side, and has a adjustable Velcro strap to fit all sizes. To purchase this attractive product, kindly send $19.95 to: David Martinez Boxing, 810 Coronel Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93109-1405 … this price includes absolutely FREE mailing to all USA zip code locations.

I want recognize my fine boxing writer Tom Donelson, who was introduced to me by our mutual friend Rusty Rubin back in 2008. Actually, I had heard about Tom in prior years from the excellent book that he and Rusty co-authored entitled “Billy Soose, The Champion Time Forgot”.

Tom Donelson is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), and has contributed to dmboxing.com for fifteen years with his expertise and up to date fight results. A huge thank you to Tom who is appreciated by all viewers including myself.

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

January 28, 2023California Boxing, DMBoxing News, Upcoming Fightsadmin

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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West Coast Fighters Bring Heat To The Windy City

January 7, 2023FLASHBACK, Guest Post, Steve Corbo, Upcoming Fightsadmin

FLASHBACK *** This article was originally published on April 6, 2014 on dmboxing.com

*Left to Right: Roger Romo, James Dominguez, Steve Corbo, Mike Gavronski, John Nocita*

By Steve Corbo

Veterans Park District’s Leyden Boxing Gym in suburban Chicago was the scene of some hot and heavy action last week as a couple of undefeated fighters from the West Coast got in some work with a spirited sparring session.

Roger Romo from Oxnard, California brought his professional record of 5-0-3, and a wealth of experience, into the gym to work with Tacoma, Washington’s Mike Gavronski, who sports a professional record of 13-0-1. In addition to having worked with the likes of Sergio Martinez and Kelly Pavlik, Romo has grown up in boxing as the younger brother of two time world champion Fernando Vargas.

Gavronski will be in action April 14, in Chicago, on a show televised by Fox Sports Monday Night Boxing. With 10 of his 13 wins by knockout, he is quickly becoming a fan favorite who hopes to crack into the middleweight division’s top ten rankings sometime within the next year. Sportswriters, from the Seattle – Tacoma, area, voted him the Northwest Region’s Fighter of the Year for 2013. And, he just returned from San Diego where he got in some more good ring work with Andre Dirrell and Mike Lee.

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Fight Club OC Ends Year With Fights Guaranteed!

November 21, 2022California Boxing, DMBoxing News, Upcoming Fightsadmin

Let keep the momentum going after five straight sellouts with a solid six bout fight card for our final December 1st Fight Club OC show. This December 1st show is currently Sold Out, tickets may become available after the weigh ins, if not 50 standing room only wristbands will be sold for $30 starting at 10am on Thursday, December 1st by calling (949) 760-3131. If you don’t want to be left out in 2023 then Fight Club OC Season Seats are the way to go as we have some great seats starting in the 5th & 6th rows. For a 2023 Season Seat packet email fightpromotions@gmail.com. For the December 1st finale we decided to end the year BIG, bringing in the Big Boys for our Tequila Mandala Fight of The Night. This heavyweight fight will be 6 Rounds of Boxing featuring 6-0 (1KO) Ricky Frausto from Santa Ana, CA vs. Kaleel Carter from Huntington Beach, CA at 2-2 (2KO’s).

MMA fans in attendance will see the Pro Debut of Jeungjoo Choi out of Combative Submission Wrestling in Fullerton, training under local Fight Club OC standout Curtis Millender. Choi takes on Bryen Dao from Norwalk a veteran of 2 professional fights in our featured MMA bout set at 145lbs. Also fighting MMA on Dec 1st will be Lance Lee from Long Beach as he takes on Yannick Krahenbuhl from Huntington Beach, this bout is also set at 145lbs.

Back to boxing when 4-0-1 (2KO) Tayden “The Butcher” Beltran returns to the Fight Club OC ring to face 2-3 Trenton Gibson from San Antonio, TX in another 6 round boxing battle. 1-0 (1KO) Antonio Garcia from Anaheim is back in the Fight Club OC ring as he takes on Josias Ortega who will be making his professional debut Dec 1st. Then in our opening bout we have “Mr. Thursday Night” himself, 1-0 Curtis Millender back in the ring to box again this time against Francisco Alfaro standing at 3-4 (3KO’s).

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