'WinterFist 2008' and 'Battle in the Ballroom' cards set
February 13th, 2008, 2:48 pm · Post a Comment · posted by CARLOS ARIAS
Promoter Roy Englebrecht is kicking off 2008 with a bang. Englebrecht has scheduled four mixed martial arts events and six boxing events for 2008, all at the Irvine Marriott. The punches start flying with the "WinterFist 2008" MMA card on Feb. 20 followed by the "Battle in the Ballroom" boxing card on Feb. 21.
"With the addition of these four new 2008 MMM pro shows added to the six 2008 'Battle in the Ballroom' pro boxing shows, all in the 1,412-seat Grand Ballroom at the Irvine Marriott, I am thrilled to name Orange County as the 'Fight Capitol of California,'" Englebrecht said.
"No other county in California will host this many shows in one year, and the credit has to go to the thousands of fight fans who have supported all the shows over the past 23 years. Plus, this is America's only pro boxing and pro MMA series under one promotion company and at one venue."The "Fist" series moves to Sundays for the remaining three shows in 2008 with "SpringFist 2008" on April 13, "SummerFist 2008" on July 6 and "OctoberFist 2008" on Nov. 9.The other "Battle in the Ballroom" cards are scheduled for April 24, June 19, Aug. 27, Oct. 9 and Dec. 11.
The Feb. 21 "Battle in the Ballroom" card is sold out for the 19th consecutive time. Tickets remain for the Feb. 20 MMA card. Call (949) 760-3131 or go online at battleintheballroom.com for tickets.
"WINTERFIST 2008"
AT THE IRVINE MARRIOTT, IRVINE
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20, 7:30 P.M.
Light-heavyweight - Gracie Barra's Fabio Costa (3-0) of Santa Ana vs. Universal Grappling Academy's Paul Karsky (5-10-1) of Apple Valley
Featherweight - Unbreakable Gym's Ismael Gonzalez (2-4-1) of San Bernardino vs. City Boxing's Denis Grachev (2-0) of San Diego
Bantamweight - Krav Maga's John Merkle (2-0) of Los Angeles vs. Team Wildman's Seth Dikun (3-2) of Victorville
Flyweight - Subfighter Gym's Jessica Pene (2-0) of Lake Forest vs. Arlington Kickboxing's Heather Basquil (1-0) of Arlington, Wash.
Featherweight - LA Boxing's Luke Adams (1-1) of Aliso Viejo vs. John DeLaO's Andy Prudencio (2-0) of Anaheim
Bantamweight - Unbreakable Gym's Ernie Calma (1-2-1) of San Bernardino vs. Joker's Wild Fighting Academy's Tyler Weathers (0-2) of Lake Forest
Lightweight - Joker's Wild Fighting Academy's Raja Shippen (1-1-1) of Lake Forest vs. LA Boxing's Thor Skancke (0-1) of Tarzana
"BATTLE IN THE BALLROOM"
AT THE IRVINE MARRIOTT, IRVINE
THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 7:30 P.M.
Super-lightweight - Aris Ambriz (4-0, 3 KOs) of Los Angeles vs. Bryan Gordon (3-0, 3 KOs) of Bakersfield
Lightweight - Luis Ramos (2-0, 2 KOs) of Santa Ana vs. Justo Vallecillo (3-4) of San Antonio, Tex.
Heavyweight - Takalesi "Doug" Fifta (0-0) of Orange County vs. Ethan Cox (1-0) of Long Beach
Super-featherweight - Danny Martinez (0-0) of Azusa vs. Adrian Lopez (1-0) of Bakersfield
Cruiserweight - Alex Virgen (5-5-2) of Los Angeles vs. TBA
CARLOS ARIAS/The Register
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