Next Boxing Talk Radio Show Monday: The Business of Boxing in North Carolina (from a fan’s point of view)

Boxing in North Carolina...

Why it’s working…why it’s not working.

Also, what’s coming up in boxing around our state.

Hear the show on Blog Talk Radio this Monday, June 3, 2013 at 6:30pm: CLICK HERE to listen.

Will be taking calls during the show. 

Also accepting email that will be read out loud on the show. Send your email to GAR1680@gmail.com - Here's the question to answer: "What are the problems with boxing events in N.C.?" Email us now, please (before show start). State your name or nickname at bottom of email.

GAR1680 Chat Room will open at 5:30pm (1 hour before show starts) – Find Chat Room link button on this blog site (upper right column).

Winston-Salem Lightweight: Noel "Shut-Up" Echevarria Training Video

Here's a very entertaining "music" video featuring the undefeated Puerto Rican fighter, Noel "Shut-Up" Echevarria, now fighting out of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This fast-rising up-and-comer is now 11-0!

Follow Noel on Twitter at twitter.com/ShutUp1nonly

Paco Rivera, GAR1680
Twitter: @GAR1680

Coming Up: Full Weekend of Professional Boxing in Charlotte! (Friday, May 17 - Saturday, May 18)

UPDATE (May 16, 2013): The World of Champions boxing event in Charlotte on May 17 has been cancelled.

Click on image to purchase tickets online now.

 

Boxing Results: Benton Convention Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina - Saturday, April 27, 2013

On April 27, Ring of Dreams featured a combination of MMA and 6 professional bouts of boxing at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Five of the six bouts ended in the 1st round. Making his comeback to the ring after a nearly 5-year layoff, Earl "Chocolate Drop" Ladson (14-19-1) of Winston-Salem, and the only North Carolina fighter to appear on the card, faced Jonathan Felton (6-26-1) of Virginia, but the bout was halted in the 1st round after an accidental head clash. The fight was ruled a "no-contest".

In other bouts that evening:

Pedro Rodriguez (15-1) of Miami, Florida defeated William Gill (0-30) of New Jersey by 6th-round TKO.
Radivoje Kalajdzic (10-0) of Florida defeated Dennis Sharpe (17-12-4) of New Jersey by 1st-round KO.
Yasmany Consuegra (14-0) of Miami, Florida defeated Stacy Frazier (15-13) of Louisiana by 1st-round TKO.
Making his debut, Tony Morris (1-0) of Jacksonville, Florida defeated Devirous Sanders (0-6) of Georgia by 1st-round TKO.
Lenwood Dozier (8-5-1) of Maryland defeated Markel Muhammad (2-12) of Ohio by 1st-round TKO.

Paco Rivera, GAR1680 Boxing Talk
Twitter: @GAR1680

Charlotte, N.C. Boxing Newsflash - Next Event: Friday, May 17, 2013 in Charlotte

          Promoter Bellonora McCallum with World of Champions promotional company will feature boxing in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday, May 17, 2013. The event will take place at CenterStage@NoDa at 2315 N Davidson Street, Charlotte, NC 28205. Further details will be posted when it becomes available. See WOC website for info CLICK HERE. To purchase tickets online CLICK HERE.

If you are in the Charlotte area please pick up a copy of Pride Magazine and check out the cover feature on World of Champions. The article also appears HERE.