North Carolina BOXING TALK Radio Show - Monday, Sept. 23, 2013

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This Show: Recap of First Responders Charity Boxing Event, Carolina's Amateur Boxing Invitational, and fight results for N.C. boxers James "Shotgun" Winchester and Lamar Russ. ** Watch/hear the Joshua "Too-Tuff" Tufte interview from Camp Wladimir Klitschko in Austria where he is sparring with the World Heavyweight Champ. ** Fight results from Greensboro and Winston-Salem this past weekend (Saturday, 9/21). ** Preview of upcoming fights for North Carolina boxers Noel "Shut-Up" Echevarria and Carlette Ewell.

Busy Weekend of Boxing in North Carolina - Winston-Salem and Greensboro - September 21, 2013

     This Saturday, September 21, Walter Johnson Promotions is hosting Ballroom Brawl VII in Greensboro and Ring of Dreams Promotions will feature Fight Night XI in Winston-Salem. In Greensboro, Eli Addison (10-3) of Winston-Salem, but now fighting out of Charlotte, makes his return to the ring. BoxRec currently shows 6 bouts scheduled for the Ring of Dreams event in Winston-Salem. Boxing in both Greensboro and Winston-Salem will be combined with bouts of MMA.

     NOTE: Though originally scheduled, Joshua Tufte and Noel Echevarria will not appear at the Greensboro boxing event. Josh Tufte is still at Camp Klitchko in Austria for sparring sessions with the world champ, and Noel Echevarria has signed for a Fox Sports 1 Monday Night Fights undercard to take place the following week, on September 30.

RESULTS: 2013 Carolina's Amateur Boxing Invitational, Charlotte, N.C. 9/14/2013

13 Bouts. All bouts ended in decision. Boxer’s city/gym is shown if known. Click "WATCH" to see video of the fight.

RESULTS

1) 115lb: Joseph Lenzo (Charlotte/Charlotte Boxing Academy) def. Mario Salinas (Asheboro)
WATCH
2) 155lb: Austin Bryant (Wilson) def. Luis Martinez (Winston-Salem) WATCH
3) 135lb: Kenneth Nixon (Lincolnton) def. Jeremy Stokes (Charlotte/Charlotte Boxing Academy) WATCH
4) 147lb: Corey Montgomery (Charlotte/Charlotte Boxing Academy) def. Jeremy Johnson (Winston-Salem) WATCH
5) 102lb: McKayla Ard (Rockingham/Dungeon Boxing Club) def. Kimberly Pittman (Wilson) WATCH
6) 165lb: Bruce McPhail (Raleigh) def. Johnathan Starney (Charlotte/University Boxing) WATCH
7) 180lb: Thomas Landon (Charlotte/Charlotte Boxing Academy) def. Freddie Mercado (Charlotte/Dyme Boxing & Fitness) - The 3rd round ended early, halted by referee due to injury and bleeding from Mercado's nose, and went to the score cards. WATCH
8) 149lb: Daniel Mendoza (Winston-Salem) def. Christopher Gladden (Charlotte/Charlotte Boxing Academy) WATCH
9) 201lb: Myles Smith (Charlotte/Dyme Boxing & Fitness) def. David Palomar (Asheboro) WATCH
10) 158lb: James Burke (Huntersville) def. Mikhail Makarova (Indian Trail/Dyme Boxing & Fitness) WATCH 
11) 125lb: DaQuan Blair (Winston-Salem) def. Vit Y (Charlotte) WATCH
12) 165lb: Vardges Vardanyan (Charlotte/Dyme Boxing & Fitness) def. Michael White (Charlotte/Charlotte Boxing Academy) WATCH
13) 145lb: Jamell Brown (Rockingham/Dungeon Boxing Club) def. Jamaal Gregory (Charlotte-Concord/Mid-South Boxing Academy) WATCH
 
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Great Story on North Carolina's Undefeated Heavyweight Joshua "Too Tuff" Tufte - Winston-Salem Journal Newspaper

See it HERE

North Carolina BOXING TALK Radio Show - Monday, Sept. 2, 2013

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Time: 22:03

This Show: A report on North Carolina boxer, Eli Addison, who returns to the ring for a fight on September 21 after a six year layoff. - Undefeated Kernersville heavyweight Joshua "Too-Tuff" Tufte goes to Austria to spar with the heavyweight champion OF THE WORLD. You will also hear Fayetteville's fast-rising up-and-coming boxer, Lamar Russ, who talks about sparring with another world champion. A preview of the Greensboro Boxing event this month. - There's even a discussion about the Floyd Mayweather--Canelo Alvarez fight coming up in two weeks, and a lot more about the North Carolina boxing scene!