North Carolina Boxing Talk Radio Show; The PROBLEMS with Boxing in North Carolina

Listen to the GAR1680 North Carolina Boxing Talk Show from this evening (Monday, June 3, 2013). Join this blog site to be alerted about future Charlotte & North Carolina Boxing Talk radio shows. The 30-minute show broadcasts each Monday at 6:30pm HERE

This show: North Carolina's Anthony "The Tyger" Hanshaw preview of his upcoming ESPN Friday Night Fights bout this Friday (June 7). * Undefeated N.C. heavyweight Joshua "Too Tuff" Tufte fights June 22 in Greensboro. * Also, the business of boxing...the problems with boxing in North Carolina.

Correction: I stated Josh Tufte's opponent in the upcoming Greensboro bout,  Elijah McCall, as having a record of 11-2-1. McCall fought in Poland on May 18 and lost. His record is 11-3-1.

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Listen to a recording of tonight's show here
Radio show recorded: Monday, 5/3/2013
Just press the play button!

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