http://www.mnboxingleague.com Minnesota Boxing and MMA, News, Opinion, and Interviews / "Boxing, meet the clown" Tue, 25 May 2010 14:26:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I would like to thank everyone who has visited our site, Minnesota's boxers, and the promoters who bring boxing to our state. I am very thankful for the many great people I have been able to meet during this year and a half of covering the local boxing scene. For several ... http://www.mnboxingleague.com/?p=6622 PRESS RELEASE   IRISH GREEK SENSATION DON "DA BOMB" GEORGE IRISH GREEK SENSATION Don "DA BOMB" George, Ready To Explode on ShoBox !!! By Cestus Press   [caption id="attachment_6615" align="alignleft" width="230" caption="Don George, Courtesy Cestus Management"][/caption] On April 30, 2010, ShoBox “The New Generation” will feature Cestus Management's undefeated Super Middleweight, Don "DA’ BOMB" George (19-0-1 w/17 KOS) in ... http://www.mnboxingleague.com/?p=6616   AND OUR MINNESOTA STATE SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION IS…. A DRAW!   By: Laura Zink   Photos by SnapLocally.com   [caption id="attachment_6608" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Phil Williams"][/caption]     I can’t say I was completely shocked, but then again…I couldn’t see everything. The St. Paul Armory was so packed! So many people were standing up and blocking the view; so ... http://www.mnboxingleague.com/?p=6600 Photos by SnapLocally.com   [caption id="attachment_6584" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Truax (left) Williams (right), Courtesy SnapLocally.com"][/caption]   In front of a full house at the St Paul Armory, "Golden" Caleb Truax and Phil "The Drill" Williams did something nobody predicted would happen, they fought to a draw. To the fans point of view this decision was ... http://www.mnboxingleague.com/?p=6574 [caption id="attachment_6571" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Caleb Truax (left) and Phil Williams (right), Courtesy SnapLocally.com"][/caption]   Weights From St. Paul, MN!   Caleb Truax 162.5                   Phil Williams 163 (Minnesota State Super Middleweight Championship) Joey Abell 241                         Josh Gutcher 245 Ismail Muwendo 130              David Laque 131 Antwan Robertson 117           James Owen 121.5 Charles Meier 158.5               Dan Copp 158   MMA:   Zach Juusola 160                     Shaine ... http://www.mnboxingleague.com/?p=6564 The best up-and-comer might be 26-year-old Osseo native Caleb Truax, who has the biggest fight of his young career Friday in St. Paul.  Click here to read article, startribune.com   [caption id="attachment_6559" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption=""Golden" Caleb Truax, Courtesy SnapLocally.com"][/caption] http://www.mnboxingleague.com/?p=6554 Truax Out for Revenge against Williams!   For Immediate Release St. Paul, MN (April 21, 2010) – When Osseo’s Caleb Truax dropped a devastating decision to Minneapolitan Phil Williams in the 2005 Minnesota Golden Gloves, his sights were set on immediate revenge. Mission failed. Williams jolted to the professional ranks just one year ... http://www.mnboxingleague.com/?p=6549 Phil Williams Prepares for Minnesota Super Middleweight Title Fight For Immediate Release   [caption id="attachment_6541" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="(Photo Credit: Becky Olstad, beckyolstad.com)"][/caption] Minneapolis,MN- With the Super Six Boxing Classic underway Minnesota will get a taste of it’s own super middleweight action when fan favorite Phil Williams(11-3) battles Caleb Truax(14-0) for the state super middleweight ... http://www.mnboxingleague.com/?p=6535 [caption id="attachment_6528" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Caleb Truax (left), Courtesy SnapLocally.com"][/caption]   Minnesota's own version of last man standing has been going strong over the last year and "Golden" Caleb Truax isn't going to miss his chance at entering the mix. The last 13 months have been filled with the best MN fighters going ... http://www.mnboxingleague.com/?p=6504 http://www.mnboxingleague.com/?p=6501