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Lorenzi’s Boxing of Duluth took a road trip to St. Cloud MN

Todd — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:55:23 +0000

Joe Lorenzi brought some members of his gym to St. Cloud MN yesterday to get work.

Minnesota Boxing Forum is back….

Todd — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:35:36 +0000

The old Minnesota Boxing Forum went down and now the owners have started it up again on a new platform. (MNBoxingLeague.com, Todd Bechthold, and or any partners of ours do not own, manage, moderate, or have any relationship to forum) Sorry for the long disclaimer but as most who have gone to and enjoy or hate forums know, there are many opinions, much propaganda, plenty of loud-mouths, some great opinions, some crazy talk, and any issues somebody may have with them needs to be brought up with forums owners and moderators. I share this link because while I too may get angered by some of what is said on boxing forums, some of the greatest truths come out due to the very nature of the platform. So if you are interested, here is their link mnboxing.forumer.com. Enjoy!

Andy “Kaos” Kolle (25,3) Giving back at the Boys and Girls club, Twin Ports Boxing….

Todd — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:55:00 +0000

Kolle, Minnesota’s top light middleweight and one of the best pound for pound in the region, spent some time giving back at Twin Ports Boxing Gym. Kaos plans on helping out there as time permits…

Kolle (right) giving some instruction to fellow south paw.

Here is the poster for Cerresso Fort vs Dave Peterson June 23 at Black Bear Casino, Al Sands also featured..

Todd — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:51:49 +0000

RDS Promotion’s main is set for June 16…Notes on upcoming shows…

Todd — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:37:48 +0000

June 16

Green landing big right, photo courtesy Ben Smolnikar

Jason Litzau (28-3) vs Leon Bobo (18-9-1) will headline June 16th’s show at the Hyatt in Minneapolis….. This will be Jason’s first home fight in several years….The show looks to be complete and a good one… Green/Gibson, Patraw/Mason also featured.

Dustin "Bull Dog" Mason, photo courtesy Ben Smolnikar

June 23

Cerresso Fort (12,0,1) vs Dave Peterson (13,0) will headline this show to be held at Black Bear Casino. Draw Events and Jungle Boy Boxing’s first stab at promoting pro boxing brings a nice main. The Fort/Peterson fight will be an 8 rounder. They have added rounds to all their fights now and it looks like Al Sands will be stepping up to a 6 rounder but no opponent named yet. I commend Draw Events, for in the end deciding to go with an ABC member commission.

July 21

T-Rex Promotions with MNBoxingLeague.com will be putting on another show at Wessman Arena in Superior WI. RJ “T-Rex” Laase will be headlining the card in his stiffest fight to date. Tyler ” Hit Man” Hultin, Dustin “Bull Dog” Mason (Mason has business to take care of June 16 first), and Winston Anderson will all be featured along with several more exciting fights. Andy “Kaos” Kolle will be heavily involved in the business side of this show while his broken left hand is healing….

T-Rex Promotions secures July date for the twin ports…

Todd — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:45:34 +0000

More to come……

Quick look at June’s Pro Boxing dates…

Todd — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:01:30 +0000

Here is the June 16 card as it stands today. Boxrec.com Hyatt, Minneapolis MN.

Promoter RDS

Jason Litzau (28,3) vs TBA 8 rounds

Brad Patraw (7,4) vs Dustin Mason (3,0) 6 rounds

Aaron Green (5,0) vs TJ Gibson (1,2) 6 rounds

Don Tierney (4,4) vs Bobby Butters (1,1) 5 rounds

Rob Brant (debut) vs Cheyenne Ziegler (3,7) 4 rounds

Silas Ortley (4,13) vs Stephen Watt (Debut) 4 rounds

Aaron Green land huge right (Green fights June 16) photo Courtesy, Jesse Kelley, MinnesotaBoxing.com

Really looking forward to seeing Jason Litzau back in action in MN. Patraw vs Mason has been brewing ever since Mason turned pro, should be fireworks. Green vs Gibson may be Green’s stiffest challenge yet (Gibson KOed Al Sands last fall). Everyone is excited to see what amateur standout Rob Brant will do as a pro…..

Here is the June 23 card as it stands today. Boxrec.com June 23, Black Bear Casino, Carlton, MN.

Jungle Boy and Draw Events

Al Sands (3,1) vs TBA ? rounds

Cerresso Fort (12,0,1) vs Dave Peterson (13,0) ? rounds

Michael Faulk (2,1) vs Richard Hargraves (2,0,1) ? rounds

Davalance Depoe (Debut) vs John Kingbird (Debut) ? rounds

Jerome LeBarge (Debut) vs Matthew Karaja (Debut) ? rounds

Fort vs Peterson could be interesting, new weight for Fort and Peterson has only one fight since 2009. Sands will look to continue to rebuild from his stunning loss to Gibson last fall, his handlers got him a quick win and it will be interesting to see what they feel he is ready for. Faulk has been in training camps with some of the best, love to see what he has. The rest of the card is unknowns. Tried all the normal fight information sites but nothing, have to go and find out…..

Great piece on Vicente Alfaro’s trainer, Gordon Marino.

Todd — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:31:37 +0000

Marino has a full plate to say the least…. We are working hard to get Alfaro (5,1) back in the ring after over a year long lay-off. Here is the piece from twincities.com. Alfaro is staying on weight and ready to get back in there at 118-122.

Jason Litzau, a blast from the not too distant past.

Todd — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:18:04 +0000

Litzau (28,3) has said he plans to fight for the first time in 3 plus years at home in Minnesota. The American Boy may be on June 16 at the Hyatt in Minneapolis. Below is a fond memory of Litzau on the big stage…

Dustin “Bull Dog” Mason (3,0) vs “Bad” Brad Patraw (7,4) June 16

Todd — Fri, 04 May 2012 00:40:11 +0000

RDS is promoting the June 16 show. Jason Litzau (28,3) and Antonio Johnson have both said they are also fighting in separate bouts on this card. Here is the card as it stands.

Dustin Mason (right) delivering a huge right. Courtesy Jesse Kelley, MinnesotaBoxing.com