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Grandma’s Amateur Show

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Grandma’s was again packed with fight fans. It was a night of great fights and big news. There were three public workouts, nine Golden Glove bouts, and one exhibition. Along with all the action, Chuck Horton announced his next professionalboxing event. May 21, will see live professional boxing at Grandma’s Sports Garden. RJ Laase, Gary Eyer, Boris Shishporenok, and Dave Peterson will all be in action.

 

To the fights. Winners are in bold. Public workouts and the exhibition do not have a winner or loser.

 

Public Workout

 

Justin Seehus vs Dakota Spray – Battle of the buddies. They came out guns a blaze. These guys have really come a long way in a short time.

 

Joe Fisher vs Colton O’Connel – These guys went at it.

 

Randall Gonge Jr. vs Anthony Thoen

 

Golden Gloves Boxing

 

Will Mathews (Horton’s) vs Russell Stone (Moore Boxing Club) – Will was shot out of a cannon. He came out throwing and didnt stop until the bell rang. The second and third round Russel used his jab and the fact that Will may have punched himself out to win this one.

 

Mark Pogorelskin(Horton’s) vs Miguel Dominguez (Circle of Discipline)- Im not joking when I say I think Miguel was a foot taller. Mark “Magic” Pogorelskin was more than a game opponent in this fight. He showed huge heart in continuing his charge against the much taller guy. In the end, size mattered.

 

Cody Lund (Horton’s) vs Edward Serrano (Circle of Discipline) – All three rounds were packed with bombs. The third round won it for Cody when he landed some big shots putting Edward on rubber leg street.

 

Evan Wrazidlo (Horton’s) vs Isaiah Abalan(Circle of Discipline) – Evan was the slicker of the two and the winner.

 

Dawson Wrazidlo (Horton’s) vs Celso Ramirez (Circle of Discipline) – Dawson forced the action and landed the bigger shots.

 

Cole Wrazidlo (Horton’s) vs Otahl Saunders (Circle of Discipline) – Otahl had a big height advantage and used it. Cole never quit and just kept using his slickness and power. While Cole landed the bigger shots, Otahl landed more punches and won the fight.

 

Mike Monchamp (Horton’s) vs Trevor Marmon (Horton’s) – Really good fight with both guys taking turns applying the pressure. Towards the end of the bout, speedy seemed to get the better of it.

 

Winston Anderson (Horton’s) vs Riley Rinas (Horton’s) – Lots of exchanges with Winston always seeming to get the better punches landed.

 

Matt McGregor (Horton’s) vs Alex Eskola (Horton’s) – Both of these fellas know how to throw and land bombs. Matt used his height and active accurate punches to win this one. Fight of the night in my opinion.

 

Exhibition

 

Al Sands vs Boris – Boris is a big man! This was a fun sparring session to watch. Al used his movement and Boris’s good nature to get some good ring time with a professional boxer.

Last Night’s Amateur Action at Grandma’s Sports Garden.

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Boneheaded, Idiot, Careless, could all describe the mistake I made last night. I spent a great evening at the Garden enjoying the action, making notes on each fight, and tracking results. My fight card list was loaded with notes and results, and my notebook filled with thoughts. Unfortunately, for some reason, only the notebook with thoughts made it home with me. Trust, I have spent the bulk of this morning searching, coat pockets, pants pockets, the car, and my house, no dice. Now I must rely on my thoughts. Yikes!

 

I apologize for those I miss in this abbreviated fight recap. I will do a better job of keeping my items next time. Winners are in bold.

 

Justin Seehus vs Braydon- Braydon’s ring experience was a little too much for Justin, but that didn’t stop Justin from showing great heart in pressing the action.

 

Dakota Spry vs Billy – Both fellas showed a lot of heart in keeping the action going in this fight. Billy’s 7 prior fights were just too much to overcome for a very game Dakota.

 

Evan Wrazidlo vs ? – This was all Evan. Nicknames for this boxer will be many. Here were a few of my thoughts on monikers for this young boxer. “Fists of Fury”, “Crazy Legs”.

 

Cody Lund vs ? – This fight was pretty much all Cody bringing the action and the overhand right. Along with his big right, Cody was showing the “Joey Abell” power jab.

 

Zach Overfors vs Zach – This was the fight of the night in my opinion. The action was loaded with big punches. Zach Overfors was the aggressor in closing the distance between he and the much taller fighter from Brainerd.

 

Alex Eskola vs Dylan – Alex and his power had Dylan backing most of the fight.

 

Riley Rinas vs Matt – This fight was too close for me to pick a winner. Judges thought Riley.

 

Trever Marman vs Rubio – Rubio was the counter puncher in this affair. Trever had bad intentions with every blow, knocking Rubio to the mat in one of the rounds. The exact round was on my fight card list but I digress.

 

Winston Anderson vs Tom Fanjoy – Winston started the fight silky smooth. “Sweet Music” was landing combos and weaving in a great display of the Sweet Science. Tom spent the last two rounds trying to draw Winston into a slug fest. When Winston held to his smooth moves he was far superior.

 

Mike “Speedy” Monchamp vs Jay Lee – This was a rematch from a Public workout held at Grandma’s last month. Speedy was in this fight the whole way, but Jay seemed just a bit quicker to the punch.

 

The crowd at the Garden was also treated to a public workout  from “Chaos?????”, better known as Andy “Kaos” Kolle. This was to be a 10 round sparring session, but after 4 rounds Chuck Horton decided Kolle was going to hurt somebody if it continued. Much to the crowds delight, Kolle removed his shirt and hit the hand pads in a display of speed and power. March 28 Hinckley Grand Casino, Andy “Kaos” Kolle vs Anthony “The Bullet” Bonsante.

 

Again I would like to apologize for losing most of my notes on lasts night event. The sportsmanship was excellent, as usual, and the place was packed. The next Garden show will be April 16.

 

Todd

 

“I have many more names I can think of to call you. Maybe next time I will hold your hand in the process, and teach you how to chew gum and walk at the same time.” Bear

Horton’s Gym public workout last night

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Another fun night was had thanks to the efforts of Horton’s amateur boxers. The Lost Isle in Carlton MN was full with enthusiastic fans. This event was another public workout for Duluth’s amateur boxers to prepare for their upcoming Golden Glove events. Again the winner was chosen by fan reaction at the end of the fight. Below is a rundown of how Carlton MN saw the action. I apologize for any misspelled names, I wrote down the fight list and had some trouble figuring out my own handwriting. Crowd favorite is in bold.

 

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Justin Seehus vs Dakota Spry – These two fellas put on a great show and they have only been boxing for about three weeks.

 

Dawson Wrazidlo vs Mark “Magic” Pogorelskin – Due to the fact nobody in their age and weight range wants to step in the ring with the Wrazidlo boys, Dawson stepped in the ring with Magic. While Dawson gave up weight and age he came through victorious as the crowd favorite. Special thanks needs to be given to Mark Pogorelskin for giving the much feared Wrazidlo work.

 

Cole Wrazidlo vs Mike Monchamp – The circumstances for this bout were the same as the prior fight. Cole was declared crowd favorite. Thanks to Mike for giving Cole some work in lieu of finding a foe willing to step in with Wrazidlo.

 

Matt Mchgregor vs Riley Rinas – Riley’s left hook was cooking as he went on to be the crowd favorite.

 

Cody Lund vs Zack Overfors – This was a brawl. Almost every shot had bad intentions. Up close bang, bang fight.

 

Trevor Marman vs Sam Sanchez – I believe this was Sam’s first time in the ring and he made a nice showing for himself. The crowd seemed torn between the rookie and Trevor and in a show of great sportsmanship Sam declared Trevor winner.

 

Alex Eskola vs Matt Mchgregor – This was Alex’s first of six straight rounds, due to that fact there was not crowd victor in this fight.

 

Alex Eskola vs Zach Carrie – Really good fight. There were chants for both combatants throughout this tough brawl.

 

Mike Monchamp vs Winston Anderson – Winston brought the POWER jab. This was another fun fight with crowd ruling a draw.

 

Rodney Rinas vs Mark  “Magic” Pogorelskin – My notes say “meaningful shots”, this one had many of those. The magic man put on a great effort but the crowd went Rodney’s way. Rodney showed some great combos and was not afraid to unleash some big left hooks.

 

Horton’s Gym again did not disappoint in this public workout.

 

An announcement that RJ Laase would be joining the April 18 pro card at Wessman Arena in Superior WI was also given.

 

Todd

Snow storm, who cares, The Garden was packed! April 18 Zach Walters return.

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Duluth didn’t let a little snow storm ruin the fun. The Garden was again packed with enthusiastic fight fans and they were not disappointed. Due to circumstance to be explained at a later date, the show was a public workout with the fans deciding the winner of each bout. Duluth fans deserve a big pat on the back for the sportsmanship they showed. My scoring lined up with theirs on virtually every bout. Brunette’s Gym left with two crowd supported wins over Horton’s gym fighters. While on the subject of Brunette’s Gym, we should mention that both they and the Golden Lakes Brainerd club braved very bad weather to make it to this event. I think I can speak for Duluth in thanking them for making the trip.

 

Along with one of the best amateur shows I have ever witnessed, we were treated to the announcement that Zach “Jungleboy” Walters would be returning to the ring in Duluth on April 18. Cant wait to see the MAN back in the ring.

 

Below is a run down of the crowds picks for winners. All is unofficial as this event was a public workout. Crowd fav is in bold.

 

Evan Wrazidlo vs Cole Hatcher (Golden Lakes Brainerd)

 

Max Fadeyev vs Jeff Porter (Golden Lakes Brainerd)

 

Zach Overfors vs Riley Rinas

 

Matt Mchgregor vs Zach Carey

 

Mark Pogerlskin vs Brad Heroff (Brunette’s Gym)

 

Cole Wrazidlo vs Dawson Wrazidlo - The battle of the bros did not disappoint.

 

Winston Anderson vs Trever Marman

 

Mike Monchamp vs Jay Lee (Brunette’s Gym)

 

Jorey Olson vs Al Sands – Chuck Horton proclaimed this to be the best heavyweight amateur fight he has ever witnessed. I can see how that would be the case, it was the best one I have seen. Both of these teammates went after each other from start to finish. The big shots just kept coming, when the bell rang there was heavy hitting until the bell sounded again. What a fight!

 

Our hats off to Grandmas, the competitors, coaches, and Horton’s Gyms for yet another great show.

 

Todd