Matchmaker Leonard Gabriel has put together a nine bout card for the August 8th show at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma. Washington.
Super lightweights Julio Ocampo Hernandez (9 01) and Travis Castellon (17 6 1) will face each other in aa bout scheduled for eight rounds. The only blemish on Hernandez record came in his last outing, a split draw that hinged on the outcome of one round. Castellon has been out of action for just short of two years. He dropped three of his previous bouts after claiming the NABA Welterweight Title in 2021. Both men are power punchers, five of Hernandez’ nine wins have come by way of the knockout, while Castellon has recorded twelve knockout wins in his seventeen victories.
Unbeaten Dedrick Crocklem (7 0) will face Dustin Browne (3 2) in a super featherweight fight scheduled for six rounds. Crocklem is a local favorite who has, in his last few fights, shown the ability to break down opponents over the course of the fight. Browne has also gone the distance in all of his fights, and one of his two losses came at the hands of an unbeaten fighter. Stamina probably won’t be an issue in the fight even with Browne being nine years older than Crocklem. The fight might be decided on how Browne is able to adjust to the power in Crocklem’s left hand.
Super lightweight Virgil Green (11 6) will return to the ring after a nearly eight year layoff to face Agustin Tovar (4 2 1) in a six rounder. When he was active, Green was known for his quick hands and slick foot movement that made him a difficult target to hit. He carried some knockout power, and his lengthy reach gave him an advantage in connecting power punches. While Tovar may not carry knockout power, he has shown to be resilient and able to go the distance, wearing down his opponents. Tovar has only fought once at six rounds, while Green has fought a number of longer bouts.
Josue Cadena (8 1) is coming off a disappointing loss in his last fight as looks to get back in the win column when facing always tough Gerardo Esquivel (7 9 1) in a six round super lightweight fight. While Cadena has scored five of his eight wins through the knockout, Esquivel rarely gives his opponents the chance to land hard, solid punches as he moves well to avoid them. Esquivel has been on a losing skid recently, but in three of his four recent losses he went the distance. As both men are local fighters, there will be a number of people supporting them in the stands.
Unbeaten Haidon Allen (7 0) is schedule to fight in a six round super feather weight bout though an opponent has yet to be signed. Whoever inks the contract to face Allen will need to be aware that Allen has shown that he can adjust to his opponents’ style. If Allen needs to be patient, looking for openings to step in and land punches, he will do so in the process of breaking the other man down. If the opponent does not move effectively, look for Allen to step in and throw power punches heavy enough to score a knockout.
A four round super bantamweight fight will feature Jahelel Bbrito Carrillo (4 3 1) stepping in to face https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/1167907 (3 1). Carrillo has returned to the promise that he showed in his early fights, scoring two first round knockout wins in his las two fights. Nunez only loss came at the hands of an unbeaten fighter, and he has gone the distance in each of his fights.
Shamar Woolery (5 0) has shown to be a knockout specialist as each of his wins have come in first round knockouts. The challenge for Derick Holm (1 1 1) in this super welterweight bout will be to take Woolery past the first round. Holm has gone the distance in each of his fights, so thinking that he can take Woolery beyond the opening round is not out of the question. Woolery’s last few opponents were on some pretty incredible losing streaks, something he will not see with Holm.
Cameron Sevilla Rivera (10 8 4) will return the ring after a nearly three year layoff to face Evian Rodriguez (0 4) in a four round light heavyweight fight. Rivera was a knockout specialist early in his career, and in some his later fights he showed that he still carried power. While Rodriguez record may not look like an overly tough match for Rivera. Know that Rodriguez has been in the ring with fighters whose combined record ins twelve wins and one loss. If Rivera shakes off the ring rust early the fight could go his way; if Rodriguez takes it through four rounds, he may have the advantage.
Reith Duir (0 2) and Armando Best (debut) will round out the card in a four round super lightweight bout. Duir has gone the distance in his two losses, each of those being four round affairs. Though this is Best’s boxing debut, he may be able to rely on his experience as an MMA fighter to give him an advantage inn thee boxing ring.
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White Delight Promotions and matchmaker Keith Weir will pack the armory in Medford, Oregon on September 12th for another in the Rogue Valley Rumble XVI.
Middleweights Anthony Alvarado (8 1) and Cameron Sevilla Rivera will face each other in a bout scheduled for seven rounds. Rivera will be returning too action after a layoff, though he will have fought in August. Alvarado brings a four fight win streak into the bout coming off his only loss to Aaron Thompson. Alvarado is a proven commodity in the ring, and one of the points of interest in the fight will be to see how Rivera matches up after his return to the ring. Should Rivera win in August, that might be the jump start he needs to reinvigorate his career. However, don’t expect Alvarado to make the bout easy as he has been in action packed bouts in each of his fights.
Light heavyweights Alex Cazac (6 2) and Kelton Hall (4 2) will face each other in a bout scheduled for six rounds. Cazac is on a six fight win streak, all of them coming by way of unanimous decision wins. There is no doubt that Cazac has the stamina to go the distance and his last three wins were impressive as he beat fighters with winning records. Hall is no stranger to good fighters as the men in his last two fights have a combined record of eighteen wins and seven losses. Two of Hall’s wins have come through the knockout, so Cazac will need to be aware of the power Hall carries. Hall on the other hand will have to be in good shape to hang with Cazac.
Local favorite Abraham Martin (6 5 1) has yet to know who he will face in a light heavyweight bout scheduled for five rounds. Martin will be looking to regain some of the shine he showed early in his career when he reeled off five wins in a row, all coming by knocking out his opponent.
While the records that Blaiwas Eaglepipe (2 4) and Jayden Salway (0 5 1) bring to the ring may not look all that impressive, they in no way reflect the manner in which each of these men fight. Over the course of their fights, they have been in some remarkable scraps. In his last two fights, Eaglepipe has come up short in a majority decision and a split decision. Salway has been on the losing end having faced heavy handed punchers. Eaglepipe has scored one knockout win, and that could spell trouble for Salway of he gives Eaglepipe the opportunity to close the distance and land a heavy right hand.
Christian Torrico (1 1) and Saint Pierre Mukinzi (1 0) will face off in a super lightweight bout scheduled for four rounds. Torrico scored a knockout win in his pro debut before dropping a unanimous decision in his last appearance. Mukinzi notched a unanimous decision win in his pro debut. A four round fight should be comfortable for both men, and judging from their previous bouts, fight fans should expect to see some skillful boxing with a few wild and heavy punches thrown to assert some dominance in the ring.
Bryce Bradbeer (0 1) was in one of the fights of the night in his pro debut, and though he came up on the losing end of the unanimous decision he showed some boxing skill, likely a carry over from his times in the ring as a kick boxer. Bradbeer will face Dylan Carlson (2 13 3) a wily veteran who fights well enough to make It through the scheduled rounds in most of his fights. The last three times Carlson has fought he has lost at the hands of unbeaten fighters. While that might not seem important, it speaks to the fact that Carlson will fight anyone, and even though Bradbeer has experience as a boxer and kickboxer, he should be aware that Carlson is not going to take it easy.
Rounding out the card will be a women’s bout featuring Jocelyn Sanchez (debut) and Maria Hernandez Rodriguez (debut) in a four round welterweight bout. Both women bring experience in the amateur ranks, so fans can expect to see some boxing skill. Rodriguez will be making the trip north from Las Vagas while Sanchez fights out of Salem, Oregon.
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Arena Wars Fight Series and match maker Keith Weir are returning to Clackamas and the Camp Withycombe Armory on September 19th with a card featuring seven pro boxing matches and one Muay Thai bout.
A super welterweight bout will see a clash of unbeatens as Shamar Woolery (5 0) faces Pedro Torres (5 0) in a five round affair. Woolery will return to the ring after fighting in August while Torres is coming off a knockout win in April. While Woolery enters the ring with the ability to boast about winning his fights by knocking out his opponents, Torres can make the case that he has faced tougher opponents. Both men fought as amateurs, and that experience has served them well in the professional ranks. This shapes up as a puncher versus a boxer on paper, but it could also resort to being a fight that sees both men throwing hard shots to end the fight before it hits round five.
A five round lightweight fight will pit Apolinar Lopez (2 1) against Jerrell Lane (1 1 1). Lopez has won in his last two outings, though he was in tough in each of them, scoring a majority decision against Blaiwas Eaglepipe and a unanimous decision when he faced Maurico Huerta. Lane has also been in some tough matches, fighting to draw with Agustin Tovar, scoring a unanimous decision against Reith Duir before dropping a unanimous decision to David Cruz Tapia in a fight that was quite close. Lopez last fought in November of ’25 while this will be Lane’s third fight this year. That could give an edge to Lane, though Lopez’ athleticism will likely serve him well.
Unbeaten Jorge Garcia-Ponce (6 0 1) will look to remain unbeaten in a five round super welterweight bout against an opponent yet to be named. Garcia-Ponce made short work of his first four opponents before stepping up to fight a couple of tough fighters in Luis Iniguez, where he scored a unanimous decision win, and Brandon Watley, who he fought to a split draw before gaining a majority decision in the rematch. Whoever signs to fight Garcia-Ponce will have to be aware of his power right and his quick movement in the ring.
Super bantamweight fighters are generally quick and like to throw a lot of punches. Gilberto Tapia Soto (0 1) will step in against Alexander Munoz (debut) in a fight scheduled for four rounds. Sotos lost a unanimous decision in May in a fight in which had the outcome of one round been different, the fight would have ended in a draw. Though this is his pro debut, Munoz brings his experience as an amateur to the ring.
Super lightweights David Cruz Tapia (1 0) and Reith Duir (0 2) are scheduled for a four round fight. Tapia took a close unanimous decision in his pro debut. Duir has come up short in his two outings, but in each he has gone the distance. Duir has more amateur experience in the ring, and having fought more rounds could work to his advantage when facing Tapia.
Oscar Arriga (0 4 1) last fought in October of ’25 in a fight that resulted in a split draw. And though that may not have been the result Arriga wanted, it was a fight that showed he had improved when looked at in light of his previous four fights. He will face David Baltazar Calderon (debut) in a four round welterweight bout. Arriga has faced tough opposition, and in the battle of pro fighters that can be an advantage. However, Calderon brings a pretty solid amateur career to the fight, having fought in the Golden Gloves tournament.
Emmanuel Ojeda (3 2) is looking to get back in the win column after losing in his last two outings to unbeaten fighters. That alone says something about Ojeda in that he went the distance in both fights and did not let up in either of them. Prior to the losses, Ojeda had dropped only two rounds in three fights. Ojeda will face Gary Anderson Jr (debut) in a four round super featherweight fight. Though Anderson brings some amateur experience to the ring, he will have to rely on that to counter Ojeda’s nonstop pressure.
Rounding out the card will be three a Muay Thai bout that will see Malique Lee make his debut in facing Christopher Burgett (1 1). The fight will be contested at middleweight. Burgett scored a knockout in in fifty eight seconds in his last fight.
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Whit Haydon Boxing and Toro Promotions will bring a night of boxing to teh Muckleshoot Casino on October 30th.
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