Quezada meets Walker in heavyweight clash
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Best of Both Worlds hybrid boxing and mixed
martial arts card will be headlined by a colossus heavyweight title
bout on Thursday, July 16 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in
Lemoore, Calif.
WBC Caribbean Heavyweight Champion Manuel Quezada of Wasco, Calif. puts his belt on the line against the explosive Travis Walker of Tallahassee, Fla.
Quezada (27-4, 17 knockouts) has won 16 straight fights and is on the verge of breaking into the WBC Top 10.
Meanwhile, Walker (30-2-1, 24 KOs) has won three straight fights after being knocked out by Chris Arreola (25-0) in November 2008.
The heavyweights will be the focus of the boxing portion of the card, but it will be the little guys headlining the MMA side, as 135 pounders take center stage when Porterville, Calif.’s Shawn Klarcyk (9-3) takes on Fresno, Calif.’s Jorge Evangelista (8-3-1).
Tickets can be purchased at tickets.com or charge by phone 1-800-225-2277 and at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino gift shop.
Also, featured on the MMA side of the card are some exciting local bouts. Lemoore, Calif. featherweight Sergio Quinones (3-5) steps in to take on Hanford, Calif. favorite Chris Sanchez (1-0).
And Lemoore, Calif.’s Andrew Martinez (6-2-1) will take on Stockton, Calif.’s Brandon Jinnies (3-10) at a catch-weight fight of 160 pounds.
Local fans will also be treated to the return of 2008 U.S. Olympian Shawn Estrada of Hanford, Calif., who will look to keep his pro boxing record a perfect one. Estrada is 6-0 with six knockouts. He will fight a supper middleweight opponent to be determined. Also in action on the boxing side, is U.S. Olympian Javier Molina (2-0, 2 KOs).
Molina is a rising welterweight star from the City of Commerce, Calif. The exciting junior welterweight from Bakersfield, Calif. Michael Dallas Jr. (8-0-1, 1 KO) will also return to action, as well Las Vegas, Nev. lightweight Jessica Rakoczy (30-3, 10 KOs).
And Tulare, Calif.’s Ruben Cuellar (3-1, 1 KO) will fight Niagara Falls, NY’s James Ventry (7-8-1, 4 KOs) in a 6-round junior welterweight rematch.
Rounding out the MMA side of the card is a light heavyweight bout between local punching powerhouse Brandon Lorenz (1-1) from Lemoore, Calif. against Sacramento, Calif.’s Mark Matthews (1-1); Las Vegas, Nev. lightweight Jason Carpenter (1-0) vs. Visalia, Calif.’s Cody Gibson (1-0); and Las Vegas, Nev. flyweight Jerry Shapiro (0-0) vs. Oakdale, Calif.’s Martin Sandoval (1-1).
Doors open on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and fights start at 6. On Wednesday, fans are encouraged to come out to the Palace and attend the official weighins, which take place on the third floor at The Den Sports Bar. The weighins are for 21-and-older and no one under the age of 21 will be permitted to attend the weighins. Weighins are slated to begin at 4 p.m.
For breaking PFC news go to www.palacefightingchampionship.com. You can also find other PFC and Palace information at http://www.tachipalace.com.
WBC Caribbean Heavyweight Champion Manuel Quezada of Wasco, Calif. puts his belt on the line against the explosive Travis Walker of Tallahassee, Fla.
Quezada (27-4, 17 knockouts) has won 16 straight fights and is on the verge of breaking into the WBC Top 10.
Meanwhile, Walker (30-2-1, 24 KOs) has won three straight fights after being knocked out by Chris Arreola (25-0) in November 2008.
The heavyweights will be the focus of the boxing portion of the card, but it will be the little guys headlining the MMA side, as 135 pounders take center stage when Porterville, Calif.’s Shawn Klarcyk (9-3) takes on Fresno, Calif.’s Jorge Evangelista (8-3-1).
Tickets can be purchased at tickets.com or charge by phone 1-800-225-2277 and at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino gift shop.
Also, featured on the MMA side of the card are some exciting local bouts. Lemoore, Calif. featherweight Sergio Quinones (3-5) steps in to take on Hanford, Calif. favorite Chris Sanchez (1-0).
And Lemoore, Calif.’s Andrew Martinez (6-2-1) will take on Stockton, Calif.’s Brandon Jinnies (3-10) at a catch-weight fight of 160 pounds.
Local fans will also be treated to the return of 2008 U.S. Olympian Shawn Estrada of Hanford, Calif., who will look to keep his pro boxing record a perfect one. Estrada is 6-0 with six knockouts. He will fight a supper middleweight opponent to be determined. Also in action on the boxing side, is U.S. Olympian Javier Molina (2-0, 2 KOs).
Molina is a rising welterweight star from the City of Commerce, Calif. The exciting junior welterweight from Bakersfield, Calif. Michael Dallas Jr. (8-0-1, 1 KO) will also return to action, as well Las Vegas, Nev. lightweight Jessica Rakoczy (30-3, 10 KOs).
And Tulare, Calif.’s Ruben Cuellar (3-1, 1 KO) will fight Niagara Falls, NY’s James Ventry (7-8-1, 4 KOs) in a 6-round junior welterweight rematch.
Rounding out the MMA side of the card is a light heavyweight bout between local punching powerhouse Brandon Lorenz (1-1) from Lemoore, Calif. against Sacramento, Calif.’s Mark Matthews (1-1); Las Vegas, Nev. lightweight Jason Carpenter (1-0) vs. Visalia, Calif.’s Cody Gibson (1-0); and Las Vegas, Nev. flyweight Jerry Shapiro (0-0) vs. Oakdale, Calif.’s Martin Sandoval (1-1).
Doors open on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and fights start at 6. On Wednesday, fans are encouraged to come out to the Palace and attend the official weighins, which take place on the third floor at The Den Sports Bar. The weighins are for 21-and-older and no one under the age of 21 will be permitted to attend the weighins. Weighins are slated to begin at 4 p.m.
For breaking PFC news go to www.palacefightingchampionship.com. You can also find other PFC and Palace information at http://www.tachipalace.com.
