Malikai “Machine Gun” Johnson has Sacramento on his back
Johnson rolls on
Sacramento may yet lack a boxing marquee main-eventer of glory years past, but Malikai Johnson (9-0-1) is blossoming into a candidate. The homespun lightweight didn’t have the fiercest competition in front of him Friday night but dominated as expected with a fourth-round knockout of journeyman Pablo Batres (10-22-1) of Mexico in their feature match at […]
Cain Sandoval versus David Minter
Cain Sandoval scores a first round knockout of David Minter at the DoubleTree Hotel in Sacramento on May 13.
Malikai Johnson back in the main event in Sacramento on Friday night
Fighting two weight classes above where he normally campaigns, Malikai Johnson returns home to fight for the first time since the untimely passing of his beloved father earlier this year as he headlines a full evening of fighting at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton, Sacramento. Fighters weighed-in Thursday afternoon at the same hotel where the […]
Fighters weigh in for “May Madness”
Upper Cut Promotions held the weigh in for Friday’s “May Madness” event in the ballroom of the DoubleTree Hotel. The fighters’ weights are as follows: Malikai Johnson, 138Pablo Batres, 140 Tony Hernandez, 173Alejandro Fugon, 170 Luis Chavez, 145Juan Meza Moreno, 144 Kenny Lopez, Jr., 165½Andrew Garcia, 165 Lizette Lopez, 123½Neveah Martinez, 125½ Kevin Montano, 130Corben […]
Elk Grove pro boxer to enter ring for the first time since losing his biggest supporter: his father
Malikai “Machine Gun” Johnson of Elk Grove, by way of Monterey Trail High School, will put his perfect 8-0 professional boxing record on the line Friday night in Sacramento. However, he will be feeling extra pressure this time when he enters the ring at the DoubleTree Hotel without his biggest supporter. Malikai’s father, Tommy, died […]
Malikai Johnson: A life story made for the movies
Boxing and the motion picture industry have a rich history dating back decades. Before even colorvision had come along, stories around boxing made for great films. Somebody Up There Likes Me, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Fat City, the Rocky franchise, Raging Bull all the way to modern entries in the genre like The Fighter, Southpaw, Creed and too many others to name have been examples of […]
Boxing Friday, May 13th in Sacramento, California
This Friday night at the DoubleTree in Sacramento, California, Nasser Navoroni’s Uppercut Promotions returns with a stacked night of regional talent, and a few potential world title contenders or even world champions on the card. The top bill goes to an undefeated 130 lbs. Malikai Johnson will be fighting Pablo Batres, in a six-round bout. […]
Promising Prospect: Kevin Montano
In life, and in boxing, there is no substitution for experience. Exciting super featherweight prospect Kevin Montano believes that, despite his relative young age of 24-years-old. After years of learning and perfecting his trade over the course of a long amateur run, Montano and his team felt he had gained the experience needed to embark […]
Upper Cut returns to DoubleTree Sacramento on Friday, May 13
The longest-running combat sports promotional company in Northern California presents live professional boxing and mixed martial arts at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton, Sacramento next Friday night, May 13th, as Upper Cut Promotions presents “May Madness: Show Up or Shut Up.” Sacramento’s own Malikai “Machine Gun” Johnson returns to action in the six-round main event […]