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 […]
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 […]
Kenny Lopez Jr.: Ready to Get Rolling in Sacramento on May 13th
Undefeated second generation fighter Kenny Lopez Jr. returns to the ring for elusive professional bout number five on Friday, May 13th at the DoubleTree Hotel in Sacramento, California. Lopez, who has been itching to get into the squared circle since late last year, will meet fellow unbeaten super middleweight Andrew Garcia in a four-round bout […]
News and notes of the week
On Friday night, Uppercut Promotions put on a card in front of a sold-out crowd in Sacramento, that saw the main event middleweight bout between Anthony Hernandez and Kenny Lopez Jr., get canceled as Hernandez called in the day of the fight to report that he was sick and unable to fight. With this news, […]
Results from Sacramento
On Friday night, Uppercut Promotions put on a card in front of a sold-out crowd in Sacramento, that saw the main event middleweight bout between Anthony Hernandez and Kenny Lopez Jr., get canceled as Hernandez called in the day of the fight to report that he was sick and unable to fight.
Sacramento boxing Friday
Sacramento Boxing At The DoubleTree near Arden Fair Mall will return this Friday. The main event will see Kenny Lopez of Ceres, California, face Anthony Hernandez in a six-round middleweight bout. Lopez is a fighter who people have high hopes for, and has a solid a social media following that he has built organically.
Upper Cut Promotions Brings Live Professional Boxing Back to Sacramento with “Super Boxing Battles” on Friday Night
Long established Sacramento area promoter Nasser Niavaroni’s Upper Cut Promotions will open its 2022 campaign this coming Friday, January 21st with what should be an action-packed card at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton, located at the state capitol’s Point West Marketplace. The six-round featured attraction pits venue favorite, Live Oak’s Tony Hernandez, who is riding […]