Minnesota Fight Night

Minnesota Fight Night

By Brian Johnson and Sean StraussSports
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Minnesota Fight Night episodes

  • Introducing Armando "Toro" Resendiz: Minnesota boxing's next big star?
    Another hot prospect is making his boxing home in Minneapolis and the Minnesota Fight Night podcast is all over it. In this episode, we're pleased to be joined by Armando "Toro" Resendiz, an unbeaten star from Mexico. Resendiz was 71-2 as an amateur and is 11-0 as a pro. Under a new promotional contract, Resendiz plans to fight out of the Circle of Discipline Gym in Minneapolis alongside world champions Jamal James and David Morrell Jr. We're also joined by Aldo Mir of Major League Boxing, part of Resendiz's promotional team. In this interview, Resendiz talks about what brought him to Minnesota and brings fans up to speed on his career, his boxing style and more. https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/827946
    21 min
  • An interview with WBA interim world welterweight champion Jamal "Shango" James
    In this episode, we're pleased to be joined by Minneapolis boxer Jamal "Shango" James, the recently crowned WBA interim world welterweight champion. On August 8, James won the belt in an exciting nationally televised fight against tough ring veteran Thomas Dulorme. Since that big win, James has been keeping busy and staying in shape for whatever comes next. In this interview, James talks about his recent visit with the rest of the Circle of Discipline team to Barnum, Minnesota, where he trained for his championship fight. James also talks about when we might see his return to the ring, and gives his thoughts on a couple of recent and upcoming fights, including Saturday's clash between Gervonta "Tank" Davis and Leo Santa Cruz. I hope you enjoy the interview.
    16 min
  • Eric Hinderaker, owner of One-Two Boxing LLC, returns to the podcast
    In this episode, we're pleased to be joined again by local boxing manager and promoter Eric Hinderaker, owner of One-Two Boxing LLC. Eric's stable of fighters includes Rayshaun Thomas and Tony Woods, both of whom have upcoming fights. Thomas, 1-0, is back in action tonight, October 30, in a step-up match. He will go south of the border to take on a tough opponent from Mexico. The fight can be streamed for just $5 at www.fightsnight.com. For his part, Woods, 2-0, travels to Davenport, Iowa, on Nov. 7 for a go-round with rugged veteran Cheyenne Ziegler. Eric discusses both of those fights and weighs in on the challenges of keeping a boxer busy during the pandemic, among other topics.
    34 min
  • An interview with James Clark, owner of Valhalla Combat Sports in Fridley
    James Clark has pretty much done it all in combat sports. As a competitor, his experience includes 12 amateur MMA cage fights, a Muay Thai kick boxing fight, 70 Brazilian jiu jitsu matches, 100 judo fights, and more than 800 wrestling matches. James' father, Irish Johnny Clark, had 100 boxing matches.  James grew up in his father's boxing gym and has been around boxing his whole life. In this interview, James talks about his combat sports experience and his upcoming amateur boxing event in Fridley, among other topics. He also gives his take on MMA-boxing crossover matches, including the highly publicized clash between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor.
    33 min
  • An interview with Warriors Boxing Promotions partner Luis DeCubas

    In this episode, I'm pleased to be joined by Luis DeCubas, a legendary boxing promotor, manager and partner in Warriors Boxing Promotions. In his four decades in the boxing business, DeCubas has worked with numerous world champions and top contenders, including the likes of Mike Tyson, Joel Casamayor and Roberto Duran. A native of Cuba, Luis defected to the U.S. with his family as a young boy. He ended up in Minnesota, where he made friends with many others in the Cuban community, including Minnesota Twins great Tony Oliva. Luis talks about the Minnesota boxing scene, rising star David Morrell Jr., his Cuban boxing connections and much more. He also shares some great baseball stories -- and dishes on the Hands of Stone man himself, Roberto Duran. I hope you enjoy the interview. 

    37 min
  • Part two of an interview with Minnesota boxing historian Jake Wegner.

    This is the second part of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast interview with boxing historian Jake Wegner. In this episode, Jake shares stories about boxers who aren't yet in the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame, but perhaps should be. He offers some great insight into the Scott LeDoux-Duane Bobick rivalry, and dishes on Walter "Farmer" Lodge. He starts out by debunking, once and for all, the myth that Willie Pep won a round against Minnesota boxer Jackie Graves without throwing a punch. 

    33 min
  • An interview with Minnesota boxing historian Jake Wegner

    In this episode of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast, co-hosts Brian Johnson and Sean Strauss are joined by Jake Wegner, a Minnesota boxing historian, researcher, writer and founder of the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame. Jake shares stories about Minnesota boxing greats such as Billy Miske and Tommy Gibbons, and sets the record straight about an enduring boxing legend -- the story that Willie Pep supposedly won a round against Minnesota boxer Jackie Graves without throwing a single punch. This is the first in a two-part episode. 

    29 min
  • An interview with Eric Hinderaker, a Minnesota boxing manager and founder of One Two Boxing LLC

    In this episode of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast, Minnesota boxing manager and One Two Boxing LLC founder Eric Hinderaker discusses how he got into the fight business, and introduces listeners to his promising stable of boxers. In addition, Hinderaker talks about the state of boxing in the Upper Midwest and takes a deep dive into the challenge of managing fighters and putting on boxing shows during a global pandemic. 

    1 hr
  • An interview with former world champion Caleb Truax

    In this episode of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast, former IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb Truax talks about his upcoming IBF title eliminator fight against Alfredo Angulo. The Aug. 29 fight will be nationally televised live on Fox. In addition to previewing the Angulo bout, Truax chats about his old-school training methods, his upset world title win over James DeGale, how he's been dealing with the pandemic and more. There's even a little beer talk.  

    30 min

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