Minnesota Fight Night

In this episode of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast, Minnesota heavyweight Colton Warner (6-2) talks about his upcoming fight at Treasure Island Casino in Welch, Minnesota. The event is April 13. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., fights start at 7:00. In addition, Warner shares his thoughts on other big fights coming up, including Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk, Dimitrii Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev and Deontay Wilder vs. Zhilei Zhang. Intro music: “Ali Shuffle,” by the Toler/Townsend Band. Special thanks to Deb Toler. The full instrumental is available for purchase: music.apple.com/us/album/ali-shuffle/334927560?i=334927635 https://www.ticasino.com/events/wfc-168-live-boxing

In this episode of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast, Minnesota boxer Tony Woods (12-0, 10 KOs), talks about his upcoming fight with Deshawn Prather (17-1, 2 KOs) of Kansas City. The fight is Friday, April 12, in Springfield, Missouri. On the line is the vacant Universal Boxing Organization Continental Middleweight title. Intro music: “Ali Shuffle,” by the Toler/Townsend Band. Special thanks to Deb Toler. The full instrumental is available for purchase: music.apple.com/us/album/ali-shuffle/334927560?i=334927635

In this episode, we catch up with Minnesota boxer Tim Bender. A native of Florida now living and training in Minnesota, Bender won his pro boxing debut in impressive fashion last December. He returns to the boxing ring Saturday, April 13, as part of a live boxing, MMA and Muay Thai card at Treasure Island Casino. Bender faces a tough test in the person of Roman Cruz (1-1), who defeated Ryan Dew in his most recent fight. Intro music: “Ali Shuffle,” by the Toler/Townsend Band. Special thanks to Deb Toler. The full instrumental is available for purchase: music.apple.com/us/album/ali-shuffle/334927560?i=334927635

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In this episode, highly ranked Minnesota boxer Ve Shawn Owens (14-4, 12 KOs) discusses his strange experience on a Dec. 2, 2023, boxing card in Mexico. Owens went into the ring thinking he was fighting an exhibition. But that’s not how it played out. In the 8th round, the referee stopped the “fight” after Owens was hit on the back of the head, giving his opponent the “win.” Roughly six weeks later, boxrec.com posted the fight as a TKO loss for Owens — a highly questionable blemish on the Minnesota boxer’s record. Owens hasn’t said much publicly about the bizarre events of Dec. 3 — until now. In addition, Owens breaks the news about his relocation plans, and talks about his recent eye surgery. Hear all about it in this wide-ranging interview, which kicks off the 5th season of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast. Bonus content: Owens and the guys talk a little hoops, with a focus on the NBA Western Conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves! Intro music: “Ali Shuffle,” by the Toler/Townsend Band. Special thanks to Deb Toler. The full instrumental is available for purchase: music.apple.com/us/album/ali-shuffle/334927560?i=334927635

Minneapolis fan favorite David Morrell Jr. is “the Carlos Monzon of our time.” So says Luis DeCubas Sr. in the press conference at the Armory shortly after Morrell’s second-round TKO win over a game Sena Agbeko. Now, Morrell says he wants to fight the “Mexican Monster,” David Benavidez, to cement his claim as the king of the 168-pound division. Hear all about it in the high-energy, multi-lingual post-fight press conference, presented in its entirety by the Minnesota Fight Night podcast. Intro music: “Ali Shuffle,” by the Toler/Townsend Band. Special thanks to Deb Toler. The full instrumental is available for purchase: music.apple.com/us/album/ali-shuffle/334927560?i=334927635

In this bonus episode of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast, we visit with Jose Benavidez Sr., father of unbeaten super middleweight boxer David Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs).

The W Foshay Hotel in downtown Minneapolis hosted a press conference Thursday in advance of Saturday’s PBC Showtime-televised card at The Armory in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Fight Night podcast was there, and we caught up with WBA “regular” super middleweight champion David Morrell Jr., who faces Sena Agbeko in the main event. We also chatted with former world champions Robert Guerrero and Andre Berto, who meet in a compelling special attraction. The welterweight legends first squared off in 2012, with Guerrero coming out on top. Berto is out for revenge, but The Ghost promises to make it two in a row against his longtime rival. Intro music: “Ali Shuffle,” by the Toler/Townsend Band. Special thanks to Deb Toler. The full instrumental is available for purchase: music.apple.com/us/album/ali-shuffle/334927560?i=334927635

In this episode of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast, popular Minnesota boxer Marlin “So Icey” Sims previews his fight on the Showtime Boxing finale show at The Armory in Minneapolis. Sims (8-2 with 4 KOs) will take on Charles “Lo Lo” Harris (7-1) of Rialto, California on the undercard of the December 16 PBC event. Headlining the card is a super middleweight showdown between Armory fan favorite David Morrell Jr. and Sena Agbeko. For his part, Sims has myriad interests. In addition to being a prizefighter, he’s a reality show competitor, a certified scuba diver, an avid outdoorsman and a long-haul truck driver. He touches on all of those interests and vocations in this wide-ranging interview. Intro music: “Ali Shuffle,” by the Toler/Townsend Band. Special thanks to Deb Toler. The full instrumental is available for purchase: music.apple.com/us/album/ali-shuffle/334927560?i=334927635

In this episode of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast, we’re pleased to chat with Minnesota boxer Corey Thompson about his December 9 bout on the Big Q Promotions card at Element Gym in St. Paul. The Nordic Warrior (4-2) takes on Wayman “The Slim Reaper” Carter (4-7-1) of Topeka, Kansas. Also joining us is Daleco James, Thompson’s trainer and co-owner of Wurk Gym in Hopkins. Thompson, who chatted with us after Friday’s weigh-in, is fit and ready for battle. We’ll see you at the fights.

In this episode of the Minnesota Fight Night podcast, we’re on location at the CMB Boxing Gym in Burnsville, where we chat with Minnesota boxers Leo Medel and Michael Demps. Both fighters will be in action this Saturday night, December 9, on the Big Q Promotions card at Element Gym in St. Paul. Medel (8-0 as a pro) will take on Andre Byrd (10-14-1) of Jacksonville, Florida. Demps, making his pro debut, faces fellow Minnesota boxer Andree Reid (1-0-1). It’s sure to be a great night of boxing, so we hope to see you there. Intro music: “Ali Shuffle,” by the Toler/Townsend Band. Special thanks to Deb Toler. The full instrumental is available for purchase: music.apple.com/us/album/ali-shuffle/334927560?i=334927635