Hitz Boxing’s ‘Fight Night at the Horseshoe’
Series Continues February 18

The next installment of Hitz Boxing’s wildly popular “Fight Night at the Horseshoe” series will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2012, at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, featuring heavyweight contender “Merciless” Mike Mollo (20-3-1, 12 KOs) of Oak Lawn, Illinois; NABA-US Champion Yakubu “Black Mamba” Amidu (20-2-1, 18 KOs) of Los Angeles via Ghana; Vladikavkaz, Russia’s undefeated welterweight prospect Alanbek Kozaev (19-0, 6 KOs); the unveiling of newly signed Cleveland-based junior welterweight prospect Prenice “Greatness” Brewer (16-1-1, 6 KOs); and a host of local favorites and warriors who have earned their spots through previous strong performances. MORE

A Throwback to the Glory Days:
Chicago Boxing Promoter Bobby Hitz

The opening line of the all-time-classic movie Goodfellas goes “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.”

A classic Chicago boxing story begins the same way.

“As far back as I can remember, a fighter is the only thing I ever wanted to be,” recounts colorful boxer turned promoter Bobby Hitz.

Born on the West Side of Chicago, Hitz started boxing as an amateur in 1978 and won a Golden Gloves title before turning pro.

Extremely popular among his fellow Chicagoans, “Hitman” Hitz went on to face George Foreman and former world title challenger Pierre Coetzer while going a respectable 21-4 18 KOs.

He retired in 1989.

With the notoriety that came from being as quick with his wit as he was with his jab, Hitz soon found success as the owner of Nana’s Café, a Chicago hotspot for celebrities and musicians.

But with boxing in his blood he returned to the sport in 1991, this time on the promotional side of things. Hitz Boxing’s first show featured future all-time-great James Toney.

Now the longest running promoter in the Chicagoland area, Hitz single-handedly revived boxing in his beloved city by hosting its first world championship fight in 25 years and staging a badly needed bi-monthly boxing series at the Ramada Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, for 12 years called the “Ramada Rumble.” READ MORE