Hitz Adds Three More Fights to Mammoth Horseshoe Event on May 25

Promoter Bobby Hitz and Hitz Boxing have added three more fights to the lineup for their Friday, May 25 “Fight Night at the Horseshoe” event at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.

In addition to the 10-round WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Championship main event between "Fast" Fres Oquendo (33-7, 21 KOs) and Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell (28-5, 27 KOs), no less than 9 big fights are now scheduled, including an intriguing eight-round all-Chicago middleweight match-up between Donatas Bondorovas (14-3-1, 3 KOs) and Ramon Valenzuela (7-0, 1 KO).

Also added to the schedule are undefeated middleweight Meegal Harper (5-0, 5 KOs) of Chicago Heights taking on Traverse City, Michigan’s more experienced Chris Grays in a four-rounder and pro-debuting welterweight Nick Ramirez of Rockford, Illinois, facing off against Lorenzo Wilson (1-1-1) of Indianapolis in a four-round fight.

The opponent for light welterweight Genaro Mendez's (4-1-1, 3 KOS) six-round fight will be David Laque of Bloomington, Minnesota. MORE

May 25 Fight Night at the Horseshoe Heating Up! Martin to Face Woods in
Cruiserweight Slugfest

Hitz Boxing’s blockbuster Fight Night at the Hammond event, scheduled for May 25 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, just got even more exciting with the announcement of the co-featured bout.

31-year-old Chicago native and UFC, Strikeforce, Affliction and King of the Cage MMA star Terry Martin (5-0, 5 KOs) will roll the boxing dice and put his perfect undefeated record on the line against Atlanta, Georgia’s also undefeated Donta Woods (8-0, 7 KOs) in an explosive cruiserweight six-rounder.

The two power punchers will meet as the main supporting bout to the 10-round WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Championship main event between “Fast” Fres Oquendo (33-7, 21 KOs) and Joey “Minnesota Ice” Abell (28-5, 27 KOs). MORE

Hitz Grateful to Abell for Agreeing to Oquendo Bout

The promoter of long-time heavyweight contender “Fast” Fres Oquendo (33-7, 21 KOs) commends Oquendo’s next opponent, Minnesota’s Joey “Minnesota Ice” Abell (28-5, 27 KOs), for agreeing to fight.

Oquendo and Abell will meet for the WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Championship in the 10-round main event of Hitz Boxing’s latest “Fight Night at the Horseshoe” event on Friday, May 25, 2012, at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. The bout is presented by Hitz Boxing in conjunction with Roy Jones Jr.’s Square Ring Promotions.

“We sent challenges out to a bunch of guys,” said promoter Bobby Hitz. “Chris Arreola, Bryant Jennings, Seth Mitchell, the list goes on, and none of them are willing to fight him. Abell was the only one with the balls to step up." MORE

Hitz Boxing’s ‘Fight Night at the Horseshoe’
Returns May 25

Hitz Boxing’s popular “Fight Night at the Horseshoe” series will return on Friday, May 25, 2012, at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, featuring Chicago’s own former heavyweight title challenger and long-time top contender “Fast” Fres Oquendo (33-7, 21 KOs) in the 10-round main event.

As has become the trademark of these successful shows, promoter Bobby Hitz has packed the undercard with local and international talent, including NABA-US Lightweight Champion Yakubu “Black Mamba” Amidu (20-3-1, 18 KOs) of Los Angeles via Ghana, in a six-round bout; undefeated heavyweight crowd pleaser Dave "Diesel" Latoria (10-0, 5 KOs), also in a six-rounder; popular Chicago super-middleweight dynamo Mike “Hollywood” Jimenez (6-0, 3 KOs) will go six rounds; undefeated heavyweight powerhouse David Martin III (5-0, 4 KOs) of Hobart, Indiana, will fight four or less; fighting light welterweight gym owner Genaro Mendez (4-1-1, 3 KOs) will go six rounds; nearby Chesterton, Indiana, heavyweight Philip Triantafillo (2-0, 1 KO) will fight a four-rounder and professional super flyweight and former National Jr. Olympic Champion Johnny "WiteBoi" Determan (4-0, 3 KOs) from Nebraska will go four rounds. 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.”
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