Battle at the Boat 69 at the
Emerald Queen Casino
October 5, 2008
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TACOMA, WA – Two of the Northwest’s favorite
fighters return to the ring on the 69th installment of the Emerald Queen
Casino’s Battle at the Boat Professional Boxing series, October 25,
2008, first show starts at 7:00pm.
Othello, Washington’s David Torres (20-1, 13KOs) coming off of his first
professional defeat will face Mexico’s Zaid Zavaleta (18-4, 11KOs) in an
8 round fight. Torres lost to world title contender Julio Diaz (34-4-0)
in a fight broadcast live on ESPN 2 from the Playboy Mansion. “David
needs to win this fight,” said promoter Brian Halquist. “Diaz is a world
title contender and David has nothing to feel bad about. He needs to
bounce back and win this fight and show the boxing fans what David
Torres is all about” said Halquist.
Another Northwest favorite Roger Cantrell (12-1, 8 KOs) will face
Bakersfield, California’s Billy Bailey (7-2, 2KOs) in a 6 round Light
Heavyweight showdown. Cantrell, like Torres, is coming off a televised
loss to Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Wand in a fight broadcast on
Showtime from St. Lucia. “It’s great to have Roger and David both
fighting on the same card. They both really need to win their fights.
They have both gotten some great world wide exposure with their last
fights and there is so much on the line for them,” Halquist said. “The
Northwest fight fans have backed both David and Roger throughout their
careers and to have them come back and fight in the northwest is
fantastic.”
The card will also feature a 10 round main event featuring another
fighter coming off a Nationally Televised loss, Anthony Mora (15-2, 10
KOs), who faces Ramón Montaro (16-5, 1 KO) in a Super Lightweight
Showdown. “This fight is a promoter’s dream fight; you have three
fighters coming off nationally televised losses; boxers who are fighting
for their careers, fighting to show they deserve another shot. A loss
may not be devastating but none of these guy’s can really afford to
lose, there is so much on the line. A promoter’s dream fight is a fans
fight and the Northwest Boxing fans should be delighted with this show,”
Halquist stated.
Battle at the Boat 69 is presented by The Emerald Queen Casino and
promoted by Brian Halquist Productions.
