Sports
Charles Martin
OKC Charity Fight Night
6:30 p.m. Thursday
Coca-cola Bricktown Events Center, 425 E. California
706-7484, okcfightnight.com
Saturday 25 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: boxing
PALing around
A black-tie boxing event raises funds for the Police Athletic League, a mentoring program for at-risk youth
Sports
Charles Martin
OKC Charity Fight Night
6:30 p.m. Thursday
Coca-cola Bricktown Events Center, 425 E. California
706-7484, okcfightnight.com
Fight club
Thirteen years after an injury left him in a coma, Travis Hoffman took over a boxing gym to restart his pro combat career.
Sports
Charles Martin
In 1994, mixed martial arts was not the heavily regulated sport it is today, and when Travis Hoffman entered the ring, he had no idea that more than a decade would pass before he would be able to fight professionally again.
Combat-ready
World-class boxers and mixed martial artists on the rise resurrect the state’s legacy of producing top-tier fighters.
Sports
Charles Martin
With a rich boxing history paired and a legacy of stellar wrestling programs, Oklahoma is fertile soil for combat sports, but larger markets traditionally have plucked up skilled fighters.
Fight this
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Who will be the winner of the North American Boxing Federation Light Middleweight Championship? Current champion, Grady “Bad Boy” Brewer, will defend his title against Michael Medina.
Dad’s dukes
Boxing is a family affair for Oklahoman Bo Gibbs.
Sports
Jerry Shottenkirk
catBOX Boxing
7 p.m. Saturday
Cox Convention Center
1 Myriad Gardens
ticketstorm.com
866-966-1777
$27-$75
Lawyer up
A hometown attorney turned boxer will fight for the WBU lightweight title Thursday.
Sports
Brendan Hoover
WBU World Lightweight Championship title fight
7 p.m. Thursday
Cox Convention Center
1 Myriad Gardens
catboxentertainment.com
866-966-1777
$30-$100
