Mar 2013 01

Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for impact as some of the most talented and determined Public Safety boxers in California face-off in a night of USA Amateur Boxing April 20, 2013 at the Richmond PAL Sports Complex.

The undercard of this UCA Championship Triple Header will feature some exciting matchups between top ranked fighters and future champions.

TheBrent Burkhart first bout will feature a middleweight Showdown between 8th ranked Brent “Never in a Bad Fight” Burkhart, CDCR DVI vs. LAPD’s Quincy Mirage. Both fighters find themselves in a must win situation. Burkhart was on the losing end of a razor close decision to Pittsa Pholkham, U.S. Marines. Mirage lost a close fight with 4th ranked Erik Ramirez, LASD. Both guys have huge hearts and have the skills to compete with anyone in the division. You can be guaranteed a nonstop all action bout when these two fighters step into the ring. Don’t look for the judges to be involved in this one.Pittsa

A fight everyone will need to be in their seat for is 7th ranked Pittsa Pholkham, U.S. Marines vs. Brandon Manning, LASD. These two promising boxers only know one way to fight and that is to come forward and throw bombs. Before any punches are thrown, this matchup has “Fight of the Night” written all over it.

Julie WilliamsThe only female fight on the card will feature two #1 ranked boxers. Julie “J Cat” Williams, (4-0) CDCR San Quentin vs. Stephanie Sparks,(3-0) LASD at a catch weight of 175lbs. Both fighters are exceptional athletes and are looking forward to the challenge. This will be both fighters biggest test.

Rounding out this Public Safety Boxing under card will Hamblinbe Heavyweights Craig Hamblin, CDCR Solano vs. 6th ranked Sonny “Sunshine” Gerber, Grover Beach PD. On paper this fight is one sided. Hamblin is 0-3, older, with less experience. Gerber is more athletic, 3-2 as a boxer, 4-0 Muay Thai and 1-1-1 MMA. Hamblin is coming into the fight with a new found motivation and confidence. He left longtime trainer Mel Walker, and is now training at LA Boxing under Marcus Reaves. “I am 0-3 and people should be lining up to fight me but I feel sorry for the first dude I fight. I cannot wait until April 20th” Hamblin said.