Kerry Hope Steps in to Face Truax!

Posted on | November 18, 2009 | No Comments

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St. Paul, MN- What was to be a battle between a scorching prospect and a seasoned veteran is now an intriguing fight between two up and coming middleweights. Promoter Tony Grygelko of Seconds Out Promotions announced Kerry Hope has stepped in to face Caleb Truax Friday night at the St. Paul Armory, replacing former world champion Carl Daniels.

Hope, 12-2 (1 KO), hails from Newbridge, Wales and at 28, injects additional youth into an already exciting card. Hope has trained under world class trainer Enzo Calzaghe, piecing together eleven straight wins to kick off his career. Although suffering setbacks in two of his last three trips to the ring, Hope aims to put his career back on track with a win and pick up a title in the process.

While in pursuit of his first championship, Truax, 13-0 (9 KO’s), also aims to give back to the community that has embraced his dream. As part of his “Caleb’s Kids” movement Truax partnered with Cub Foods and various local churches to distribute Thanksgiving meals to a handful of needy families. “Caleb’s Kids” takes place on 5 pm Wednesday at Lyke’s Gym in Coon Rapids and is open to local media.

“I’m proud to be able to take part in an event that gives back to the community, and fight for my first title belt. Minnesota fans should be ready for a great night of fights”, said Truax in regards to the busy week ahead.

Truax and Hope will do battle over ten rounds in the main event of “The Golden Age” for the vacant WBF Intercontinental Middleweight title.

In the co-featured bout of the evening, hard hitting welterweight Muhammad “African Assassin” Kayongo of St. Paul returns following a one year absence to challenge James Todd of the United Kingdom. Kayongo, 14-2 (10 KO’s) and Todd, 2-1-1 (1 KO) are scheduled to do battle over 10 rounds for the WBF Intercontinental Welterweight title.

“This is going to be a barnburner” promoter Tony Grygelko said. “Todd was an elite amateur in the UK, a member of Team Calzaghe and now trains with Talon boxing. Regardless of what their records show, I expect this to be a highly competitive fight.”

Former amateur star Michael Faulk will take on Ryan Soft in a Jr. Middleweight bout, while Charles Meir matches up with Marvin Rodriguez.

In addition to championship boxing Derek Abrams takes on Gabe Walbridge in a three round bout, while Jedidiah Jones takes on Isaiah Matto in the MMA portion of the card. Former Augsburg wrestling star and current MMA prospect Marcus LeVesseur is also slated to appear vs TBA.

Tickets are $25 for general admission and $55 for VIP. General admission for children under 13 is $5. Tickets to “The Golden Age”, which is sponsored by Ultimate Boxing Results and Talon Boxing, are available by calling 612-807-5547. Doors open at 7 and the first bell is slated for 8 pm.

The St. Paul Armory is located at 600 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55101

When retired professional boxer Tony Grygelko found himself unable to stay out of the gym, he realized that his passion for boxing was undeniable. At age 29, Grygelko formed Seconds Out Promotions. By utilizing the vast boxing knowledge of world-class trainer Ron Lyke, Grygelko and Seconds Out quickly became a hit.

Through determination, integrity and hard work, Seconds Out strives to become a top promotional firm by giving young fighters the ability to showcase their talents to a worldwide audience, along with offering fans the highest quality of entertainment. Seconds Out is committed to recruitment and development of the best and brightest young fighters to help achieve our mission.

Seconds Out Promotions’ current stable of pugilists includes undefeated prospects “Golden” Caleb Truax, Marcus Oliveria, Michael Faulk, Ismail Muwendo, Jeremy McLaurin, dynamite fisted Heavyweight Joey “Minnesota Ice” Abell, Willshaun Boxley, Charles Meier, Jon “The Ironman” Schmidt, and Mohammed Kayongo.

For more information, go to www.soboxing.com or text “fights” to 95495