2POUNDS FIGHT NIGHT AUGUST 25TH IN PORTLAND, OREGON
April 26, 2024
PRESS RELEASE
Portland, Oregon- The Sweet Science returns to Portland, Oregon on Saturday, August 25, when Steve Forbes with Christina Lunzman of 2Pounds Sports present the second “2Pounds Fight Night,” at the Jackson Armory, 6255 NE Cornfoot Rd. Five bouts are scheduled on the card, which features up and coming local boxing talent. This is the second night of professional boxing Forbes and his partner Christina Lunzman are promoting, and they’re putting Portland back on the boxing map.
Scheduled to appear on the card are: lightweights Felipe Medina (0-3-0) and Greg Cruz, pro debut; super featherweights Blaiwas Eaglepipe, (1-0) and Juan Huerta, pro debut; super welterweights Andre Keys, (7-1-0) vs TBA; an exciting rematch of lightweights Marco Cardenas (6-7-1) and Ricardo Maldonado, (8-8-1); welterweights Steven Villalobos, (9-1) and Leonel Jimenez, (5-23-1).
Tickets for “2Pound’s Fight Night 2” are available now at www.tickettomato.com search boxing. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with the first bell at 6:30 p.m. For more information visit www.2poundsports.com
About the Editor
Army Veteran and former Professional Boxer Simon Ruvalcaba started boxing at the age of ten and Had a 71 fight amateur career which featured a 139 lbs. 1998 8th U.S. Army Boxing Championship out of Camp Casey, Korea and a spot on the prestigious Army Boxing Team at Fort Hood, TX. After a journeyman pro career of 18 fights, which included sparring sessions with many champions and contenders including Julio Cesar Chavez and Pernell “Sweat Pea” Whitaker, Simon started writing and has contributed to many publications and websites including fighthype.com, pound4pound.com, Tahoe Daily Tribune (South Lake Tahoe, CA), Nevada Appeal (Carson City, NV). He has also been the Boxing Instructor for Ken Shamrock and The Lions Den and was MMA and Bareknuckle star Paige VanZant’s first boxing coach!
Born and Raised in South Lake Tahoe, California he now resides in Sun Valley, Nevada and spends as much time as possible with his Sons Gabriel and Oscar! Beyond boxing, Simon is an all around sports fanatic and is passionate about the teams that he roots for. Simon also works as a Sportsbook Supervisor for Caesars Sportsbook in Lake Tahoe.
