| 04 January 2012
FORT WORTH, TEXAS --- After a great 2011 that saw Paulie Ayala Productions, led by former world champion and Fort Worth boxing legend Paulie Ayala, put his stamp on the Dallas-Fort Worth fight scene with the Battle of DFW and Fright Night, Paulie Ayala Productions looks to raise the stakes even greater with their first event of the year, Gloves & Guitars, on Saturday, January 28th at the Fort Worth Convention Center Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Gloves & Guitars will combine an exciting night of professional boxing with 7 bouts followed by a live performance from Fort Worth’s own Tejas Brothers. The Tejas Brothers debut CD was recognized as the 7th most played album for 2009 by the American Music Association.
The card will headline Miguel “The Fighting Marine” Buendia (7-1, 4KO) against Angel Rodriguez (5-7-2, 4KO) in a lightweight battle. Local crowd favorite Buendia has rallied off 7 consecutive wins after losing his pro debut in 2009. Although Rodriguez has lost 3 straight decisions, he won’t be intimidated fighting in Buendia’s backyard. Rodriguez has been in the ring with some of the best prospects in the division including Casey Ramos, Adrien Broner and Diego Magdaleno.
Also featured on the card will be Ayala’s own Manuel “The Punisher” Rojas (3-0) who kicked off his pro career with 3 impressive wins in 2011 after a stellar amateur career which included the 2008 Junior Olympic State Championship, 2008 National Junior Olympic Finals, 2008 World Ringside Finals and 2009 National Silver Gloves Championship.
Another hot DFW prospect on the card is Samuel Clarkson (2-0, 2KO), who has two impressive 1st round knockouts in his first two pro fights. Like Rojas, Clarkson had impressive amateur career with an overall record of 54-9 that included the 2008 National Black Gloves Championship, 2009 National PAL Championship and 2011 Texas State Golden Glove Championship among his many accomplishments.
Joel Hernandez (2-1, 1KO) will look to rebound from his first pro loss, an upset 1st round knockout to Carlos Casasola on Ayala’s last card back in October. Hernandez is the younger brother of Jose “Loco” Hernandez who was the main event on that same October show and was recently signed by Frank Espinoza Boxing.
Other fighters on the card include Angel Solarzano, Arthur Trevino and John Vera.
Gloves & Guitars tickets are on sale now at www.centralticketoffice.com or charge by phone at 817-335-9000. Five hundred raffle tickets will be sold at $100
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