لوس انجليس (مايو 30, 2024) – Toro Promotions, المؤتمر الوطني العراقي. has signed undefeated Austin Brooks (12-0, 5 كوس), the reigning World Boxing Association (رابطة الملاكمة العالمية) Continental USA Super Featherweight Champion, إلى عقد الترويجية الحصرية.
بروكس, 28, has traveled on a particularly rough journey through the years, overcoming many obstacles, including homelessness, to become a legitimate boxing prospect.
“I felt that Toro treated me the best and showed me the most respect of any promoter,” Brooks explained why he signed with Toro. “I needed to sign with a promoter to get my career going. It’s tough being a free agent. Toro believes in me like I do, others didn’t. Signing with Toro is a good choice for me.”
“Both Toro Promotions and Sheer Sports management see Austin Brooks as the embodiment of the American Dream,” Toro Promotions president Azat Torosyan commented. “We are in agreement that he has been overlooked and is capable of accomplishing tremendous things in the sport and we will stop at nothing to help him in his quest.”
Born in Idaho, Brooks lived in multiple cities in five different states, but now he’s happy to be settled down living in San Diego.
“I was raised by a single parent, and she did her best, but we had a lot of ups and downs,” Brooks explained. “It made me tougher; moving from school to school, I had my fair share of fights. I lived out of my car and in foster homes, but I wouldn’t change anything. Looking back, it made me who I am. and the love of this sport pulled me through because I felt it could help me be somebody. I’ve had a lot of good experiences and met a lot of good people.”
Brooks watches a lot of fights, particularly old-school classics, and the first boxer that he picked things up from was Roy Jones, الابن, along with James Toney and Pernell Whitaker. His goals include positioning himself for a world title shot in late 2025, مبكرا 2026.
Trained by Basheer Abdullah, Brooks is managed by Sheer Sports, a highly respected management group specializing in boxing.
بروكس, 28, defends his super featherweight title on June 15, headlining “EQC Fight Night,” presented by Toro Promotions, المؤتمر الوطني العراقي. in association with Whitfield Boxing, at the famed Emerald Queen Casino (EQC) في تاكوما, واشنطن.
Brooks captured his World Boxing Association (رابطة الملاكمة العالمية) Continental USA belt in his last fight when he knocked out previously unbeaten Cuban boxer Jose Manuel Izaguirre (7-0. 3 كوس) in the seventh round this past February 10عشر in Long Beach, كاليفورنيا. بروكس, جنوب, has fought only once at EQC, which ended in a six-round technical knockout of Anthony Chavez (11-3-1) آب 26, 2023.
In his Toro debut on June 15th, Brooks will make his first title defense against 2015 Armenian Olympian Aram “Warrior” Avagyan (11-1-2, 5 كوس) في الحدث الرئيسي 10 جولة.
واضاف "انه (Avagyan) will be my best opponent so far,” Brooks noted. “He’s tough and experienced. I treat every fight as just my next fight and treat all my opponents the same. الآن, I’m focused 100-percent on doing what I should to be great.”
EQC FIGHT NIGHT LINEUP
MAIN EVENT – WBA CONTINENTAL USA SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (10)
Austin Brooks (12-0, 5 كوس), بطل, سان دييغو, مثل
مقابل.
Aram “Warrior” Avagyan (11-1-2, 5 كوس), تشالنجر, بوربانك, CA by way of Armenia
CO-FEATURE – HEAVYWEIGHTS (8)
Tsotne Rogava (8-0, 7 كوس), Marina del Rey, CA by way of Ukraine & جورجيا
مقابل.
جون الكرة (10-13-1, 7 كوس), Seattle, WA
جاذبية خاصة للوزن الثقيل (8)
Kinsley “The Black Lion” Ibeh (12-2-1, 10 كوس), طائر العنقاء, AZ by way of Nigeria
مقابل.
خوان توريس (11-6-1, 4 كوس), Cypress, TX
سوبر FEATHERWEIGHTS (6)
Nilo Guerrero (8-0, 7 كوس), Coachella, CA by way of Nicaragua
مقابل.
Diuhi “Elegante” Olguin (16-37-7, 10 كوس)
سوبر WELTERWEIGHTS (4)
Nathan “Superman” Stolen (1-0, 1 KO), Hoquiam, WA
مقابل.
Julio Munoz, الابن. (0-0-1), توكسون, THE
الأوزان الخفيفة (4)
Agustin Tovar (1-0, 0 كوس)
مقابل.
TBA
(البطاقة عرضة للتغيير)
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