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Battle of the Beast is Coming!

by Lisa Creech Bledsoe on September 10, 2010 · 1 comment

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Boxing fans mark your calendars for September 24th at the Longbranch Saloon in Raleigh, NC and get your ringside tickets for Jawbreakers’ next big Fight Night!

World Boxing Empire champ (and my personal friend and trainer) Bonnie “Queen B” Mann will box on the card, as will rising ring star Antoine “The Future” Alston. Tickets start at $25 each and you can get them at LA Boxing in Cary and at Rapid Fitness locations.

Psssst! Word on the street (well, at the gym, actually) is that Bonnie will have a TITLE FIGHT at Jawbreakers’ next event on Saturday, November 20th, but more about that later.

See you at the Battle of the Beast!

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Mann & Marinaccio WIN! “Mama Said Knock You Out” Fight Night Results

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On a recent early morning drive into downtown, I got to see the No Hand King, one of our city’s most famous people. No Hand King Rodney Hines, who rides his bike — you guessed it, with no hands — during most waking hours, has a new Evel Knievel-style full-face helmet, and was actually using [...]

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