ACOMA, Wash. – Amy Montenegro and Glena Avila will meet for the vacant Super Fight League America female strawweight championship in the main event of CageSport presents SFL 45 Friday at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma.
Issaquah’s Montenegro (5-2) tipped the scales at 115 pounds during Thursday’s weigh-ins. Avila (5-3) came in at 113. The main event headlines an eight-bout card, which will also features a co-main event between light heavyweights Brent “Mankill” Knopp (197) and Jordan Currie (197).
Tickets are available through the EQC box office and all Ticket Master outlets. Doors open at 6 p.m. with preliminary bouts starting at 7 p.m.
Live updates will be available on CageSport’s Facebook and Twitter fanpages.
The entire SFL 45 card will be available for viewing on Youtube following the fights. Bob Stelton of 710 AM ESPN and ex-UFC fighter Jeff Hougland, who also owns Combat Sport and Fitness, will call the action.
Six undercard bouts will round out the card: Robert Burgess (204.5) vs. Thomas Hoeper (200.5); Nate Cook (205) vs. Rafael Brewster (206); Patrick Benson (156) vs. Kody Kramer (155.5); Dylan Potter (186) vs. Artiom Cula (184); Journey Newson (136) vs. Justin Hugo (134); Eric Cronkhite (146) vs. Danny Elliot (145).
CageSports presents SFL 45 Weigh-in results
Amy Montenegro (115) vs. Glena Avila (113)
Brent Knopp (197) vs. Jordan Currie (197)
Robert Burgess (204.5) vs. Thomas Hoeper (200.5)
Nate Cook (205) vs. Rafael Brewster (206)
Patrick Benson (156) vs. Kody Kramer (155.5)
Dylan Potter (186) vs. Artiom Cula (184)
Journey Newson (136) vs. Justin Hugo (134)
Eric Cronkhite (146) vs. Danny Elliot (145)
Brian Halquist Productions will begin its 20th year of combative sports at Tacoma’s Emerald Queen Casino in 2016. Halquist and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians announced 10 dates for 2016 – beginning on Jan. 15 with the 104th installment of the Battle at the Boat professional boxing series.
Super Fight League 45 is brought to you by Brian Halquist Productions and CageSport MMA. For more information, please visit www.halquistproductions.com and the CageSport MMA Facebook page.
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ABOUT BRIAN HALQUIST
Brian Halquist Productions is the Northwest premiere fight promotion company creator of the famed “Battle at the Boat” boxing series promoting more than 17 years and 100 fights at the Emerald Queen Casino. BHP has also built the largest professional MMA series on the USA’s west coast with “CageSport MMA” promoting over 30 fights. Brian Halquist Productions has promoted events for ESPN, ShowTime and HBO and featured on Showtime’s historic boxing event in St Lucia, West Indies. Brian Halquist Productions has been promoting fights and concerts for over 30 years in the Pacific Northwest.
