Saturday, April 4th, 2009 | Posted by Editor

AMERICAN METAL & IRON FIGHT NIGHT AT THE TANK UNVEILS NEW FORMAT FOR MAY 7 BOUTS

by Mario Cabrera,jr

AM&I Fight Night at the Tank to Debut New Alias, Format and Fighters

San Jose, CA– The best boxing in the Bay Area has a new name: ‘American Metal & Iron Fight Night at the Tank: The Next Chapter featuring NorCal vs. SoCal’ and returns on Thursday, May 7 for its eighth season at HP Pavilion at San Jose.

“The Next Chapter” has been added to American Metal & Iron Fight Night at the Tank to reflect the new Northern California team vs. Southern California team concept.

AM&I Fight Night at the Tank will now consist of seven four-round bouts with at least one women’s bout. All fighters will be included in the ‘You Be The Judge’ contest; a way for fans to show their support of their favorite fighter of the night. The crowd will judge the bouts and choose their favorite boxer by round of applause. The winning fighter will receive the AMI Cup with an extra $1,000 bonus. The crowd will have a chance to win money of their own as $100 cash will be given away between every bout.

Members of the NorCal and SoCal teams will have opportunities to add to their pocketbooks with team bonuses. Both teams will be competing for bonuses of $2,100 ($300 per fighter). The teams will be scored on a point system with one point awarded per bout ending with the best of seven. If there is a knockout, “The Quickest Knockout Award” will garner that special fighter another $500.

AM&I Fight Night at the Tank will bring back a familiar face as Roy Englebrecht returns to AM&I Fight Night at the Tank as the event matchmaker. Roy Englebrecht is owner and founder of Roy Englebrecht Promotions, California’s third largest Boxing Promotions Company. In December of 2001 Oscar De La Hoya purchased Roy Englebrecht Promotions creating Golden Boy Promotions, with Roy serving as COO for the first three years. At the end of 2004 Roy Englebrecht Promotions was again reestablished, with Oscar De La Hoya as a minority partner.