JAVONTAE STARKS MAKES WEIGHT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA

October 30, 2015 mnboxing Off MN BOXING NEWS, OUR LATEST FEATURE STORIES,

Javontae Starks 148 lbs. vs Samuel Figueroa 149.2 lbs. Photo courtesy of Andre Courtmanche/Warriors Boxing

Javontae Starks (13-0, 7 KOs) of Minneapolis and Samuel Figueroa (9-0, 4 KOs) will meet tomorrow night in an 8 round bout on Bounce TV (also streamed at www.bouncetv.com). Former two-time heavyweight title challenger Tony Thompson (40-5, 27 KOs) boxes Malik Scott (37-2-1, 13 KOs) in the televised main event. Starks will look to add to the recent hot streak of success by Minnesotan’s in TV fights on the road by producing another strong showing against the undefeated Figueroa. Minnesotan’s Jamal James, and Robert Brant both won in Nationally televised fights over the past two months.
Warriors Boxing presents the fight card which takes place tomorrow night (Friday, October 29, 2015) at The Venue at UCF, Orlando, Florida.

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