MORRIS VS. MCLAURIN SHOWDOWN ADDED TO NOVEMBER SHOW

October 13, 2016 mnboxing Off MN BOXING NEWS, OUR LATEST FEATURE STORIES,

Jeremy “Lights Out” McLaurin (11-9-1, 6 KO’s) of Saint Paul, MN and Markus “Hooch” Morris (9-2, 5 KO’s) of Duluth, MN will battle for the vacant 14o pound Minnesota state title on November 12, 2016 at the Black Bear Casino in Carlton, MN.

The fight will be one of the featured bouts on a night that also see’s “The American Boy” Jason Litzau headline. Al “The Haitian Temptation” Sands, Delorian “Lord” Caraway, and Nate Rubin fight in separate bouts with more to be announced soon. Former MN state 135 pound champion Tony Lee says he wants a shot at the winner when he returns early next year and former 140 pound MN state champion Rondale Hubbert also wants a crack at getting back the title he vacated once he returns.

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