Sycuan's Hawk ready to soar tomorrow night

13/07/2007

Sycuan's Hawk ready to soar tomorrow night

Sycuan Ringside Promotions’ undefeated prospect Shawn “The Sioux Warrior” Hawk appears in a six-round heavyweight bout July 14 in New Town, N.D. Hawk, who has a record of 14-0-1 with 12 knockouts, is scheduled to meet Bo Skipper of Laurel, Mass., who lists a mark of 11-4-2 with seven knockouts.

      The 23-year-old Hawk is coming off a forth-round knockout of Dennis McKinney May 11 in Lewiston, Idaho.  Hawk scored six straight knockouts before being handed an unpopular and widely disputed draw against Ed Perry March 16 in Hollywood, Fla.  Hawk, originally from Thompson, S.D., and now living in Los Angeles, had an amateur record of 108-12.

      The bout will be held at the 4 Bears Casino and Lodge.

      Sycuan Ringside Promotions of San Diego is considered to be the fastest-growing and most dynamic promotional entity in the sport.  Sycuan Ringside Promotions made its promotional debut during 2004, but already has or had six current or former world champions and has promoted and presented world title bouts on premium cable networks across the country.

      Sycuan Ringside Promotions has many notable boxers in its stable, including, International Boxing Federation lightweight champion Julio Diaz, undefeated World Boxing Organization junior lightweight champion Joan Guzman, World Boxing Association super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero, former World Boxing Council welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir, former WBC super bantamweight and IBF junior featherweight champion Israel Vazquez and teenage lightweight sensation Jorge Paez Jr.

      Sycuan Ringside Promotions is led by Glenn Quiroga, president; Willie Tucker, executive vice president; and Scott Woodworth, vice president.