Tag: Brian Halquist Productions

Williams defeats Keys at Battle at the Boat 125

TACOMA, Wash. – Apparently former title contender Dannie Williams has plenty of gas left in the tank.Williams, fighting for the second time following a lengthy hiatus, ended Andre Keys' 11-fight winning streak with a 10-round unanimous decision in the main event of the Battle at the Boat 125 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. on Saturday.  Williams appeared as the 96-94, 96-94 and 97-93 winner in the welterweight contest, improving his record to 24-3. It was Williams' second fight following a near 6 1/2-year layoff. He made his return last March, defeating Ronald Rivas. That marked his first fight since he lost to John Molina Jr in a bout for the NABO lightweight championship in January of 2013.  Key, who was fighting in front of his hometown, dropped to 12-2 with the loss. In Read more [...]

Boxing Action at the Emerald Queen Casino in the “Battle at the Boat 125”!

TACOMA, Wash. – Andre Keys will look to win his 12th consecutive fight when he returns to the ring in January, but to accomplish that he will have to defeat his toughest opponent to date in former world title contender Dannie Williams.  Keys and Williams will main event Battle at the Boat 125 as Brian Halquist Productions will kick off its 2020 Battle at the Boat boxing series with a special Friday night edition on Friday, Jan. 17 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. Event will start at 8 pm with doors opening at 7 pm. Keys, a native of Tacoma, brings a 12-1 record into the 10-round welterweight bout, while Williams, who fights out of Saint Louis, is 23-3. “This is an excellent main event to kickoff the New Year with,” said promoter Brian Halquist. “Andre has been climbing Read more [...]

Cabrera Mioletti stays undefeated, beats Pierce at Battle at the Boat 116

TACOMA, Wash. – Giovanni Cabrera-Mioletti is making a habit out of handing fighters their first career defeat.  Junior lightweight Cabrera-Mioletti improved to 12-0 by beating previously unbeaten Elijah Pierce by unanimous decision in the main event of Battle at the Boat 116 on Saturday at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.  Cabrera-Mioletti, who knocked Pierce down at the end of the first round, appeared as the 97-92, 97-92, 100-89 winner on the judge's scorecard.  It was Cabrera-Mioletti's second consecutive win over an undefeated fighter and the fourth time over his last six fights he accomplished the feat.   Pierce fell to 8-1-0 with the loss. While Pierce suffered his first career setback two fighters on the undercard - Steven Villalobos and Cris Reyes - both remained Read more [...]

Portland’s Lampkin Ready for Battle at the Boat 115 Main Event

The last time Ray Lampkin, Jr. appeared on a Battle at the Boat card he handed an undefeated fighter his first career loss.  He’ll look to duplicate that feat on March 17, but this time in the main event.  Lampkin, who is a perfect 11-0, will square off against fellow unbeaten Giovanni Mioletti Cabrera (10-0) in a highly-anticipated junior lightweight clash at Battle at the Boat 115 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. “Training has been great. I’ve been in a two-month long camp, Sugar Bert Boxing Program located in Doraville, Georgia,” Lampkin said. “The fans and EQC should expect a great night of boxing from me. (I’m going to have a) high-paced punch count. (I’m) bringing it all. I can't afford a loss so I've been working and preparing for war.” The six-bout Read more [...]

Middleweights Johnson, Coley Clash at Battle at the Boat 110

TACOMA, Wash. – Battle at the Boat, the longest-running tribal boxing series in the United States, returns to the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. for its 110th installment on Saturday, March 18.  Rising middleweight stars Dashon Johnson and Aaron Coley will headline the card with a 10-round main event. Tickets are available through the EQC box office and all Ticketmaster Outlets. Preliminary bouts will have a start time of 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Johnson, seeking to win his 23th career fight, is 7-2 over his last nine contests and has won three straight at the Emerald Queen. In his last bout, Johnson defeated Ricardo Pinell (14-2-1) on Jan. 20 by TKO. His other local victories have come against Mike Gonronski (20-1-1) and Izaak Cardona (14-3). Johnson's only two defeats Read more [...]