Forks Fighters

Forks Fighters Forks Fighters is a local athletic club in Grand Forks North Dakota whose main emphasis is boxing. The club is currently located at 5700 Gateway Drive, Suite 5.

Forks Fighters is a non profit boxing gym and youth athletic club located in Grand Forks ND. Forks Fighters was opened in 1989 by Eddy Obregon who is still our head coach and mentor. Eddy is accompanied by assistant coaches Butch Hajicek, Raul Rodriguez Jr, and Archie Rosenberg. Along with operating the gym, Eddy plans and promotes amateur boxing shows in for the greater Grand Forks area.

03/23/2014

Good afternoon everyone!

I apologize for the late post, my computer was acting up and I was unable to connect to the internet.

What a crazy day yesterday was! The legion was packed and the fighters delivered! There were 16 bouts on the card and all were fantastic!

Forks Fighters opened the card with Chris Morton taking on Braydon Travers from the Winnipeg Power gym. Chris fought a hell of a fight through 2 rounds in a slugfest. At the end of the second, Chris walked into a big punch which caused him to bleed profusely from his nose. Being the tough young man he is, Chris came out ready to fight in the 3rd round but ultimately the fight was stopped by the doctor. Great effort from a damn tough kid!

Our second fighter was Pierce Foss. Pierce took on Ben Simons, a tough young fighter from Fargos ACA gym. Pierce fought with a ton of heart and battled through fatigue but ultimately came up short on the judges score cards.

Our final fight saw Nate Rubin take on a very skilled Daniel Rodriguez from Minot. This was an excellent fight the entire way! Nate was able to battle through a tough weight cut and a cold to win a close decision! With the win, Nate won the North Dakota State championship and will be advancing to the upper Midwest tournament in Cass Lake! Congrats Nate, we look forward to seeing what you can do in Cass Lake!

We have one final show this season which takes place April 12th at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. I will be posting information about tickets soon. Have a great day and stay tuned for more info!

03/22/2014

Hey gang,

Fight day tomorrow! It's our last legion show of the year and also the North Dakota state golden gloves advancement tournament. We want a great crowd and tons of support for all the athletes! Forks fighters team should be at the legion at 8am to help with ring set up! See you there everyone!

03/02/2014

Congrats to Nate Rubin who represented Forks Fighters in Wadena last night. Nate fought a game opponent in Johnny Johnson. Nate was able to put him away with a viscous body attack earning a unanimous decision! Special thanks to Jesse Barbot and his team at Red River Golden Gloves for working the corner for Nate!

Practice again Monday gang. It's a new month so don't forget dues. See you all tomorrow.

02/28/2014

Good afternoon gang,

Butch will be opening the gym tomorrow (Saturday 3/1/14) at 1pm for those who want to come work out. If you have any questions feel free to call coach Butch @ 701-317-0469
Have a great weekend, team!

02/20/2014

Lucas St. Claire and Nate Ruben sparring 2/19/14

02/19/2014

Back at it again tonight gang. Try be on time so we can get going right at 6! See you guys tonight

Arch

02/18/2014

Coach Butch Hajicek sparring with young Eric Bogert

02/17/2014

Hey Gang,

We are back to training tonight! Try your best to be on time, we will be starting promptly @ 6pm. Lets start the week off right and have a great practice!

02/16/2014

How about them fights yesterday! Fantastic!

Youngster Eric Bogert led off the card for the gym. He fought the best we have ever seen him fight! Eric ended up losing a razor thin decision, but nothing to be ashamed of. Great fight!

Emiliano Toscano made his amateur boxing debut in the second fight on the card. Emiliano showed a solid jab and some good power during the fight, at one point delivering a standing 8 count to his opponent. This was another extremely close fight which didn't go our way. We may have to talk to coach Jesse in Fargo about a re-match!

Tony Morton got us in the win column with a solid performance in all 3 rounds while dispatching Gerald Cook of Red Lake.

Chris Morton Followed Tony and delivered a performance we have come accustomed to seeing from Chris. He dominated all 3 rounds and helped Forks Fighters get to 2-2 for the day!

Shannon Perez was up next on the card. Shannon got into the ring and was ready to go when the bad news came. The young lady Shannon was going to fight had a medical issue and was not able to compete. Shannon won the fight via medical walkover.

Finally Elijah Aaker stepped into the ring to face Joey Budzielek from Fargo. Both fighters were game and fought a tough back and forth contest. Elijah was able to earn the decision win in an excellent fight!

Forks Fighters went 4-2 on a day of excellent fights, great job team! Now we need to focus on getting back to the gym Monday so we can prepare for our next show.

Special thanks to everyone who came to support the fighters and also those who helped us set up and tear down! Have a great Sunday

02/14/2014

Hey Gang,

We are going to be setting up the ring at the Legion @ 9pm, please come by and help if you are available!

FIGHTS TOMORROW @ 1pm! American Legion post 157 in East Grand Forks. If you are fighting, weigh-ins begin @ 9am.

Have a happy Valentines day team
Arch

02/10/2014

Back to training tonight at 6:00pm sharp. We have fights on Saturday 2/15/14 so we need to WORK HARD to help our fighters prepare.

Address

2121 D**e Avenue
Grand Forks, ND
58203

Opening Hours

Monday 6pm - 8pm
Wednesday 6pm - 8pm
Thursday 6pm - 8pm

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