Woodland’s Friday Night Fights, and the Legacy Lives On
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It’s a warm late-June Friday night in Woodland, where a cozy community gym and a full card of pro boxers equals another success for a couple of longtime local promoters–Paco Presents and Don Chargin Productions.
The demise of boxing has been reportedly imminent for decades, but this part of the American sports scene, it’s safe to say, still thrives in small town venues like Woodland’s Community Center. Here, on June 23, ten boxers each with their own unique stories from California towns like Sacramento, Vacaville, Fairfield, and Vallejo, put on a show before an enthusiastic capacity crowd.
The story is best told through the images of the night, where Friday Night Fights in Woodland, a true piece of Americana, lives on.
Sacramento’s Alberto Torres gets taped before his fight.
Steven Rapadas scored his first pro win with a technical knockout in the fourth and final round against Luis Silva.
Sacramento’s Alberto Torres lands a hard right against Angel Jimenez, en route to the victory that put him at 10-0.
Steven Rapadas after earning his first professional win after a fourth-round TKO against Luis Silva. Rapadas, a Sacramento native, owns and operates a fitness and boxing gym at 24th and J streets in midtown.
Jose Mora was knocked down three times by Vacaville’s Ivan Vergara in the first round and then twice more in the second round before the fight was called.
Vacaville’s Vergara is now 3-0, with two knockouts.
The capacity crowd files in.
Popular Sacramento fighter Tony “The Tiger” Lopez, a three-Time World Boxing Champion, made an appearance.
In the most exciting fight of the night, Vallejo’s Ryan “The Rhino” Bourland went to 13-1 after downing Cesar Ruiz in a split decision.
Bourland poses with some fans after his win with his Global Boxing Organization title belt.
In the night’s main event, Alan Sanchez (right) of Fairfield went to 19-3 with the fifth-round TKO over Miguel Huerta.
The Sacramento tradition returns to William Land Park this summer. Throughout the festival, actors will be performing two plays:
The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins
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The Sacramento tradition returns to William Land Park this summer. Throughout the festival, actors will be performing two plays:
The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth (Shakespeare was father to one pair of twins). Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful all sorts of shenanigans.
All’s Well That Ends Well concerns Helena, a beautiful woman, and her pursuit of a man of higher social position than herself in the French court of Rousillon.
You are welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy under the stars. Attendees can bring low beach chairs if you wish to sit down front or blankets.
The California State Fair is celebrating 50 years at Cal Expo! Showcasing the best of what the Golden State has to offer, this summertime tradition is your
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The California State Fair is celebrating 50 years at Cal Expo! Showcasing the best of what the Golden State has to offer, this summertime tradition is your chance to eat delicious food, enjoy a concert, get up close and personal with California agriculture and other industries, witness live horse racing, have fun on the Midway Carnival, and taste the winners of food competitions (how about some award-winning olive oil, cheese, wine and beer?). Live performances on multiple stages throughout the fair will provide ongoing entertainment by both national and local musicians, dancers, and cultural shows.
Make the most of your state fair experience by eating your way through food trucks littered throughout the fairgrounds while playing games or checking out the best of the state’s livestock and county exhibits. With so much going on and so much to do, the California State Fair is one of the best events of the year.
It’s once again time to savor the tomato when the vibrant, lively and eclectic group of Midtown’s Sutter District restaurants and watering holes celebrate Sacramento’s signature commodity — the tomato!
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It’s once again time to savor the tomato when the vibrant, lively and eclectic group of Midtown’s Sutter District restaurants and watering holes celebrate Sacramento’s signature commodity — the tomato! — with creative menu options, drink specials and more! A fun and free family-friendly Sacratomato festival will kick-off the celebration followed by specials all week long in Midtown engaging restaurants and bars.
To start, the fun and free festival will take place on the grounds outside of Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park with entertaining chef demonstrations, hands-on children’s activities, live music and much more. After that, the greater Sacramento community is invited to stroll through the Sutter District all week long visiting the local restaurants, bars and nightclubs to order and enjoy tomato-themed edibles and beverages bursting with the farm-fresh flavors that flourish in our agriculture-rich region.
A summer leg has been added to John Mayer‘s Search for Everything World Tour, which will launch on Tuesday, July 18 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, eventually heading to Northern
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A summer leg has been added to John Mayer‘s Search for Everything World Tour, which will launch on Tuesday, July 18 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, eventually heading to Northern California for a stop at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento in July.
Each concert on the tour will be comprised of a full band, solo acoustic and John Mayer Trio sets of music.
During a surprise performance at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill announced the Soul2Soul The World Tour. The 65-city tour celebrates the 10th anniversary of the
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During a surprise performance at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill announced the Soul2Soul The World Tour. The 65-city tour celebrates the 10th anniversary of the record-breaking Soul2Soul II tour, the highest-grossing country music tour of all time, and the first time Faith Hill has toured since 2007.
McGraw and Hill have been dominating the music charts since the early ‘90s. They began touring together in 1996 on McGraw’s Spontaneous Combustion tour. In 2000 they created the Soul2Soulfranchise with their record-breaking Soul2Soul tour, becoming that year’s top grossing and most successful US tour. Their success continued in 2006-2007 when Soul2Soul II returned to the road, which was the most attended tour of the year.
A resident of Sacramento since graduating with a journalism degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, Steve spent the 1980s at The Sacramento Union, working as a sports writer, music reviewer and crime reporter, among other assignments. He's spent the last 25+ years working in government public affairs for both state and federal agencies and currently is with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Bay-Delta office in Sacramento. He has shot just about every local sports team for the Sacramento Press, including local colleges, the Sacramento River Cats and Sacramento Republic FC. He resides in Curtis Park with his wife Sharon.
