{"id":135803,"date":"2026-05-07T14:10:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=135803"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:10:47","slug":"toro-promotions-whitfield-haydon-officially-announce-sizzling-summer-boxing-series-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=135803","title":{"rendered":"Toro Promotions &#038; Whitfield Haydon Officially Announce \u2018Sizzling Summer Boxing Series\u2019\ufeff &#8211; Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=135803\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=135803\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-135805 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Toro-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Toro-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Toro-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Toro-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Toro.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Toro Promotions, Inc., in association with Whitfield Haydon, has announced its \u201cSizzling Summer Boxing Series,\u201d consecutive monthly professional boxing events taking place across Arizona, Washington, and California from June through August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKing of the West\u201d \u2013 June 20 @ Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, AZ<\/p>\n<p>Toro has matched its top heavyweights, Nigeria-born Kingsley \u201cThe Black Lion\u201d Ibeh (16-3-1, 14 KOs), fighting out of Phoenix, and Chandler-based Dante Stone (21-2, 13 KOs), to battle in the 10-round main event for the World Boxing Council (WBC) FECARBOX and the vacant Arizona State heavyweight titles.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ibeh, who previously played collegiate and professional football in the Canadian League, will be defending his WBC FECARBOX championship belt. Stone finished as runner-up in last year\u2019s inaugural WBC Grand Prix championship final held in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing able to put on a serious heavyweight crossroads fight between two Phoenix fighters is something that I thought had a chance to happen years ago,\u201d Haydon said, \u201cbut clearly the opportunity has presented itself and the time is one other than now. It would not have made sense in the past or probably never gain in the future, so it\u2019s now or never. Let\u2019s find out who indeed is the King of the West!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRaineer Rumble I\u201d \u2013 July 11 @ Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn, WA<\/p>\n<p>San Diego junior lightweight Austin Brooks (14-0-1, 6 KOs), rated No. 11 in the world by the World Boxing Association (WBA), takes on Viktor Slavinskyi (14-5-, 7 KOs), fighting out of Los Angeles by way of Ukraine, in the 10-round main event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeartbeat of Los Angeles Boxing Series\u201d \u2013 Aug. 15 @ East End Studios in Glendale, CA<\/p>\n<p>Armenian lightweight prospect Narek Hovhannisyan (3-0, 2 KOs) is a rising star who will be fighting in his first scheduled 10-round bout against TBA. His cousin, Gurgen \u201cBig Gulp\u201d Hovhannisyan (10-0-0, 9 KOs), is considered one of the leading heavyweight prospects in boxing.<\/p>\n<p>Toro Promotions is launching its 2026 boxing campaign with four monthly events beginning May 15th in Chetumal, Mexico. The card features undefeated Nicaraguan super featherweight Nilo Guerrero (11-0-0, 8 KOs) and Georgia heavyweight Tsotne \u201cMr. T\u201d Rogava (12-1-0, 8 KOs).<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old Guerrero, the World Boxing Council (WBC) FECARBOX Super Featherweight Champion, takes on Juan \u201cPelon\u201d Pablo Ramirez Rouque (13-4-0, 2 KOs), of Mexico, in the 10-round main event.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting out of Marina del Rey, California, Rogava meets unbeaten Mexican opponent Mauricio \u201cLa Mole\u201d Leo Perez (8-0-1, 6 KOs) in the 8-round co-featured event. The 6\u2019 3\u201d, 250-pound Rogava is a former kickboxer who represented Ukraine in boxing at the 2020 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Also scheduled to be in action is Hovhannisyan, who will fight hometown favorite Brayen \u201cEl Lobo\u201d Briceno (3-0-2, 2 KOs), of Mexico, in a 6-round bout.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Welcome To The &quot;Bad&quot; Brad Berkwitt Show\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SI1AfkBrG3I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-126533\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-126533\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"126533\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F135803\" data-token=\"c27dee4bf148e4e64e48935279d40b5b\" data-token-time=\"1778187777\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Name <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-medium\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][first]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][last]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"2\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" spellcheck=\"false\" required><\/div>\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4-container\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-id=\"4\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" >Message Comment Email<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][4]\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-textarea\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\">Comment or Message<\/label><textarea id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" ><\/textarea><\/div><script>\n\t\t\t\t( function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst style = document.createElement( 'style' );\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( '#wpforms-126533-field_4-container { position: absolute !important; 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