{"id":9038,"date":"2011-03-28T11:39:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-28T15:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=9038"},"modified":"2011-03-28T11:39:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-28T15:39:51","slug":"strikeforce-breaking-news-lorenz-larkin-major-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=9038","title":{"rendered":"Strikeforce Breaking News: Lorenz Larkin Major News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Unbeaten light heavyweight Lorenz \u201cThe Monsoon\u2019\u2019 Larkin (fighting out of Riverside, Calif. \/ 8-0) will replace Satoshi Ishii and take on kickboxing specialist Scott \u201cLights Out\u2019\u2019 Lighty (fighting out of San Luis Obispo, Calif.\/ 6-1) on the STRIKEFORCE\u00ae Challengers card on Friday, April 1, at Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif.<\/p>\n

The event, which is presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, will air live on SHOWTIME\u00ae at 11 p.m. ET\/PT (delayed on the West Coast).<\/p>\n

Due to the recent natural disasters that struck Japan, Ishii, the 2008 Judo Olympic Games Gold Medalist, was unable to acquire a visa permitting him to leave his homeland in time for the fight. Taking his place is Larkin, a 25-year-old who has made quick work of his last five foes, winning all by stoppage inside three rounds. In his most recent outing, he registered a second round TKO over Mike Cook on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n

\u201cLorenz is a talented, undefeated fighter whose aggression and power make him a threat in the light heavyweight division,\u201d Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said. \u201cHe\u2019s in for a tough test against Scott Lighty, who has trained with some of the sport\u2019s best like Chuck Liddell. This is the biggest fight of his young career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Larkin agrees with Coker\u2019s assessment and believes a win over Lighty in Stockton could propel him into the mix in the Strikeforce 205-pound division.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is definitely a step up for me, but I\u2019m excited and looking forward to the challenge,\u2019\u2019 Larkin said. \u201cLighty\u2019s a good fighter with a lot of experience. But I\u2019ve trained hard, I\u2019m in good shape and I\u2019m confident.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

In the televised main event, former NCAA wrestling standout and body builder Justin \u201cThe Silverback\u2019\u2019 Wilcox (10-3), of San Jose, will face Brazil\u2019s Rodrigo Damm (9-4) in a lightweight bout. In other fights on SHOWTIME: Rapidly-rising David \u201cTarzan\u201d Douglas (6-2), of Antioch, Calif., will take on Caros \u201cThe Future\u201d Fodor (7-2), of Kirkland, Wash., at 155 pounds, Josh Thorrnburg (6-2), of Stockton, and James Terry (9-2), of Livermore, Calif., clash at 165 pounds and Antioch\u2019s Damian Douglas (3-1), Tarzan\u2019s unidentical twin, meets Wayne Phillips (5-3), of San Jose, in a welterweight battle.<\/p>\n

Tickets, starting at $20, are on sale at the Stockton Arena ticket office, online at www.StocktonTickets.com, by phone at (209) 373-1700 or (866) 373-7088 and STRIKEFORCE’s official website (www.strikeforce.com).<\/p>\n

The first non-televised, undercard fight will begin at 5:30 p.m. PT. Doors will open at 4:45 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Unbeaten light heavyweight Lorenz \u201cThe Monsoon\u2019\u2019 Larkin (fighting out of Riverside, Calif. \/ 8-0) will replace Satoshi Ishii and take on kickboxing specialist Scott \u201cLights Out\u2019\u2019 Lighty (fighting out of San Luis Obispo, Calif.\/ 6-1) on the STRIKEFORCE\u00ae Challengers card on Friday, April 1, at Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. The event, which is presented […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2345,1051,2727],"class_list":["post-9038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-shocking-news","tag-strikeforce","tag-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9038\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}