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Robert Meese, left, and Lee Kreisher, proper, are coaches for St. Clairsville boxer Stacy Sikole. She’s going to step into the ring on Saturday, Aug. 7, in Moundsville on the former West Virginia State Penitentiary.

MOUNDSVILLE — Boxing returns to the previous West Virginia State Penitentiary on Saturday, Aug. 7 as Jim Frio Promotions has an 11-fight card on faucet.

It guarantees to be a full day of motion contained in the squared-ring as USA Boxing may have fights from 1-3:30 p.m. The primary bell for the common card — which incorporates novice {and professional} bouts — is ready for six.

“This guarantees to be an thrilling card,” matchmaker Mike Murray mentioned. “There are some actually good fighters on the cardboard.”

He mentioned the USA Boxing portion of the day-long occasion will even have some actually good matchups.

The principle occasion will open the night time session. It will likely be a ladies’s novice bout sponsored by USA Boxing between St. Clairsville native Stacy Sikole (3-0) in opposition to Donya Shodja (1-0) who’s a scholar on the College of Pittsburgh learning for her PhD within the science discipline. She graduated from a highschool in Iran.

All three of Sikole’s bouts have went the space.

“I’m tremendous excited to have the ability to struggle within the Ohio Valley in entrance of all my household and pals,” she added.

She admitted that she is aware of nothing about her opponent, however being new to the game, that’s alright.

“Being younger within the sport we’re all studying and making an attempt to develop our personal identities,” she admitted. “I do know that she attends the College of Pittsburgh. I all the time do analysis on my opponents, however on the similar time, being newer it doesn’t matter as a lot as it might down the street. It’s essential to be ready for each types.

“I bought into boxing simply to study one thing totally different. I’ve achieved Tae Kwon Do since I used to be somewhat child and it principally kicking, so it’s a completely totally different stance than boxing. You’re all the time standing tall, bouncing and kicking whereas in boxing you’re just about centered,” she defined. “I employed a boxing coach to assist me with my stance and my putting.

“In boxing, if you happen to do it accurately, you’re protection units up your offense.”

Sikole is completely happy to be combating domestically.

“I’m grateful for Gerald Dopkiss and Caleb Fields getting me an excellent begin with MMA; Jim Frio for giving me the chance to struggle on his card; coaches Robert Meese and Lee Kreisher for coaching and training me; my teammates for the numerous hours they put in with me on the mat; and my household and pals for supporting and loving me by way of this wonderful journey,” she mentioned.

“Coach Meese is an exceptional putting coach. His total household is into boxing. He skilled his nephew, Cody Garbrandt, to a world boxing title. Fighters come from everywhere in the nation, and internationally, to have him prepare them.”

Sikole just lately captured the Cleveland space Golden Gloves title.

“I have a look at it because the state championship for boxing in Ohio,” she mentioned of the victory as a 125-pound novice. “I solely had one struggle up there, however my opponent was a reasonably robust one.”

The co-main occasion is a males’s bout between 38-year-old “The Pittsburgh Bull” Mike Manna (5-2) and 27-year-old Andrew “Honkey Kong” Satterfield (5-5) from the Parkersburg space.

A few of the different bouts embody Tonya Hopkins (1-0) vs. Jess Cimino (3-0); Bellaire’s Richie Lowe vs. Moundsville’s Tommy Burton; and 275-pound Nelson Greatest (3-0, 2KOs) and 265-pound Paul (Zeus) Zalus (4-2, 4KOs) in a heavyweight battle.

Tickets are nonetheless on sale.