Boxing back at Remington…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Almost a year to the day he made his debut, Oklahoma City lightweight Noah Zuhdi is set to take on his toughest opponent yet, fellow OKCer (is that a term?) George Colbert.
The two will do battle at Remington Park on Monday, Nov. 24, in a six-round bout for the vacant Oklahoma lightweight title.
In everything you read about Zuhdi, part of the focus goes back to him being a point guard for St. Gregory’s and currently being in law school. I won’t go there (shoot, I just did).
What I’m trying to say is this fight is not about gimmicks and outside of the ring storylines, it’s about a real grudge match.
Zuhdi made his professional debut at Remington Park on Nov. 18. In the year since, he hasn’t listened to his corner one time. No, he’s not some self-centered fella, he’s never been in a second round.
Zuhdi has won all of his four fights via first-round KO. Colbert, meanwhile, is none too shabby at 2-0 with his wins by knockout.
I’m just going to throw it out there. Who will the crowd cheer for? They’re both from Oklahoma City. They both have a following. It’s going to get real interesting real fast on the Monday before Thanksgiving.
Couple of other familiar faces will be on the card as well with OKC welterweight Kyle Sherman and former Oklahoma City Blazers enforcer Ron Aubrey.
Sherman comes in at 10-1 while Aubrey is 2-2. I’m intrigued by Aubrey because he said he is finally taking it seriously. If that’s true, that’s fantastic. If it’s not, well, we’ll find out soon enough.
Aubrey’s been in the gym with Lawton’s favorite son, George Tahdooahnippah. The Comanche Boy actually won’t be on the card because his fiance, Mia, will be giving birth to their third kid.
It should be a fun and entertaining night.
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