The local scene…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
With it being March, the basketball madness has officially begun. Doesn’t mean the fight game is taking a break. Here are some local news and notes.
Watts makes wrestling Hall of Fame
Former Oklahoma football player and professional wrestler “Cowboy” Bill Watts was named Monday as the latest member who will be inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame Class of 2009.
Watts attended Putnam City High and after playing three years at OU, played for the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings before landing a career in professional wrestling.
Watts joins Steve Austin, Ricky Steamboat, Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk in the 2009 class. More members are expected to be announced.
The ceremony is April 4 at the Toyota Center in Houston, one day before WrestleMania XXV at Houston’s Reliant Stadium.
Hendricks picks up win
Former Oklahoma State wrestler Johny Hendricks picked up another win in the World Extreme Cagefighting organization Sunday.
Hendricks, a two-time national champion for the Cowboys, earned a unanimous decision against Alex Serdyukov in his second successful bout in the WEC.
This is the first of Hendricks’ five bouts to go the distance. He had earned three technical knockouts and one submission win in the previous four.
EvenTTent back to Newkirk
The EvenTTent was at Newkirk’s First Council Casino last week as Norman’s Wayne Cole won a first-round technical knockout as part of a C3 Fights events.
Now C3 Fights and catBOX Entertainment are joining together for a boxing event March 13 at the First Council Casino in the EvenTTent.
The EvenTTent is a portable venue that is 30,000 square feet and can hold up to 3,000 people. Lawton middleweight George Tahdooahnippah and Oklahoma lightweight champion Noah Zuhdi headline the card.
Tickets are available at the casino, tickets.com, zooamp.com or by phone at (800) 511-1552.
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This weekend features a triple-header on HBo highlighted by James Kirkland and Joel Julio. I named Kirkland as Prospect of the Year while Julio was in that very same spot a few years ago. Interesting dynamic in that one.
UFC also has UFC 96 this weekend, featuring Rampage Jackson vs. Keith Jardine. I’ll be keeping my eye on heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga. I do believe if he puts it together, he might be the best heavyweight in the UFC.
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