Toro Promotions Signs Undefeated Austin Brooks: From Homeless to Super Featherweight Prospect

LOS ANGELES – Toro Promotions, Inc. has signed undefeated Austin Brooks (12-0, 5 KOs), the reigning World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) Continental USA Tremendous Featherweight Champion, to an unique promotional contract.

Brooks, 28, has traveled on a very tough journey by way of the years, overcoming many obstacles, together with homelessness, to change into a reputable boxing prospect.

“I felt that Toro handled me the most effective and confirmed me essentially the most respect of any promoter,” Brooks defined why he signed with Toro. “I wanted to signal with a promoter to get my profession going. It’s robust being a free agent. Toro believes in me like I do, others didnߣt. Signing with Toro is an effective selection for me.”

“Each Toro Promotions and Sheer Sports activities administration see Austin Brooks because the embodiment of the American Dream,” Toro Promotions president Azat Torosyan commented. “We’re in settlement that he has been ignored and is able to carrying out large issues within the sport and we are going to cease at nothing to assist him in his quest.”

Born in Idaho, Brooks lived in a number of cities in 5 completely different states, however now he’s joyful to be settled down residing in San Diego.

“I used to be raised by a single mum or dad, and he or she did her finest, however we had numerous ups and downs,” Brooks defined. “It made me harder; shifting from college to high school, I had my justifiable share of fights. I lived out of my automobile and in foster houses, however I wouldn’t change something. Trying again, it made me who I’m. and the love of this sport pulled me by way of as a result of I felt it may assist me be someone. I’ve had numerous good experiences and met numerous good folks.”

Brooks watches numerous fights, notably old-school classics, and the primary boxer that he picked issues up from was Roy Jones, Jr., together with James Toney and Pernell Whitaker. His targets embody positioning himself for a world title shot in late 2025, early 2026.

Educated by Basheer Abdullah, Brooks is managed by Sheer Sports activities, a extremely revered administration group specializing in boxing.

Brooks, 28, defends his tremendous featherweight title on June 15^, headlining Éc;EQC Combat Evening,Éd; introduced by Toro Promotions, Inc. in affiliation with Whitfield Boxing, on the famed Emerald Queen On line casino (EQC) in Tacoma, Washington.

Brooks captured his World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) Continental USA belt in his final battle when he knocked out beforehand unbeaten Cuban boxer Jose Manuel Izaguirre (7-0. 3 KOs) within the seventh spherical this previous February 10^th in Lengthy Seaside, California. Brooks, a southpaw, has fought solely as soon as at EQC, which resulted in a six-round technical knockout of Anthony Chavez (11-3-1) on August 26, 2023.

In his Toro debut on June fifteenth, Brooks will make his first title protection towards 2015 Armenian Olympian Aram “Warrior” Avagyan (11-1-2, 5 KOs) within the 10-round foremost occasion.

“He (Avagyan) might be my finest opponent to this point,Éd; Brooks famous. Éc;Heߣs robust and skilled. I deal with each battle as simply my subsequent battle and deal with all my opponents the identical. Proper now, Iߣm centered 100-percent on doing what I ought to to be nice.”

EQC FIGHT NIGHT LINEUP

MAIN EVENT WBA CONTINENTAL USA SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (10)

Austin Brooks (12-0, 5 KOs), Champion, San Diego, CA

vs.

Aram Éc;WarriorÉd; Avagyan (11-1-2, 5 KOs), Challenger, Burbank, CA by the use of Armenia

CO-FEATURE HEAVYWEIGHTS (8)

Tsotne Rogava (8-0, 7 KOs), Marina del Rey, CA by the use of Ukraine & Georgia

vs.

Jon Bolden (10-13-1, 7 KOs), Seattle, WA

SPECIAL HEAVYWEIGHT ATTRACTION (8)

Kinsley “The Black Lion” Ibeh (12-2-1, 10 KOs), Phoenix, AZ by the use of Nigeria

vs.

Juan Torres (11-6-1, 4 KOs), Cypress, TX

SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS (6)

Nilo Guerrero (8-0, 7 KOs), Coachella, CA by the use of Nicaragua

vs.

Diuhi “Elegante” Olguin (16-37-7, 10 KOs)

SUPER WELTERWEIGHTS (4)

Nathan “Superman” Stolen (1-0, 1 KO), Hoquiam, WA

vs.

Julio Munoz, Jr. (0-0-1), Tucson, AZ

LIGHTWEIGHTS (4)

Agustin Tovar (1-0, 0 KOs)

vs.

TBA

(Card topic to alter)

Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and in addition a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.