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The Most Fun You Can Have On A Thursday Night in Orange County!
If you have not been to Fight Club OC at The OC Fair & Events Center you are missing out on what some are calling the best club level show in the nation! Here are a few photos from last Oct...
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Akhmedov Goes To 13-0 With 1st Round KO Before Huge Crowd
It was KO’s from start to finish at the 46thedition of Roy Englebrecht Promotions’ Fight Club OC show Thursday night in The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, CA. In the...
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All Fighters Make Weight For Oct 11th Show
Seven Explosive bouts make up tonights BIG show! Four boxing and three MMA are set, tickets still available at $60 by calling the Fight Club OC box office at (949)...
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Undefeated 12-0 (9KO’s) Ali Akhmedov Fights Oct 11 at FCOC
The October 11th Fight Club OC show will feature undefeated 12-0 (9KO’s) WBC Light Heavyweight Youth Champion and NABF Light Heavyweight Champion Ali Akhmedov who currently is trained by Abel...
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Oct 11th FCOC Show See’s Local Undefeated Stars Return
The October 11th Fight Club OC show will be a complete hybrid card with three boxing and three MMA bouts and is shaping up nicely. Set to fight Oct 11th will be MMA fighter and local standout in 1-0...
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Fight Club OC – Dec 6
The Orange County Fair & Event Center
The Hangar, Costa Mesa, CA
Fight Club OC – February 21 – The Orange County Fair & Event Center – The Hangar, Costa Mesa
Fight Club OC – April 11 – The Orange County Fair & Event Center – The Hangar, Costa Mesa
Fight Club OC – June 13 – The Orange County Fair & Event Center – The Hangar, Costa Mesa
SOCAL’s Premiere Mixed Martial Arts Promotion
Our Team
Roy Englebrecht
CEO
Prior to the formation of Fight Club OC in 2011 Roy promoted the highly successful Battle in the Ballroom professional boxing shows at the Irvine Marriott Hotel for 25 straight years. This bi-monthly professional boxing show was the longest running club pro boxing show in the country. 36 current or former world champions have fought at the Marriott, including Shane Mosley and Johnny Tapia. In 2007 he became one of the first boxing promoters to introduce Mixed Martial Arts shows to his Battle in the Ballroom concept.
Mike Hart
Official Ring Announcer for Fight Club OC
Mike Hart has been stirring up fight fans as the “Voice” of the Battle In The Ballroom for seven years. A sportscaster turned news anchor, Mike has been a mainstay at ABC23 in Bakersfield, California since 1991. He started out working club shows in 1994, when he joined forces with Roy Englebrecht Promotions in December of 1999. He took over for legendary ring announcer Danny Valdivia at the Irvine Marriott in January of 2002. Mike has worked for numerous promoters throughout the years including Golden Boy and Goossen Tutor, with appearances on ESPN, FOX Sports and Showtime.
Evan Jacobs
Official Videographer of Fight Club OC
Evan Jacobs received his B.A. from California State University, Long Beach in Film Studies. With a number of low budget films to his credit (in which Jacobs wrote, produced, directed and edited those projects) he first came to the attention of Roy Englebrecht Promotions with his film SCHUSTERMAN LEVINE: A BOXING FABLE. Fast forward a decade later and Jacobs and Englebrecht teamed up to make a reality TV pilot titled, THE PROMOTER. Showing the ins and outs of the fight promotions world over a 4 days period, Jacobs chronicled what Englebrecht and his staff encounter in putting on their legendary Battle In the Ballroom shows. As a freelance videographer/editor, Jacobs has been working with REP ever since creating promotional DVDs, viral spots and television commercials. “I have been a boxing fan since I was 14,” Jacobs states. “To merge the world I come from with the world I have admired for so long is really the best of both worlds for me.”
The Fight Club OC Production Crew
(names listed from left to right)
Steve Slade, Michelle Bakker, Eric Lowy, Christine Vu, David Junker, Rayka Zehtabchi
Drew Englebrecht
VP of Marketing & Operations
Drew Englebrecht graduated from Vanguard University with a B.A. in Sociology in 2003. Drew worked in the action sports industry as a sales rep for Oakley Sunglasses before deciding to help his father in the fight promotions business. With Drew’s direction and branding help Roy Englebrecht Promotions made the move from the Battle in the Ballroom at the Irvine Marriott to the rebranding and launch of the Hybrid Boxing & MMA Shows today that make up Fight Club OC.
Mel R. Valenzuela
MMA Matchmaker
Mel brings his near decade long matching career to SoCa fights. Mel has the reputation of making the best, most even, knock out drag out bouts on the national stage. Mel’s matching prowess has built not only a National MMA promotion but also a local amateur promotion, as well as Fight Club OC. Mel stated, “We at SoCa fights look forward to putting on the best regional MMA shows and will continue to treat our fighters like no one else.”
Damian James
Official Photographer of Fight Club OC
Damian James is an Orange County based freelance photojournalist and event photographer. With over 14 years of experience documenting people and events around the world in 5 different continents, he is back in his home state of California currently focusing his work in the Boxing/MMA arena. A dedicated fan of all types of combat sport, Damian has followed boxing his entire life and has been a fan of Mixed Martial Arts since it’s debut back in 1993. He draws inspiration from the competitive nature of hand to hand combat and the fighting spirit of its participants, and hopes to inspire future generations of fighters and fans through his photographic contributions to the sport.
Clark Hills
Show Day Operations
Clark Hills graduated from Vanguard University where he studied Business Organization. Clark then went on to earn his Sport Management Masters Degree from the University of San Francisco. It was while he was at The University of San Francisco that Roy Englbrecht was introduced to Clark as one of his instructors. Clark started working with Roy, and Battle in the Ballroom, to gain class credits and has simply never left. Clark presently is the CEO of a Private Depository based in Newport Beach where he has held that position for over 30 years. Clark has two children and five grandchildren.
Roy Englebrecht
General Manager
Prior to the formation of Fight Club OC in 2011 Roy promoted the highly successful Battle in the Ballroom professional boxing shows at the Irvine Marriott Hotel for 25 straight years. This bi-monthly professional boxing show was the longest running club pro boxing show in the country. 36 current or former world champions have fought at the Marriott, including Shane Mosley and Johnny Tapia. In 2007 he became one of the first boxing promoters to introduce Mixed Martial Arts shows to his Battle in the Ballroom concept.
Drew Englebrecht
VP of Operations & Marketing
Growing up in Newport Beach, California, Drew Englebrecht graduated from Vanguard University in Costa Mesa with a Bachleors of Arts in Sociology in 2003. He then went on to help father, Roy Englebrecht make the move from the Battle in the Ballroom at the Irvine Marriott to the rebranding and launch of Fight Club OC at The Hangar located at The OC Fair & Event Center. In Drew’s spare time he enjoys riding and working on his motorcycle and offroading. Drew can be reached at fightpromotions@gmail.com
Mel R. Valenzuela
MMA Matchmaker
Mel brings his near decade long matching career to SoCa fights. Mel has the reputation of making the best, most even, knock out drag out bouts on the national stage. Mel’s matching prowess has built not only a National MMA promotion but also a local amateur promotion, as well as Fight Club OC. Mel stated, “We at SoCa fights look forward to putting on the best regional MMA shows and will continue to treat our fighters like no one else.”
Mike Hart
Official Ring Announcer for Fight Club OC
Mike Hart has been stirring up fight fans as the “Voice” of the Battle In The Ballroom for seven years. A sportscaster turned news anchor, Mike has been a mainstay at ABC23 in Bakersfield, California since 1991. He started out working club shows in 1994, when he joined forces with Roy Englebrecht Promotions in December of 1999. He took over for legendary ring announcer Danny Valdivia at the Irvine Marriott in January of 2002. Mike has worked for numerous promoters throughout the years including Golden Boy and Goossen Tutor, with appearances on ESPN, FOX Sports and Showtime.
Evan Jacobs
Official Videographer of Fight Club OC
Evan Jacobs received his B.A. from California State University, Long Beach in Film Studies. With a number of low budget films to his credit (in which Jacobs wrote, produced, directed and edited those projects) he first came to the attention of Roy Englebrecht Promotions with his film SCHUSTERMAN LEVINE: A BOXING FABLE. Fast forward a decade later and Jacobs and Englebrecht teamed up to make a reality TV pilot titled, THE PROMOTER. Showing the ins and outs of the fight promotions world over a 4 days period, Jacobs chronicled what Englebrecht and his staff encounter in putting on their legendary Battle In the Ballroom shows. As a freelance videographer/editor, Jacobs has been working with REP ever since creating promotional DVDs, viral spots and television commercials. “I have been a boxing fan since I was 14,” Jacobs states. “To merge the world I come from with the world I have admired for so long is really the best of both worlds for me.”
Damian James
Official Photographer of Fight Club OC
Damian James is an Orange County based freelance photojournalist and event photographer. With over 14 years of experience documenting people and events around the world in 5 different continents, he is back in his home state of California currently focusing his work in the Boxing/MMA arena. A dedicated fan of all types of combat sport, Damian has followed boxing his entire life and has been a fan of Mixed Martial Arts since it’s debut back in 1993. He draws inspiration from the competitive nature of hand to hand combat and the fighting spirit of its participants, and hopes to inspire future generations of fighters and fans through his photographic contributions to the sport.
The Fight Club OC Production Crew
(names listed from left to right)
Steve Slade, Michelle Bakker, Eric Lowy, Christine Vu, David Junker, Rayka Zehtabchi
Clark Hills
Show Day Operations
Clark Hills graduated from Vanguard University where he studied Business Organization. Clark then went on to earn his Sport Management Masters Degree from the University of San Francisco. It was while he was at The University of San Francisco that Roy Englbrecht was introduced to Clark as one of his instructors. Clark started working with Roy, and Battle in the Ballroom, to gain class credits and has simply never left. Clark presently is the CEO of a Private Depository based in Newport Beach where he has held that position for over 30 years. Clark has two children and five grandchildren.
