Hollister boxer’s January bout canceled due to promoter
HOLLISTER
Kelsey “The Road Warrior” Jeffries’ expected mid-January bout at the Casino Battle Royale event in Atlantic City was canceled recently after fight promoter Jarvis Robinson failed to return phone calls and basically “disappeared,” publicity consultant Rio Di Caro said.
The proposed 10-fight card, which would have featured Jeffries in the semi-main event battling for the vacant Women’s International Boxing Association’s Super Bantamweight title, was scheduled to be held at the 12,000-seat Boardwalk Hall on Jan. 10 or 24.
But the rather odd loss of communication with the promoter Robinson proved to be the event’s undoing.
“I don’t know what happened to the promoter,” Di Caro said by phone on Monday. “He disappeared.
“Literally, no one knows what happened.”
Jeffries (41-9-1), who holds seven belts, including both the NABF and IBA Super Bantamweight titles, as well as one Super Featherweight belt and four Featherweight titles, was eyeing a return to the Super Bantamweight division after a string of fights at the Featherweight level.
She is considered to be an ideal fighter for the Super Bantamweight division, a class that is limited up to 122 pounds.
“I was really looking forward to the fight,” said Jeffries, of Hollister. “I’m just hoping something will come up.
“It’s been just a nightmare. I’m still training, though. I never give up hope.”
Jeffries’ last fight came in June when she defeated Jessica “Goodnite” Mohs with a knockout left hook in the fourth round at the Seven Feathers Casino and Hotel Resort in Canyonville, Ore. That fight was in the Featherweight division, and Jeffries gave up nearly four pounds to Mohs.
“I’ll consider anything that comes up,” said Jeffries’ manager, Bruce Anderson, “but the prospects are dim.”
Jeffries’ June fight against Mohs was her only bout in 2008, a stark contrast from the four fights she had one year previous.
Jeffries says that with fights lacking, she may need to accept a bout that is unfavorable, perhaps in a different weight class or in a different country.
“But the ‘Road Warrior’ has got to do that,” she said. “I’ve got to take chances like that.”
