Bout 1 Light-heavyweight Open

Red Corner/FDNY
KALIB WALKER (5’ 11”, 178-lbs)
An aspiring firefighter from Freeport, L.I., he will represent the Battling Bravest out of the Freeport Recreation Center.

Blue Corner/NYPD
JAMAL “Cave Man” SPENCE – Record: 18-7  (5’11”, 170-lbs)
A six year NYPD veteran in the detective he is an experienced boxer and Daily News Golden Gloves veteran competing for the NYPD for the first time.

 

Bout 2: Super-heavyweight

Red Corner/FDNY
DEVIN “Awesome” POWERS – Record: 10-5  (6’2”, 230 lbs.)
Firefighter Ladder 7: A Marine Corps veteran from Woodside and former member of the NYPD, he’s been a firefighter since 2002 and enjoys motorcycles.

Blue Corner/NYPD
ALEXIS “Reggaeton” AYALA – Record: 4-2  (5’ 11”, 230 lbs.)
Police Officer Housing Division PSA: From Copiague, he’s been a police officer for 6 years; and is an avid dancer.

 

Bout 3: Middleweight

Red Corner/FDNY
TODD “Zilla” VELTEN – Record 4-4  (5’ 11”, 160 lbs.)
Firefighter Ladder 44: A firefighter for five years from New Rochelle, he is perhaps the first and only FDNY boxer with Dutch and Puerto Rican roots.

Blue Corner/NYPD
LUIS “Gaucho Loco” LOPEZ – Record: 5-4  (5’ 6”, 160 lbs.)
Police Officer 71st Precinct: A police officer for nearly 10 years, he lives in Brooklyn where he coaches both his sons’ Little League baseball teams.

 

Bout 4: Welterweight

Red Corner/ FDNY
JOSEPH “Joe Dirt” CHIODI – Record: 8-5 (5’ 7”, 152 lbs.)
Firefighter Engine 262: A four-time Golden Glover from North Bellmore, he is married and a two-year veteran of the department. Aside from boxing he enjoys hockey and running.

Blue Corner/ NYPD
JOEL “Horse” ALLEN – Record: 12-5 (5’ 11”, 150 lbs.)
Police Officer Brooklyn South IRT: From Brooklyn, he’s been a police officer for two years and enjoys kick-boxing as well as the “sweet science.”

 

Bout 5: Heavyweight

Red Corner/FDNY
JOHN “Zorba the Freak” SOUKAS – Record: 4-2 (6’1”, 198 lbs.)
Firefighter Ladder 8: Hailing from the mountains of Pindus and now Astoria where he lives with his wife Yvette, he’s a four-year veteran of the FDNY who enjoys his mom’s homemade Spana Kopita and Greek dancing.

Blue Corner/NYPD
LEONARDO “Reckless” ARISTILDE (5’ 11”, 201 lbs.)
Police Officer 104th Precinct: A three year veteran of the NYPD from Bellmore, he’s an EMT volunteer when off duty. This is his first bout.


Bout 6: Light-heavyweight

Red Corner/FDNY
KEITH “NO MERCY” MORAN (6’, 185 lbs.), An 8 year veteran from Lad Co 166 in Brooklyn, NY. His Record: 0 wins, 2 losses.

Blue Corner/NYPD
MIKE “Mr. Mike” RUSSO (5’ 11”, 180 lbs.), Sergeant Transit District 23: Boxing for the first time, he is a 15-year veteran of the NYPD from Queens, he holds a commercial pilots license and his ambition is to fly NYPD helicopters. His record: 5 wins, 3 losses.   

 

Bout 7: Super-heavyweight


Red Corner/NYPD
RICARDO “The Razor” VELAZQUEZ – Record: 0-0 (6’2”, 215 lbs.)
Firefighter Ladder 2: An eight-year Navy veteran from Bayside and a rookie firefighter, he enjoys swimming, fishing cycling and camping.

Blue Corner/NYPD
MARK “Muscle Shark” SINATRA – Record: 4-1 (5’ 10”, 195 lbs.)
Police Officer 113th Precinct: A police officer for nearly three years, he is from Queens and a Marine Corps veteran who served two tours of duty in Iraq.

 

 

INTERMISSION

 

 

Bout 8: Light-heavyweight

Red Corner/FDNY
RYAN “Blanco Diablo” NORDMAN – Record: 3-3 (5’11”, 175 lbs.)
Firefighter Ladder 45: From Hempstead and a firefighter for four years and a country music fan, he won the gold medal at the 2009 Police/Fire Games.

Blue Corner/NYPD
RAY “No Braine, No Pain” BRAINE – Record: 5-3  (5’ 11”, 175 lbs.)
Lieutenant NYPD Management/Budget: An 18-year veteran, he loves to travel and coaches boxing to the kids in his Staten Island neighborhood.

 

Bout 9: Super-heavyweight

Red Corner/FDNY
“Long” JOHN DREHER – Record: 0-0  (6’3”, 208 lbs.)
Firefighter Ladder 147: A two-year firefighter from Brooklyn, who idolizes fellow firefighter Jerry Ryan, enjoys hockey and baseball and is now taking up the “sweet science.”

Blue Corner/NYPD
KIERON “K-Ron” RAMDEEM – Record: 0-0  (6’ 0”, 200 lbs.)
Police Officer Bronx IRT:  He’s a two-year police officer from Mt. Vernon and holds a Black Belt in Karate.

 

Bout 10: Middleweight

Red Corner/FDNY
MICHAEL “The Bowery Bum” RENO – Record: 30-15  (5’ 8”, 160 lbs.)
Firefighter Engine 33: A veteran of both the job and the ring from Manhattan, he’s been on the job for seven years and he’s been a Golden Gloves quarterfinalist. His wife Susan won a Golden Gloves championship in 2007.

Blue Corner/NYPD
LUIS “Bugzy” MARTINEZ – Record 9-4 (5’ 7”, 162 lbs.)
Police Officer Manhattan Transit Task Force: From Washington Heights he’s been a police officer for three years, and is a self-admitted You Tube addict.

 

Bout 11: Middleweight

Red Corner/FDNY
EDGAR “Manos de Fuego” REYES – Record: 1-1  (5’9”, 170 lbs.)
Firefighter Engine 84: A four-year firefighter from Brooklyn and a self-professed ladies man: “I am Edgar, women love me.”

Blue Corner/NYPD
GEORGE “El Martillo” DELGADO – Record: 0-1 (5’ 10”, 164 lbs.)
Police Officer 75th Precinct: A resident of Middle Island, he joined the NYPD two years ago after serving six years in the Army, including a tour in Iraq.

 

Bout 12: Heavyweight

Red Corner/FDNY
JERRY “Canadian Bacon” RYAN - Record: 4-1  (5’9”, 190 lbs.)
Firefighter Engine 281: Raised on Prince Edward Island and is thus known as “Canadian Bacon.” Now living in Bay Ridge and father of two, he’s been on the job for six years.

Blue Corner/NYPD
JOHN “Papi, Jr.” RODRIGUEZ – Record: 4-1 (5’ 11”, 185 lbs.)
Police Officer 40th Precinct: A police officer for four years from the Bronx, he is a devoted family man and self-confessed “computer geek.”

 

Bout 13: Super-heavyweight

Red Corner/FDNY
JOHN “The Jackhammer” PHILLIPS, JR. – Record: 1-0 (5’11”, 210 lbs.)
Firefighter Ladder 2: From Long Island City and a firefighter for seven years, along with boxing he enjoys sipping fine Scotch whiskeys. His record: 1 win.

Blue Corner/NYPD
DAN “The Crusher” BURKE, - Record: 4-3 (6’ 0”, 270 lbs.)
Police Officer Manhattan North Task Force: A four-year veteran of the NYPD, he lives in the Bronx and is an avid golfer.

  * Fight card subject to change.