TACOMA, Wash. - Kingsley Ikeke will make the first defense of his North American Boxing Association super middleweight title against Zane Marks on Saturday, April 3 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma. 

Ikeke, currently ranked No. 10 by the World Boxing Association, captured the NABA crown with a 10-round split decision over Mark Woolnough on Aug. 29, 2009 and brings a record of 26-3-0 with 14 KOs into the 10-round championship bout. 

A native of Nigeria who now calls Los Angeles home, Ikeke has won three consecutive fights since dropping back-to-back bouts to current WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal and top-ranked super middleweight Arthur Abraham. Both defeats came in 2005 with the latter being for the vacant IBF middleweight title. The 25-year-old Zane Marks is 17-4-1 with 10 KOs. 

The Co-main event will be a six round rematch between heavyweights Andrae Carthron (3-5-2) and Freddie "Soulja" Miller (1-1-1). With two heavyweight fighters carrying a lot of power behind their punch, this fight is bound to be entertaining. These two had an epic brawl back in June 2009 that ended in a draw. They will battle again in what promises to be one of the most anticipated rematches in recent history.

Highlighting the five-bout undercard will be undefeated heavyweight George Foreman III (6-0-0). Foreman, the son of former world champion George Foreman, has scored all six of his professional wins by knock out, including five first-round KOs. The 27-year-old Foreman will meet Dale Mitchell in the four-round contest. 

Also on the card is an array of local fighters including Seattle's Heavyweight Vincent Thompson (1-0) who trains out of Bumblebee Boxing Club. Thompson will face California's DJ Linderman (pro debut). Vancouver, Washington's John Heath and Tommy Davis will both make their pro-debut in a cruiserweight contest and Seattle's Darren Anzai (0-1-0) fights Portland, Oregon Super Middleweight David Combs (1-0-1).

The first bout is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the Emerald Queen Casino box office 1-888-831-7655 and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Or online at www.ticketmaster.com
Ticket Prices: **VIP Ringside $100 - Reserved $60 - General Adm. $30

**All VIP ticket buyers will be invited to a pre-party function at the EQC Bridge Nightclub starting at 5:00 pm.

The Fight Card
Kingsley Ikeke (26-3, 14 KO's) vs. Zane Marks (17-4, 10 KO's)
Freddie Miller (1-1-1) vs. Andrae Carthron (3-5-2)
George Foreman III (6-0, 6 KO's) vs. Dale Mitchell (pro debut)
DJ Linderman (pro-debut) vs. Vincent Thompson (1-0)
Tommy Davis (pro debut) vs. John Heath (pro debut)
Paul Mpendo (6-5-3, 3 KO's) vs. David Lopez (3-2-1)
Darren Anzai (0-1) vs. David Combs (1-0-1)

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