Quashawn Toler: “I Want To Be The Face of My City and Conquer The World!'

HOUSTON, Texas – January 31, 2024 – Red Owl Boxing will present Box Fest VII, a four-fight main card featuring a headline battle between Quashawn Toler and Vlad Panin for the WBA Continental Welterweight Title, live on Friday, Feb. 2 at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT. The event streams live globally on DAZN in more than 200 territories and regions from the state-of-the-art “Owl’s Nest” in Houston. VIP experience packages and general admission tickets are still available at www.redowlboxing.com.

Ahead of Friday’s main event, Cincinnati’s Toler (17-1, 12 KOs) is feeling confident as he steps up to face the most difficult opponent of his eight-year professional career in his Red Owl Boxing debut.

“If I walk away with the WBA Continental Welterweight Title, that’s just God answering my prayers,” said Toler. “It will show how hard I have worked to get to the next level. I see my name being in the world-ranking levels and then snatching a world title.”

The 31-year-old Toler has fought five of his last six fights in Colombia with four impressive stoppage victories but he is looking forward to returning to the United States to take on better competition.

“I feel focused heading into my fight on Friday,” said the 17-1 welterweight. “The experience of fighting in Colombia has been cool but those guys weren’t on my level. It was good to keep me busy and knock the rust off.”

Cincinnati has a strong lineage of world champions including International Boxing Hall of Famer Aaron Pryor, and more recently world title holders Adrien Broner and Robert Easter, Jr.

“Those guys paved the way for me and I can’t discredit the work they did to represent Cincinnati,” added Toler. “It’s time for me to capitalize on everything they did and to put my name in those history books right alongside them. Broner and Easter are like brothers.”

He hopes to bring the title back to Cincinnati and become the next world champion from the city in 2024. The mission starts Friday night from the Owl’s Nest on Box Fest VII on DAZN.

“I am just trying to bring boxing back to my city,” stated Toler. “One of my dreams is to sell out Heritage Bank Center and be the hometown favorite. I want to be the face of my city and conquer the world.”

BOX FEST VII will feature multiple attractions including rising prospects, gritty veterans and action-packed fights, beginning at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT. Subscribe at DAZN.com and download the app on any connected device.

Red Owl Boxing’s Box Fest series is a breeding ground for boxing’s future stars with each event featuring a pro debut, a fighter seeking redemption from their first career defeat and a main event bout that will crown a champion, catapulting their career to the next level. The Box Fest series will take center stage on the first Friday of every month.

The undercard will include several standout Houston prospects such as Breyon Gorham, Lazaro Diaz and Jose Camacho Torres. The full Box Fest VII event card on February 2*:

Quashawn Toler (17-1, 12 KOs) vs. Vlad Panin (17-1, 12 KOs) – Ten Rounds at 147 lbs.
Breyon Gorham (15-0, 13 KOs) vs. Wilfredo Flores (10-1-1, 5 KOs) – Eight Rounds at 140 lbs.
Edel Gomez (8-0, 7 KOs) vs. James Weissman (5-1, 4 KOs) – Six Rounds at 175 lbs.
Jose Camacho Torres (7-0, 3 KOs) vs. Luis Alberto Lopez (6-1, 3 KOs) – Six Rounds at 122 lbs.
De Priest Joseph Johnson (Pro Debut) vs. Aaron Mick (Pro Debut) – Four Rounds at 160 lbs.
Lazaro Diaz (2-0, 1 KO) vs. TBA – Four Rounds at 140 lbs.

*Card subject to change.

Red Owl Boxing owns and operates the state-of-the-art sports performance facility which features seating for more than 1,500 with a modern flare that includes VIP experiences and unique ringside seating. The “Owl’s Nest” is a full-service hospitality venue with high-end sound, lighting and screens for a premier in-arena experience. The venue is outfitted with cutting-edge production for seamless streaming and television presentations.

For more information on Red Owl Boxing and to purchase tickets, visit www.redowlboxing.com. Fans can follow Red Owl Boxing on X, Instagram and YouTube.

ABOUT RED OWL BOXING

Red Owl Boxing is a media company that specializes in delivering world-class events from its state-of-the-art sports facilities in the United States and Canada. Red Owl Boxing aims to bring structure to boxing’s middle class by highlighting tomorrow’s future stars and contenders in action-packed fights. Red Owl Boxing launched in 2021 by Canada-based entrepreneur Gabriel Fanous who owns and operates cutting-edge event spaces in Houston, Texas, and Brampton, Ontario, both of which provide premier event experiences and hospitality packages.