As a fight promoter Roy Englebrecht might have promoted more female
boxing bouts than anyone is history. With is first female bout in on
December 28, 1995 between Del Pettis and Gina Guidi, Englebrecht has
promoted the likes of Christy Martin, Mia St. John, Rhonda Luna. Holly
Holm, Layla McCarter, Ada Velez, Kelsey Jeffries, Wendy Rodriguez,
Tiffany Junot, Melissa McMorrow, Crystal Morales, Ana Julaton, Kina
Malpartida, and Miriam Nakamoto to name a few, with many of them
becoming World Champions.
Englebrecht is also the founder of Fight Promoter University, an
endeavor designed to teach, train, and develop the promoters of the
future. Nearly 140 future promoters from all over the world have
attended the first nine sessions. In 2019 FPU is now offered online at
fightpromoteruniversity.com.
The future is now….and it has never been brighter and Roy Englebrecht is
one of the men to help lead the foray into the field of combative
sports.
In the world of fight promotion, there are few names as respected as
that of Roy Englebrecht. For nearly 33 years, the Southern
California-based promoter has built a stellar reputation among fans,
athletes, and his peers for delivering top-notch boxing and mixed
martial arts events while continuing to innovate and move both sports
forward. Having been licensed as a fight promoter in California, Nevada,
Washington, and Texas, Roy Englebrecht Promotions has been called by
numerous media writers as "The King of Minor League Fighting".
Englebrecht has a proven track record of success for over three decades,
starting with the renowned Battle in the Ballroom boxing events at the
Irvine Marriott Hotel. The longest running pro boxing club show in the
country at 26 years, the series featured 38 current or former world
champions over the years, routinely selling out the venue. In 2007,
Englebrecht introduced mixed martial arts into the mix, becoming one of
the first boxing promoters to embrace the fast-growing sport.
In addition to his own events, Englebrecht's knowledge and innovative
style have been called upon to aid other major promoters as a
consultant. Most notably, when Oscar De La Hoya wanted to get into the
promoting business after his fighting career was over, he acquired Roy
Englebrecht Promotions in 2001 and former Golden Boy Promotions.
Englebrecht served as COO for the first three years, taking the new
entity from 1.5 million dollars in revenue the first year to 9.1 million
dollars by year three.
Englebrecht continued his string of successful promotions moving his
Orange County based Battle In The Ballroom fight series to a new venue
and a new brand with the launch in 2011 of Fight Club OC in The Hangar
at the OC Fair & Event Center. Now in its tenth season, Fight Club OC
has sold out 80% of their shows and is the only fight series in the
country that offers VIP Suites and a cigar lounge at each show.