Cummings tops April 5 boxing card

Cummings tops April 5 boxing card at Station Casino

Live professional boxing returns to Station Casino Kansas City at 7 p.m., April 5, with an 8-fight card in the Grand Paviion that features an 8-round super middleweight (168 lb.) bout between World Boxing Association North American Champion Craig “Kid Fire” Cummings of Kansas City, and Timur “Iron Kid” Korsakov of Wichita, Ks.

Cummings, a Gallatin, Mo., native, regained his WBA North American title January 26 at Station Casino in a rematch with Tim “The Terrible” Bryan. With his title back, Cummings expects to regain his Top 10 ranking shortly and looks forward to a title bout in Europe.

Cummings, 43-4-1, and Korsakov, 14-4, had a fight scheduled in July 1998; however, Korsakov was injured in an automobile accident just before the match. Korsakov, originally from Kazan, a Russian city 400 miles east of Moscow, began boxing while in the Russian Navy. He was stationed on a gun boat in the Kaspian Straits and sparred with shipmates for exercise. He later began kickboxing and traveled extensively between Russia and the United States. He immigrated to America and immediately won 6 tough man contests. Korsakov married a native of Wichita and began boxing on the punishing Midwest circuit.

Tickets for the April 5 card range from $25 to $55 and are now on sale at the Station Casino Kansas City hotel front desk and at all Ticketmaster locations, 816-931-3330. Remaining tickets also may be purchased at the Grand Pavilion box office on the day of the event. The fight card is subject to change.

The boxing card also includes a 6-round lightweight fight between Jimmy Joe Ziekle of Cameron and Chuck Munson of Hannibal, plus a 6- round ladies featherweight fight between Sarah Goodson of the Phillipines and Deanna Nance of Oklahoma City, Ok.