My camp and I have decided to hold off on booking any fights for the next couple months. This is because we didn’t think I was in shape to accept the last two fights we were offered.. I will however start the new year of 2003 with a good match up yet to be announced. I am planning to fight at least seven times in 2003.

This year has been a great year for me overall. I did not have as many fights as had anticipated but I was going through so much to settle down with promoters, trainers and managers. I ended up having five fights, all wins with three of them coming by way of knockout.

I have been training with Rick O’ Kane two to four times a week to keep the art fresh in my mind planning to start getting back into shape by mid next month. I did however get to play the part of a boxer in a TV show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, thanks to my trainer Pete Cunningham, who was the star of the episode . I would like to thank all cast and crew for their support. The show will be aired this November. For further info go to their website >>>>> http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi/sneakpeek.html.

I made it to both of my friend fights last month. Unfortunately Gus Lopez lost by split decision. Danny Steele, who fought at another of Scott Coker’s events in San Jose, also lost, by a unanimous decision against new champion James Cook. As always Scott puts on a first class show and the San Jose Civic Center is a great venue. I look forward to fighting there in 2003. On a better note, I was invited as a guest to a local Mixed Martial Arts gym named HYKATCHDO. Mihran Aghvinian, who came to the US from Germany and who is of Armenian descent runs this gym. I ended up teaching an hour and a half class to show the students some of MY stand-up techniques :). I was very impressed overall by the gym’s hospitality and gratitude. . For more information about this gym go to www.hyekatchdo.com

I have made plans to add more pictures to the site as well as a short promo to show some clips of a few fights. I am also going to add a mailing list for those of you who want to be informed of news, updated journal entries as well as FIGHTS. I have added a tell-a-friend link to the site on the CONTACT page for any of you to email your friends a link to my website.

On a different note, the next two months I will pretty much be working at finishing up some projects I have at work at www.hondaonly.net. Yes, you heard me ………… I do have another job.

ATTENTION PLEASE:……. If anyone knows members of SYSTEM OF A DOWN please ask them to contact me, I was talking to Serj’s brother Sevag about a few “things” but lost contact. If anyone out there can help me get in touch with them again I would be very grateful……. thanks.

I AM NOW READY FOR SCHEDULING OF FIGHTS FOR NEXT YEAR >>>>>>>> AND OPEN TO SPONSORHIP OPPORTUNITIES …….
CONTACT MARK PARRA AT 818-996-7180.

p.s. >>>> check out www.ionicmusic.com , they will be performing at the ROXY on Halloween night.

Happy Halloween,

Shawn