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The Boxers
Chris Burrus
CAA
Agent
Current Donation
$29,417
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Chris Burrus
RAISING MONEY FOR: The Knox Martin Foundation for Brain Cancer Research
- Born and raised in Nashville, but please stop calling me a unicorn, uber drivers have that one covered.
- Tar Heel bred, Tar Heel dead. GO TO HELL DOOK.
- I’m a duck hunter with a brother named Swan. Don’t get it twisted.
- I’m a firm believer my life would be substantially better with a Titans Super Bowl win or a hole-in-one. Whichever comes first.
- Dog dad to the next great duck dog, Coda. She helped with my speed training.
- Sang in an a cappella group in college so if you see any photos of me dressed like an Applebee’s employee, no you didn’t.
- Routing tours then routing my opponent, placing holds and placing haymakers.
- I am a serial “Office” quoter. "Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me."
- Steak and a glass of bourbon is my post-fight meal.
- Wedding workouts
Pat Pekala
Homestead
Head of Touring and Branding
Current Donation
$14,978
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Pat Pekala
RAISING MONEY FOR: Semper Fi
- Chicago Native. Bear Down
- My polar plunge is jumping in lake michigan in the winter
- I am featured in the pga netflix documentary “full swing”
- My first concert was Linkin Park
- I make the best mashed potatoes east of the Mississippi
- My enemies call me the albino rhino
- Some say i’m a descendant of Ric Flair
- My Spotify wrapped consists of strictly country and House (EDM) music.
- I've been a real life wedding crasher
- I hold the record for most yellow cards given to in a soccer season in Illinois
Lacey Hayes
Romeo Entertainment Group
Talent Buyer/Event Producer
Current Donation
$19,735
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Lacey Hayes
RAISING MONEY FOR: Kenny Roger's Children's Center
- In another life I would have been a storm chaser.
- You can often find me driving around in my convertible, top down listening to hardcore rock music
- I have a 13 year old toy shih tzu named Desilu, she is my world.
- I am a crab Rangoon connoisseur
- I have a BFA in musical theatre and tap dancing was my forte
- I danced in the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Antique shopping is my favorite pastime.
- I play Waffle, Wordle, and Gardenscapes on my phone daily
- Never not wearing leopard
- Deathly afraid of spiders.
Faren Rachels
Combustion Music
Songwriter/Artist
Current Donation
$19,350
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Faren Rachels
RAISING MONEY FOR: The Brett Boyer Foundation
- I was named after a soap opera character from the Young & the Restless.
- My friends would say I’m much kinder than my face appears.
- I’ve been stung by a sting ray & bitten by a snake.
- Talking to me pre-coffee is not productive.
- Lorrie Morgan is my spirit animal.
- I graduated from the University of Georgia & might say go dawgs in my sleep.
- I had my own race car that I drag raced as a kid.
- I’m extremely left handed.
- I was an Uber driver, a nanny & a maid before I signed my publishing deal.
- My guilty pleasure is pairing Jack Daniels with a Marlboro light.
Tayler Bock
Red Light Management
Artist/Tour Management
Current Donation
$28,780
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Tayler Bock
RAISING MONEY FOR: Inheritance of Hope
- I hate the social aspect of hibachi.
- Fears the interaction with Christmas Carolers.
- I have 24 animals.
- I was the youngest General Manager in Dickey’s Barbecue Pit franchise history.
- My wife would consider me the worst impulse buyer.
- I have a collection of over 30 signed Kansas City Chiefs football helmets - Go Chiefs!
- I attended the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
- I proposed to my wife in our goat barn.
- I would go to my grave arguing that In-N-Out Burger is better than Whataburger.
- Ask me about my edamame story…
- The Grand Canyon isn’t the place you want to be when you discover your fear of heights.
Anthony Sansone
Make Wake Artists
Brother
Current Donation
$56,975
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Anthony Sansone
RAISING MONEY FOR: Saddle Up!
- I have 3 sisters, 6 brothers, a mom & dad, 60 first cousins, and a horse
- I always loved boxing from a young age and when I was a young fat boy I started boxing to lose unwanted weight
- I have never seen any Star Wars or Lord of the Rings but I can recite every line from all 6 Rockys
- My older brothers had me rap “Big Poppa” by Notorious BIG at every event as a young child
- Most my family calls me Jake because I used to wear a diaper, cowboy boots, and a cowboy hat and watch “Big Jake” with John Wayne every single day as an infant
- My horse is named Dollar after John Wayne’s horse from Big Jake
- I have a horrible unwanted nickname that is Tuna
- I love to laugh
- I played football in college and acted in theatre
- I sell poinsettia plants during the holiday season
A portion of money raised by each boxer goes directly to their charity.