(September 6th) Hitz Boxing Entertainment will bring professional boxing back to Rockford on Saturday, October 31, 2026, with a special Halloween edition of its Rock the Ring professional boxing series, Hitz Boxing: Rock the Ring – Halloween Havoc, at Hard Rock Live Rockford.

Scheduled for Halloween night, the 21-and-over event will combine professional boxing with the high-energy atmosphere of one of the year's biggest nights for entertainment. Doors are scheduled to open at 5:00 p.m., giving fight fans the opportunity to enjoy an evening of live boxing and Halloween festivities at Hard Rock Live Rockford.

The card is beginning to take shape, with three professional bouts currently listing unbeaten Chicago, fighters for the October 31 event. Leading the scheduled lineup is unbeaten heavyweight, Deontae “Tank” Pettigrew, 18-0, 11Ko’s who will face an opponent to be announced.

Also scheduled is super lightweight, Lukas Moldenhauer bringing a perfect 12-0, 8Ko’s record against an opponent to be announced.

Rounding out the currently scheduled bouts is an unbeaten welterweight Everett Olivares, 9-0, 5Ko’s who is also awaiting an opponent.

With all three Chicago, Illinois fighters unbeaten, the currently announced portion of the card features a combined professional record of 39-0, providing an intriguing foundation for Hitz Boxing's Halloween night return to Rockford.  Additional fighters and Pettigrew, Moldenhauer and Olivares matchups are expected to be announced soon.

The October 31 event continues Hitz Boxing's Rock the Ring series, bringing professional boxing to an entertainment setting designed to put fans close to the action. The Halloween edition is expected to add a festive atmosphere to the traditional fight-night experience, with boxing taking center stage at Hard Rock Live Rockford.

No tricks. No gimmicks. Just hard-hitting professional boxing. Hitz Boxing brings Rock the Ring: Halloween Havoc to Rockford on Halloween night.

Tickets to the Saturday, October 31st, Hitz Boxing: Rock The Ring - Halloween Havoc, 21 years and older event at the Hard Rock Live Rockford, Rockford, IL (click here). Doors will opening at 5:00 p.m. and a reminder the event is 21+.

About Hitz Boxing

In 1991, Bobby Hitz single-handedly revived boxing in his beloved city by hosting its first world championship fight in 25 years and by staging a badly needed bi-monthly boxing series at the Ramada Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, for 12 years called “The Ramada Rumble”.

Hitz Boxing’s first show featured future all-time great James Toney.

Hitz Boxing has promoted shows at venues such as the Hollywood Casino, the Allstate Arena, the UIC Pavillion, the Bismarck Hotel and the Lumiere Casino in St. Louis.

Hitz Boxing has also co-promoted shows in venues all over the country while working with boxing notables such as Oscar De La Hoya, Cedric Kushner and Art Pellulo, to name a few.

Over the years, featured fighters have included such local and international stars as heavyweight champions Oleg Maskaev and Ruslan Chagaev, light heavyweight champions Antonio Tarver and Reggie Johnson, Detroit middleweight standouts Dwight Davidson and Anthony “Baby” Jones, Roy Jones conqueror Montell Griffin, heavyweight champion Greg Page, light heavyweight champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Julio Cesar Chaves conqueror Frankie Randall, exciting sluggers Teddy Reid and JC Candelo, Angel “El Diablo” Manfredy, Thomas Hearns conqueror Iran Barkley, future lightweight king David Diaz, “The Foul Pole” Andrew Golota, longtime heavyweight contender and world title challenger “Fast” Fres Oquendo, future cruiserweight king O’Neil Bell and many others.

The Hitz Boxing business model is simply to promote and produce consistently superior events for our expanding fan base.

Hitz Boxing likes to feature many local fighters and help get them to where they want to be in boxing. Hitz Boxing goes into the community and builds relationships with sponsors, fans, fighters and venue staff.

When you bring in Hitz Boxing, you want to build a program that is successful for everyone involved.

Our fans remain loyal to Hitz Boxing because they know quality and integrity are built into the fabric of everything we do.

Hitz Boxing began it’s successful venture, “Fight Night at The Horseshoe Casino” in Hammond, Indiana in 2009 and now, we continue the tradition in Rosemont, where it all began.