Creator Clash 2

Creator Clash 2 in Tampa on Saturday April 15

By David A. Avila

With caution Abelina Sabrina opens the door to a boxing gym notorious for harboring several world champions like Sergio “The Snake” Mora and Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada, two of the fiercest competitors to ever come out of East Los Angeles.

As the petite Abelina Sabrina enters, eyes suddenly rivet toward her and people break out in smiles. Many walk over to greet the content creator with hugs and smiles.

On Saturday April 15, things will change.

Its every man and woman for themselves as Abelina Sabrina and about two dozen other social media content creators will dispense with the microphones and video cameras and strap on boxing gloves to fight each other.

It’s all for charity but the punches will be real for Creator Clash 2 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Saturday April 15. The event will be streamed on pay-per-view at 2 p.m. Pacific Time at this link: https://www.moment.co/creatorclash/creatorclash-creator-clash2 . Tickets are still available.

Abelina Sabrina has Mexican blood, and Mexicans are internationally known to have more world champion boxers per capita than any other ethnicity, like Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar De La Hoya, Mariana “Barby” Juarez and Seniesa Estrada. But the social media content creator has never before been involved in any athletic activity.

The closest athletic involvement the Montebello, California native ever had was portraying an athlete in theater arts.

Well, maybe she can grunt and terrify her bigger opponent Jaelaray with intimidating curses and talking smack.

Abelina Sabrina spent four years at Disneyland wearing a Minnie Mouse costume and dealing with rogue infants and runaway parents. She also does voice overs for animation.

Or maybe the Southern California resident without a hood rep will just need to out-fight Jaelaray who agreed to drop down from a reported 130 to 115 pounds.  Abelina Sabrina agreed to move up from 108 to 115 pounds. In boxing that weight class is known as the super flyweight division.

“The first time I got punches I cried,” said Alana Pearce one of the competitors on the fight card who faces Mika. “It took me a while to get used to getting hit in the face.

Alana Pearce and a few others like “Dad” Nathan Barnatt and Jarvis Johnson shared their experiences with each other about learning how to fight with boxing gloves and the feeling of getting punched for the first time.

It can change your life.

Many of them were asked to participate in the charity event back in September 2022. They all have spent time in boxing gyms with trainers and experienced coaches learning how to punch, prepare and absorb blows.

“My coach hits me in the stomach for 10 minutes,” said Abelina Sabrina who travels 40 miles round trip almost daily to learn how to fight. “I already broke my nose.”

Abelina Sabrina and all the other participants expect to be hit and hit hard. They spent countless hours sparring and though it’s all for charity, they know you don’t play boxing.

“I hit him hard and wanted to see if he was ok,” said Dad about a sparring session. “But I realized I couldn’t do that.”

For one night they will be truly out of their element.

“I know this doesn’t sound right but I’m a little scared,” said Pearce.

You don’t play boxing.

Here’s the lineup (begins at 2 p.m. PT/5 pm ET):

Jack Manifold vs Dakota Olave - lightweights

Jaelaray vs Abelina Sabrina - super flyweights

Dad (Nathan Barnatt) vs Ab Ayad - light heavyweights

Leonhart vs Crankgameplays - super welterweights

Mika vs Alana Pearce - super middleweights

Arin Hanson vs Jarvis Johnson - heavyweights

Myth vs Hundar - cruiserweights

Haley Sharpe vs Marisha Ray - super lightweights

William Haynes vs Chris Ray Sun - super featherweights

Michelle Khare vs Andrea Botez - super featherweights

John Randall Hennisan vs Harley Morenstein - heavyweights