BRIEFLY

Jet Center Reschedules Fight Card

World superlightweight kick boxing champion Benny (the Jet) Urquidez will meet Canadian Tom LaRoche for the world welterweight title in the main bout of a seven-fight card Nov. 16 in North Campus Hall at Cal State Northridge.

For Urquidez, of Tarzana, it will be his first fight in the United States in almost two years. His record is 60-0 with 49 knockouts.

The match was originally scheduled for Oct. 27, but was canceled by its promoter.

Four other Valley kick boxers will appear on the card with Urquidez.

-- Rick O’Kane (8-3) of Van Nuys, rated eighth in the world welterweight division, meets Canadian champion Gordy Gong (19-7-1).

-- John Hackelman (6-1) of Canoga Park faces Santiago Garza (10-1) of Albuquerque, N.M., in a superlightweight bout.

-- Nelson Placensia of Van Nuys makes his professional debut in a superfeatherweight bout against Jose Marcos (3-0).

-- Kennedy Caldera (11-2) of San Fernando meets Jeff Mulvin (18-0) of Los Angeles for the California amateur welterweight championship.

The fight card starts at 8 p.m.

Information: (818) 780-6774.

Newbury Park High Stadium Ready

Newbury Park will play its first game in its new campus football stadium tonight against Westlake.

Construction on the stadium has not been completed, but the field is ready and the lights work, according to assistant principal James Robillard.

The stadium’s construction was financed by the fund-raising efforts of parents totaling $100,000 over the last four years. The City of Thousand Oaks matched those funds last year, enabling the school to complete the project.