Chavez Jr. sets up Vegas camp for El Paso fight
Photos by Chris Cozzone for Top Rank: Undefeated World Middleweight Champion and the Son of the Legend, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. landed in Las Vegas to set up training camp at the Top Rank Gym in preparation of his next fight. On June 16, Chavez will headline “Viva Chávez!” on Saturday, June 16, at Sun Bowl Stadium in El... Read More »Reminder: Team Mirabal card set for May...
Team Mirabal will throw a pro style amateur card, billed as “The Next Generation,” on Saturday May 19, 2012 at Westside Community Center 1250 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque. First bell is at 4:00 pm. Intermission will see mariachi music by Porras Y Porras and a special autograph signing by New Mexico’s pro boxers and MMA fighters. Admission is $11,... Read More »
Rodriguez takes on Quezada in OK
Promoter Zeferino Ramirez of Zeferino Entertainment announced that WBC #15 ranked heavyweight David “El Nino” Rodriguez (36-0, 34 KOs) has agreed to face former WBC Caribbean heavyweight champion Manuel ” El Toro” Quezada (29-7, 19 KOs) for the WBC FECOMBOX title. The Rodriguez versus Quezada showdown will be a pay-per-view event distributed by Integrated Sports that will take place... Read More »
Archuleta KO’d . . . again
Photo by Amy Wiley Photography POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 15, 2012) — Undefeated Irish super featherweight Patrick “The Punisher” Hyland improved his record to a perfect 26-0, registering his 12th knockout when the action was halted by the referee Benji Estevez in the fourth round as veteran Frankie Archuleta (27-10-1, 14 KOs) was being pounded in tonight’s main event, headlining... Read More »
Frankie Archuleta at the scales
Photo by Amy Wiley Photography. Weights from Poughkeepsie, N.Y. for tonight’s fights: Las Vegas’ Frankie Archuleta (27-9-1, 14 KOs) weighed in at 127 for his fight tonight against undefeated Patrick Hyland (25-0, 11 KOs), of Marlboro, N.Y., by way of Dublin, Ireland. Hyland was 129. Read More »
Boxing Beat: Torres hits the road,...
Albuquerque’s “Pittbull,” Josh Torres, will take on his toughest opponent to date on June 30 at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont, Colorado. Torres, 7-1, 4 KOs, takes on Raul “Chino” Carrillo, 9-1, 6 KOs. The card is promoted by Zeferino Entertainment. Speaking of Zeferino, Zef fighter John Grimaldo will take on Mikael Zewski on the Pacquiao-Bradley card in... Read More »
Trout in hard training
WBA junior middleweight champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout (24-0, 14 KOs) is in heavy training for his third title defense, against Delvin “EL Peligro” Rodriguez (26-5-3, 14 KOs) on June 2, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. “Training is going good. I’m tired, so it’s doing its job,” said Trout. “I’m excited. I can’t wait for June... Read More »
NM Victorious at Regional JO’s
Text by Gerardo Martinez Several New Mexican youngsters were victorious this past May 5th and 6th in Phoenix, AZ at the 2012 Regional Junior Olympics tournament. Regional champions include: Aaron Perez (95 lbs), Isaac Perez (100 lbs), Jorge Alarcon (114 lbs), Jennifer Mendoza (114 lbs) and Jordanne Garcia (125 lbs). All the listed fighters cannot continue on to Nationals due... Read More »
Fresquez predicts ‘Fight of the...
Veteran boxing promoter Lenny Fresquez has predicted that “The Reckoning,” featuring a June 15 rematch between French knockout-artist Anne Sophie Mathis and Holly “The Preachers Daughter” Holm, will be the 2012 Female Fight of the Year. “The Reckoning,” presented by Fresquez Productions, will be held at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “I think it’ll be closely... Read More »Cisneros-Irizarry a no-contest
From the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT: In a female welterweight fight, both Victoria Cisneros (5-13-2, 1 KO) and Hartford, CT’s Addy Irizarry (8-5, 2 KOs) fought to a no contest when an unintentional head butt cause a bad cut in round two. Since the bout was a six round contest and three rounds had not been completed... Read More »Updates
Looks like the possible April 22 card in Hobbs is now, officially, called off. Next up for N.M.: Golden Gloves in Clovis this weekend. Go to upcoming fights for more info. As is usually the case, after a few months’ absence of pro fights, the next pro card slated for N.M. will be back-to-back shows on June 5 and June 6.... Read More »
Burke: Trout updates
Burke’s Blog by Louie Burke Since defeating Rigoberto Alvarez for the WBA World light middleweight championship title in February 2011, Austin ‘No Doubt’ Trout has been busy. Austin is busy establishing himself as a force to be reckoned with in the boxing ring. He defended his world championship title against David the ‘Destroyer’ Lopez on June 2011 in a... Read More »
Camacho Jr. arrives in EP
Hector “Machito” Camacho Jr arrived in El Paso Texas today for his fight this Friday night against Luis Ramon “Yory Boy” Campas in the main event on Latin Invasion 2, presented by Zeferino Entertainment in association with Golden Boy Promotions. The fight will be held at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas and distributed live on pay... Read More »Website renovation
NewMexicoBoxing.com is moving to a new format so be patient as we update and reload our pages over the next couple weeks. Also, clubs and gyms: if you need to update your information, please email us. Thanks! Read More »Sky Ute wrap-up
The Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio, Colo. has already booked their next two boxing dates. Their next show is scheduled for July 18, followed by Sept. 5. A ten-count memorial tolling of the bell was conducted Saturday night in honor of the late Stan Gallup. Undefeated female phenom Thaddine Swift-Eagle Johnson was in attendance Saturday night at Sky Ute.... Read More »
Another fast KO for Swift-Eagle!
Saturday night in Hawaii, Four Corners fighter Thaddine Swift Eagle-Johnson (4-0, 4 KOs) took out Canada’s Tracy Stevens (5-10, 1 KO) in less than one round. With a barrage of body shots, Johnson dropped Stevens to the canvas for her fourth straight KO win. Photo by Mary Kenez Read More »
Hallback on Holm-Hernandez
(Press release) IFBA lightweight champion Chevelle Hallback has a 34-fight record and has fought boxing veterans such as Bonnie Canino, Lucia Rijker and Layla McCarter. Among those 35 names are Melissa Hernandez (11-1) and Holly Holm (25-1), who will meet December 4 in a defense of Holm’s WIBA welterweight title. Chevelle fought Hernandez to a draw in February 2008... Read More »Boxing beat
Is Austin Trout concerned about Rigoberto Alvarez‘s so-called “intensive training?” Not on Facebook: “He aint training enough,” posted Trout. “Matter of fact, no matter how much he’s training, it wont be enough!” To date, no specific venue or city has been named as fight site for their Jan. 29 showdown. Supermiddles and middles beware, Charles “The Beast” Alderete is... Read More »
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