Road To Championships Results
Results and photos by Gerardo Martinez Saturday night at the Los Lunas Middle School gym New Mexico and Texas amateur boxers put in some rounds before heading to Colorado to compete in the Regional Junior Olympic tournament. There were a total of twenty-two bouts. The USA Boxing sanctioned event was hosted by TNT Boxing of Los Lunas and Power... Read More »
Mendoza loses at quarterfinals at...
New Mexico’s sole chance at a national champion ended yesterday at the quarterfinals of the 2013 National Golden Gloves in Salt Lake City, Utah when 152-pound Brian Mendoza lost a decision to Tony Losey of Kansas-Oklahoma. Full results include: 108 lbs Damian Charles, Mid-South dec. Deric Slater, Tri-State Tyrone Arzeno, Pennsylvania dec. HamzahAljahmi, Detroit Nico Hernandez, Kansas-Oklahoma dec. Norberto... Read More »
Mendoza Continues Win Streak at...
New Mexico’s Brian Mendoza continued his win streak at the National Golden Gloves tournament on Wednesday winning by decision against Marcus Davidson of Kansas City. Mendoza will fight again tonight in the quarterfinals. Action will resume in all of the weight divisions on Thursday at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Wednesday, May 15th Full... Read More »
Cabral – Gomez set for June 28 on...
Chavez Promotions owners Isabel and Joe Chavez along with Matchmaker Martin Naro have announced a June 28, 2013 “New Mexico Stars of Today” promotion, location/venue to be determined. In the main event, undefeated Cristian Cabral will take on Bloomfield veteran Joe Gomez in a six-rounder at welterweight, the winner to hopefully challenge state champ Josh Torres later this summer.... Read More »
Mendoza wins by KO in opening bout of...
New Mexico was 1-1 at Day Two of the 2013 National Golden Gloves in Salt Lake City, Utah. At 114 lbs., Matthew Griego lost by decision to St. Louis’ Timothy Jarman. At 152, New Mexico’s Brian Mendoza scored a 2nd round knockout of Samuel Ellsworth, Mid-South. Action will resume in all of the weight divisions on Wednesday at the... Read More »
Maldonado signs to fight Ramos June 8
Just in: Fidel “The Atrisco Kid” Maldonado (15-2, 12 KOs) has just signed to fight the biggest fight of his career, so far. On the June 8th Marcos Maidana-Josesito Lopez card at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., Maldonado will take on once-lost Luis Ramos (23-1, 10 KOs). Photo by Jose Leon Castillo III Read More »
Bonus gallery: Holm’s finale
Giant bonus photo gallery of Saturday night’s Holly Holm vs. Mary McGee fight at Route 66. Photos by Jose Leon Castillo III . . . Click here Read More »
Reminder: Amateur Show Set For May 18th
Power and Glory and TNT Boxing Clubs have teamed up to host a USA Boxing sanctioned amateur card on May 18th at the Los Lunas High School Gym located at 1776 Emilio Lopez Rd Los Lunas, NM 87031. Weigh-ins will be from 9AM-11AM. First bell will be at 4PM. For pre-matches and more information call Coach Steve Garcia at... Read More »
Holm turns down second Braekhus offer...
Promoter Nisse Sauerland has made it known that he made U.S. female boxing icon Holly Holm (33-2-3, 9 KOs) an undisclosed offer to fight undefeated WBA, WBC & WBO female welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus (22-0, 6 KOs) and Holm again refused to get in the ring with the First Lady. “Our US representative Don Majewski was at Holm´s fight... Read More »
Report/gallery: Holm’s final
Ringside report by Chris Cozzone and Gerardo Martinez Photos by Chris Cozzone Bidding adios to boxing after more than a decade and marking the end of an era, on both local and global fronts, Holly Holm left an emotional sold-out crowd, last night at Route 66 Casino in Albuquerque, with a final-but-furious victory. Relinquishing all claims to pound-for-pound supremacy,... Read More »
“Boom Boom” Gonzales, meet “Boom Boom” Crespin
Story by Gerardo Martinez Photos by Jose Leon Castillo There will be no belts at stake, there will be no crown at stake and it’s only going to be a four round bout, but fans at the Johnny Tapia Presents card at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Friday night, can expect to see a bomb of a battle between New... Read More »
Campas outhustled in Chihuahua
They don’t coddle their fighters in Mexico, at least not in Chihuahua. In fact, sometimes it seems as if they’re seeking to sink their rising stars in a sea of sharks. Last night, though, Chihuahua’s top two hopefuls, Marco “Dorado” Reyes and Victor “El Nene” Zaleta, not only swam with the sharks, but backed up the billed “Palabras Mayores” (Strong Words) card... 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 »DiPace to fight Thursday in Houston
Las Cruces’ Sammy DiPace (5-0, 3 KOs) is scheduled to fight in Houston Thursday night. Dipace’s opponent is Saul Gutierrez (5-13-2 1 KO), of Mexico. Gutierrez lost three in a row but has gone the distance with Abner Mares, Cristian Mijares and, in his last fight, Ernie Marquez. Read More »Castro lands spot on Tijuana card
When Javier Castro was a kid, he loved Zorro movies so much, he’d wear a mask to bed. Having left an impression on Castro as a nickname, “Zorro,” in a pugilistic incarnation, seeks to leave his mark upon the boxing world—and opponent—Saturday night. . . . Click here for more Read More »
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