Marquez weighs in

From Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino in Primm, Nev., for tomorrow night’s “Border Wars!” card promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and televised on ESPN2′s “Friday Night Fights.” Alfredo Angulo 155 vs. Gabriel Rosado 154 Anthony Dirrell 166 vs. Alfredo Contreras 166.5 Archie Ray Marquez 133 vs. Sergi Ganjelashvili 132 For more photos, click here Read More »

Weigh-in alert

The weigh-in for tomorrow night’s Friday Night Fights card in Primm, Nev., featuring Albuquerque’s Archie Ray Marquez will be held today at 5 p.m at Buffalo Bill’s Casino & Resort in Primm. Read More »

Burke’s take on Cruces bouts

Burke’s Blog by Louie Burke Beauty is the eye of the beholder. In my eyes, Austin Trout boxed a magnificent fight – hit and not be hit – capturing the true science of the sport. On scale from 1 to 10, I gave Austin a 11. Why? Because he followed my instruction and game plan to a tee, not... Read More »

Roger Mayweather arrested

Top trainer Roger Mayweather, uncle of Floyd Mayweather, has been arrested and charged with coercion with force and battery strangulation. Las Vegas Metro Police arrested Mayweather on Sunday after the top trainer and former fighter attacked one of his former boxers, Melissa St. Vil. St. Vil had just gotten back to Las Vegas from Las Cruces, N.M., where she... Read More »

Marquez off to Vegas

Unbeaten hopeful Archie Ray Marquez takes off on Wednesday for his Friday night TV debut in Primm, Nevada. Marquez will kick off the ESPN2 telecast with his fight against Sergi Ganjelashvili. Read More »

Foreman grills foe in Cruces

Ringside by Chris Cozzone & Ricardo Trujillo “I’ve had no amateur bouts. Zero.” If you took one thing home with you from last night’s fight card in Las Cruces, N.M., it was that George “Monk” Foreman III speaks no lie. So green he makes grass look pink, Foreman might’ve been able to grill his unseasoned meat – one George... Read More »

Trout, Foreman win in Cruces

Ringside by Chris Cozzone & Ricardo Trujillo Tonight at the New Mexico State University’s Pan American Center in Las Cruces, N.M.: Picking up his second win, George “Monk” Foreman III (2-0, 2 KOs), son of the heavyweight legend of the same name, TKO’d unwon George Burrage (0-6) at 1:10 of round two. The four-round heavyweight bout headlined a six... Read More »