Villa still wants Escalante

The attempts to match up Antonio Escalante, of El Paso, and Tomas Villa, of Odessa, Texas, might’ve fallen through, but Villa says he’s willing to face El Paso’s hope-for-a-world-champion at a future date. Villa says he had to pass on facing Escalante on Oct. 30 due to the low purse ($6,000) he was offered. Villa was a top contender... Read More »

Camacho defends belt Oct. 30

Hector ‘Machito’ Camacho, Jr., son of former 4-time world champion, Hector “Macho Man” Camacho, will be looking to jump back into the world title picture when he defends his WBC Caribbean light middleweight title against Luis “Yory Boy” Campas, a 2-time world champion from Mexico. The Camacho Jr. vs Campas championship fight is scheduled for 10 rounds. . .... Read More »

Amateur boxing card Nov. 7

A USA Boxing-sanctioned amateur boxing card billed as “Saturday Night Fights” is set for Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Club Fusion Teen Center (101 E. Conway Ave) in Las Cruces.  Fights start at 6 p.m., doors open at 5 and weigh-ins are from 8 to 10 a.m., also at Club Fusion.  For pre-matches and more info, contact Ric Ponce’ @ 575-382-5402... Read More »