Marquez at the scales

From Laredo, Texas for tomorrow night’s card: Archie Ray Marquez 132.25 vs. Jovan Jones 133.25 Pictured: Marquez poses with promoter Gary Shaw. Read More »

Mirabal card update

The final two bouts have been filled for Saturday night’s Mirabal card at Sky City Casino. In place of Victor Barela, Jorge Espinoza (4-0, 1 KO), of Marysville, Calif., will be facing Miguel Armendarez (0-2). Replacing the four-rounder between Lucas Galle and Rudy Lovato, Fernando Calleros (0-0-1) will take on Freddie Montoya (3-0, 2 KOs), of Montebello, Calif. Read More »

Escalante’s weight/wait game

Antonio Escalante, the border’s biggest hope for a world champion, is playing the waiting game. Ranked No. 1 by the WBA, No. 2 by the WBO and No. 9 by the IBF, the Golden Boy-promoted super bantamweight is on the verge of big things. If all goes as planned, he just may become the first world champion El Paso... Read More »

Gab from Galle and Guereca

The training camp of Lucas “The Ghost” Galle sends on their thanks to Abie Han‘s team in Las Cruces, but a Han-Galle fight, at least for Saturday night, is a no-go. They will consider the match, however, at 154 (not 168) and for more money. Trainer Bernie Sanchez says Galle took this fight as a fill-in, for a minimal... Read More »

Maldonado debuts Nov. 3

Highly-ranked amateur Fidel “The Atrisco Kid” Maldonado will make his pro debut Nov. 3 under the TKO Boxing banner on a card held at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, Calif.  The card, billed as the “Kardashian Charity Knock Out,” will be a charity event. For more info on the event, click here. Read More »

Amateur bouts in El Paso Saturday

The Armijo Boxing Club and Fists of Steel have lined up a USA Boxing card for this Saturday in El Paso. The card “The Black Out,” begins at 5 p.m. at Yvan’s Offsides Bar & Grill, 2602 N. Piedras. For more info call Israel at 915.834.9336. Weigh-ins will take place at 8 a.m. to 10. Read More »