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Wednesday’s press conference (2 p.m.) and boxing history lesson (1 p.m.) will be in Ballroom A at Isleta, as will Thursday’s weigh-in (2 p.m.) Into Twitter? You can follow Austin “No Doubt” Trout here, and Michael Brooks here. Team Mirabal’s Bad Company is raising money for the Silver Gloves tournament that will be held in Las Veags on Dec.... Read More »“Chocolate” in critical...
None of the details are known, but former boxer Rafael “El Chocolate” Labacena is in critical condition after being shot by police officers Saturday night. Labacena is best known for being KO’d by a pro debuting Ray Sanchez III in 2001. After the fight, Labacena, originally from Cuba, retired with a record of 0-3. On behalf of the local... Read More »“Bad Blood” will be webcast
Fresquez Productions Inc. is offering the “Bad Blood” card featuring Holly Holm (25-1) and Melissa Hernandez (11-1), via live webcast through the promoter’s website, www.fresquezproductions.com for the rate of $8.95. Read More »“Pitbull” returns in
Josh “Pitbull” Torres (3-1, 2 KOs) will end what will be a one-year layoff on Jan. 29 when he returns to the ring against Michael Gallegos (0-2), also of Albuquerque. Torres and Gallegos will fight a four-rounder on the Tingley card, televised by Showtime’s ShoBox. Read More »
Holm ready for Hernandez
Despite a noisy beginning at an October press conference from the always-outspoken Melissa Hernandez, the four weeks of preparation for Holly Holm has been pretty quiet. “It’s been business as usual,” says Holm. Well, sort of, anyway . . . Click here for more Read More »Zamora-Gomez a possibility
A jr. middleweight local showdown between Joaquin Zamora and Joe “Ironman” Gomez is a possibility for the Jan. 29 card at Tingley, promoted by Gary Shaw Productions. Gomez is coming off a hard-fought win over Bernardo Guereca while Zamora is recovering from a hernia operation. Read More »
Get a history lesson!
As part of Fight Week festivities at Isleta, the casino, Fresquez Productions and the Office of the State Historian will sponsor a special presentation of New Mexico boxing history on Wednesday, Dec. 2. The presentation will be given by NewMexicoBoxing’s Chris Cozzone at 1 p.m., preceding the final press conference for Holly Holm vs. Melissa Hernandez at 2 p.m.... Read More »
Congrats to Victor Filerio
A big congrats goes out to Bloomfield fighter Victor Filerio, who became a proud father this month. Weighing in at 7 lbs. even and measuring 19 inches, Aryanna Mya Filerio was born on Nov. 17. Read More »Showtime card shaping up
The January Showtime-televised card at Tingley is shaping up. According to gym reports, two great local showdowns are on the books for the line-up: a four-round rematch between Carlos Sanchez and Arturo Crespin; and a match between the top two welters, Vincent Mirabal and Antonio Ortiz. A press conference on Dec. 7 will officially reveal all. Read More »Tickets for Holm fight going quick
Tickets for next Friday night’s Holly Holm-Melissa Hernandez card are going at an all-time high, according to promoter Lenny Fresquez. As of this morning, there were less than 400 tickets left. Remaining tickets can be purchased at 505-884-7484. Next week’s entire card will air live on webcast at www.FresquezProductions.com for $8.95. Next week’s pre-fight events include a press conference on Wednesday... Read More »Chavez, Lovato win at “Duke City...
Ringside by Gerardo Martinez A couple of local MMA favorites, Angelica Chavez and Mikey “Burque Bulldog” Lovato, were part of DMB Boxing and Saenz Productions-packed card billed as the “Duke City Fall Brawl 2″ at the Albuquerque Convention Center’s Kiva Auditorium on Wednesday night. The card included 22 bouts of action ranging from junior grappling, to amateur boxing, amateur... Read More »
Holm, Esquibel sharp
Photo: Holly Holm and Jodie Esquibel put in their last day of sparring, Wednesday evening at Jackson/Winkeljohn’s Gym in Albuquerque, while trainer Mike Winkeljohn and UFC fighter Keith Jardine look on. Next Friday night, Holm and Esquibel will fight the main and co-main of the Fresquez card at Isleta. Holm takes on Melissa Hernandez in a WIBA 140-pound title... Read More »
Bulletin board is back – sorta!
Due to popular (and unpopular) demand, the once-rocking New Mexico Bulletin Board has been recreated on Facebook. Rather than use Facebook to merely duplicate everything that the website posts, we’re now encouraging local fight fans to use the NMB Facebook page to interact and discuss local boxing issues. “Unlike the previous bulletin board, on Facebook you’re no longer anonymous,”... Read More »
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