El Paso report/gallery

Ringside by Chris Cozzone and Gerardo Martinez What was supposed to be a sure-win, keep-busy bout for border king Antonio Escalante nearly turned into a royal usurping at the hands of cross-border rival Miguel “Micky” Roman, Friday night at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Waiting for his shot at a world title, Escalante, rated from No.... Read More »

Escalante escapes Roman in El Paso

By Chris Cozzone & Gerardo Martinez at ringside In a great fight, WBA #1/IBF #5 super bantamweight, WBO #3 featherweight Antonio Escalante (23-2 14 KOs) hammered out a hard fought ten round unanimous decision over rugged Mickey Roman (28-7, 20 KOs) in a featherweight turf war on Friday night at the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso, Texas.... Read More »

At the scales in El Paso

From the Camino Real, downtown El Paso for tomorrow night’s “King of the Border” card at the Don Haskins Center, El Paso: Antonio Escalante 126 vs. Miguel Roman 126 Danny Garcia 141 vs. Ashley Theophane 140 3/4 Osvaldo Rojas 146 1/4 vs. Luis Grajeda 147 1/4 Saul Morales 134 1/4 vs. Julian Rodriguez 137 3/4 Sharif Bogare 136 1/4... Read More »

Dennison-Sanchez rematch in the works

A rematch between Nohime Dennison (2-1-1) and Jessica Sanchez (1-1-2) is a near-done deal for the March 6 Gary Shaw card in Palm Springs, Calif. Last year, Dennison and Sanchez fought a close four-rounder resulting in a split verdict win for Sanchez. Read More »

Shabazz to fight in dual meet

Omega Fight Team is pleased to announce that one of it’s own, Siju Shabazz, has been added to the roster of Team USA in their upcoming dual meet against Italy on March 27th in Harvey, Illinois.  At 178 lbs, Siju will be the team’s  light heavyweight representative, and it’s a weight he feels really comfortable and strong at.  Before... Read More »

Escalante, Roman fight for border crown

There can be only one “King of the Border,” says Team Escalante. And Friday night, that king will be top contender Antonio Escalante. Televised on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights,” from the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, Escalante (22-2, 14 KOs) will put his high ratings on the line to face cross-border rival Miguel “Mickey” Roman (28-6, 20... Read More »

El Paso fight week

TUESDAY, FEB. 23: A press conference open to the public will be held at the Don Haskins Center (Basketball floor) at 2 p.m. . . . . THURSDAY, FEB. 25: The official weigh-ins will be held at the Camino Real Hotel in El Paso (2nd floor ballroom, 101 S. El Paso St. downtown) at 2 p.m. . . .... Read More »

Tapia card updates

The  return of Johnny Tapia is shaping up for March 6 at the Ohkay Casino. In the main event, Tapia (56-5-2, 28 KOs) will be taking on former sparring partner Jorge Reyes (21-27-3, 17 KOs), of El Paso/Juarez. This fight is NOT an exhibition as we were originally told by the Tapia camp. Despite Reyes having lost 17 out... Read More »

Juarez/El Paso promoter arrested

Longtime Juarez and El Paso promoter Oswaldo Kuchle was arrested Wednesday on six counts of fraud, according to federal officials. Kuchle, of Promociones del Pueblo, was indicted Feb. 10 by a federal grand jury on charges that he defrauded the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., resulting in a $2.2 million loss for the bank. Allegedly, Kuchle used the money... Read More »

Boxing beat

Unable to make the 180-pound contract weight, Michael Brooks (2-0, 2 KOs) has pulled out of his fight against debuter Augustine Bautista, Feb. 26 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso. A new opponent has been found for Bautista in Oklahoma’s Chad Johnson (0-1). Albuquerque’s Fidel “The Atrisco Kid” Maldonado (1-0, 1 KO) will fight next on the... Read More »

Dual Monsivaiz show set for April 10

A two-part Art Monsivaiz card is set for April 10, 2010. In the afternoon, a USA Boxing-sanctioned card will take place, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. In the evening, beginning at 7 p.m., a kickboxing – boxing – grappling card will follow. The USA Boxing show is limited to 15 to 20 bouts. Both weigh-ins will be at the... Read More »

Smoker in the works for March 27

The Diamond Gym will host a local amateur boxing/kickboxing smoker on March 27 at a venue to-be-determined.  Tickets will be $15 and kids under 5, free. Stay tuned for more info. Read More »

Pojoaque show packs a punch

Ringside by Gerardo Martinez Photos by Raymond A. Mares After weathering through a couple of date switches, Francisco “Pancho” Flores and his Campeon Boxing Club were able to put together a great night of amateur boxing in front of an announced audience of 450 at the Cities of Gold Casino Hotel in Pojoaque, NM. The USA Boxing card billed... Read More »

Campeon, Tapia ready for action

Photo: Five-time world champ Johnny Tapia poses with Coach Pancho at the Campeon Boxing Club in Espanola, N.M.  The Campeon Boxing Club will host Saturday night’s USA Boxing card at the Cities of Gold Casino in Pojoaque. Photo courtesy of Campeon Boxing Club. Read More »

Kansas card updates

There are several changes to the April 24 card in Garden City, Kansas. After two attempts to match up Juarez’s Saul Duran, the main event has changed. Both Bernardo Guereca and Joe Gomez passed on an eight-round match-up with the longtime veteran, leaving matchmaker Robert Padilla little choice but to switch things around. Now, in the main, Albuquerque’s Victoria... Read More »