Hallback powers up for Holm

German strength training coach Torsten Kanzmeier has joined IFBA champion Chevelle Hallback and trainer Sherman Henson in preparation for Hallback’s March 26  ” Warrior Vengeance” rematch with Holly Holm, for the WIBA 140 pound title.  Kanzmeier has made the journey from Heide, Germany to Tampa, FL to provide extra strength and punching power training for Hallback, the first female... Read More »

March 12 smoker matched up

The March 12 Jackson-Winkeljohn smoker at the Raymond G. Sanchez Community Center in Albuquerque  has been matched up. Tickets are $10, pre-sale at Jackson’s MMA, or $15 at the door. For a full list of fights, click here. Read More »

Weigh-in alert

The weigh-in for Saturday night’s card at the Ohkay Casino will take place at 2 p.m. today. The public is invited. Read More »

Sky Ute opens season on April 3

The first Sky Ute Casino card in Ignacio,Colo. is set for April 3. In the main event, Four Corners’ champion Elco “The Animal” Garcia (22-7, 11 KOs) will take on Mohammad Said (33-8-1, 24 KOs), of Sao Paulo, Brazil in a ten-round middleweight bout. Said is on an eight-bout win streak since 2008.  In the co-main, Bloomfield, NM light... Read More »

Proa foe named for March 26 – Big...

Albuquerque knockout artist David Proa (7-1 , 7 KOs), fresh off a fourth round stoppage of former national amateur champion Adam Ochoa (2-1, 1 KO), Jan. 29, steps back in the ring March 26 to face a more experienced fighter in heavy-handed Dominican Jonathan Arias (9-6, 8 KOs) in a six-round bantam clash. Arias is on a five bout (five-KO) winning... Read More »

Boxing beat

Former contender Frankie Archuleta is back in the gym and training with Team Old School at the Jack Candelaria Community Center. Not only is Archuleta in shape, says trainer Manuel Anaya, but he’s weighs in at 134 – in his sweats. Speaking of Team Old School, Yordan Hernandez-Perez will be debuting this weekend at the Ohkay Casino. His opponent... Read More »

Third generation Anaya takes to the

Continuing a family legacy dating back 40 years, Henry Anaya III, a former baseball player, will make the switch from throwing pitches to throwing punches, Saturday night on the Ohkay Casino boxing card on the San Juan Pueblo outside Espanola, N.M. “I might not have a lot of amateur experience,” says Anaya, who fought 15 times on the amateur... Read More »