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Amateur show set for April 17
A USA Boxing show billed as “Spirit of the North Valley Rock N Brawl” will be held on Saturday, April 17th at the Raymond G. Sanchez Community Center, 9800 4th Street NW, in Albuquerque. Weigh-ins will be 7 to 9 a.m. and first bell at 2 p.m. For pre-matches, please call Jason Martinez 573-7764 or Bunny Martinez 573-1330. Admission... Read More »‘Crossroads’ card set for...
The May 7 “Crossroads” card at Isleta, promote by Danny Romero Productions, will be officially announced on Wednesday, April 7, at a press conference open to the public. The presser is set for 2 p.m. at Isleta. The card headlines a “Mad” Mike Alderete (6-4-2, 3 KOs) vs. “Mad” Max Heyman (23-10-4, 13 KOs). Other bouts include Willie “The Explosive... Read More »Garcia wins TKO over Said
Ringside by Gerardo Martinez From the Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio, Colo.: Elco “The Animal” Garcia won by a highly contested TKO stoppage at 1:31 of the third round against Syrian-born, Brazilian-raised Mohammad Said. The fight was stopped by referee Mark Nelson due to a cut on the left eye lid of Said. In the co-main, Colorado Springs, fighter Mike... Read More »More Maldonado coverage
Ringside report by Andreas Hale/Fightnews Photos by Mary Ann Owen/Fightnews TKO Boxing brought professional boxing to the Rio Casino in Las Vegas to showcase some of boxing’s new blood courtesy of their “Hometown Heroes” series . . . Click here for more Read More »
Weights from Sky Ute
From the Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio, Colo.: Elco Garcia 157.8 vs. Mohammad Said 160.25 Victor Filerio 173.8 vs. Mike Montoya 175.2 Jessica Sanchez 126.8 vs. Brittany Cruz 123.6 Reginald Jackson 268.4 vs. Lawrence Ashurst 265.2 Servando Lopez 154 vs. Jamal Hodges 149.4 David Springer 116.8 vs. Aaron Fernandez 118 - Thanks to, both, Tracy McKellip and Larry Whitey... Read More »
Maldonado KOs foe
Just in from Las Vegas: Albuquerque’s Fidel Maldonado (2-0, 2 KOs) scored a first round kayo over foe Martin Tucker. More later. Read More »Sky Ute card set for Saturday
The first Sky Ute Casino card of the year is set to go in Ignacio, Colo., tomorrow night. 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... Read More »Proa out on eye injury
Update: David Proa’s pull-out of the April 24 Las Vegas show is due to an eye injury sustained in his last fight. Proa’s doctor has not cleared him to fight just yet. Read More »Tapia back behind bars
Former five time world champ Johnny Tapia is back in jail for reportedly failing a urine test. KOB broke the story this morning, reporting that Tapia returned to jail yesterday after his urine tested positive for cocaine. The urine test was part of his conditions for an early release in January into a community custody program rather than fulfill... Read More »
Maldonado at the scales
From the Rio Casino in Las Vegas for tomorrow night’s “Hometown Heroes” card. Doors open at 6 p.m., first bell is at 6:30. Sharif Bogere 139 vs. Martin Tucker 143 Fidel Maldonado 136 vs. Blake Franklin 137 Read More »
‘Atrisco Kid’ hits Vegas
Photo: Albuquerque’s Fidel “The Atrisco Kid” Maldonado (1-0, 1 KO) shortly before weighing in today at the Rio Casino. Read More »
‘Ring of Fire’ set for...
The 2010 NM State Junior Olympics tournament, billed as “Ring of Fire” will be hosted by TNT Boxing and the Los Lunas Fire Dept., Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24, at the Daniel Fernandez Community Center in Los Lunas. Weigh-ins will take place 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the 23rd with bracketing after weigh-ins. Physicals are at... Read More »Proa off, Ochoa on
Update on the April 24 Las Vegas show: David Proa has pulled out of the card, creating an opening for former opponent Adam Ochoa. Matchmakers are trying to pit Ochoa against Albuquerque’s Alan Sanchez. Stay tuned. Read More »
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