Hobbs: Fight report and gallery

Ringside report byGerardo “Silent G” Martinez Photos by Chris Cozzone On a knockout card, the School of Hard Knocks, under Isidro Castillo, and star pupil, Edgar Zubia, all from Hobbs, debuted at the Club La Sierra in their hometown. In six well-matched bouts, just one ending early, the crowd got increasingly boisterous until it nearly boiled over during the... Read More »

Zubia ekes by Herrera in debut

Ringside by Chris Cozzone & Gerardo Martinez Topping off a solid fight card in a first time promotion by the School of Hard Knocks, at the Club La Sierra in Hobbs, N.M., hometown hopeful Edgar Zubia (1-0) won a unanimous decision over gutsy Roswell debuter John Herrera (0-1), with scores of 40-36 and 39-37 twice. Zubia outboxed Herrera in the first... Read More »

Hogue draws in debut

From Phoenix, Ariz.: Jazzma Hogue (0-0-1), of Albuquerque, and Emilio Garcia (0-0-1), of Phoenix, fought to a four-round draw. Read More »