Sky Ute MMA show set for July 31

The Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio, Colo. will not be having a July boxing show – but an MMA card is set for July 31st. The line-up includes Albuquerque’s Nathan Randall vs. TBA in a 155-pound three-rounder; Albuquerque’s Josh Lanier vs. Billy Colon of Las Cruces, at 205 lbs.; Aztec, N.M.’s Sterling Bryant vs. Frankie Morris of Cheyenne, Wyo.,... Read More »

Omega update on Shabazz

By Ric Ponce, Omega Fight Team Siju Shabazz racked up another win Wednesday night against heavyweight Javonta Charles of Collierville, Tenn. Javonta, a southpaw, was noticably taller and bigger than the leaner Shabazz, but watching the action from ringside you, would have to say that Siju was the stronger of the two, or he that he just had the... Read More »

Han, Shabazz win bouts

From the U.S. Nationals in Colorado Springs: On Tuesday, El Paso’s Stephanie Han decisioned (18-8) Katonya Fisher, of Bakersfield, Calif., at 132; Las Cruces’ Rita Martinez lost by decision (14-5) to Yolanda Ezell, of Los Angeles; and Albuquerque’s Marcus Pena retired in the third to Abel Ramos, of Eloy, Ariz., at 141 lbs. On Wednesday: Las Cruces’ Siju Shabazz... Read More »

New Mexicans on Kansas card

A fight card promoted by Robert Gonzales and set for October 2 in Garden City, Kansas, features several New Mexicans. Matchmaker Robert Padilla sends the line-up, so far:  In the main event, eight rounds at middleweight, Garden City’s Jose Gonzales (13-8-1) takes on TBA. In the co-main, Taos-born Marcos Herrera (5-1-1), now in Denver, fights Garden City’s Herbert Acevedo... Read More »