Tapia, Archuleta postponed . . . AGAIN

Bad, somewhat good and worse news for anyone interested in, someday, seeing the rubber match between Johnny Tapia and Frankie Archuleta. The bad news? They will NOT be fighting each other on September 25. Nor will they be fighting Sept. 24, which is the new date for the soon-to-be-announced card for Isleta’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The good... Read More »

Ticket alert for El Paso

Tickets for the Sept. 24 “Superfight 2″ card, headlining Abie Han vs. Hilario Lopez and David Medina vs. Anthony Shuler, at the El Paso Coliseum, go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available online at www.TicketMaster.com, by calling 866-448-7849 or at the El Paso Coliseum ticket office (915-533-9899.) The undercard for this card will be announced... Read More »

Golden Boy inks Maldonado

Albuquerque lightweight and amateur standout Fidel Maldonado (4-0, 4 KOs) has inked a deal with Golden Boy Promotions. Managed by Cameron Dunkin, Maldonado was formerly with TKO Boxing but says he was not fighting often enough. Maldonado expects to be back in the ring in September. Update: Maldonado, as pictured above, is currently training with El Paso’s Antonio Escalante, who is... Read More »

Abie Han’s foe named

With the main event featuring WBC #17 ranked middleweight David Medina against tough San Antonio Texas Boxer/brawler Anthony Shuler, Zeferino Entertainment has just finalized the co-main event of what promises to be one of the most explosive fights of boxing of the year for west Texas. Most notable to local El Paso fight fans will be undefeated Abraham Han... Read More »

Cruces judge gets another plum

American referee Steve Smoger will be the third man in the ring when Ukranian WBA welterweight world champion Vyacheslav Senchenko (30-0, 20 KOs) and Venezuelan challenger Charlie Navarro (18-3, 13 KOs) meet at Lenin Square, Donetsk, Ukraine on August 30. The three judges are Levi Martinez (USA), John Coyle (ENG) and Juan Manuel Garcia (SPA). The fight supervisor is... Read More »

Boxing beat

Looks like the twice-postponed Johnny Tapia vs. Frankie Archuleta rubber match has finally landed a new date and venue. We’ll let the venue announce the show, but the date will be Sept. 25. And no, it’s not Sandia. Hector Munoz’s fight for Sept. 18 has been moved to sometime in October, as part of the Juan Manuel Lopez vs.... Read More »

Chama card a hit

The people and city of Chama welcomed last weekend’s amateur boxing & rodeo card with a packed house of 250-300 fans. Results on the card: Patrick Miera (Campion Espanola) defeated Michael Mirabal (South San Jose),  Fabion Barja (11st Gym Farmington) defeated Chrstopher Sanchez (Campion Espanola), Matin Benitez (Campion Espanola) defeated Julian Baca (South San Jose), Malachi Mirabal (South San Jose) defeated Cruz Martines... Read More »

El Paso amateur card set for Sept. 25

LA-Boxing of El Paso will be hosting an amateur show on Saturday, Sept. 25, to raise money for the team’s trip to the National PAL.  They  are planning on 15 bouts, and an outstanding boxer award will be given at the end of the night.  For pre-matches contact Terry Green 915-412-1479. Read More »

Escalante to face Ponce de Leon

Top contender Antonio Escalante (24-2, 15 KOs), of El Paso, will be facing former champ Daniel Ponce De Leon (39-2, 32 KOs), of Chihuahua, Mexico on the Sugar Shane Mosley – Sergio Mora card in Los Angeles. The fight will be title eliminator. Ponce De Leon was scheduled to face Juarez’s Miguel Roman, but the fight was nixed by... Read More »

Crespin lands on Marquez card

Amanda Crespin, now training with Sergio Chavez, has landed an undercard bout on the Oct. 1 ShoBox card co-headlining Archie Ray Marquez, in California. Crespin’s foe is TBA. Read More »

Han, Medina headline El Paso Sept. 24

Zeferino Entertainment is set  to return to El Paso, Texas on September 24 when the popular Mexican American brawler David “Strictly Business” Medina (21-2, 10 KO’s) take on the rugged brawler Anthony Shuler (20-7-1, 14 KO’s) in an eight round affair.  Medina, who is now ranked #17 by the WBC, is looking poised to explode into the top ten... Read More »

“Warrior Boxing Showdown”...

The Warrior Boxing club and Isleta Boxing will host “Warrior Boxing Showdown” on Sept. 11, at the Isleta Pueblo Recreation Center. Fights start at 6 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, kids under five get in free. Live music provided by Damiano. Come support New Mexico’s youth! For more info or for pre-matches, call Coach Ray Zamora 505-688-6648. Read More »

Swifteagle KO’d by pneumonia

Thaddine Swifteagle Johnson (6-0, 5 KOs), who went the distance for the first time last weekend, against a blown-up, last-minute sub, was actually suffering from pneumonia during the fight. Johnson sends the following: “I want to send a shout out to Sanata Ana Casino, Golden Girl Promotions for giving me the opportunity to box on their card. I also want... Read More »

Reminder: Boxing/rodeo show Aug. 21

Team Mirabal and the Rio Bravo Club will be throwing “Battle of the Rising Stars”, a USA Boxing and Youth Rodeo card, on Saturday, Aug. 21, in Chama, New Mexico.  Boxing will take place at the Chama Recreation Center, 302 Pine Ave.; Rodeo will be held at the Chama Rodeo Arena. Rodeo starts at 11 a.m.; first bell for boxing,... Read More »

Marquez to face Santiago

New Mexico hopeful Archie Ray Marquez (9-0, 7 KOs) will be facing Denver’s Juan Santiago (13-4-1, 8 KOs) in the co-main event of a Showtime Shobox card Oct. 1. They’ll go eight rounds. Marquez will be coming off a nine-month layoff. Santiago holds a Colorado and WBC Latino jr. welterweight belt, and is coming off a KO win over... Read More »