Maldonado added to June 10 show

Fresquez Productions, Inc. has announced that Golden Boy Promotions has added Fidel Maldonado Jr. to the Holm-vs-Cisneros fight card. Promoter Lenny Fresquez has proposed Adan Hernandez (14-7, 5 KO’s) from El Paso, Texas as a possible opponent. Hernandez, who has lost 7 of his last 8 fights has not been in the ring for 2 years. Hernandez has only... Read More »

Marquez prepares for “Lion...

Team Marquez today announced that Archie Ray Marquez (12-0, 8 KOs)  is wrapping up training for his June 10th  Showtime televised bout with undefeated (13-0-1) Art “Lion Hart” Hovannesyan of Armenia. Juan Santiago of Denver, Archie’s last opponent on Showtime’s “The New Generation” will serve as his chief sparring partner in his last week of preparation, a win for the... Read More »

Tapia to face former champ Pastrano

The replacement for Frankie Archuleta has been named for five-time world champion Johnny Tapia for his June 4th career finale at Hard Rock of Albuquerque. Taking the fight on a week notice will be former champ Mauricio Pastrana (35-15-2, 15 Kos) of Colombia. Though he has lost five in a row, Pastrana is a former IBF light flyweight, interim WBA... Read More »

Villasenor, Camozzi draw at SharkFights

Cageside by Gerardo Martinez Photo by Raymond Mares Tonight at the Santa Ana Star Center in the Shark Fights main event Chris “Kamikazee” Camozzi (14-4-1) and Joey “Smokin Joe” Villasenor (27-8-1) fought to a draw with scores of 29-28, 29-28 and 29-29 in a middleweight battle. In the co-main at middleweight, Dave Branch (9-2) took a win by referee... Read More »

Team Tapia: Show will go on

Team Tapia is assuring local fight fans that the June 4 show is a still a definite go. Six pro bouts and six amateur are slated for the Hard Rock card. As of noon, an opponent for Johnny Tapia has been whittled down to three choices. “We’ll have a definite opponent by the end of today,” says promoter Julian... Read More »

Munoz-Reyes criticized

New Mexico Athletic Commission (NMAC) Chairman Alberto Leon is critical of the upcoming June 4 fight between Hector Munoz and Jorge Reyes. Munoz vs. Reyes will be the co-main on the Johnny Tapia vs. TBA bill at Hard Rock at Isleta, south of Albuquerque – a card that is being sanctioned by the Isleta Athletic Commission. When approached about... Read More »

Sharkfights @ the scales

Weights & photos by Raymond Mares Main Event: Chris Camozzi 185 (14-4) vs. Joey Villasenor 184.0 (27-8) Co-Main: Jeremy May 185.5 (9-6) vs. Dave Branch 186.75 (8-2) Fredrico Lopez 134.0 (4-3) vs. Bobby Huron 135.5 (4-1) Kyle Bracey 185.0 (8-1) vs. Artenas Young 184.5 (4-2) Timothy Snyder 144.0 (12-7-1) vs. Frank Gomez 145.5 (9-3) Eric McElroy 200.75 (3-6) vs.... Read More »

Rodriguez tightens up training in Vegas

(Press release) After four weeks of preliminary training in El Paso conducted with second trainer, Herman Delgado, David “Nino” Rodriguez shifts gears and starts his second stage of training in preparation of his June 24 fight at the Don Haskins in El Paso. Arriving in Las Vegas, Rodriguez, Chief trainer Rafael Garcia and assistant trainer Rafael Jr. make preparations... Read More »

Kitchens, Henson off to ‘Cruces

Photo: Austin “Tiny” Kitchens and Shaun Henson, out of Rosales Kickboxing, will be traveling to Las Cruces to fight in the Southwest Kickboxing Championships this Saturday. Kitchens will be fighting Chris Lopez of Las Cruces, for the heavyweight title while will be up against Joe Rodriguez of El Paso for the welterweight belt. Read More »

Torres bout a possible show-stealer

Looks like Albuquerque’s Josh “Pitbull” Torres (5-1-1, 3 KOs) will be facing undefeated Canadian Janks Trotter (4-0-1, 4 KOs) in a four-rounder on the Tapia bill June 4.  Trotter is coming off a draw with Las Vegas’ Arturo Crespin. Read More »

Munoz to fight Reyes

“Hurricane” Hector Munoz’s opponent has been named for the June 4 co-main event at Hard Rock. The Albuquerque welterweight, with a record of 18-4-1, 11 KOs, will fight former Tapia opponent and sparring partner Jorge Reyes (21-29-3, 19 KOs), who is 1-18-1 in his last 20 fights spanning 12 years. Reyes, a former super bantamweight, will most likely be fighting... Read More »

Official word from Team Tapia

(Press Release) Frankie Archuleta has been removed from the June 4 boxing card at Hard Rock Casino and Hotel because he failed medical tests. Archuleta was scheduled to fight Johnny Tapia in the main event. The fights will go on and a  replacement for Archuleta will be named as soon as today. There were problems with an eye test for... Read More »

Alderete-Sanchez, Torres-Valenzuela...

The June 4 fight between Charles Alderete and Carlos Sanchez has been nixed from the Tapia lineup. Alderete pulled out last week and a fight between Sanchez against either Arturo Crespin or Josh Torres could not be put together. Speaking of Torres, his fight against Cesar Valenzuela has also been called off and a replacement foe has not been named... Read More »

Tapia-Archuleta III is OFF!

Just in: The on-off-again rubber match set for June 4 between Johnny Tapia and Frankie Archuleta is once again off – this time for good. Archuleta has failed his physical due to a detached retina. There is already a new foe for Tapia. Stay tuned. Read More »

No takers for ‘El Alacran’

Story by Gerardo Martinez Photos by Raymond Mares Boxed in at the end of a cul-de-sac on Albuquerque’s West Side is the Sanchez Brothers Boxing gym. Most of the time, it goes unnoticed by the neighbors because of its outside appearance. That is, until the Sanchez brothers start their daily training sessions alongside their trainer and family patriarch Jose... Read More »