Manny Pacquiao finishes up training at the Wild Card in Los Angeles for his March 13 showdown with Joshua Clottey.
border war classic
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
What was supposed to be a sure-win, keep-busy bout for border king Antonio Escalante nearly turned into a royal usurping at the hands of cross-border rival Miguel “Micky” Roman, Friday night at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas . . . |more|
donaire spanks chango
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
If you blinked, you might’ve missed the shot that 115-pound lord of the ring Nonito Donaire used to send his hobbit-sized foe to the canvas for the ten-count.
If you blinked during Fernando Montiel’s WBO bantam title gain, you might’ve missed the fight altogether . . . |more|
guerrero, donaire ready for showdown
Monday, February 8th, 2010
nick charles makes his comeback
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
It’s only fitting that we call the return of Nick Charles a comeback . . . |more|
donaire trains
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Nonito Donaire trains at the Top Rank Gym Feb. 3, in preparation for his upcoming showdown with Mexican contender Gerson Guerrero, Feb. 13 at the Hilton in Las Vegas.
fight coverage in N.M.
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
While most of New Mexico spent their Friday digging out of a blizzard that swept through the state, hot California bantam Chris Avalos spent the evening sweeping through Jose Nieves, burying him with an avalanche of punches in just under four rounds . . . |more|
vengeance in vegas
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
Las Vegas cruiserweight Henry Namauu might’ve been overmatched when he turned pro in 2008, lasting just under a minute against a 5-2-1 Erick “Dynamite” Vega, of Phoenix. Last night was a different story . . . |more|
unconventional contention
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
New Mexico’s Austin Trout finds himself a No. 1 contender: Even Austin “No Doubt” Trout (21-0, 13 KOs) has to pinch himself to make sure he’s not dreaming. After a long, slow five-year climb barely out of the club level, Trout has not only found his name ranked among the world’s best, but just one notch below world championship honors . . . |more|
no dreamscape for ‘nightmare’
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
In what was, neither, a nightmare loss for one, nor a dream win for the other, Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan retained his pair of belts and perfect record with an imperfect-but-gutsy decision win over Kassim “The Dream” Ouma, last night at the Hard Rock Hotel’s The Joint in Las Vegas . . . |more|