guerrero, donaire ready for showdown
nick charles makes his comeback
It’s only fitting that we call the return of Nick Charles a comeback . . . |more|
donaire trains
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.
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
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
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’
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|
pacquiao’s “decade of destruction”
The most recent cover of BoxingNews . . . |more|
the dream and the nightmare
Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan says he does all his talking in the ring . . . |more|
ufc 108 coverage
UFC 108 in Las Vegas last night: (Top) “Sugar” Rashad Evans gets the nod over Thiago Silva. On the undercard, Mark Munoz defeats Ryan Jensen.