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Monthly Archives: May 2010
cozzone @ BWAA x 2 & L.A. Times
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Two Fightnews photographers made the line-up at this year’s Boxing Writers Association of America photo “Barney’s.” Ed Mulholland placed third in the feature category for a photo of Lucian Bute leaping in celebration while Chris Cozzone won an honorable mention for a shot of Manny Pacquiao. Cozzone also won an honorable mention in writing. . [...]
vazquez-marquez iv photos
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
Full photo gallery from last night’s Vazquez-Marquez IV card at the Staples Center, Los Angeles . . . |more|
an end and a beginning
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
May 22, 2010, Staples Center @ Los Angeles: One of boxing’s greatest rivalries ended, when Rafael Marquez evened the score at 2-2 with Israel Vazquez, stopping him in round three. The fight was disappointing – short-lived and dominated by Marquez – who had little problem slicing open Vazquez’s heaping mass of scar tissue over his [...]
‘four’play
Friday, May 21st, 2010
May 21, 2010, Staples Center, Los Angeles: A boring fight is a mathematical impossibility when it comes to warriors Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez. Their trilogy will go down in boxing history as one of the greatest. Question is: What do these guys have left? We’re going to find out tomorrow night. Among reporters, a [...]
vazquez-marquez, I, II, III revisited
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
May 20, 2010, Los Angeles: It’s been called one of the boxing’s all-time greatest trilogies. Question is, what will No. 4 add to the mix? My guess? Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez do now know how to make a boring fight – especially when they are in there against each other. Look for another classic [...]
‘kidd’ rocks in primm
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
May 14, 2010, Primm, Nev.: The former champ, Julio “The Kidd” Diaz, assumed chinless, broken china, last night, proved otherwise, with a revitalizing win over tough Herman Ngoudjo, last night at Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena, home to the scariest logo on the planet. For more photos and a ringside recap by Andreas Hale, click here.
‘honorable mention’ at barneys
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Entering the Boxing Writers Association of America annual writing contest (a.k.a. the “Barneys) for the first time, Fightnews/NewMexicoBoxing received an honorable mention. In event coverage, writer/photographer Chris Cozzone picked up the honors with “Run, Rabbit, Run” – coverage of Holly Holm vs. Victoria Cisneros, held at Isleta in Albuquerque, N.M. (Click here) Veteran Associated Press [...]
tapia, archuleta in ‘final chapter’
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
5.11.10, Albuquerque, N.M.: One fighter may be coming off a cream-puff win over a former sparring partner; the other, a narrow escape and win over an opponent with an overwhelmingly crappy record. In this rematch, none of that matters. Sure, both, five-time world champ Johnny Tapia and former contender Frankie Archuleta, have seen better days. [...]
fight coverage 5.7
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
5.7.2010, Albuquerque, N.M.: Heavyweights Seth Mitchell (l) and Johnnie White (r) land simultaneously in the co-main heavyweight bout on an ESPN2-televised card at Isleta Casino near Albuquerque, N.M. For more photos, click here.
“mad” coverage in N.M.
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Alderete “Mad” dog, not underdog: “Mad” Mike Alderete says you can forget about “Mad” Max Heyman’s 25-fight and seven-year advantage in experience Friday night . . . |more| Max is “Mad” as hell: Fighting a guy like “Mad” Mike Alderete, says “Mad” Max Heyman, equates to taking a tune-up. At least, that was until the [...]
photojournalist cozzone on mayweather-mosley
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Las Vegas Boxing Examiner, by Chris Robinson: During the hectic nature of any big fight week in boxing the professionals involved in the sport have no choice but to keep pace. Whether you are a fighter, trainer, media member or anything in between there are many obligations and requirements that must be fulfilled and it [...]
stormy mayweather
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
5.1.10, MGM @ Las Vegas: Weathering a rough second round, Floyd “Money” Mayweather just might’ve earned himself boxing’s pound-for-pound crown with last night’s shellacking of “Sugar” Shane Mosley. Dominating Mosley, from the third to the finish, Mayweather toyed, rocked and neutralized any – and everything – Mosley had to offer. Last night, that wasn’t much. [...]
‘the ghost’ spooks arrieta
Saturday, May 1st, 2010
4.30.2010, Tropicana in Las Vegas: Appetizer card at the Trop headlines Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, who chases down unwilling opponent Roberto Arrieta before scoring a finish in the eighth. Spooked by the comebacking Guerrero, Arrieta ran a dizzying, backward race, occasionally hitting the canvas before the finish. The highlight of the night? Chubsy-ubsy Alvaro Morales. [...]