Shots from 5.16.12 at the Top Rank Gym in Las Vegas: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. sets up camp for June 16 fight in El Paso with Andy Lee.
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lost in 1915 at the border
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
With no fights to cover until Mayweather-Ortiz week, I’m knee-deep in writing – presently lost somewhere around the border around 1915-1919. My Jan. 1 deadline approaches for “The History of Boxing in New Mexico, Volume I,” due out next year by McFarland Press. Photo above: A ticket stub from the scrapbook of New Mexico’s first [...]
report, shots, notes from the border
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
A change in the weather may be in store for the sorry state of the American heavyweight picture. That, at least, is the forecast from border camp of “El Niño” . . . . |more| . . . . . . Ringside notes from El Paso, Texas: “Is David “Nino” Rodriguez the real thing?” Quit [...]
notes from el paso, texas
Friday, June 24th, 2011
El Paso is one of the best fight towns in the U.S. It’s also one of the worst. They’re an unforgiving bunch, fans at the border. Give ‘em a good fight and they will show up in hordes, to cheer and boo, throw bottles and wave homemade banners. Give ‘em a bad one and your [...]
nino heads into the storm
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Hang out long enough in El Paso and you’re going to find two different camps, both with valid arguments, among local boxing fans. One camp will swear that David “El Nino” Rodriguez is the next great American heavyweight. The other? Call ‘em haters, call ‘em critics, but these guys will fill your ear with talk [...]
fight coverage in el paso 2.11.11
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
Easy pickings: ‘Nino’ licks Hicks; Snooze button goes off on ‘Junior Time’s’ clock: Instead of a homecoming theme, last night’s fight card at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, headlining the return of unbeaten, untested heavyweight David “Nino” Rodriguez, might’ve been better served with a theme of “Promises, promises, promises.” For several reasons . . . [...]
clock ticks on for ‘junior time’
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Once upon a time, it was “Junior Time.” . . |more|
abie han on the rise
Friday, January 21st, 2011
There’s a thin line between humility and exaggeration. Five minutes talking with undefeated Abraham “Abie” Han, you’ll be asking yourself whether it’s better to believe this kid is the best thing to come out of El Paso since Chico’s Tacos, or if it’s better to second guess yourself that what you saw in the ring [...]
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|
sun bowl
Friday, January 1st, 2010
With just one fight to cover in December 2009, Cozzone has branched off into football and basketball. Pictured above, a shot from the New Year’s Eve Sun Bowl in El Paso.
fight coverage 10.30
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
It wasn’t the prettiest fight ever seen in El Paso. But it might be one of the more controversial ones held in recent years . . . More
a future world champ for el paso?
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Antonio Escalante, the border’s biggest hope for a world champion, is playing the waiting game . . . more
fight coverage 7.24
Monday, July 27th, 2009
There was a lot more at stake, last night at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, than a win or loss for Antonio Escalante. |more|