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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rios dries out, gains weight
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Rios unable to make weight for title fight with Richard Abril: There were no staredowns, no shoving, no smack talk at yesterday’s weigh-in. The drama – or mystery – centered on the scale, when Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios came in two pounds heavy, at 137. One hour later, after an attempt to sweat out two [...]
rios, alvarado, gesta end vegas drought
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Out of hibernation and into a seven week stretch of fights in Las Vegas: Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios, Richard Abril, Mike Alvarado, Mauricio Herrera and Mercito Gesta opened up fight week with a media workout at the Top Rank Gym.
pacquiao, marquez III shots
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
All the shots from last night in Vegas: click here
pacquiao arrives at LAX
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
Photo: Manny Pacquiao pulls away from the LAX airport following his arrival from the Philippines, Saturday night in Los Angeles. The assignment from Top Rank seemed easy enough: fly in from Vegas, wait a couple hours for Paquiao’s 16-hour flight from Manila to arrive, shoot the champ as he arrives, fly back to Vegas. The [...]
shots from nishioka-marquez
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
Initial shots from last night’s Top Rank / Teiken / Zanfer card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas headlining Rafael Marquez vs. Toshiaki Nishioka. For full gallery . . . |more|
trigger-happy ‘filipino flash’ at ringside
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
Bantamweight king Nonito Donaire had more in mind than just shake the rust off his Canon gear when he joined the ringside photographers to shoot the Toshiaki Nishioka vs. Rafael Marquez fight last night at the MGM in Las Vegas. After Donaire defends his two bantam belts against Omar Narvaez, Oct. 22 in New York [...]
sin city to fat city
Friday, September 30th, 2011
Roman Gonzalez, pictured above with former champ, fellow countryman Ricardo Mayorga was one of the fighters who made weight at today’s event in Las Vegas. Gonzalez will be defending his WBA 108-pound belt against Omar Soto . . . that is, if Soto can find away to shed four pounds without sawing off his leg. [...]
nishioka-marquez presser
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
With little ill will and drama between main eventers Rafael Marquez and Toshiaki Nishioka, today’s presser at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas might’ve been called the Johnny Tapia and Ricardo Mayorga show. Quote of the day? While sitting down with “Mi Vida Loca,” Tapia looked over at Mayorga, laughed, and said, “He’s a loon.” [...]
marquez, nishioka, soto, gonzalez work out
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Shots from today’s Top Rank media workout in Las Vegas: Rafael Marquez, Toshiaki Nishioka, Omar Soto, Roman Gonzalez, Jesse Magdaleno and Anthony Lenk. For full slideshow . . . |more|
flashback photo: tapia vs. ayala 2
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Flashback to October 7, 2000: Johnny Tapia (left) and Paulie Ayala duke it out in their second meeting at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
texas station weigh-in
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Photographers pray for anything to happen at a weigh-in – anything that goes beyond having to take a zillion shots of a bunch of guys in their undies. Of course, a shoving match, a face off with guys yelling things about the other’s mammas are welcome breaks. Today’s weigh-in, alas, might not have had anything [...]
magdaleno bros. workout
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
Shots from today’s workouts at Barry’s Gym in Las Vegas, featuring Diego & Jessie Magdaleno . . . |more|
benavidez wins homecoming bout
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
“Rekindle” might be the wrong word to use when referring to wildfire-raged Arizona, but last night in Phoenix, boxing was able to rise from its ashes when hot prospect Jose Benavidez, Jr. staged his return . . . |more|
full gallery: pacquiao-mosley
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Full gallery from the Pacquiao-Mosley card in Las Vegas . . . . |more|
postfight report: pacquiao vs. mosley
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Sixteen-and-a-half thousand fans weren’t the only ones dissatisfied with last night’s overhyped showdown between Manny Pacquiao and “Sugar” Shane Mosley . . . |more|
a few more ‘first shots’ from pacmosley
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Alright, so Mosley ran and Pacquiao chased … but Paris Hilton showed up at the press conference, Kelly Pavlik was given ten rounds to show off his new tattoos (against another runner, but at least this one fought back) and Pier Olivier Cote leapt for the sky.
first shots: thank god for ‘travieso’ arce
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Stealing the show last night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas was Jorge “Travieso” Arce, who weathered a brutal knockdown and the young, hungry boxing skills of Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. to score an 11th hour knockout in round 12.
first shots: pacquiao dominates unwilling mosley
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
First shots from last night’s fights at the MGM in Las Vegas: