Raul “Cobrita”Martinez going for all the marbles San Antonio’s Raul Martinez, is finally going to get his shot at the IBF super flyweight championship. “La Cobrita”, was scheduled to fight Christian Mijares, for the title but then decided he couldn’t make the weight and vacated the title. Now Raul, 28-1,16ko’s, will face Rodrigo Guerrero, who… [Continue Reading]
The Valley
Isaac Torres, Mission,Texas, is ready to go pro, after a great run to make the Olympic team fell short, but he has nothing to be sorry about as he went as far as he could as an amateur. He should be a great pro, as he was a great amateur. There is talk of a deal… [Continue Reading]
Texan moves to the second round of a WBC 118 lbs tournament, winner to get $100,000
Undefeated Sergio Perales won a 5 round dec over famed trainer, Tibusio Garcia’s son Michael Garcia, of Mex. Like Sergio a southpaw. Garcia came in with a glossy ko record of 21 ko’s out of 22 win’s, but looks are deceiving, Sergio was always the better fighter. This was the first fight of a tournament… [Continue Reading]
Austin: Jesus “El Matador” Chavez, Austin’s greatest fighter ever?
Well I know there will be some that will say, “Hey, he wasn’t even born in Texas. They would be right, but people that know Jesus know him to be a proud member of Austin community and a Texan by heart and soul. No other fighter that I can remember has brought so much to… [Continue Reading]
Corpus Christi
Sept. 24th fight card in Corpus brought to you by CNS and the team of Lester Bedford and Wayne Harrison Alfonso Lopez after 22 pro fights and an excellent 21-1, record and coming off a loss to the great ex-middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik. Alfonso Lopez, will be the main event, on a show built around him against… [Continue Reading]
Fort Worth Results: August 19 at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel
Promoter: Paulie Ayala (Paulie Ayala Promotions ) Four rounds-Lightweight: Miguel Buendia 133¾ W Raul Carrillo 133 TKO 3 A rare 4 rd main event Miguel Buendia, stopped a gutsy Raul Carrillo in the 3rd rd. Buendia, aggressive as ever laid a solid beating on Carrillo, Carrillo fought back but just didn’t have enough ammo to… [Continue Reading]
Houston: August 20 Results
Oliver McCall 249 W Damian Wills 256½ UD 10 Former WBC heavyweight titleholder Oliver McCall, outpointed Damian Willis, 30-3-1 (23 KOs), over 10 so-so rounds winning the vacant WBF Intercontinental heavyweight title. It wasn’t a fight to say years later, “Yeah, I was at that fight”, had we had a chance to see a bonafide… [Continue Reading]
Dallas Results: August 20 at the Fairmont Hotel
Promoter: Greg Hatley (Black Glove Boxing), Matchmaker: Sean Reed Super Welterweight : Four rounds Julio Cesar Rangel 153 W Nicholas Calamaco 155 TKO 4 Mexico City’s Julio Cesar Rangel, 153, now living in Dallas, is now 6-4, 4 KOs, he claims he has 12 more wins in Mexico, battered San Antonio’s Nicholas “The Pink Panther”… [Continue Reading]
El Paso, September 15: Jhonny Gonzalez at the El Paso County Coliseum
Johnny Gonzalez, the WBC world featherweight champion, will be facing Rogers Mtagwa that will be televised live on ESPN Deportes. Big puncher Gonzalez, has 43 knockouts in his 56 fights as a pro. Two-time world champion Gonzalez, Mexico City, is fighting nobodies pushover in Mtagwa, Philadelphia, is 27-14-2, if you remember Mtagwa gave Juan… [Continue Reading]
El Paso: Heavyweight David Rodriguez to Fight Oct 15
Undefeated knock-out artist David “El Nino” Rodriguez (35-0, 33 KOs) officially announced that his next opponent will be ring veteran Byron “The Bear” Polley (24-12-1, 11 KOs) from Saint Joseph, MO. Polley, a twelve year journeyman, has shared the squared circle with a virtual who’s who of heavyweights and should give David a tough test… [Continue Reading]