by: Austin Killeen – Ringside – March 5, 2017    Photos by Olivia Pina – (Click on photo to enlarge)  Saturday afternoon at the Sammy Burke Youth Boxing Center in Las Cruces, fans were entertained with a…

THE NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY FOR OLYMPIC-STYLE BOXING USA BOXING NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2017 CONTACT: Annemarie Blanco (770-866-3590) or [email protected] USA Boxing to Hold Western Elite Qualifier and Regional Open Championships in…

GOLDEN GLOVES ASSOCIATION of NEW MEXICO 1709 San Patricio Ave. SW Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104 (505) 328-0463 January 13, 2017 The 69th New Mexico State Golden Gloves Tournament is scheduled for March 31, April 1st…

by: Austin Killeen – Ringside – February 25, 2017  – (click on picture to enlarge) Saturday afternoon the Mountain View Community Center in Albuquerque’s South Valley held a seventeen bout amateur card.  For my taste this was…

By Austin Killeen Ringside                 Photos by Austin Killeen – (click on picture to enlarge) On June 5, 1967 I attended a fight card at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. By the time I entered the grimy…

By Austin Killeen   February 5, 2017 – (click on picture to enlarge) In the late 60’s and early 70’s a young father worked hard to provide food and clothing for his young family in Chihuahua, Mexico….

By Austin Killeen Ringside                  Photos by Lori Pina  – (click on picture to enlarge) Once again Pat Holmes Sr. had a sellout card at Buffalo Thunder Resorts and Casino. This makes it eleven sellouts in a…

By Austin Killeen                     Photos by Mikey Williams/Top Rank – (click on photo to enlarge) Last night on Top Rank’s Solo Boxeo card Jose Salinas took the next step in his…

By Austin Killeen (Click on thumbnail for larger image) Once again Pat Holmes Sr. will probably have a sellout card at Buffalo Thunder Resorts and Casino. Since holding a press conference four years ago to…

By Austin Killeen  (Click on thumbnail for larger image) Las Cruces, New Mexico has always had it’s share of exciting boxers and heated rivalries with their neighbors to the north in Albuquerque. In the early…

 By Austin Killeen  January 13, 2017 (Click on thumbnail for larger image) Even an individual not familiar with boxing, probably would recognize Michael Buffer. To a lesser extent this would also apply to Jimmy Lennon,…

By Austin Killeen – December 31, 2016 In the “Land of Enchantment” boxers are rated in the original eight weight divisions. If I used the seventeen divisions that exist today it would look ridiculous. You…

By Austin Killeen December 30, 2016 (Click on thumbnail for larger image) In 2016 five boxers separated themselves from the rest of the herd by making a statement outside the friendly confines of New Mexico….

By Austin Killeen     Ringside (Click on thumbnail for larger image) In the early 1900s, the building was used to manufacture Ford automobiles. During WWII, the building was used to manufacture bombs and ammunitions for armed…

By Austin Killeen     December 3, 2016 (Click on thumbnail for larger image.) It’s the classic matchup between the grizzled veteran and the undefeated hotshot, a story line that has played out thousands of times since…

By Austin Killeen      November 12, 2016 (Click on thumbnail for larger image.) When you consider the population of New Mexico versus the other forty nine states, its impact on boxing history is rather amazing. In…

By Austin Killeen     Ringside                              Photos by Brandon Pina (Click on thumbnail for larger image.) On Saturday night, the Don Haskins Center located at the University of Texas in El Paso, played host to a four…

By Austin Killeen     Ringside                                                 Photos by Augustine Banegas (Click on thumbnail to enlarge image) Premier Boxing Champions in conjunction with Pat Holmes boxing produced an eight bout card at the Buffalo Thunder Casino in Santa…

By Austin Killeen     Ringside                                                        Photos by Carlos Villa (Click on thumbnail for larger image.) This was another good promotion by Eric Martinez with some excellent matchups, thanks in part to Isidro Castillo. There…