By Austin Killeen I paid a visit to the home of Josh and Arii Torres earlier this week, “Pitbull was enjoying down time with his beautiful wife and two children Julian and Prince. Josh has…
By Austin Killeen Photos by Marissa Perez (click on picture to enlarge) Legacy Boxing Promotions dedicated Saturday’s card to the brave men and woman of the military who have made personal sacrifices, so we may…
By Austin Killeen (click on picture to enlarge) For the second week in a row I’ll cover a main event that is driving Legacy promoters crazy. Undefeated Jason Sanchez was scheduled to be tested against…
By Austin Killeen Boxing returned to Hobbs, NM on Saturday night before a near sellout crowd at the Club La Sierra. Promoter Isidro Castillo was forced to make some last minute changes, but that’s just…
By Austin Killeen (click on picture to enlarge) Once again Promoter Isidro Castillo brings a pro boxing card to the southeast corner of the state. Fight fans from Albuquerque and Santa Fe are often guilty…
by Austin Killeen Photos by Jose Castillo (click on picture to enlarge) The 2017 New Mexico Boxing Hall of Fame awards dinner was held on October 28, 2017, at the Embassy…
By Austin Killeen – Photos by Emily Harney (Click on photos to enlarge) This past weekend New Mexico’s two best P4P fighters suffered demoralizing losses in two career defining nationally televised bouts. Since I’ve been covering boxing…
By Austin Killeen – Photos by Tom Hogan – GoldenBoy Promotions (Click on photos to enlarge) Since I started writing about New Mexico boxing in 2011, no male fighter has captured the hearts of boxing fans in…
By Austin Killeen – Photos by Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment (Click on photos to enlarge) On Saturday night Showtime will host a triple header involving world championships for WBA, WBC and IBF junior middleweight titles. Austin…
By Austin Killeen (click on picture to enlarge) In July of 2016 Fidel Maldonado, Jr. struggled to score a third round TKO over Gerardo Cuevas at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New…
By Austin Killeen (click on picture to enlarge) Last Saturday before a sellout crowd at Buffalo Thunder Resorts and Casino, Antonio Martinez suffered his first loss in four and a half years. Pat Holmes told…
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. Apparently this will be my opening…
By Austin Killeen – (Click on pictures to enlarge.) Due to pre-op, a surgical procedure and post op appointments my columns have been pushed back by several days. On Saturday morning, the Wells Park Community…
By Austin Killeen Albuquerque’s native son Johnny Tapia (59-5-2, 30 KO’s) was a gift to the “Duke City.” Mi Vida Loca” spun a web of magic from 1988 to 2011, leaving little doubt he was…
By Austin Killeen For as long as boxing has existed, questionable decisions have been part of the fabric of the sport. Sullivan versus Corbett in 1892 is considered the dawn of modern boxing as we…
By Austin Killeen On June 23, 1945 in East Los Angeles, a squealing little baby boy announced his arrival to the neighborhood. Although he arrived a day early, he was named after the prophet John…
By Austin Killeen On Friday night Showtime will broadcast a fight card live from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has been a long standing tradition in boxing that the…
By Austin Killeen Louie and his father were doing an interview with ESPN before his fight with Freddie Roach in Las Vegas in 1983. The reporter asked Sammy Burke when he first knew his son…
By Austin Killeen Photos by Arnold Vigil Meteorites are fragments of planetary material that survive passage through the Earth’s atmosphere and land on the surface of the Earth. We’re not sure of the exact origin…
By Austin Killeen – (click on picture to enlarge) The Board of Directors of the New Mexico Boxing Hall of Fame are pleased to announce the hall’s 2017 list…
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