Killeen's Korner

By Colleen Aycock       Photos by Dave Wallace (Click on thumbnail for larger image.) The 2016 New Mexico Boxing Hall of Fame awards dinner was held August 6 at the VFW Post 401, 2011 Girard in…

By Austin Killeen July 10, 2016          Photos by Franklin Romero and Austin Killeen. (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) Saturday night at the Santa Ana Star Center it was “Theater of the Absurd” a term…

By Austin Killeen July 9, 2016 (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) Yesterday at the MCM Elegante Hotel, Victory Boxing Promotions with promoter Chris Middendorf had the weigh-ins for Saturday’s eight bout fight card at…

By Austin Killeen June 26, 2016           Featured Image by Robert Hughes of Fight News (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) On Saturday at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas Josh “Pitbull” Torres (15-5-2, 7 KO’s)…

By Austin Killeen June 24, 2016 (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) On Saturday at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas Josh Torres (15-4-2, 7 KO’s) will face Mike Alvarado (35-4-0, 24 KO’s) in the…

By Austin Killeen June 18, 2016 Photos by Brandon Pina    (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) Depending on your view point regarding the quality of opposition for the local boxers, the glass was either…

By Austin Killeen June 18, 2016 (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) Yesterday at the MCM Elegante Hotel, Legacy Promotions had the weigh ins for tonight’s seven bout fight card at the Hispanic Cultural Center…

By Austin Killeen May 26, 2016 (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) Yesterday at Ray Lopez’s Gym located in the South Valley Alex Holguin met with the media to announce that he had signed a…

By Austin Killeen May 21, 2016 (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) It was a big weekend for the careers of John Vera, Austin Trout and Fidel Maldonado Jr. as they appeared in televised fights…

By Austin Killeen      May 14, 2016      Photos by Brandon Sanchez (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) Antonio Martinez versus Benjamin Vasquez figured to be a war and it lived up to its prefight hype. The…

By Austin Killeen May 12, 2016       (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) If you hope to see all three young men in action this weekend, you’ll have to own your own jet. Angelo…

By Austin Killeen      April 29, 2016      Photos by Brandon Pena  (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) Fight fans keep track of a boxers KO percentage, but promoters count how many bodies a fighter can put in…

By: Austin Killeen – Ringside – April 22, 2016    (Click on thumbnails for larger images.)   If you want to witness the best in amateur boxing make sure you have a ticket for Saturday at the…

By: Austin Killeen – Ringside – April 9, 2016     Photos by Jerry G. Angelo (Click on thumbnails for larger images.)   First time proved to be a charm for newbie promoter Alejandro Castillo. He invited…

By: Austin Killeen – Ringside – April 3, 2016      Photos by Jerry G. Angelo (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) The road to becoming a New Mexico State Golden Gloves Champion was bumpier for some…

By: Austin Killeen – Ringside – April 2 , 2016 Photos by Jerry G. Angelo (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) On Saturday night the Mountain View Community Center hosted its second night of Golden…

By: Austin Killeen – Ringside – April 1, 2016      Photos by Jerry G. Angelo (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) On Friday the Mountain View Community Center hosted the first night of Golden Gloves action…

By Austin Killeen             March 9, 2016 (Click on thumbnails for larger images.) The higher you climb up a mountain, the thinner the supply of oxygen gets. It’s no different when a fighter tries to…