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By Steve Galindo III       Despite the fact that he is seen as such a heavy underdog in his April 9 matchup against hard- hitting puncher Marcos Maidana, Tijuana’s Erik Morales (51-6, 35 KOs) remains upbeat, and confident of his chances for victory. In a conference call held earlier in the week, the three- division [...]

Chicano Heavyweight Cristobal Arreola takes on Nagy Aguilera in co-feature By Stephen Galindo  The Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinals are set to begin. Andre Ward, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch and Glen Johnson are all one victory from the tournament final en route to 168-pound supremacy. On Saturday, May 14, Ward will defend his World [...]

   A new World Champion was crowned last Saturday night at Honda Center in Anaheim, California, when Saul “Canelo” Alvarez defeated Matthew “Magic” Hatton for the vacant WBC Super Welterweight Title, but more importantly, the Mexican phenom made a statement to the boxing world waiting for the arrival of its next star…he has arrived. At [...]

By Stephen Galindo      In 2010, fight fans saw the emergence of both Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Matthew “Magic” Hatton onto the world boxing scene, with the two contenders combining for a 9-0 record with six knockouts. On Saturday, March 5, at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., these two fighters will collide with only [...]

Por Stephen Galindo   Fernando “kochulito” Montiel considera que su siguiente pelea el Sábado 19 de febrero en el Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino en Las Vegas contra Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, el más importante de su carrera. “Sé que esto es una lucha muy peli-grosa y es importante trabajar sobre todo, por lo que [...]

By Steve Galindo III    Chicano Heavyweight Cristobal Arreola kicked off his 2011 campaign in impressive fashion by defeating Joey Abell in the first round of a scheduled 10 round matchup last Friday Night at the Pechanga Casino in Temecula. For once, Arreola’s weight issues took a back seat to his boxing skills as he [...]

Fight Night at Pechanga: By Steve Galindo III    Boxing’s Chicano movement is in full swing, and tonight three of La Raza’s top stars will be bringing their talents to the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula for an exciting night of boxing that will be showcased on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights (beginning at 7 [...]

By Stephen Galindo    With a career crossroads fight for former #1-world ranked heavyweight contender Cristobal Arreola (29-2, 25 KOs) just a week away, Team Arreola brought in some reinforcements with the notable addition of highly-successful and respected, Houston-based trainer Ronnie Shields. Shields, who worked with Mike Tyson and guided the likes of Evander Holyfield, [...]

By Steve Galindo III  The highs             Canelo! 20-year-old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (35-0, 26 KOs) (R) gave a much needed boost to the Mexican Boxing Scene in 2010. The young welterweight from Jalisco, Mexico, fought five times in 2010 going 5-0 with four of those wins coming by way of knockout. Alvarez’ traditional style of [...]

Manny Pacquiao will face an aging Shane Mosley on May 7th By Steve Galindo III    Manny Pacquiao, the world’s most popular fighter just made a very unpopular decision in selecting 39-year-old “Sugar” Shane Mosley as his next opponent. The two will meet for the World Boxing Organization’s version of the welterweight title on May [...]

By Cedelf P. Tupas    Underscoring his tag as the world’s best pound for pound fighter, Filipino ring hero Manny Pacquiao bucked a size disadvantage to outclass Antonio Margarito of Mexico and claim the WBC super welterweight crown, his eighth weight crown, at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Texas Saturday night.    “I got hurt [...]

Preview, prediction, and analysis of tomorrow night’s Jr. Middleweight matchup By Steve Galindo III     Tomorrow night, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, boxing’s pound-for-pound best fighter, Manny Pacquiao will face Antonio Margarito for the World Boxing Council’s version of the Jr. Middleweight crown. The popular consensus heading into the bout is that Pacquiao will [...]

Por Stephen Galindo Rafael Marquez “Esta lucha es algo que necesito, quiero y que soy capaz de hacer”.    Superestrella de Puerto Rico y mundial de peso pluma de WBO champ Juan Manuel López y la leyenda mexicana y futuro Hall de la Fama Rafael Márquez participaron en un entrenamiento abierto en el gimnasio de [...]

Due to a contractual conflict between Manny Pacquiao and a third party promotions company, Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao will unfortunately not be making his scheduled appearance at Barona Resort & Casino tomorrow, Sunday, October 24.

ANAHEIM – The Son of the Legend, Julio César Chávez, Jr. and The Contender alumnus Alfonso Gomez will collide Saturday, December 4, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., in a 12-round middleweight championship rumble.    Chávez Jr (41-0-1, 30 KOs), of Culiacan, México, is the son of Mexico’s greatest fighter Julio César Chávez. Chávez, [...]

By Steve Galindo III    Contrary to what you may have heard, the sport of boxing is not dying or dead-nor will it be anytime soon. I know that news may be hard to fathom, as even the most loyal supporters of the sport admit that 2010 has been a rather dull year for the [...]

   Former three-division World Champion Erik “EL TERRIBLE” Morales (49-6, 34 KOs) held a press conference earlier in the week to formally announce his bout against Willie “Hands of Steel” Limond (33-2, 8 KOs) that will take place on Saturday, September 11 at La Monumental Plaza de Toros in Mexico City, Mexico. Here is what [...]