Santa Ana Star Casino in Bernalillo, New Mexico is taking action on the fight The odds for the Oscar Valdez vs. Jason Sanchez WBO Featherweight title fight are officially out. They are not good for the Albuquerque native Sanchez, who will be looking to dethrone the Valdez, a former Olympian looking to defend his title […]
Tickets for Valdez vs. Sanchez Reno, Nevada title fight are now on sale Tickets to June 8’s WBO Featherweight World Title fight between Mexico’s Oscar Valdez and New Mexico’s Jason Sanchez are now on sale. The fight card will take place inside the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada. Tickets range between $40-$100 and can […]
Jason Sanchez replaces Erick Ituarte for June 8 ESPN World Title Fight vs. former two-time Olympian Oscar Valde On Thursday, Top Rank Promotions announced that Albuquerque boxer Jason Sanchez would get the opportunity of a lifetime. He will be replacing Erick Ituarte (21-1-1, 3 KOs) on the June 8 to take on World Boxing Organization […]
Undefeated New Mexico Prospect Brian Mendoza returns to ring May ] After the 16-month layoff, Rio Rancho boxer, Brian Mendoza will be making his highly anticipated return to the ring on Saturday night in Stockton, California. The bout will mark Mendoza’s first since signing with elite boxing promotion Top Rank. “It’s surreal,” says Mendoza (16-0, […]
Fans should expect a throwback fight in Jose Luis Sanchez vs. Joe Gomez Martinez “¡Esas si son peleas no chingaderas!,” my father typically exclaims in Spanish when a classic slugfest comes on television or is playing on Youtube. It loosely translates to, “Now that’s a real fight, not no bullshit!” This is exactly what local […]
Legacy Fighting Alliance: LFA 58 Quick Results Harvey Park (10-2) – 155.8 def. Jaleel ‘The Realest’ Willis (9-1) – 155.8 via 1st round TKO (3:17) Rd1: Men ram each other trying to establish dominance in the center of the cage. Willis appears to be a little more loose to start the fight. Willis attacks and as […]
Harvey Park Looks to Become the Next New Mexico Prospect to Join the UFC with Victory Over Jaleel Willis on the LFA 58 Card at the Route 66 Casino From a graduating class of 28 at Melrose High School in 2005 to headlining the nationally televised LFA 58 card on Friday night at the Route […]
LFA 58 Full Weigh-In Results: Harvey Park, Jaleel Willis make weight On Thursday afternoon, both the official, and ceremonial weigh-in for Friday night’s LFA 58 card took place Envy Nightclub inside the Route 66 Casino and Hotel just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Only one of the 18 fighters failed to make weight but all […]
Albuquerque boxer Jason Sanchez picked up two wins along with a WBO Youth Title in 2018 It was a breakout year for Albuquerque, New Mexico boxer Jason Sanchez in 2018. The pinnacle of it came with a convincing unanimous decision victory in Panama this past October over heralded prospect Jean Carlos Rivera of Puerto Rico. […]
In a battle of undefeated prospects, Albuquerque’s Sanchez gets judges nod over Puerto Rico’s Rivera In the biggest fight of his career Wednesday night, Albuquerque boxer Jason Sanchez earned a unanimous decision victory over previously unbeaten Puerto Rican prospect Jean Carlos Rivera at the Centro de Convenciones Vasco Núñez de Balboa in Panama City, Panama. […]