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Jermall Charlo to make 2nd title defense against Austin Trout Jermall Charlo vs. Austin Trout Odds Unable to secure a venue in Houston, Texas for the Premiere Boxing Champions May 21 card, TGB Promotions and Mayweather Promotions have moved the bill which features a bout between IBF Super Welterweight champion Jermall Charlo and Las Cruces, N.M.’s Austin Trout to The Chelsea Inside ...

Issues with Judah’s Licensing Application Forces NSAC to Nix ‘Knockout Night at the D’ Boxing Card The Nevada State Athletic Commission has cancelled the ‘Knockout Night at the D’ boxing card that was to take place Saturday in front of a sold out Downtown Las Vegas Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event pinned Albuquerque’s Josh Torres against ...

Prentice Ingram vs. Andres Quintana to fight April 1 For just the third time, Jackson’s MMA Series will be making its way up to Pueblo, Colorado when the 18th installment of the series hits the Pueblo Convention Center on April 1. The main event for Jackson’s MMA Series 18 will feature hometown fighter Prentice Ingram against up and coming prospect ...

Zab Judah vs. Josh Torres March 12 Odds and Tickets The sportsbook are not giving Josh Torres much of a chance to beat former world champion Zab Judah on March 12. Torres (15-4-2, 7KOs), according to the online sportsbook 5Dimes, is a 22-to-1 underdog while Judah (42-9 ,29KOs) is a massive 50-to-1 favorite. The contest will headline the “Knockout Night at the ...

Doctor Stops Nick Urso vs. Jordan Espinosa Bout at Buffalo Thunder It was a very anticlimactic end to one of the most anticipated contests in recent local MMA memory in Saturday night’s Jackson’s MMA Series XVII main event. A crowd of about 1,500 was on-hand at Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino in the Pueblo of Pojoaque, mainly due to see ...

Jackson’s MMA Series XVII Officially Kicks off at Buffalo Thunder Today This Saturday, Jackson’s MMA Series XVII: Urso vs. Espinosa will take place at Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino in the Pueblo of Pojoaque just north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The official weigh-ins for the card will take place at Club Shadeh inside Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino on Friday, ...

Josh Torres vs. Zab Judah Bout Verbally Agreed at 145-pounds On Tuesday afternoon, Albuquerque boxer Josh Torres announced on Combat Sports Weekly that he has verbally agreed to a March 12 fight against former undisputed welterweight champion and three-time junior welterweight champion Zab Judah. Torres’ promoter Joe Chavez also confirmed on Tuesday that the Nevada State Athletic Commission has approved ...

Cold War II: Matthew Griego Successful in Pro Debut at Buffalo Thunder A sold out crowd of 2,170 packed the Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino ballroom on Saturday night. Those in attendance for the Holmes Boxing Promotion’s “Cold War II” card voiced their pleasure, and distaste in the two fights involving the promoter’s, Patrick Holmes’ sons. The main event was controversy ...

IBF Featherweight Champ Jennifer Han wins 2015 SWFight.com Boxer of the Year Award In 2015, Jennifer Han claimed two titles; first the IBF Inter-Continental Featherweight strap in April against Kenya’s Fatuma Zarika, a fight that was put together in two weeks after Ghana’s Helen Joseph was unable to obtain a visa in time for a scheduled IBF Featherweight world title fight versus Han. ...

Bob Foster 14-time world champion was part of inaugural 1990 International Boxing Hall of Fame class Sunday morning’s Albuquerque Journal’s obituaries detailed funeral services for the late-boxing-great Bobby Wayne Foster. Foster will lay in state on Tuesday December 1, 2015 from 11am-8pm at Strong Throne Funeral Home located at 1100 Coal Ave. SE in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Foster, the former 14-time light ...