Las Cruces, NM’s Jose Salinas is 2016 SWFight.com New Mexico Boxer of the Year El Paso Champion, Jennifer Han 2016 SWFight.com Boxer of the Year For the first time since we started our annual awards back in 2012, a fighter has taken the title of ‘SWFight.com Boxer of the Year’ for a second consecutive year. It was not even close ...

Johnny Tapia to Become First Native New Mexican Fighter to join the International Boxing Hall of Fame Johnny Tapia, Evander Holyfield, and Marco Antonio Barrera headline the International Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Today, it was announced that the late Albuquerque, New Mexico native, Johnny Tapia, will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 11 as ...

New Mexico MMA showcased its A-game this weekend, which can best exemplified by performances from two of the most successful local professional athletes. The pair would both have “big fight” opportunities in their respective promotions and at weekend’s conclusion, New Mexico MMA added some more glory to its ever-growing annals of mixed martial arts history. It shouldn’t ever be a surprise when ...

Before reading this third and final installment of this mini-series, catch up by reading part one (here) and part two (here). I’ve spent the last two days painting a picture; an illustration of how I perceive the local fight scene in its current state. While my imagery has been described as negative in that I attest the fight scene is in ...

To catch up on our mini-series – read part one from yesterday here. In part one of our three-part series, we detailed what this author believes to be a dire situation our local fight scene faces in terms of the lack of success in ticket sales, event success, and overall health and growth within combat sports. As a brief recap ...

Let’s not sugar coat this. Let’s not waste time with a general intro. New Mexico MMA is in desperate need of revitalization and it couldn’t come soon enough. That isn’t an opinion. Just take a look at the facts. It can be seen and felt by anyone paying attention. This year, in 2016, fight fans continue to see less events, fewer promoters, and dramatically ...

With a win Sanchez camp hopes for Josh Torres rematch When his original opponent was forced off of the upcoming September 24 Elite Warrior’s card, Albuquerque boxer Jose Luis Sanchez did not have to wait long for a bullish challenge. In steps ‘El Toro’, Las Vegas, N.M.’s Arturo Crespin (13-7-1, 4KOs), who with an often lead-with-the-head, hard-hitting style gives everyone ...

PBC on FS1 to feature Brandon Holmes and slew of other New Mexico Fighters A welterweight showdown between undefeated Bryant Perrella (14-0, 13KOs) and Yordenis Ugas (16-3, 7KOs) will headline the first Premier Boxing Champions to take place in the state of New Mexico on Tuesday, September 27, at the Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino in the Pueblo of Pojoaque. ...

Austin Trout Big Underdog Against Champion Jermall Charlo Tonight in Las Vegas It has been 896 days since Austin Trout last stepped in the ring for a world title fight. He has been an underdog in his last three championship bouts—tonight, will make it four as he enters his contest against IBF Super Welterweight champion Jermall Charlo with a stacked 4-to-1 ...

Maldonado Jr. vs. Hovhannisyan will air on Estrella TV On Friday, May 20, Albuquerque’s top boxer Fidel Maldonado Jr. will take on Art Hovhannisyan at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. The 10-round fight is currently set to be the co-main event on the televised (Estrella TV) Golden Boy Promotions undercard headlined by welterweights Eddie Gomez (18-1, 11 KOs) ...