FIT NHB’s Nicco Montano (3-2) was a “dark horse” so-to-speak when it was announced she would compete on the current season of “The Ultimate Fighter”. As most fight fans are aware, TUF is a reality television show put on by the UFC that locks up a dozen or more fighters inside a house in Las Vegas for several weeks as they train and compete ...
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Jarrett Hurd First Fighter to Stop Austin Trout in Fight of the Year Candidate
Hurd forces Trout’s corner to call a stop to the fight in the 10th round It was a classic power-puncher versus boxer contest when IBF Light Middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd and Austin Trout met on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Something had to give and it did in form of a 10th round technical knockout ...
Read More »Austin Trout aims to Restore New Mexico’s Boxing Presence on National Stage
Austin Trout vs. Jarrett Hurd tonight for the Light Middleweight IBF title It has been a long 17 months since Las Cruces, New Mexico’s Austin Trout last stepped into the ring. Tonight when he faces off with undefeated IBF Junior Middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd, Trout not just carries the burden of participating in career altering bout, but also all the ...
Read More »Maldonado Jr. and Barroso make weight in Indio, California, fight for WBC FECARBOX title
Fidel Maldonado Jr. set to face hard-hitting Venezuelan Ismael Barroso tonight on ESPN Deportes in bout that would set up a path for world title shot later With New Mexico’s best boxer Austin Trout fighting for a world title on Saturday night in Brooklyn, New York, looking to not be outdone is New Mexico’s second best boxer Fidel Maldonado Jr. ...
Read More »Jarrett Hurd “crashes” Austin Trout’s Media Workout in Brooklyn
Transportation issue puts Trout and Hurd in rare simultaneous media workout A media workout was held earlier today at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, New York to promote Saturday’s loaded championship boxing card set to take place at the Barclays Center. The last two fighters scheduled to participate in the workout festivities were Las Cruces, New Mexico’s Austin Trout and current ...
Read More »Mendez vs. Velasco, Buffalo Thunder Weigh-In Results
Mendez and Velasco make weight for Saturday’s WBC Latino Super Lightweight Title The Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino in Pojoaque, New Mexico played host Friday afternoon to Sampson Boxing, and Holmes Boxing’s “Mexico vs. Argentina: Countries Collide” weigh-in. The boxing card, which will take place Saturday evening at the venue, is headlined by a 10-round, WBC Latino Welterweight championship bout betweenArgentina’s ...
Read More »City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County to Honor Johnny Tapia on September 23
Wells Park Community Center to be renamed “Johnny Tapia Community Center as Wells Park” on September 23 The City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, and Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department will host a celebration at the Wells Park Community Center on September 23 to commemorate the renaming of the center to “Johnny Tapia Community Center at Wells Park” in honor of the ...
Read More »Report: UFC 215 main event featuring Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg canceled
Fight week illness sidelines Albuquerque fighter Ray Borg less than 2 days before flyweight title fight against Demetrious Johnson at UFC 215 Late Thursday evening MMAFight.com’s Ariel Helwani broke some very disappointing news out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The UFC 215 main event bout between current UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and Albuquerque’s Ray Borg, has been called off. The ...
Read More »Ray Borg’s Journey To The Pinnacle Of the Sport Fighting MMA’s Best Flyweight – Part Two
We only have a few days remaining in the work week, which to all of us fight fans can only mean one thing – inching closer to Saturday’s UFC 215 pay-per-view. While most UFC events are must-see for most fans, this weekend’s main event has an iconic and extremely special place in the hearts of a rich-cultured fight State. Raised ...
Read More »Nicco Montano Draws #14 Seed, Featured On The Ultimate Fighter Season 26
Last week, Wednesday, August 30th, the newest season of The Ultimate Fighter premiered on Fox Sports 1. The season features a new weight class to the UFC, the women’s 125-pound Flyweight division and will crown the winner of the show the Inaugural UFC Champion. Sixteen women were brought in to live in Las Vegas, Nevada for the chance to compete ...
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