It was just confirmend to SDFights.com that the “Aztec Princess” Jackie Nava of Tijuana, MX, came up short in her challenge for the WBC and WBA female super bantamweight title against Marcela “La Tigresa” Acuña (32-5, 16 KOs) in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Thursday night. According to a later report by Lee Bates in Fightnews.com, The final scores [...]
Published on: 30th April, 2009
As of today, the three time world champion is as many weight divisions Eric “Terrible” Morales has received the blessing of the municipal administration of Tijuana to leave his current post as director of Municipal Institute of Sport that he has held since December of 2007 and concentrate on training for his upcoming return bout [...]
Published on: 29th April, 2009
The interim WBC female super bantamweight champion Jackie “Aztec Princess” Nava of Tijuana, MX, tipped the scales at 121.6 lbs. for her challenge of Marcela “La Tigresa” Acuna’s (120 lbs.) WBO and the full fledged WBC titles this Thursday night from Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nava, 28, stated that she is [...]
Published on: 29th April, 2009
By Ralph Gonzalez Posted with Permission of www.thesweetscience.com Who said boxing was dying? Not in my town. San Diego is by no means small but it’s certainly not Los Angeles or New York. So it may come as a surprise that there are currently four boxing promotion companies doing business here. It makes one wonder [...]
Published on: 28th April, 2009
Super featherweight Alejandro “Mantequitas” Rubio has disclosed to SDFights.com that he will be fighting on May 15th and May 29th. The nephew of five time lightweight champion Manuel “Mantecas” Medina has been inactive since June of last year when he won a unanimous six round decision over Alberto Paredes at the Municipal Auditorium in [...]
Published on: 28th April, 2009
The customary hustle and bustle of the CREA gym located in the heart of Tijuana, MX, is nonexistent as the usually packed and busy space is near empty. Another victim of the swine flu scare according to Romulo Quirarte Jr. who with his brother Bobby and father Romulo run the famed training center. “We [...]
Published on: 27th April, 2009
Tijuana’s undefeated super flyweight David De La Mora (15-0, 11KO) is gearing for his first fight in the United States when he travels six hours north of his native city to face off against the experienced Alex Becerra (19-7, 9KO) in a scheduled six round affair this Friday night at the Chumash Casino in [...]
Published on: 27th April, 2009
As the “Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya announced his retirement a couple of weeks ago, I believed that we were ushering in a new era in boxing. I was wrong. After the exciting wins this weekend of two relative new comers to the professional ranks and the boxing radar in Juan Manuel Lopez and [...]
Published on: 27th April, 2009
It has been reported by Fightnews.com that KJ Noons will be fighting in Houston, TX, on May 28th at the Arena Theatre. The fight card will mark the first time the Houston native but now residing in San Diego, CA, fights in his native city. The former MMA Elite-XC world champion holds a 8-2, 5KO [...]
Published on: 26th April, 2009
It has just been revealed exclusively to SDFights.com that local lightweight/junior welterweight and SDFights.com #7 Ernest “Too Slick” Johnson will be fighting on the semi main event bout on ESPN2′s Friday Night Fights from Atlantic City, NJ. Johnson’s opponent will be Jorge Luis Terron of the Bronx, NY. The once beaten Terron (22-1-1, 15KO) is [...]