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By Norm Frauenheim::CBSSports A reasonable argument continues about whether to cross a border that, at least according to headlines and perhaps hyperbole, sounds like a battlefield. Legendary promoter Bob Arum says that all is quiet on the Tijuana side of the southern front, despite news reports and State Department advisories that say otherwise. Maybe [...]
Professional boxing returned to “America’s Finest City” once again with the “Champions of Tomorrow” fight card presented by Bobby D. Presents in association with Jorge Marron Promotions at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in the Kearny Mesa suburb of San Diego, CA. The bout card fell short of the regulated twenty six rounds required by [...]
It was not so much a press conference as it was a festive time in Tijuana today. With a Live Mariachi band providing the entertainment and all of the participants of “Tijuana Thunder” present along with eight former and current world champions were in attendance and it was a feel good experience for a room [...]
The city of Tijuana and its boxing fans has been good for the reigning royal family of Mexican Boxing, the three divisional world champion Julio Cesar Chavez and his two son Julio Cesar Jr. and Omar. From the more than ten wins that Chavez Sr. registered in the border city to Chavez Jr.’s three always [...]
Fernando “KOchulito” Montiel is chomping at the bit to get in the ring again. Although Montiel is set to chase after history this Saturday night on the “Latin Fury 8-Tijuana Thunder” mega PPV when he faces Diego Oscar Silva of Argentina for the full fledged WBO bantanweight title and not the interim version which [...]
The undefeated prospect from Sonora Rogelio “Porky” Medina will face a tough test when he faces on Saturday night another up and coming prospect, Chihuahua’s Bladimir Hernandez on the non televised under card of “Tijuana Thunder”. In a scheduled eight round bout in the middleweight division, the popular “Porky” (16-0, 14KO) and Hernandez (15-1, 13KO) [...]
Story and Photo By Chris Cozzone When Javier Castro was a kid, he loved Zorro movies so much, he’d wear a mask to bed. Having left an impression on Castro as a nickname, “Zorro,” in a pugilistic incarnation, seeks to leave his mark upon the boxing world—and opponent—Saturday night. This weekend, Castro (19-1, 17 KOs) [...]
Undefeated prospect Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. trained Wednesday in Tijuana as he gets ready for his upcoming fight on Saturday Night against Luciano Cuello of Argentina in the main event of “Tijuana Thunder” a championship card presented by Top Rank on pay-per-view in the United States. “It feels good to be here in Tijuana. This [...]
The pending negotiations have successfully ended that were on the table for Antonio “Toño” Diaz (45-5-1, 29KO) to face Ciudad Juarez, MX’s Javier “Zorro” Castro (19-1, 17KO). The fight will be featured on the PPV segment of this Saturday’s “Latin Fury-Tijuana Thunder”, presented by Top Rank in association with Zanfer Promotions and the city of [...]
Fernando Beltran, the principal of Tijuana’s Zanfer Promotions, performed double duty today at the Red Circle bar in downtown San Diego, CA, as he gathered the cheif participants for “Latin Fury 8-Tijuana Thunder” along with Tijuana’s mayor, Jorge Ramos. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., current WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel and WBC super featherweight [...]
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