Friday, June 5th is the new date for the battle between Mariana Juarez and Irma Sanchez for the interim WBC female flyweight title which will be celebrated in Zapopan, MX. Mariana and Irma were programmed to exchange punches on the 23rd of May but the recent swine flu scare forced for the bout to be [...]

Carlos “Rapidito” Rueda of Nicaragua has accepted the challenge of a rematch against the Mexican Juan Luis “Perla Negra” Hernandez, Rueda’s manager Marcelo Sanchez stated. Last August “Rapidito” Rueda knocked out Hernandez in Tijuana in a bout for the WBC international super flyweight title.  Rueda promptly lost that title to Tomas “Gusano” Rojas and even [...]

The plateau in which Tijuana once stood in the 80-90′s as one of the best boxing towns is near to being reached once again due to the plethora of new talent according to Yahoo Sports-Mexico. Antonio “Cañas” Lozada, a fighter in the 90′s and now the manager of world champion Humberto “Zorrita” Soto among others, [...]