In the Squared Circle: “Tijuana is a Fight Town” Part 2

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Before Tijuana boasted of the stars Raul “JIbaro” Perez, Erik “Terrible” Morales and Antonio “Tijuana Tornado” Margarito among its boxing galaxy, the border town was the home for Gaspar “Indio” Ortega, who in his prime in the late 50′s and early 60′s, fought numerous times in the cathedral of boxing, Madison Square Garden. In the last installement [...]

Gutierrez to Defend his Title in Germany!

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The interim WBC super featherweight champion Humberto “Betillo” Gutierrez (26-1-1, 19KO) of Los Mochis, MX, but residing in Tijuana will be traveling to the Sparkassen Arena in Kiel, Germany, to defend his title against the #3 ranked Vitali tajbert (18-1, 6KO) on November 21st. The championship bout will be part of the “Universum Championship Night” [...]

Nava Defeats Ramirez!

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Zanfer Promotions in association with Brigam Promotions presented a special night of boxing with “Hits for Help: Fighting Against Breast Cancer”, a twelve fight night at the legendary El Foro Theatre in downtown Tijuana, MX.  A near capacity crowd welcomed back to her hometown the former two time WBC female world champion Jackie “Aztec Princess” [...]

Jackie Nava: “I am Ready to Fight for Another Title!”

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Former world female champion Jackie “Aztec Princess” Nava (19-3-2, 10KO) promised to give a great fight on Saturday night at the final press conference for “HIts for Help” United Against Breast Cancer” scheduled for the El Foro Theatre in downtown Tijuana, MX.   Nava’s opponent will be Lina Ramirez ((8-12-1, 2KO) of Sinaloa who Nava [...]

DeMarco: I am not afraid of Valero!

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Edwin Valero is promoted as the most intimidating fighter in boxing today.  With a perfect record of 25-0, 25KO and a Guiness world record of 19 straight knockouts in the first round, the Venezuelan has grown tired of stating that the best fighters in the world have ducked him. But Antonio DeMarco (22-1-1, 16KO) of [...]

“Mako” Leyva Goes for Interim Title!

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Former IBF minimumweight champion Roberto “Mako” Leyva of Ensenada, MX, will be the challenger for the interim flyweight title of the same organization that the Panamanian Luis “Nica” Concepcion holds. The championship bout is slated for Thursday November 19th in Panama City at the Roberto Duran Arena. The hard hitting “Mako” Leyva (26-9-1, 21KO) trains [...]

DeMarco in Full-On Training Mode!

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The #1 WBC ranked lightwight Antonio DeMarco has amped his training to the next stage in preparation for his next challenge in the form of KO artist Jose “JawBreaker” Alfaro (23-4, 20KO) on October 31st from the Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas, NV. DeMarco (22-1-1, 16KO) of Los Mochis, MX, but residing in Tijuana, [...]

Change of Venue for Nava’s Homecoming!

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Originally programmed for Tijuana’s Palenque, Zanfer Promotions in association with Brigam have changed the venue for the “Hits for Help:United Against Breast Cancer” fight card slated for this Saturday, October 17th. The fight card will now be held at the historic El Foro Theatre in downtown Tijuana, located on the legendary Avenida Revolucion. Featured in the [...]

Burgos Batters Herrera!

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Rocco Morales of Fightnews.com reports that WBC #1 featherweight contender in the world, Juan Carlos Burgos moved one step closer to the championship by dismantling veteran Yogli Herrera, stopping him impressively at 1:16 in the 6th round by a solid TKO. Burgos, from Tijuana, Mexico, showcased an arsenal of weapons in this fight against his [...]

Hernandez Comes Up Short in Japan!

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  Ensenada, MX’s “Choko” Hernandez (25-4-1, 15KO) came up short on Saturday night as he had his jaw broken by the defending WBC super bantam weight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (35-4-3, 22KO) and was stopped at the end of the third round of a scheduled twelve.   Joe Koizumi of Fightnews.com reports:   WBC 122-pound champ [...]