Carlsbad’s Danny Perez in Action!

Danny "Dynamite" Perez

Press Release For years, SHOWTIME® has featured boxing’s top prospects and future World Champions on its hit seriesShoBox: The New Generation, giving boxing fans a glimpse of the World Champions of tomorrow today.  On Friday, April 2, live on SHOWTIME,Golden Boy Promotions is proud to present its first event on the series. Undefeated Cuban junior middleweight rising star Erislandy Lara puts his [...]

“Zorrita” Soto on the Brink of History!

Humberto "Zorrita" Soto

If anybody is ready to take their turn under the spotlight, it is WBC super featherweight champion Humberto Soto (50-7-2, 32 KOs) of Los Mochis, Mexico. Often considered one of the most underrated fighters in the sport, “Zorrita” or sly little fox, is on the brink of joining only a handful of Mexican warriors who [...]

Morales Says Biggest Opponent has been Himself!

Erik "Terrible" Morales

Many might say that the toughest opponent the three time divisional champion Erik “Terrible” Morales has faced was either Manny Pacquiao or Marco Antonio Barrera. He disagrees as he feels beating the “Pacman” or Barrera was much easier than defeating the evil “Terrible” that was inside of him. “My battle is a daily one with [...]

“Temible” Castillo On the Comeback Trail!

Jose Luis "Temible" Castillo

    Despite seventy professional fights, titles won and lost, controversies inside and outside the ring and on the scales, Jose Luis “El Temible” Castillo (60-9-1, 52KO), who faces Alfonso Gomez (21-4-2, 10KO) Saturday night on the undercard of “The Event” at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, TX, will be best remembered for the epic battle [...]

“Barbie” Juarez Defeats Late Sub in Rosarito!

Mariana "Barbie" Juarez

Mariana “Barbie” Juarez of Tijuana, MX, by way of Mexico City, successfully defended her interim WBC flyweight title for the 4th time last night in Rosarito, MX, over late sub Abigail Billar of Panama in the main event of a fight card presented by Box Latino. Both fighters began with a high energy rate while [...]

“Barbie” Juarez Wants to Gain Weight!

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Since the Italian Simona Galassi, who holds the full-fledged WBC female flyweight title, has not shown any interest in facing Mexican interim champion Mariana “Barbie” Juarez (23-5-3, 11KO), “Barbie” has stated that she is ready to move up to the super flyweight division. Juarez of Tijuana by way of Mexico City, will defend her title [...]

Cruz-Salido Rematch April 24th!

Cristobal "Lacandon" Cruz

IBF featherweight champion Cristobal “Lacandon” Cruz of Tijuana, MX, by way of Chiapas has found the fourth challenger of his crown in Orlando “Siri” Salido for April 24th. The city where the bout will take place has not been announced. “We are training very hard and I am sure that this time, we are going [...]

Mariana Juarez Defends for the Fourth Time!

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The fight for this Saturday, March 6th in Rosarito, MX, has been confirmed. Mariana “Barbie” Juarez (23-5-3, 11KO) will defend her interim WBC flyweight title for the fourth time against Paulina Cardona (14-7-4, 6KO) of Colombia. Ivan “Terriblito” Morales, younger brother of Erik “Terrible” Morales, will also see action. The fight card billed as “War [...]

In the Squared Circle: Should We Be Excited Over Pacquiao-Clottey?

"The Event", March 13th at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, TX

With the super fight between Filipino comet Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38KO) and Ghana tough guy Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20KO) looming on the horizon on March 13th, why aren’t I more excited? Surely Clottey, who has only been defeated twice and disqualified once, is a more than a formidable foe. Besides his disqulification in ’99 for [...]

“Erik Wants a Great Fight,” His Dad Says!

Erik Morales and his father, Jose Morales

Jose “Olivaritos” Morales, father and trainer of Erik “Terrible” Morales, insists that his son will in great physical condition for his face off against Jose Alfaro on March 27th at the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, MX. “We are at almost two months of training and Erik has been behaving himself in the gym, he is [...]