For Orozco, It’s Just Another Day at the Office!

Antonio "Simple Man" Orozco, photo by Paul Gallegos

For most fighters when given the opportunity to perform on national television, it is a dream come true.  Despite the excitement detected in his voice, undefeated jr. welterweight Antonio “Simple Man” Orozco (6-0, 5KOs) is trying to keep it as another day at the office when he faces Michael Peralta (4-4, 1KO) in a six [...]

Lozada Jr in First Defense!

Antonio "Cañitas" Lozada Jr,

The unbeaten Tijuanense Antonio “Cañitas” Lozada Jr. (22-0, 19KOs) will face Rodrigo Juarez (15-11-1, 11KOs), also of Tijuana, on July 17th at the Palenque in the border town’s Morelos Park in his first defense of his WBC super lightweight FECARBOX title. Lozada Jr.’s father and promoter Antonio “Cañas” Lozada of Baja Boxing confirmed that the [...]

In the Squared Circle: Who Should Cotto Face Next?

WBA jr. middleweigh champion Miguel Angel Cotto

Boricua three divisional world champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28KOs) of Caguas, PR, jumped back into the win column after his some what bizarre TKO over previously undefeated Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8KOs) last Saturday night from Yankee Stadium in New York City.  The historic bout was for Foreman’s WBA jr. middleweight which now Cotto has added [...]

And the New… “No Mercy” Gesta Wins Title!

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Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta won the vacant WBO Americas lightweight title in an exciting and well-fought battle against Oscar “Estudiante” Meza last Friday night, Christopher P. Cook reported on FightNews.com. Televised live on Telemundo and in front of a packed audience at the A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa, Florida, Gesta (18-0-1, 8 KOs) [...]

Cayetano Upsets Vargas, “Chupacabras” Beats “Lobito”!

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From the Tijuana, MX, Municipal Auditorium, Zanfer Promotions presented the first round of their bantamweight eight-man tournament “Guante Azteca (Aztec Glove).”  The single elimination contest boast of the best up and coming 118 lbs. prospects in northern Baja California and the surrounding areas.  The winner pockets $5,000 plus the chance to compete in the Mexican [...]

Zanfer Promotions Presents Bantamweight Tournament!

Misael Castillo on the right.

On Friday, June 4th, Zanfer Promotions presents at the Municipal Auditorium of Tijuana, MX, the first stage of their bantamweight tournament “Guante Azteca (Aztec Glove)”.  The winner of the eight man contest will be awarded $5,000 and immediate entry to the “Campeon Azteca” reality series bradcast nationally in Mexico by theAzteca channel later this year.   In [...]

Gesta Ready For Televised Battle!

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The story is as old as the Marquess of Queensberry rules in boxing, young man from impoverished area of a third world nation, without any bright lights in his future, looks towards earning his riches in the sweet science.  When your homeland is the Philippines, the blueprint has been set in stone by one Manny [...]