Tijuana’s Jackie Nava Ready for Title Opportunity!

Nava at the Gym that bears her name Photo by Rafael Soto Gil

This upcoming Saturday night, Tijuana’s favorite daughter Jackie “Aztec Princess” Nava (24-4-3, 11KOs) challenges the current super bantamweight WBA champ Chantall “Fiera” Martinez (15-4, 6KOs) in a rematch of their 2010 fight which Nava took via a unanimous decision. Slated for the Tijuana Municipal Auditorium, The female ten round championship fight will be televised live [...]

Estrella in Fight of His Life!

Estrella and Trainer Raul "Jibaro" Perez

You would think getting into the ring with one of the biggest knock out kings in boxing today might be the toughest thing a fighter might have to do but for featherweight Omar “Dinamita” Estrella (15-3-2, 10KOs), it might be the second. This Saturday night, the twenty-four year old Estrella will face hard hitting and [...]

San Diego’s Martin: “In This Fight, I Don’t See Teon Kennedy Beating Me!”

Martin Faces Teon Kennedy on ESPN January 13th

Crossroads, according to an online site, the official definition is: a road that crosses another road, or one that runs transversely to main roads. In the world of boxing, it is almost cliché to deem a bout a crossroads fight but in the case of Christopher Martin and Teon Kennedy, who meet Friday, January 13th, [...]

Antonio Margarito Looks for Trilogy with Cotto!

Margarito Says He is not a Villain

With his now trademark dark sunglasses and shaggy hairdo, former three time welterweight champion Antonio “Tijuana Tornado” Margarito (38-8, 27KOs) made his first public appearance in his hometown of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, to lend his support to former champ Jackie Nava as she opened up a gym to serve the Tijuana community. Three weeks [...]

Nava Returns January 14th and Opens Gym!

Nava's trainer Miguel Reyes, Nava and Antonio Margarito at the Gym Grand Opening

Iconic female fighter Jackie “Aztec Princess” Nava (25-4-3, 11KOs) killed two birds with one stone when she announced her next bout and inaugurated the “Jackie Nava Gym” in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, at a press conference held Tuesday morning. Flanked by Zanfer Promotions’ Guillermo Brito as the master of ceremonies while her life long trainer [...]

Antonio DeMarco: “I am Going to Win this Fight!”

DeMarco and Assistant Trainer Bobby Quirarte

Despite the ages old saying, Los Mochis, Mexico’s Antonio DeMarco (25-2-1, 18KOs) will look to make it two times the charm when he takes on two-time divisional champion Jorge “Niño de Oro” Linares (31-1, 20KOs) of Venezuela for the vacant WBC lightweight title in the semi-main event of the “Believe it or Not!” fight card [...]

Garcia-Concepcion Ignite Mexican-Filipino Rivalry!

Garcia Works out at the House of Boxing in National City

Since returning to the squared circle in February, activating a comeback with intentions of capturing a Featherweight world title, 29-year-old Aaron “El Gavilan” Garcia (10-2-2, 2KOs) of San Diego, CA., has been a thoroughbred out of the gates displaying a thirst for first-rate competition instead of the road easier traveled littered with designated fall guys [...]

Jackie Nava: “I Won Those Fights Versus Torres”!

Jackie Nava and her Trainer Miguel Reyes

“La Princesa Azteca” The Aztec Princess, Three words that when uttered to any Tijuanense, it brings a smile to their face, whether they are woman, man or child. She fights like they live, always coming forward with skill but always ready to go down swinging. After two hard fought highly popular wars versus Ana Maria [...]

San Diego and Tijuana Fighters Among The World’s Best!

Denis Grachev

With all the talent concentrated in the San Diego/Tijuana region, you would think that both border towns would be more of a power house in the world of boxing. Because of politics, the economy or other uncontrollable reasons San Diego and Tijuana are in a bit of a fisticuffs drought this year but that has [...]

Top Rank’s Mercito Gesta in Position to Capitalize!

Gesta at Alliance Gym in Chula Vista, CA

Bob Arum may just have landed the next superstar to come from the fertile boxing region of the Pacific Rim with Top Rank’s signing of fast rising lightweight Pinoy sensation Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (21-0-1, 11KOs) of San Diego by way of Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines, to a 4-year promotional contract Wednesday morning. Gesta, who’s [...]