Espinoza-Cota Fight to a Draw!

Espinoza and Cota with their hands raised by referee Jose Cobian

After more than three decades of presenting professional boxing in “America’s Finest City” San Diego, CA, 2012 California Hall of Fame promoter Bobby DePhilippis has never cancelled a show. He wasn’t going to start now. After the original main event, an attractive matchup between junior welterweights Silverio “Chamaco” Ortiz and Emilio Bojorquez fell to the [...]

Mercito Gesta: “I Just Got to Keep Winning Fights!”

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After a dominating performance over veteran Ricardo “Pelon” Dominguez last November, Filipino lightweight sensation Mercito “No Mercy “Gesta (24-0-1, 12KOs) took a well deserve rest and traveled back to him birth city of Cebu, Philippines from his stateside headquarters of San Diego, CA.  When he came back two and a half months later, the twenty-four [...]

West and Lopez Meet for First Time!

Emilio Bojorquez, WBO champ Kaliesha West, Claudia Andrea Lopez and Adrian Vargas

With the assembled local and national press at “Mi Gusto Es” seafood restaurant in East Tijuana, Mexico, Erik “Terrible” Morales’ Box Latino along with Mexican mega channel Televisa and Corona beer announced “Guerra En El Golfo (War at the Gulf)” boxing event to be held Saturday, April 14th, at the Ernesto Ruffo Appel Municipal Gymnasium [...]

“Terrible” Morales Loses in Houston, Chatman Gets Stopped for First Time!

Morales Rocks Garcia on the inside Photo by Scott Foster

“He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious.” – Sun Tzu, Art of War   If there is a man in the last twenty years who would be more than qualified to write boxing’s version of Sun Tzu’s Art of War, it would be Tijuana’s Erik “Terrible” Morales. The [...]

San Diego/Tijuana Boxing Notes II

DeMarco on the verge of stopping Linares Photo by Big Joe Miranda

With so many fighters in the San Diego/Tijuana area, there is practically news every day. In the last week since the first report on Fightnews regarding the border region, there have been some interesting revelations and upcoming fight announcements. Despite no official word just yet, it seems that the rematch between WBC lightweight champion Antonio [...]

“Terrible” Morales Lands in Houston!

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Four time world champion in as many divisions and current WBC light welterweight champion Erik “Terrible” Morales arrived in Houston, Texas, on Sunday evening for his next assignment and first defense of his title on Saturday, March 24th. Morales landed with his team comprised of his trainer and father Jose “Olivaritos” Morales, chief second Fernando [...]

DeMarco Wins Big at Home, Lozada Jr. Toughs Out Win

Lozada Jr. Scores an uppercut to the body

The biggest dream for a boxer besides winning a world title is to perform as a champion of their division in front of their hometown fans, family and friends. That dream became a reality Saturday night for WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (26-2, 20KOs) in a big way as he became the first man to [...]

Morales Brothers Finish up Camp in Tijuana!

Ivan Will Make His U.S. Debut on March 24th Photo by Box Latino-Diego "Pelucho" Morales

The included photos were taken by Diego “Pelucho” Morales, former super flyweight champion and bother of both Erik and Ivan. With only one week to go until his first defense of the light welterweight World Boxing Council (WBC) title versus Philadelphia, PA’s Danny “Swift” Garcia (22-0, 14KOs) on Saturday, March 24th, in Houston, Texas, Erik [...]

San Diego/Tijuana News and Notes!

Tijuana super flyweight Ivan "Niño Maravilla" Morales Photo: Box Latino

If you were to drop a quarter right on the border between San Diego, CA, and Tijuana, Mex, and mapped out a 25-mile radius, I believe you would have difficulty to do that anywhere else in the world and find more former champions, world class ranked fighters and up and coming prospects than in this [...]

Parison and Gonzalez in Early Local Fight of the Year Candidate!

"Huevo" Bojorquez Puts Together Best Showing Photo by Paul Gallegos

Despite the high school gymnasium atmosphere felt in the hanger-like Wyland Center located at the Del Mar Fairground of De Mar, CA, the majority of the action inside the ring did not disappoint as Bobby D. Presents in association with Jorge Marron Productions once again offered a satisfying night of local boxing with a five [...]