Jackie Nava in Biggest FIght of Her Life!

Jackie Nava in Action

Late last week, two-time female bantamweight champion Jackie “Aztec Princess”” Nava finished up her training camp in Tijuana and made her way to the mountains of south central Mexico to finish off for her much anticipated mega fight versus Ana Maria Torres on April 16th.  The fight will be held in Veracruz, Mexico.  The bout [...]

DeMarco Ready for Sanchez!

Antonio DeMarco

For Antonio DeMarco (24-2-1, 18KOs), the last two weeks of camp are always the hardest.  Not because the work intensifies or the diet gets scarcer but because the 24-year-old former interim WBC lightweight champion can’t wait to get in the ring. “I am anxious to get in the ring, I have been training for quite [...]

Lozada Jr. In Tough Test!

Antonio "Cañitas" Lozada Jr.

The tough Fidel Monterrosa (25-2, 19KOs) of Colombia will be the opponent on Saturday, April 16th for undefeated WBC FECARBOX jr. lightweight champion Antonio “Cañitas” Lozada Jr. (23-0, 20KOs) in the main event of Mexican channel Televisa’s “Sabados de Corona”. The fight card will be presented by Baja Boxing at a venue to be announced [...]

Antonio DeMarco Knows Who Reyes Sanchez Is!

Antonio DeMarco

Antonio DeMarco (24-2-1, 18KOs) is not over confident despite him being the favorite over Reyes Sanchez (20-3-1, 11KOs) for their WBC Silver lightweight championship fight slated for February 26th in Grand Island, Nebraska.  The bout will be promoted by Gary Shaw Promotions and broadcast by Showtime. The southpaw DeMarco from Tijuana, MX, by way of [...]

DeMarco in Line for WBC Silver Strap!

Antonio DeMarco

On February 26th of next year, former WBC interim lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (24-2-1, 18KOs) of Tijuana, MX,  by way of Los Mochis will take on fellow Mexican Reyes Sanchez (20-3-1, 11KOs) for the WBC Silver lightweight title at a site to be determined. The southpaw DeMarco challenged the late Edwin Valero for the full [...]

Juan Carlos Burgos Comes Up Short in Japan!

Photo by Boxing Beat

In a disappointing turn of events, previously unbeaten Tijuana, MX, featherweight Juan Carlos Burgos (25-1, 18KOs) fell short in his quest for his first world title against Hozumi Hasegawa (29-3, 12KOs) last Friday night at the Nihon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.  Hasegawa was able to outbox the much taller Burgos to his second [...]

Juan Carlos Burgos is Ready for His Time!

WBC #1 ranked Juan Carlos "Mini" Burgos

Undefeated featherweight Juan Carlos Burgos (25-0, 18KOs) is sure that on November 27th, his hometown of Tijuana, MX, will have a new world champion.  For that, Burgos has launched “Operation Japan” in which he will face former bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa for the newly vacant WBC 126 lbs. title in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.  The title [...]

“Mini” Burgos on his Way to Japan!

Photo by Jan Sanders

Before leaving for Japan, undefeated Mexican Juan Carlos Burgos (25-0, 18 KOs) commented on his November 26 clash against highly regarded former world champion and national boxing hero Hozumi Hasegawa (28-3, 12 KOs) for the vacant WBC featherweight title. The bout will take place at the Nihon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya. “I think every boxer [...]

In the Squared Circle: Tijuana/San Diego Fighters Take Over the World Ranks!

Antonio "Tijuana Tornado" Margarito

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 [...]

“Terrible” Morales to Fight in Tijuana!

Erik "Terrible" Morales Set to Fight in Tijuana

The Mexican warrior has won two fights in a row since returning from a 2½-year retirement in March and now Erik Morales’ comeback will continue. Morales will fight on December 18 against Jorge Barrios at the Caliente Racetrack in his hometown of Tijuana, Mex. Morales, who demolished Willie Limond in six rounds last month, said [...]