Southern California based prospects Ronny Rios and Carlos Molina stayed undefeated on Thursday night with sensational performances at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego. In the opening bout of the evening, 19 year old super bantamweight Ronny Rios proved once again why he is amongst the most talked about prospects in boxing.
Undefeated featherweight Abraham Lopez thrilled the packed house at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California, on Friday night with a crunching second round knockout of Manuel Sarabia. With the win, the heavy handed 21 year old improved his record to 6-0-0 with five knockouts.
Amidst inaccurate internet reports, boxing superstar Israel “El Magnifico†Vazquez will not be fighting April 23 against Rolly “Matsushita†Lunas. Said Vazquez’s manager Frank Espinoza, “I saw the report and I can say this fight is absolutely not happening.
World ranked lightweight Miguel Angel Huerta moves up to junior welterweight this Friday night, December 19, to take on undefeated prospect Mike Alvarado at the National Western Stadium Arena in Denver, Colorado. Huerta, 27-9-1 (18), will be moving up in weight for his first bout at junior welterweight against hometown native Alvarado, 23-0, (16).
Highly regarded boxing manager Frank Espinoza is preparing to launch his own promotional boxing company, Espinoza Boxing Promotions in this first quarter of 2009. “It’s something I’ve thought about for quite a while,” said the much acclaimed longtime boxing manager. “The boxing scene in Southern California continues to grow, the fans here are very supportive…
Sitting at the gate at Los Angeles Airport last week, Alex Valdez went almost unrecognized as he waited for the boarding call for his flight to Tokyo, Japan, where he will battle WBC Bantamweight Champion Hozumi Hasegawa this Thursday night, October 16. “I had a couple of guys come over from the food store who…
Showtime celebrated the historical Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez trilogy by honoring the legendary warriors with a special presentation at a media luncheon Wednesday at Tamayo Restaurant in Los Angeles. Media were invited to share their thoughts with America’s No. 1 Boxing Network as it filmed a special Vazquez-Marquez documentary. Vazquez-Marquez: The Trilogy is a two-hour documentary…
Click for larger image © Joel Zwink / Sycuan Ringside Promotions Sycuan Ringside Promotions of San Diego honored one of the greatest, most talented pound-for-pound and exciting fighters in the world, Israel Vazquez, at a victory celebration dinner at the Historic U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego on Wednesday for his legendary, instant-classic victories…
© Joe Miranda/For Sycuan Ringside Promotions Sycuan Ringside Promotions and Frank Espinoza’s High-Flying Boxing Club honored one of the greatest, most talented pound-for-pound and exciting fighters in the world, Israel Vazquez, at a victory celebration luncheon Wednesday at La Huasteca Restaurant in Lynwood, CA for his legendary, instant-classic victories over arch rival Rafael Marquez.