3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (908+ words) As the final fight on his contract approaches, Albuquerque's Donald Sanchez says only the ideal circumstance could persuade him to step into the BKFC's circular ring one more time after the last time: a fight in his hometown against just…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (528+ words) Las Cruces amateur boxer Austin Sanchez, needing to dominate the third round to take the victory and the title, did just that " defeating Tayden Ho of Fort Worth, Texas by split (3-2) decision in the Intermediate Division (ages 13-14) final Saturday at…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (767+ words) Boxing: Joshua Pagan vs. Bryan Jimenez, Jose Luis Sanchez vs. Justin Lacey-Pierce, several other fights. Streaming: DAZN (subscription required), 6 p.m. Jose Luis Sanchez is a professional boxer, meaning he works for a paycheck. Money, however, is not what motivates him " at…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (965+ words) Mugo Mbuthia doesn't view the world through the same lens as most of the rest of us. He was born with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, or ONH, which is described as a congenital condition in which one or both optic nerves…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (567+ words) Get busy, stay busy, keep winning, get noticed: unless you're an Olympic medalist and the major promoters come running with pen and pact, that's the formula for success as a professional boxer." Bloomfield's Rolyn Nez, among New Mexico's finest amateur…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (794+ words) Win and look good doing it: that's how Albuquerque's Ty Miller earned a UFC contract." On Aug. 12, on Dana White's Contender Series at UFC Apex (recently renamed Meta Apex) in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the aforementioned UFC boss dangling the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (919+ words) Any good dad would want his kids to have an easier time than he did. When it comes to professional boxing debuts, Johnny Tapia's kids had just that on Friday night." Almost 38 years after their legendary father fought to a four-round…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (846+ words) As nicknames go, "The Anomaly" is neither as punchy, evocative or descriptive as "The Preacher's Daughter." It might be every bit as accurate." Is Albuquerque's Holly Holm, at 44, a better boxer now than she was at 31? She believes the answer…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (319+ words) Bekhzod Usmonov, says Mike Winkeljohn, is impossible not to like. Yes, he hits people for a living, but never with malice. He just happens to be good at it. "He never stops smiling, never stops saying nice things to people,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (582+ words) Up-and-coming Albuquerque super bantamweight Yoruba Moreu Jr. has been added to Tapia Promotions" scheduled Jan. 9 pro boxing card at El Nuevo Cananas Night Club, 12935 Central Avenue. According to boxrec.com, Moreu (2-0, two KOs) is matched against Mexican trial horse Alejandro…...