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Teresa Tapia's co-promoter accused of writing bad checks after February card at Rio Rancho Events...
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 6—An ill-fated partnership between promoters has left many of the 16 pro boxers who performed on a Feb. 24 card at the Rio Rancho Events Center without some or all of the pay they were ...
Memories of legends Tapia, Foster are being kept alive
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 25—Gone but unforgettable, Albuquerque boxing legends Johnny Tapia and Bob Foster are being remembered in separate, yet similar and special ways this week. Teresa Tapia, the late five-time ...
Amateur boxing card called off
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoFeb. 23—An amateur boxing card scheduled for Saturday at Cottonwood Mall has been canceled. Promoter Teresa Tapia cited a "recent change in ownership at the shopping mall and the implementation ...
Conjoined Twins Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoHere’s a look at conjoined twins. Conjoined twins are physically connected to one another at some point on their bodies. Conjoined twins occur once every...
Look who's back: Duke City's Griego-Ortega
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 16—It has been an eventful past 26 months for Albuquerque boxer Matthew Griego-Ortega, principally missing just one thing. A fight. That situation promises to be remedied on Friday, when ...
Let's take it outside: Torres headlines Friday night fight card at golf course
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 17—What's in it for Reggie Harris Jr., traveling from his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan to face a popular, far more experienced Albuquerque fighter in front of a rabidly partisan Duke City ...
Combat sports: NM Athletic Commission won't take up Sanchez's appeal of loss to Trout
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 30—The New Mexico Athletic Commission has opted to take no action on a complaint filed by Albuquerque combat-sports athlete Diego Sanchez, finding no merit in his allegation of "greasing ...
Boxing promoter Garner had license pulled in Colorado
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoAug. 26—Justin Garner, a California boxing promoter who's planning a card in Albuquerque on Oct. 27, was forced to forfeit his Colorado promoter's license for non-payment of bills following ...
Boxing: 'Pitbull' enjoyed putting on a show in victory
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 19—Albuquerque boxer Josh Torres' ring nickname is "Pitbull," descriptive of his toughness and willingness to take a punch in order to deliver two or more. That moniker, though, belies ...
Torrid schedule laid out for NM combat sports
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 25—Hot enough for you? No, not that. We're talking about the torrid New Mexico combat-sports docket for for the next 35 days. FIRST UP: Las Crucens Aleeza Mata-Hill and Amiah Mendoza are ...