Pro Boxing
Mark Anthony Diaz goes the distance but loses the decision
Thursday, Mark Anthony Diaz, the former boxing trainer who allegedly opened fire at the Pacific Coast Boxing gym on April 7, in Vista, Ca. after being barred from the location, had his day in court, San Diego Municipal Court. After being formerly charged with the murder of Hector Gil, a fellow volunteer trainer, and wounding […]
Eye on the Heavyweight division
Saturday, August 21, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Tomasz Adamek (42-1-0, 27 KO’s) won a hard fought twelve round unanimous decision victory over Michael Grant to retain his IBF International belt and capture the vacant NABO title. Once again, the six foot one and a half inch tall Adamek proved he could […]
Saturday, August 28th, is fight night in Tijuana
Baja Boxing returns Saturday night to Tijuana’s Municipal Auditorium. The fight card is billed as “KO against Child Cancer” with proceeds going towards the Castro Limon Foundation which fights the deadly disease and gives help to the children now suffering from cancer. In the main event, undefeated light welterweight Juan Pablo “CheChe” Lopez (17-0-0, 16 […]
Mercito Gesta matches Chris Martin’s win count
At this time, San Diego has quite a few top boxing prospects to cheer for. On Friday evening, it was Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta’s turn to make San Diegans proud when he scored a seventh round knockout of Genaro Trazancos (22-12-1, 13 KO’s) at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona. Gesta, who is a […]
Chris Arreola gives himself a C grade after lackluster performance against Manuel Quezada
Quick recap of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fight: Unlike the challenging matches we often see in the lower weight classes, the 12 round heavyweight bout between Chris Arreola and Manuel Quezada was nondescript for the entire first eight rounds with Arreola landing blows and Quezada playing the part of an obliging punching bag. Then a surprising […]