Adrian Mora will be back in action October 22 in El Paso, Texas. Mora is unbeaten, but now tested, having won a well deserved split decision over tough veteran Steve 'The Mongoose' Quinonez in his last outing. After watching the win over 'The Mongoose' I quickly dubbed Mora 'The Cobra' as his height and wide back seemed very cobra like. Mora's next test will be against Francisco Bojado conqueror Juan Carlos Rubio. Rubio, like Quinonez, is a forty fight veteran with a 30-7-2 record (Quinonez is 30-7-1) and should be another good test for Mora who is perfect at 12-0. Mora continues to take tough fights on the road in his quest to 'step it up', showing the confidence he has in his skills. Mora will give anyone problems at 135-140lbs with his freakish height and reach at nearly 6'2" and he has proven skills fighting on the inside as well as from range. I would love to see Mora and Diego 'Chico' Corrales go at it in the tallest 135lb bout in history! Over 12 feet of lightweight fury!
Two of Colorado's best boxers are in the spotlight tonight fighting the main and co-main events at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Davarryl Williamson faces Wladimir Klitschko while Verno Phillips makes his first defense of the IBF World title against Kassim Ouma. Here are some links to stories about these fights from BoxingTalk.net
Interview: Tim
Witherspoon
Ex-champ now training Kassim Ouma
By Ray O. Campbell Jr.
Showtime press
conference quotes from Vegas
Klitschko-Williamson
Conference Call Transcript
One On One With Trevor
Wittman, Head Trainer Of Verno Phillips
By Ray O. Campbell Jr.
Verno Phillips Conference Call Transcripts
Photo courtesy of Chris Cozzone
Local boxer, via transplant from Ghana, Russell 'Stoner' Jones pulls his second upset in as many fights stopping undefeated prospect Arturo Quintero who came in at 13-1 with 9 knock outs. Jones went into Quintero's backyard, Nevada, and handed him his second loss as a professional. It seems as though Quintero was winning a competitive fight when Jones nailed him with a hard left hook near the end of the sixth. Quintero survived the round but it was only a matter of time before Jones stopped him 20 seconds into the seventh round with another left hook. Jones hooked up with local trainer Aurelio Martinez and has done well since. His first bout back after a 3 1/2 year layoff was a split decision loss to Tommy Aragon. He has since won two in a row having dealt local favorite, Hector 'The Chin Checka' Saez his second pro defeat back in July and now upsetting Quintero. A quick look at his record shows he has been in with some of the best, accounting for most of his 11 losses, and more than held his own. Before his layoff he lost consecutively to Lamont Pearson, Zahir Raheem, Daniel Attah and Phillip N'Dou. These four were a combined 58-1! Hopefully Martinez can give Jones a little more guidance and the opportunity in some more 'winnable' fights. Can Martinez help Jones turnaround his career this late in the game? That remains to be seen.
Photos and story by Joseph Cordova
Over 30 local amateur fighters from Colorado gathered outdoors at the new
Martin Luther King Jr. Library/Municipal Center for the inaugural Aurora
Champions Challenge Amateur Boxing Show.
Boxers competed to earn “Champions” trophies, with special honors for the
outstanding boxer of the event and for the outstanding bout of the day.
The day’s top boxer was awarded the Frank Pena Memorial Trophy for
Outstanding Boxer” named after the late Junior Olympic Champion and Aurora
Central High School Graduate Frank Pena.
Click here for the full story and photo gallery!
Colorado's amateur boxing scene is getting into full swing and season with four shows scheduled over the next month and a half. First up is Muggsy Berzoza who presents Globeville's Fall Boxing Smoker to be held on Wednesday October 13th at the Radisson Hotel at 3333 Quebec Street. This is a pre-matched show. Weigh-ins are from 10-12 with the show starting at 7pm. For more information please contact Margarito 'Muggsy' Berzoza at 303-295-4482.
Next up is the One Springs Youth Boxing Club in Colorado Springs. I actually fought my very first amateur bout at a One Springs Show and still have the jacket I won! The show will be held Saturday, October 16 at the Aquatics and Fitness Center at 280 South Union (in Memorial Park). Weigh-ins are from 8-10 am and the show will begin at 6pm. For more information please contact Bill or Manny at 719-661-0956 or Chris at 719-385-6005).
The following weekend, Saturday the 23rd, The Cox-Lyle Red Shield Boxing Program will host a show at the Salvation Army Denver Red Shield at 2915 High Street. This will also be a pre-matched show. For more information please contact Envoy Ron McKinney at 303-295-2107.
Two weeks later the Hard Knocks Boxing team of Milliken, Colorado will host their show on Saturday, November 6th. Weigh-ins are from 8-10 am with the show scheduled to start at 2pm. For more info, please contact Glenn at 970-663-1315 or Ray at 970-587-9186.
These are all excellent opportunities to come out and support our local amateur talent. If you want to see the true heart of boxing, come see the amateurs. They don't fight for money, wealth or fame. They fight for the love of the sport and the chance for victory.
By Robert Padilla
New Mexico’s Vicente “El Picosito” Garcia has had the door of opportunity
open for him this week as Eric Gomez of Golden Boy Promotions called Team
Nuevo Mexico and has asked for Vicente to fight for a possible promotional
deal with a fight on October 22nd in El Paso, Texas’s Don Haskins Center and
a Telefutura Boxeo Show. Gomez said, “ We want to see him in action and if
we like what we see we will go from there.” His opponent will be Solomon
Tellez from Santa Ana, Ca. With a 2 win 2 loss record.
Vicente is a 18 year old with three pro fights when he was 17 he is
undefeated and is fighting this Friday September 24th in a boxing show at
the Kiva Auditorium for his first fight at 18 years old. Speaking with
Albuquerque’s newest Professional Boxing Promoter Glenn Lucero. Lucero said,
“This is exciting news for our boxing show and also for New Mexico boxing
fans as one of New Mexico’s youngest professionals is about to represent our
States pros in the National level.” Lucero is promoting the September 24th
show and has plenty of talent on this card with Ray Sanchez The Third
fighting for a WBC Latino Title, others on the card include Elco Garcia from
Duranago, Colorado. Shawn “The Educator” Gallegos from Las Vegas, N.M.
Victoria “La Reina De Guerra” Cisneros from Albuquerque.
One of Garcia’s thoughts has been to fight in Roswell, New Mexico as he
said,”When North Star Productions introduced me as an Amateur at their Pro
shows the fans made me feel good and it left me with the feeling to someday
fight there.” Even after the call from Golden Boy Promotions Vicente said, “
I still feel like fighting in Roswell.” He has always felt good about
fighting in New Mexico and hopes that he will fight here again soon. Vicente
would like to thank all boxing fans for their support and help and hopes to
do the best he can in representing Nuevo Mexico and it’s culture in his
future in boxing.
By Robert Padilla
Plenty of boxing action in New Mexico with a new Promoter in the state as he is promoting a show at the Kiva Auditorium on September 24th with the main event of Lil Ray Sanchez and is calling on some local talent to fill in the show as Vicente “El Picosito” Garcia, Shawn “The Educator” Gallegos, Victoria “La Reina De Guerra” plus Colorado’s Elco Garcia. Sanchez is the WBC Youth Champion at 147 lb. and is highly ranked in the world. Sanchez known for his knockout power will be as always in top shape and always ready for battle. Sanchez is trained by Sergio Chavez and by his father Ray Sanchez Jr. with Sanchez as the main trainer. These two trainers have brought Sanchez to a 11wins and one loss record. Promoter Glenn Lucero is the President of G Dog Promotions and is doing his first Boxing promotion with a all Latino Challenge. In the main event for the WBC Youth Welterweight Title, Ray Sanchez III (11-1, 9 KOs) vs. Oklahoma's "Iron" Mike Dobbs (9-10, 7 KOs). In the Semi Event Elco Garcia (15-3, 5 KOs) vs. Robert Bailey (6-3, 4 KOs), Shawn “The Educator” Gallegos (12-1, 5 KOs) vs. Michael Williams (3-2), Vicente “El Picosito” Garcia (3-0, 2 KOs) vs. Calvin Pitts (3-2) of Dallas, Texas; Victoria “La Reina De Guerra” Cisneros (1-1) vs. Angela Poe (3-3) of Denver, Colorado.
Click Here for the Full Fight Report and Photo Gallery by Joseph Cordova
Here are the quick results from CC Edwards and Moonlight Productions Mile High Pro Showdown. Donald Camarena stopped Tommy Aragon in the third to become the new WBC Intercontinental Mundo Hispano Champion. In the co-main Ayo Fadeyi scored a unanimous decision over a very game Sheldon Callum. The undercard was full of last minute substitutions. Terry Cruz and Mercedes Mercury put on a decent exhibition. Mike McMillen embarrassed himself and boxing when mid way through the first round of his bout with Jose Beltran he turned his back and quit, before absorbing any real punishment. Terrible. DeAndrey Abron and Mike Alvarado both knocked their last minute subs out in the first round as expected. We will have a full fight report and photo gallery tomorrow.
Over the past few weeks I have taken a very interesting journey into the business side of boxing as the matchmaker for CC Edwards & Moonlight Productions. I will have a nice story about it when it's all over with. Here is the final line-up, I hope. You see there have been injuries, cuts, pull-outs, fake outs, lead ons, countless lies and so much more that I am thankful that this card has kept intact at all. I have the utmost respect for the matchmakers, it's a tough job. I obviously haven't had the time to update the site as matchmaking has consumed me for a minute. Anyway here it is:
Main Event
8 Round WBC Inter Continental Mundo Hispano Title Fight
Donald Camarena vs Tommy Aragon
6 Round Co-Main
Ayo Fadeyi vs Sheldon Callum
4 Round Feature Bout
Mike Alvarado vs Candelario Garcia Jr.
4 Round Debut Attraction
DeAndrey Abron vs Joe Bouten
4 Round Heavyweights
Jose Beltran vs Lance McMillen
4 Round Female Exhibition
Terry Cruz vs Mercedes Mercury
Kenny 'Sagrado Warrior' Lemos' website is back up and running with a new and improved design that is truly first class. It is the S.O.B. work of Robert Lemos who also works on Denver Fight News. (sweat of brow, gotcha!) Robert is very talented and this site is a masterpiece. Congratulations are in order as Robert recently took a position at DCTV, our local access station. I'm sure he will do well. Kenny may have a bout coming up very soon, we will keep you posted. Be sure to check out the site as it is really worth the time, I promise. If RMB ever gets 'big time' with a paid staff, Robert would be a first round pick for sure.
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Jonathon Corn fought on a card in Las Vegas this past weekend and lost a tough fight to contender Alejandro Garcia who moves to 28-1 with every win coming by knock-out. Corn slips to 51-10-1 by his own acccount. Boxrec lists him at 43-10-1. Why are we reporting on JJ Corn? He is a recent transplant to Denver and is working out of the House of Pain gym with Steve 'MatchMakin' Maestas. Corn is as nice a guy you could meet as I found out at the last Melee on the mountain card. He is a very proud Native American whose respectful, soft-spoken manner make him easy to like. When I spoke with him about his bout he was very honest and open in saying that Garcia can really punch. Corn went on to say "I really felt like I was starting to figure him out after the second or third round....I was getting him where I wanted him and he caught me. It fractured my nose and blood was everywhere. There's no quit in me, I quickly got to my feet to continue, but my corner stopped it.' In closing Corn wanted to really emphasize his commitment to 'giving back to the sport that I have taken so much from and been given so much by. I enjoy working with the amateurs and giving advice to other boxers, it's a way of giving back.' Corn's Native American values come pouring through as you can quickly see the relation in beliefs. It's very refreshing to see in a sport that is over run with arrogance and greed. Corn has a very respectable record with over fifty wins. I'd like to see him give it a go with some of the local talent including Ayo Fadeyi and Elco Garcia. Could be some great match ups. Regardless of who he fights he knows he will continue on. 'I'm not done. I still have a ways to go.'
C.C. Edwards and Moonlight Promotions brings WBC World Championship boxing to the Mile High City on Saturday September 18th. This all star line-up will headline Colorado's C.A.M. Champion, Donald '2-Slick-2-Quick' Camarena taking on New Mexico's Tommy 'The Cobra' Aragon in an eight round Super Light Weight WBC Intercontinental Mundo Hispano Title Fight! (try saying that quick 3 times) In the Co-Main Ayo Fadeyi will face Sheldon Callum of California in a six round super middleweight bout. In the feature bout local prospect Larry 'Pitt Bull' Gonzales will continue his rise to the top in a six rounder with Kansas City's Jeff Carpenter. In a special attraction bout local knock out phenom Mike Alvarado will take the next step in his pro career fighting nineteen fight veteran Robert Manore, in only his fourth fight! The under card is quite impressive as well featuring up and comer Anthony 'T-N-T' Turner who will look to spoil the debut of Arsedel 'Ozzy' Andrews. There are also two female bouts featuring Terry 'Lil' Loca' Cruz with an opponent to be announced and Janae Archuletta in a four rounder with Colorado Springs Sarina Heyden. The show will be held at the Wings Over The Rockies Air & Space Museum, Hangar 1 located at 7711 E. Academy Blvd at the old Lowery Air Force Base. The doors open at 2:30 so you can get there early for the Cajun Cookin' by Cajun King and The Big Dogs and be sure to check out the custom motorcycles on display by American Custom Paint. The under card bouts are tentatively scheduled to begin at 4:00. You will be home in time for DeLa Hoya vs Hopkins! Ticket prices for this incredible line up are spit bucket cheap at $20 for pre sale general admission with reserved seating only ten bucks more at $30! This is an all ages show so I encourage all the local amateur coaches to bring their boxers to see championship boxing in Colorado! With children 10-15 years old getting $15 general admission tickets and children under 9 being absolutely free, there's really no reason not to! Not too shabby for a WBC Championship card! Prices will be $25 & $35 at the door so get them right now, right here at RockyMountainBoxing.com or by calling 720-231-7724 we will deliver tickets to your door! This show has the potential to sell out the 3000 seat arena so get them soon. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Denver Police Protection Association Relief Fund (www.DPPA.com) so come out and support a great cause and take advantage of the chance to see some of the very best prospects in Colorado, all on one championship card!
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