In the words of many boxing journalists, fighters, trainers and promoters “styles make fights,” and those differences can lead to unpredictable outcomes. The weekend brings a...
THREE PUNCH COMBO — Alexander Besputin (14-0, 9 KO’s) successfully out-boxed the power punching Radzhab Butaev (12-1, 9 KO’s) on Saturday in Monte Carlo to capture...
INDIO, Calif.-One fairy tale ends, another begins as Nicaragua’s Rene Alvarado took the WBA super featherweight world title by knockout over local desert legend Andrew Cancio...
One of the rewards for journalists following smaller boxing cards is watching new talent emerge. Every so often you spot the gold nuggets among the heap....
Small town guys from Southern California wrapped up world title belts recently. Who’s next? Riverside’s not exactly Blythe or Imperial, Calif. but when it comes to...
During the early morning hours Andrew “Chango” Cancio wields a jack hammer and breaks up concrete with a small crew before the temperatures rise too high....
Traveling to downtown Los Angeles can be a perilous journey. When you have 2 million cars battling to go from one direction to another something has...
It was hail the conquering hero. WBA featherweight titlist Andrew Cancio returned to his roots at Blythe, California, a small desert town located near the Colorado...
INDIO, Calif.-Ryan “The Flash” Garcia may not have a world title but that didn’t stop rabid Southern California fans from making the long desert trek to...
Life as a boxing journalist can be like an Uber driver, especially dealing with the bumper-to-bumper traffic of Southern California. Prizefighting has leaped to another speed...