An out of sight, out of mind mentality of the boxing public keeps Vergil Ortiz Jr. from being mentioned as one of the top welterweights in...
Southern California’s Jousce Gonzalez walked into the prize ring knowing dependence on judging can be capricious and delivered a knockout with extreme prejudice against Jose Angulo...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 195: An Arc of Boxing from Coachella to Brooklyn Southern California’s Jousce Gonzalez stands ready to get a win for the family when...
ONTARIO, Ca.-In a night when knockdowns were scarce, it was the light-hitting George “Yuyu” Acosta who scored the only knockdown of the night when he floored...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 195: Latino Heavyweights in L.A. and More Fight News Once upon a time the son of migrant working parents was selected at random...
LOS ANGELES-In a crucial super lightweight contest Ryan Garcia opened the gates to possible multi-million-dollar fights with a riveting knockout win over former world champion Javier...
TEMECULA, CA.-In a fight that seemed much closer, Southern California’s Arnold Barboza won the battle of the unbeaten super lightweights over Puerto Rico’s Danielito Zorrilla by...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 194: Garcia-Fortuna, Barboza-Zorrilla and More Every star in prizefighting has experienced the day of reckoning when they either pass or fail. That day...
Believe it or not, the heavyweight division belongs to European prizefighters. Britain’s perennial foe Derek Chisora (32-12, 23 KOs) meets Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev (29-2, 14 KOs)...
Twenty-two years ago, two talented Southern California fighters baptized the Staples Center sports arena for prizefighting with a performance hard to top. Can Ryan Garcia equal...