After intermission we continue with the results from Bouts 8 through 14 from the Saturday, May 28, 2011, USA Amateur Boxing Show at the San Diego Combat Academy in San Diego. Featured in Bout #8 was 22 year-old super bantamweight Floro Mortante, currently unattached, going up against 25 year-old super-featherweight Jacob Sanchez from Rhino Boxing. Despite Mortante’s […]
The Amateur Boxing Show at The Compound in Oceanside, Ca. featured many dream match-ups and none more anticipated, none more yearned for than the lightweight matchup between 20 year-old Emmanuel Diaz of Barrio Station and 21 year-old Jose Vigil of North County Boxing in the very first bout. Like a knife cutting through butter, Diaz […]
In one of the many entertaining bouts, Saturday, April 2, 2011, was this slugfest between 23 year-old Jesus Lopez (l) of Pacific Coast Boxing and 18 year-old Manuel Vazquez (r) of the Chula Vista Boxing Club. Photo: Jim Wyatt Bout #1 featured lightweights, 20 year-old Jose Vigil of North County Boxing and 27 year-old southpaw […]
Saturday, the Undisputed Fitness and Training Center in San Diego’s downtown, hosted their second USA Amateur Boxing Show. As they did in April of last year, the host gym called their show, Thrilla in the Villa and then added the Roman numeral II. The catchy title, a reminder of the Thrilla in Manila between Joe […]
Saturday’s inaugural USA Boxing Show at The Compound in Oceanside, Ca. went off without a hitch. I’m certain the large crowd had to be impressed by the expanse of space, (11,000 square foot). Their building is so big, it reminded me of an airplane hangar. They had ample parking, seating for 250 people, delicious food, […]