With welterweights Antonio “Relentless” Orozco (25-0, 16 KOs) and Giovanni “Gallo de Oro” Santillan (21-0) making headlines, our other San Diego boxing standouts have been getting overlooked. Case in point, the Chris Martin knockout victory on Thursday night, March 23, 2017 of Daniel “Twitch” Franco (15-1-3, 10 KOs) who went down to defeat for the first time.
On June 20, 2016, came news San Diego Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer and the San Diego City Council would be presenting a proclamation to the Imperial Boxing Youth Athletics San Diego in recognition of their great work with the youth in their community. The founder and head coach of this program, Ruben Gutierrez, immediately thought how […]
You could say the San Diego boxing community will have their reputation on the line come Saturday, August 16. With only one of the pro bouts not having a local fighter in it, the show has turned into a matter of pride. The representatives from our local gyms will have to prove once and for all San Diego […]
Friday, October 18, 2013 It’s back to square one for San Diego’s Christopher Martin. On Friday night at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA, Martin (27-3-3, 9 KOs) lost by an unanimous decision to Enrique “Cuate” Quevedo (15-6-1, 9 KOs) of San Pedro, CA in the evening’s eight round Main Event presented by Thompson Boxing […]
From Orange, California came the headline, “The infallible four!!!! Thompson Boxing Promotions inks Christopher Martin, Juan Reyes, Javier Torres and Derrick Murray