Abner Mares: Leo Santa Cruz 'never really wanted to face me'

Abner Mares: Leo Santa Cruz 'never really wanted to face me'
Mark E. Ortega
USA TODAY
July 15, 2015

LYNWOOD, Calif. — Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares have been on a collision course for several years. With the two finally due to square off, Mares says there’s only one person to blame that it hasn’t happened sooner.

“I pushed for this fight, he never really wanted to face me,” Mares said. “I’ve wanted to fight him for a while. We fought on the same card at Staples Center and I’ve wanted to fight him since then.”

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Boxing weekend in Roseville

Boxing weekend in Roseville
Mark E. Ortega
Martinez News-Gazette
October 10, 2013


With Andre Ward, Nonito Donaire, and Robert Guerrero the established names on the Northern California boxing circuit, the region is in search of new young up and coming talent to climb the ranks.

Saturday night at the Placer County Fair and Events Center in Roseville, Calif., a number of talented young fighters from the area will showcase their talents in competitively matched four and six round bouts.

Headlining the card is standout junior welterweight prospect Aaron Coley of Hayward, who meets Mike Alexander of Antioch in a six-round bout.

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Wilder ready for step up with next fight

Wilder ready for step up with next fight
Mark E. Ortega
Special to The Tuscaloosa News
August 9, 2013

INDIO, Calif. | Tuscaloosa heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder, the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, takes his first big step up in class tonight when he meets former WBO heavyweight champion Sergei Liakhovich in a 10-round main event. The card will be televised on Showtime.

Wilder has a perfect 28-0 record with 28 knockouts since turning professional almost five years ago. None of those knockouts have come against a fighter in the class of Liakhovich, who in 2006 upset the odds by earning a decision victory over Lamon Brewster to win a version of the heavyweight title.

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Marquez hoping fourth time the charm against Pacquiao

Marquez hoping fourth time the charm against Pacquiao

Mark E. Ortega
Martinez News-Gazette
December 6, 2012

LAS VEGAS--The fourth time is the charm.

That is the hope of Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez at least, who at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday meets fellow future Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao for the fourth time in the last eight years, looking to score his first official victory over the Filipino icon during their rivalry.

Many would argue that Marquez has won at least 24 of the 36 rounds the two fighters have fought in their three fights. However, Pacquiao holds the edge in having put Marquez on the canvas four times, including three times in the opening round of their first fight back in May 2004.

SoloBoxeo in Woodland

SoloBoxeo in Woodland
Mark E. Ortega
UndisputedFightMag.com
December 16, 2011


For the first time in history, live televised boxing will take place in Woodland, California as Telefutura’s SoloBoxeo comes to town. The card is topped by local attraction Alan Sanchez, who meets Alberto Herrera in an eight-round welterweight bout.

Sanchez [8-2-1, 3 KOs], of nearby Fairfield, California, is riding a three-bout winning streak. All three of those wins took place in Fairfield and were televised on SoloBoxeo. Herrera [8-3-1, 5 KOs], whose brother Mauricio will fight Pier Cote on Showtime in February, is coming off a dominant decision victory over unbeaten Marcus Robinson in October. Prior to that, Herrera lost three fights in a row to fighters with a combined ledger of 31-2-1.

ShoBox tripleheader this Friday from Chumash!

ShoBox tripleheader this Friday from Chumash!

Mark E. Ortega

Leave-it-in-the-ring.com

June 8, 2011

Friday night, Gary Shaw Productions and ShoBox: The New Generation returns to the Chumash Casino Resort for a televised bill that features three intriguing bouts headlined by Nigerian born cruiserweight prospect Lateef Kayode [15-0, 14 KOs] of Hollywood, California, in his toughest fight to date against former world title challenger Matt Godfrey [20-2, 10 KOs] of Providence, Rhode Island in a ten round bout for the NABA cruiserweight title.

Nov. 6th: Super Six Crossroads

Nov. 6th: Super Six Crossroads
Mark E. Ortega
UndisputedFightMag.com
November 4, 2010


This Saturday, on a weekend chock full of fun and important bouts, there is one fight that may get overlooked but could prove to be the most intriguing.

On Showtime, on the undercard of the potential Fight of the Year candidate between Juan Manuel Lopez and Rafael Marquez, the Super Six super middleweight tournament resumes when Allan Green [29-2, 20 KOs] and Glen Johnson [50-14-2, 34 KOs] lock horns.

For those who have been following the tournament, you know it has been a wild and rocky ride and that neither of these men was of the original six that Showtime put together almost a year and a half ago. Still, it provides the division with a meaningful bout between two fighters that are at a crossroads in their career.