Mario Ortega Jr.
Garcia Bests Briceño in Return to Ring
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA – Veteran welterweight Jonathan Garcia revitalized his career with a spirited six-round unanimous decision over Salvador Briceño...
Briceño to Battle Garcia in Oroville
By Mario Ortega Jr.-
OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA – Salvador Briceño takes on comebacking Jonathan Garcia in a six-round welterweight bout to headline the return of...
Salvador Briceño: Charting His Course to Contention
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
Veteran junior welterweight Salvador Briceño fights for the second consecutive calendar month when he takes on Jonathan Garcia this...
Unbeaten Guerrero Headlines in Oroville April 26th
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
Middleweight prospect Victor Guerrero will meet his toughest test to date in veteran spoiler Moris Rodriguez as Upper Cut...
Flores Decisions Rodarte in Stockton Homecoming
By Mario Ortega Jr. (Ringside)
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA -- Making good on his hometown return, Gabriel Flores Jr. took a step back towards contention with a...
All Eyes on Flores in Hometown Return
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Gabriel Flores Jr., once one of the most highly regarded lightweight prospects in all of the sport, returns home...
Jessie James Guerrero Returns in Stockton on Saturday
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
Nearly one year removed from his last fight, undefeated Jessie James Guerrero makes his long-awaited return to the ring this...
Rodriguez Primed to Make United States Debut in San Jose
By Mario Ortega -
Proud to carry on the boxing rich tradition of his hometown Salinas, California, promising bantamweight Andrew Rodriguez will make his...
Hernandez Decisions Ayala in Sacramento
By Mario Ortega Jr. (ringside)
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Light heavyweight Tony Hernandez sent his local following home happy as he scored a workmanlike six-round unanimous...
Local Favorite Hernandez Back in Action Saturday
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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Light heavyweight action fighter Tony Hernandez headlines a prospect-laden card as he takes on veteran Ramon...
Victor Guerrero to Make U.S. Debut in Sacramento on Saturday
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
One month removed from Robert Guerrero’s unanimous decision win over Andre Berto, the next generation of fighting Guerreros from...
Haney Comes Home and Dominates Prograis
By Mario Ortega Jr. (Ringside)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -- The former unified lightweight champion Devin Haney impressed in his 140-pound debut, issuing Regis Prograis the...
Haney, Prograis Make Weight and Hate
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – Devin Haney, until recently the unified lightweight champion, aims to make a splash in his...
Update: Unbeaten Flores New Opponent for Owens in Mexico City on...
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
While wrapping up his training camp, Hancel Gonzalez suffered an injury that forced him to pull out of the...
Ve Shawn Owens Looks to Close Out 2023 with a Bang
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
Welterweight contender Ve Shawn Owens will return to the ring this Saturday night as he takes on Colombian Hancel...
Lopez Moves Past Gonzalez at the Cow Palace
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DALY CITY, CALIFORNIA – Longtime lightweight contender Adam Lopez proved to be a class above a game Giovannie Gonzalez...
Lizette Lopez: A Season with the TCL
By Mario Ortega Jr.
Earlier this year, a new team boxing concept was launched that hoped to bring non-stop action from bell to bell. Team...
Torres and Seals Fight to a Draw in Sacramento
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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Sacramento's popular junior middleweight Ruben Torres (5-2-1, 1 KO) of Sacramento was forced to a split decision...
Torres Set to Defend Home Turf on Saturday
By Mario Ortega Jr.
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA -- Local favorite junior middleweight Ruben Torres returns to his hometown for the second time this year on Saturday...
Villa and Olguin Fight to a Draw in Sacramento
By Mario Ortega Jr. (Ringside)-
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Tough journeyman Diuhl Olguin held unbeaten local featherweight William Villa to a split decision draw in the...
Villa Steps Into Main Event in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – With just a handful of days' notice, undefeated featherweight William Villa will return to the ring for the first time in...
Prograis Stops Zepeda in 11 to Win WBC Super Lightweight Title
CARSON, CALIFORNIA-- In an impressive performance, Regis Prograis claimed the vacant WBC light welterweight title with an eleventh-round knockout of longtime contender Jose Zepeda at...
Kris Lopez: Righting His Wrongs
By Mario Ortega Jr.-
The sport of boxing has been known for providing second chances. Troubled youth headed down the wrong path turns their angst...
Jones Retires Lemelle in Three
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Undefeated middleweight prospect Amari Jones notched his seventh straight knockout with a third-round stoppage of veteran journeyman Michael Lemelle in the...
Jones Looks to Impress in Home State Return Tonight
By Mario Ortega Jr.-
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Undefeated middleweight prospect Amari Jones likely has his seventh straight knockout on his mind as he heads into...
Upper Cut Promotions Returns to the DoubleTree Hotel with “Hot August...
ROSEVILLE, CA – On Friday, August 5th summer in Sacramento heats up as the longest-running combat sports promotion in Northern California, Upper Cut Promotions...
Malikai Johnson Back in the Main Event in Sacramento on Friday...
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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Fighting two weight classes above where he normally campaigns, Malikai Johnson returns home to fight for...
Malikai Johnson: A Life Story Made for the Movies
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Boxing and the motion picture industry have a rich history dating back decades. Before even colorvision had come along,...
Promising Prospect: Kevin Montano
By Mario Ortega Jr.-
In life, and in boxing, there is no substitution for experience. Exciting super featherweight prospect Kevin Montano believes that, despite his...
Southern California Product Muratalla Impressive in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS--In the last appetizer before the main card headlined by the super featherweight unification bout between Oscar Valdez and Shakur Stevenson at the...
Morrison Stops Rahman, Enters the Heavyweight Conversation
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – The son of the late Tommy “The Duke” Morrison, Kenzie Morrison put his name on the map with a fifth-round...
Sons of Former Heavyweight Champions Set for High Stakes Clash Friday...
By Mario Ortega Jr.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – After taking two different paths, two sons of former world heavyweight champions find themselves at the same...
Kenzie Morrision Puts Family Name Back on the Vegas Marquee Friday...
By Mario Ortega Jr.-
One of two fighting sons of the late former WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison, Kenzie Morrision, takes a step out...
Kenny Lopez Jr.: Ready to Get Rolling in Sacramento on May...
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
Undefeated second generation fighter Kenny Lopez Jr. returns to the ring for elusive professional bout number five on Friday,...
Introducing Steve Cunningham Jr.
By Mario Ortega Jr.-
Fathers indoctrinating their sons, especially first borns, into their line of work is a long standing worldwide tradition. The sport of...
