“…We had a great time…and it was a learning time about boxing in the 1800’s…two and one half days of FUN!”
Howard William Backus, fighting name, Billy Backus, won the World Welterweight Title on December 3, 1970, when he stopped the esteemed Jose Napoles on cuts in four rounds.
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Dave May's Powerhouse Combat Sports presents Firestorm, an MMA show scheduled for September 18th at the Grant County Conference Center. The following article, written by Danny Udero was published recently in the Silver City Sun News including the complete fight card.
This Friday the public is invited to the weigh-ins for the Jackson's MMA Series II at 2pm at the Hardrock Casino. The show itself will take place the following night, Saturday September 4th, with Coty "Ox" Wheeler headling a stellar card of professional and amateur fighters from Jackson's Gym.
The action was intense Saturday in Los Lunas as four amateur belts were contested in front of a raucous hometown crowd. Check out the action in this event highlight photo gallery.
A press conference was held today to announce the the November 13 bout between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito. The two will fight for the vacant WBC Light middleweight crown. Pacquiao gives up 5 inches in height and will be fighting up in weight, but many pundits feel that Margarito…
Ian Troy was on hand at Knuckheads for the Fightworld press conference. Watch his HD video report where you'll here from some of the fighters, as well as the promoter and matchmaker as they all get ready to bring Fightworld MMA back to the Duke City.
Saturday in Los Lunas fight fans were treated to an exciting night of amateur fights courtesy of Freddy J. Sandoval's Que Loco Cage Fighting. The show titled Breakout had four title fights which followed five undercard MMA bouts and one grappling match, with MC Ian Troy at the Helm. The…
Ian Troy brings us another episode of In The Cage with the "Reservation Sensation" Coty "Ox" Wheeler. Ian spent an entire day observing and filming Ox has he prepares for his headline showdown against Ray Robinson September 4th on the Jackson's MMA Series II. Ox let's us in on his…
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