Here we are with another edition of ITR AZ Boxing Weekly. This one’s coming a little later in the week, but I wanted to make sure I covered most of the latest news. As always, we’ve got a mix of updates from the amateur and pro scenes. First, let’s dive

Welcome back to the second edition of the ITR Arizona Boxing Weekly! I think I have officially settled on this name. Unless I receive some super cool suggestion, we are going to rock with this one. I like it too, ITR Arizona Boxing Weekly. Next week I’ll have some cool

Intro by Nigel Stewart In today’s world of media, the common theme seems to be that being first is paramount to be correct. Thus, here we are in the midst of a scandal that could have been avoided had anyone involved with reporting false news just taken the time to

Welcome to the first edition of AZ Boxing News! Eventually, I might give this weekly article a snazzy name with a graphic, but for now, let’s keep it simple. Last Saturday, August 3rd, in Sonora, MX, Jordan “El Moreno” Martinez added another victory to his undefeated record. He’s now 9-0,

Coming into her fight against Franchon Crews-Dezurn back in December, Paterson New Jersey’s Shadasia Green (14-1, 11 ko) had long been Crews-Dezurn’s mandatory for her WBC title. Crews-Dezurn had been the reigning champ for some time, but after losing her championship to Savannah Marshall in July of 2023, Marshall was

Fighter of the Month – Junto Nakatani Junto Nakatani became a three-division world champion last Saturday with an emphatic stoppage victory over WBC champion Alexandro Santiago. Santiago was coming off of a career-best victory over future hall of famer Nonito Donaire and full of confidence heading into his first title

The 2023 Pan American Games officially kicked off today from Santiago, Chile. There are thirteen boxers, six female and seven male, that are representing the United States in the games and hoping to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games. I was fortunate enough to be able to interview one of

(Photo via Instagram, @albertochoa05) Team Santos has informed ITR Boxing that Albert Ochoa has signed a managerial contract with them. The father-son duo of Bob Santos, the 2022 Ring Magazine Trainer of the Year, and his son Joseph Santos, the youngest manager in boxing, are excited about this signing and

(Photo via Nigel Roddis, Getty Images) “He’s the person that boxing is supposed to use and abuse”. That’s what Lukie Kettle had to say about Luis Alberto Lopez on his YouTube channel “LukieBoxing” earlier this week, and it couldn’t be any more true. With the current structure in the sport

Tomorrow night in the co-main event to Alycia Baumgardner’s first undisputed title defense at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan, a potential future superstar will be stepping into the squared circle for the first time as a professional boxer. Andy Cruz was an all-time great Cuban amateur. He compiled a