Showtime Boxing Returns To Nor-Cal, April 7th
Sampson Boxing and Paco Presents Boxing are bringing televised boxing back to Northern California, as ShoBox: The Next Generation will be broadcast live for the first time at Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks, California, on Friday, April 7. Though the entire card will be announced soon, local Fairfield, California,
Andy Vences Fights To No-Contest In San Francisco
Westside Promotions made their debut in the Northern California market, as they put on a show at The Cow Palace, in San Francisco, California, as the main event saw Ronald Gavril, who has fought David Benavidez twice, won the vacant WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title by majority decision over
Appreciating Thompson Boxing
Meet Thompson Boxing, a local family-run outfit, headed by Mr. Ken Thompson, his right-hand man Alex Camponovo, and their hard-working staff who have created a boxing promotion that presents incredible opportunities. They’ve been in operation for over 20 years and are remarkable in what they do. For those unaware, Thompson
2022 Northern California Fight Of The Year: Alan Sanchez vs. Saul Bustos
2022 Northern California Fight of the Year 2021 Winner: Mikey Garcia vs. Sandor Martin Alan Sanchez vs. Saul Bustos The proper fight of the year for the Northern California region. With a lot on the line, Sanchez and Bustos proceeded to beat each other up, as neither man left without
2021 Northern California Fight of the Year – Mikey Garcia vs Sandor Martin
The fight wasn’t great, the bout was uninteresting, but it is historically really important, and boxing in Northern California the past two-years has been a barren wasteland. As we currently seemingly have only two local promoters constantly putting on shows, those being, Toscano Boxing Promotions, and Uppercut Promotions, as Paco
Remembering Rob Quijano, A Boxing Writer Gone Far Too Soon.
Coming up on the Northern California boxing scene is a thankless grind. Sure, you get lucky and see the occasional star-like Andre Ward, but mostly, you’re set to see a lot of pitfalls, inevitable declines and just flat-out bad boxing. Covering boxing in Northern California is a way to learn
Toscano Boxing Promotions signs Jose Alvarado
Toscano Boxing Promotions, the local Stockton, Ca start-up boxing company, has signed their first prospect from Mexico, getting Jose Alvarado. Per an Instagram post, the promotion explains that Alvarado had an amateur record of 121 wins and 10 losses along with four national titles, four silver medals, and one bronze.
Northern (and Central) California Fighter of the Year: Jose Ramirez
With the retirement of Andre Ward, the biggest fights in California taking place in Northern and Central California take place with WBC super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez. Ramirez, who has spent the majority of his career fighting in Fresno, CA, a short drive from his hometown of Avenal, Ca,
Remembering Don Chargin, legends promotes last fight Saturday
Hall of Fame boxing promoter and matchmaker Don Chargin died Friday at a San Luis Obispo hospital after a battle with lung and brain cancer. Chargin, a member of boxing royalty, helped build the west-coast territory of boxing in the early days of the sport, with a major focus on
Toscano Boxing Promotions returns November 2nd in Stockton, Ca
Upstart Northern California promotional entity, Toscano Boxing Promotions, will return on Friday, November 2nd, 2018 with a tentative venue being the Stockton Civic Auditorium in downtown Stockton. The card will feature middleweight Quilisto “Kilo the Kid” Madera of Stockton, Ca, welterweight Ector Madera of Stockton, CA, lightweight Jose Iniguez of