The CBZ Newswire

By Dan Hanley

 In the early ’80s, when boxing once again meant big numbers in the network ratings, there came a pug out of the west coast, brandishing a wallop that put the live audience into a frenzy, not to mention the Nielsen ratings. When the name Tony ‘The Tiger’ Baltazar was noted in the quaint TV listings of the time, it harkened the return of hard-nosed action. For the day of the warrior was once again upon us.

 DH: Tony, where did you first see the light of day?

 TB: Well, I was actually born in East L.A., but grew up in La Puente, California.

 DH: Growing up in California during the ’60s and ’70s, you must’ve had an incredible exposure to the game.

 TB: Oh, I did (laughing), from a very early age. My Dad, Frank, Sr., was always training fighters and he would babysit my brother Frankie and I by bringing us to the gym with him. I was three years old putting on gloves that were bigger than I was. Then, it was called babysitting and boxing. Today (laughing), it’s probably called child abuse. (continue reading…)

(Photo by Jade Matarazzo)

MIAMI, FL - Highly-respected boxing trainer Orlando Cuellar has predicted a knockout victory for his fighter, undefeated prospect Michael “The Brazilian Rocky” Oliveira (17-0, 12 KOs), June 2 against Brazilian living legend and four-time world champion, Acelino “Popo” Freitas (38-2, 32 KOs), at Conrad Punta Del Este and Resort Casino in Uruguay.
 
The 10-round Freitas-Oliveira main event headlines the “History In The Making” card, presented by MO Productions, airing live on TV Global in Brazil and Uruguay television.   (continue reading…)

TELEVISA TO TELEVISE IN MEXICO & FOX DEPORTES TO TELEVISE IN THE UNITED STATES

Huge Undercard to Feature Top Golden Boy Prospects Deontay Wilder, Francisco Vargas and Jamie Kavanagh

LOS ANGELES, CA, May 21, 2012 — Two of Mexico’s rising stars will be in the spotlight at The Grand Oasis Cancun in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico on Saturday, May 26 when Tlanepantla’s Pablo Cesar Cano faces Colombia’s Fidel Monterrosa and Cancun’s Sergio Thompson squares off against Argentina’s Juan Ramon Solis in co-headlining bouts to be broadcast on Televisa’s “Sabados De Corona” in Mexico and on FOX Deportes in the United States.

Also in action for fans on site in Cancun will be some of Golden Boy Promotions’ top prospects, as Deontay Wilder, Francisco Vargas and Jamie Kavanagh put their unbeaten records on the line in Mexico. (continue reading…)

“I’d love to fight Seth Mitchell, Chris Arreola or Bryant Jennings, but they don’t want any part of me. Those guys will never step up to the plate.” Fres Oquendo

CHICAGO, IL, May 21, 2012 — Chicago-based heavyweight veteran Fast Fres Oquendo (33-7, 21 KOs) will take on Coon Rapids, Minnesota, southpaw Joey “Minnesota Ice” Abell (28-5, 27 KOs) for the WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Championship in the 10-round main event of Hitz Boxing’s “Fight Night at the Horseshoe” event at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, this Friday, May 25.

The 39-year-old two-time heavyweight title challenger and former NABF, NABA and USBA champion says his comeback is all about leaving boxing on a high note after suffering so many disappointing and highly controversial setbacks. In two of his last three fights, Oquendo lost decisions of the very debatable sort to former champion Oliver McCall and Frenchman Jean-Marc Mormeck, who went on to face Wladimir Klitschko in a big-money match-up Oquendo says he dreams of. (continue reading…)

A victorious Mayfield has his hand raised (photo courtesy of espn.com)

ALBANY, NY (May 19, 2012) Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing returned to the Times Union Center in Albany, New York last night with a sensational ESPN Friday Night Fights card.

In front of an enthusiastic crowd of Capital Region boxing fans, Philadelphia’s Raymond “Tito” Serrano and defending NABO junior welterweight champion Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield headlined in a scheduled ten round battle. (continue reading…)