The CBZ Newswire

DENVER, CO, June 27, 2010 — Saturday night in Denver, Colorado, Robert Rodriguez and Fidel Maldonado, two of boxing’s brightest young prospects, thrilled local fight fans with spectacular first round knockouts. 

Fighting out of nearby Greeley, Colorado, 19 year old super bantamweight Rodriguez improved to 4-0-0, dropping pro debuting Michael Montalbano three times in the initial stanza on his way to earn his first stoppage. (continue reading…)

LAS VEGAS, NV, April 1, 2010 — The RIO CASINO hosted a public press conference on Wednesday afternoon for HOMETOWN HEROES, a sensational evening of professional boxing set for this Friday night, April 2nd.

Amongst those in attendance were undefeated lightweight sensations Sharif Bogere and Terence Crawford, former UNLV amateur standout and pro debuting Bradley Blankenship, junior lightweight Lonnie Smith, bantamweight newcomer Robert Rodriguez, super middleweight Las Vegas native Eddie Salas, lightweight prospect Fidel Maldonado Jr. and welterweight prospect Michael Finney. (continue reading…)

Sharif Bogere & Leo Santa Cruz in Headline Bouts; Sensational Undercard Features Pro Debut of Bradley Blankenship, Lonnie Smith, Eddie Salas, Terence Crawford, Robert Rodriguez, Fidel Maldanado, and Michael Finney

LAS VEGAS, NV, March 20, 2010 — World class professional boxing hits the RIO CASINO in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, April 2nd as Guilty Boxing in association with TKO Boxing Promotions presents HOMETOWN HEROES featuring some of the finest prospects in the sport.

Advance tickets, priced at $100, $50 and $30, can be purchased through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com., 1-800-745-3000) and the RIO CASINO box office (www.riolasvegas.com., 1-888-746-7784). (continue reading…)

Mickey Bey, Jr. in Co-Main; Sensational Propects Joseph Elegele and Robert Rodriguez on Undercard

AUGUSTA, GA, February 5, 2010 – World ranked flyweight contender Rayonta ‘STINGRAY’ Whitfield will battle Sergio Espinoza for the NABO Flyweight Title on Saturday, February 27th at the Bell Auditorium, it was announced today by TKO Boxing Promotions.

Advance tickets will go on sale at 10am Friday morning, February 5th, priced from $27 to $102 (including a $2.00 facility fee), through the Augusta Entertainment Complex Box Office, (www.georgialinatix.com, by phone at 1-877-4AUGTIX or in person at the Augusta Entertainment Complex Box Office, 601 Seventh Street). (continue reading…)