4 YEARS LATER: REMEMBERING OSCAR “EL TORITO” DIAZ

  Simon Ruvalcaba It’s been four years since I received a text from one of my Army Boxing coaches Ben Sandoval. When replayed in my head the phone drops in slow motion before hitting the ground. If you didn’t know about San Antonio’s Oscar Diaz, here’s a reminder of who he was through my eyes. … Continued

SERGIO BORGE’S OUT OF THE BOX: KID GAVILAN

  By: Sergio F. Borges The great Kid Gavilan, birthname Gerardo González, career record: 108-30-5 (28) In an 18-year career. Born in Camagüey, Cuba in 1926, Gavilan left Cuba in 1947, and escaped Fidel Castro’s revolution and rise of communism that followed. Gavilan began boxing at the young age of 12 and turned pro at … Continued

NEW FACES: VEGASCHAMP BOXING: NEW NAME, STILL HIGH GOALS

Simon Ruvalcaba @Mister_Boxing VegasChamp Boxing (formerly VegasStar Boxing) is still moving forward! The Las Vegas based Management group headed by Bill Nelson and Marvin Simeon has assembled a talented roster of up and coming prospects mixed with a few former Champions and contenders that have turned to VegasChamp for one last blaze of glory. Nelson … Continued

Sergio Borges’s Out of the Box: The Greatest Cuban Fighter of All Time!

By: Sergio F. Borges Eligio “KID CHOCOLATE / THE CUBAN BON BON” Sardiñas Montalvo, Professional record: 136-10-6 (51); Amateur record: 100-0-0 (86). [NOTE: AMATEUR RECORD UNVERIFIABLE] Born in Havana, Cuba in 1910, he became the first Cuban World Champion. Kid Chocolate simultaneously held two World title belts in two different weight divisions, Jr. Lightwe won … Continued

‘TANK’ DAVIS: “I’LL FIGHT WHOEVER”

  BY: CHRIS HENDERSON (@Hendersonboxing)     The phone call came while he was asleep and with it an entire training camp of preparation seem wasted as Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis found out his opponent, Abner Mares, had suffered an injury and would be unable to fight. It was only a matter of hours however before … Continued