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New Mexico contingent strong for JOs in Texas
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Olayo-Muñoz, Carrasco both seeeded No. 1 ... Olayo-Muñoz, Carrasco both seeeded No. 1 in their divisions
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Keeping score: Boxing judge, IBF executive Levi Martinez won ...
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Las Cruces resident Levi Martinez, 70, ... Las Cruces resident Levi Martinez, 70, has judged 199 world title fights and has worked bouts involving some of the sport's biggest name. ...
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UFC champ Jon Jones lifts spirits of Albuquerque teen ...
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Middle school youth was the target ... Middle school youth was the target of a cruel insult over his love of mixed martial arts.
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Combat sports notes: Las Cruces Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship ...
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A June 16 Bare Knuckle Fighting ... A June 16 Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship card at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, approved by the New Mexico Athletic Commission at ...
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Boxing: Victory and a title belt for Guero Sanchez
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Upset? A fight-by-fight look at Rashad ... Upset? A fight-by-fight look at Rashad Shahid’s previously unbeaten record might suggest otherwise. Yet, Jose Luis Sanchez’s decisive victory over Shahid Saturday night in ...
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Combat sports: 2 GG national titles for NM
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Tim Means fell victim to an ... Tim Means fell victim to an Alex Morono guillotine choke, losing via second-round submission Saturday on a UFC card televised on ABC from Charlotte, ...
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Boxing: Guero Sanchez seeks his big break
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Albuquerque boxer Jose Luis Sanchez has ... Albuquerque boxer Jose Luis Sanchez has seen Rashad Shahid, his opponent for Saturday’s eight-round welterweight bout in Odessa, Texas, on film. He’s aware of ...
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Combat sports: Means, 39, has a 'few more' fights ...
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The Moriarty High alumnus said on ... The Moriarty High alumnus said on Thursday, two days before his 49th pro fight and 7½ weeks after his 39th birthday, "I'm more excited ...
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Boxing: Two New Mexicans win at GG Nationals
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In Chester, Pennsylvania, two New Mexico ... In Chester, Pennsylvania, two New Mexico amateur boxers opened competition at Golden Gloves National Championships with two victories on Monday. Ivan Barragan defeated Iowa’s ...