600 ESPN EL PASO » battle on the border http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Mon, 20 May 2013 02:14:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 SPECIAL EDITION 'On The Sidelines' Podcast 04/21/12 [AUDIO] http://krod.com/special-edition-on-the-sidelines-podcast-042112/ http://krod.com/special-edition-on-the-sidelines-podcast-042112/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:00:55 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=50203  

 

Welcome to the Battle on the Boarder SPECIAL EDITION of 'On The Sidelines'!

Thank you to Bandon Cohn, Andy Lee and Beau Bagley ( Beau is from News Channel 9) for sticking around outside the Don Haskins Center.

Thank

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]]> http://krod.com/special-edition-on-the-sidelines-podcast-042112/feed/ 0 Photo by: Johnnie Walker Battle On The Border Main Event: Your New WBC Super Bantamweight Champion, Abner Mares http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-main-event-your-new-wbc-super-bantamweight-champion-abner-mares/ http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-main-event-your-new-wbc-super-bantamweight-champion-abner-mares/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:41:53 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=50172 Abner Mares came to El Paso with one thing in mind and that was to leave with his second World Championship.

With the chants of "MEXICO" raining down, Mares is leaving El Paso with the WBC belt

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]]> http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-main-event-your-new-wbc-super-bantamweight-champion-abner-mares/feed/ 0 The ring is filled before the Main Event Battle On The Border: Moreno Retains Belts, De La Mora's Corner Stops Fight http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-moreno-retains-belts-de-la-moras-corner-stops-fight/ http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-moreno-retains-belts-de-la-moras-corner-stops-fight/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:33:33 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=50160 In what has to be the weirdest ending of the night (at least, so far ) David De La Mora's corner stops the fight and Anselmo Moreno retains his belts.

The fight was one sided through the first 2 Rounds as Moreno was hitting De La Mora early and often

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]]> http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-moreno-retains-belts-de-la-moras-corner-stops-fight/feed/ 0 Anselmo Moreno heads to the ring to face David De La Mora Battle On The Border: Escalante Shines In Front Of Home Town Crowd http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-escalante-shines-in-front-of-home-town-crowd-2/ http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-escalante-shines-in-front-of-home-town-crowd-2/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:21:26 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=50152 Antonio Escalante told me yesterday, that all he had on Francisco Camacho was 1 Round of tape and it was all that he need to see.

He was absolutely correct as Escalante dominated from the opening bell and earned a TKO over Camacho in the 4th Round

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]]> http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-escalante-shines-in-front-of-home-town-crowd-2/feed/ 0 Antonio Escalante waits to be called back to box after knocking down Francisco Camacho Battle On The Border: Vargas Stops Lora In 2nd Round http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-vargas-stops-lora-in-2nd-round/ http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-vargas-stops-lora-in-2nd-round/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:46:06 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=50136 The word for this fight was class and Vargas had all of it.

The referee stepped in to stop this fight with about 45 seconds to go in Round 2 to give Vargas the TKO.

Vargas is an excellent fighter and deserved a better opponent than what he got tonight,

Vargas is now 10-0-1 and Lora falls to 11-8

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]]> http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-vargas-stops-lora-in-2nd-round/feed/ 0 The referee stops the fight in favor of Francisco Vargas in the 2nd Round Battle On The Border: Rowland Bryant TKO's Librado Andrade In The 3rd Round http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-rowland-bryant-tkos-librado-andrade-in-the-3rd-round/ http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-rowland-bryant-tkos-librado-andrade-in-the-3rd-round/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:25:25 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=50127 In what started as a very even fight for two round, Rowland Bryant turned it on and took out Librado Andrade with a TKO in the begining of Round 3.

Rowland landed a series of combinations and Andrade could no longer defend himself as the ref stepped in to stop it at the 2:48 mark in Round 3

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]]> http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-rowland-bryant-tkos-librado-andrade-in-the-3rd-round/feed/ 0 Rowland Bryant celebrates after his 3rd Round TKO Battle On The Border: Ramos Jr. Goes Distance To Defeat Attah http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-ramos-jr-goes-distance-to-defeat-attah/ http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-ramos-jr-goes-distance-to-defeat-attah/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:03 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=50115  

The first televised match of the night went the full 10 rounds and Luis Ramos Jr. won by unanimous decision over Daniel Attah.

There was a little excitement in rounds 2 and 3, when both fighters knocked each other down. Ram

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]]> http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-ramos-jr-goes-distance-to-defeat-attah/feed/ 0 Daniel Attah and Louis Ramos Jr. Welcome To The Battle On The Border http://krod.com/welcome-to-the-battle-on-the-border/ http://krod.com/welcome-to-the-battle-on-the-border/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:59:34 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=50105 I will be posting all night after every fight to let you know who won.

Hope you enjoy the evening with me and stay tuned because the first fight on Showtime Extreme is minutes away.

Type to you soon!

]]> http://krod.com/welcome-to-the-battle-on-the-border/feed/ 0 Battle on the Border Battle On The Border: Mares Vs. Morel The Weigh In [AUDIO] http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-mares-vs-morel-the-weigh-in-audio/ http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-mares-vs-morel-the-weigh-in-audio/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:45:09 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=50053 On a beautiful El Paso day, media and fans alike, converged on The Garden in downtown El Paso for the weigh in's for all the fighters for the Battle On The Border.

Without much excitement though, Abner Mares and Eric Morel both made weight and are ready for tomorrow night and their fight at the Don Haskins Center on Showtime

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]]> http://krod.com/battle-on-the-border-mares-vs-morel-the-weigh-in-audio/feed/ 0 Abner Mares and Eric Morel face off for pictures after both fighters weighed in and made weight for the Battle On The Border this Saturday night. (Photo by: Chad Middleton)