600 ESPN EL PASO » francisco cigarroa 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 Boxing's Brightest Lights Shine In — and For — El Paso [OPINION/VIDEO] http://krod.com/boxings-brightest-lights-shine-in-and-for-el-paso-video/ http://krod.com/boxings-brightest-lights-shine-in-and-for-el-paso-video/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:24:16 +0000 Duke Keith http://krod.com/boxings-brightest-lights-shine-in-and-for-el-paso-video/ Reflecting some of boxing's brightest lights, El Paso's bling sparkled that much brighter Wednesday.

The Plaza Theater's organ belted out old time movie music as the grand old theater itself provided an artistic backdrop to what is usually a testosterone-drenched affair -- a boxing press conference. It was an interesting departure from the sterile conference rooms where these events are usually held.

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]]> http://krod.com/boxings-brightest-lights-shine-in-and-for-el-paso-video/feed/ 0 Duke Keith What Would Cigarroa's Beer Ban Do to Stop Cartel Violence? [VIDEO] http://krod.com/what-would-cigarroas-beer-ban-do-to-stop-cartel-violence-video/ http://krod.com/what-would-cigarroas-beer-ban-do-to-stop-cartel-violence-video/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:41:21 +0000 Duke Keith http://krod.com/?p=58648 Under pressure, UT System Chancellor, Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, allowed the Chavez-Lee championship fight to go on in the Sun Bowl, but oddly banned the sale of beer in the stadium. If the threat of violence from the cartels was real, just what does Dr. Cigarroa think banning beer will do to stop them?

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