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Hall of Fame Boxing Trainer Freddie Roach Visits Sportstalk [AUDIO]

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:26:45 +0000

One of boxing's legendary trainers made a special in-studio appearance to 600 ESPN El Paso Sportstalk. Freddie Roach, who was preparing Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. for his WBC Middleweight title defense talked boxing.

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Chavez Retains His WBC Middleweight Title with a TKO of Lee in the 7th

Brandon Cohn — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:47:20 +0000

It was the perfect night for a championship fight at the Sun Bowl. The winds were relatively calm, and the extreme heat of the day had passed. The crowd of 13,467 walked away quite pleased as Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. defeated Andy Lee with a 7th round TKO to retain his WBC Middleweight championship.

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Fight Night In El Paso: Chavez Jr vs Lee

Chad Middleton — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:56:01 +0000

Everyone is getting ready and the crowd is starting to file in!

I will be back soon!!

Could El Paso Host the Pacquiao vs Bradley Rematch?

Brandon Cohn — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 18:28:12 +0000

El Paso is no stranger when it comes to hosting huge boxing matches. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. takes on Andy Lee later on this evening for the WBC middleweight championship, adding their names to the many other famous fighters who have laced up their gloves here.

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Andy Lee Press Conference 06/13/12 [VIDEO]

Chad Middleton — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:42:53 +0000

Here is the complete video of both Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Andy Lee speaking at today's press conference.

ABC-7′s Asher Wildman Clears Confusion Over Which Andy Lee Will Fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. [Video]

Andy Lee — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:10:11 +0000

Here is a little back story on what you're about to watch. At around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, ABC-7's Asher Wildman texted me saying I had to show up at the Andy Lee workout so he could include me in his story. Seeing that I like to ham it up for the camera, I was more than h

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Chancellor Cigarroa Makes a Shrewd, Calculated Decision [Opinion]

Andy Lee — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:36:14 +0000

UT System Chancellor Dr. Francisco Cigarroa did not get where he is in life by being naive or foolish. Facing immense pressure from local and state officials after Tuesday's decision, Cigarroa was left with little choice but to reverse his original stance

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Chavez Jr. Fight Update: UT System Chancellor Makes Sun Bowl Available

Steve Kaplowitz — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:19:14 +0000

The June 16th Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. boxing match has taken more twists and turns than most soap operas. In a wild turn of events, UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarro will now allow the Sun Bowl to host the June 16th boxing event

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'On The Sidelines' Podcast 04/26/12 [AUDIO]

Chad Middleton — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:17:31 +0000

The NFL Draft edition of 'On The Sidelines' is here and it is a great day in the Sun City!!

Tonight's show topics include: The Chavez Jr. fight is back on, the NFL Draft and Champions League recap

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Chavez Jr. Fight Update: Cohen Stadium Looking Good

Steve Kaplowitz — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:53:58 +0000

As of 10:30 am Thursday, no decision has been made on the site for June 16th's Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. title defense. However, El Paso's chances of keeping the fight still look promising. This morning, I spoke with boxing marketer Lester Bedford, and he reiterated El Paso's fight to keep the event in town.

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UT Cancels The Chavez Fight in El Paso – A Bunch of Malarkey

Brandon Cohn — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:09:15 +0000

In what was the most disappointing news in El Paso in quite some time, the UT System cancelled the Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Andy Lee fight at the Sun Bowl.

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Unpopular Chavez/Lee Decision Boils Down to Risk [OPINION]

Andy Lee — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:27:17 +0000

Take a look at just about every product you purchase. Chances are you will see a huge warning label telling you about the risk associated with that product. After a famous lawsuit some twenty years ago, steaming hot cups of coffee from McDonald's now come with a warning telling you the contents may be hot and can burn you.

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'On The Sidelines' Podcast 04/24/12 [AUDIO]

Chad Middleton — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:01:59 +0000

Today was not a happy sports Tuesday here in El Paso.

So I thought I would need someone to join me as I broke down all of the days happenings from the Sun Bowl.

Thank you to Miner Illustrated's Chris Avila for joining me, 'On The Sidelines'!!

Is there another topic to discuss besides the canceled Julio Cesar Chavez Jr

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UT System Cancels Julio Cesar Chavez Fight at Sun Bowl

Steve Kaplowitz — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:50:44 +0000

For a split second, it appeared that boxing was experiencing a rebirth in El Paso. Last Saturday night, Golden Boy Promotions brought an exciting nationally televised card to the Don Haskins Center

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ESPN El Paso's Andy Lee Interviews Boxer Andy Lee

Andy Lee — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:01:22 +0000

It was a bittersweet day for me today at the Sun Bowl. I got to interview the boxer that shares my name, but shortly after I learned that the June 16th fight will not take place in El Paso.

An hour before the press conference, fight promoters learned that the University of Texas Officials deemed the Sun Bowl and the UTEP campus as 'not the appropriate venue for the event

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fighting At Sun Bowl June 16th!

Steve Kaplowitz — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:40:32 +0000

Earlier this afternoon, Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum announced via conference call that World Middleweight Champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. would headline a big night of boxing at the Sun Bowl on June 16th.

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'On The Sidelines' Podcast 02/24/12 [AUDIO]

Chad Middleton — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 03:30:31 +0000

Welcome to the weekend edition of 'On The Sidelines'! You can join me in studio, listen to find out how.

Tonight's show topics include: The UTEP Miner Women clinch the C-USA regular season championship, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr

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