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Chavez-Lee: Who Won? Who Lost? And a "Salúd" to Cigarroa [VIDEO/OPINION]

Duke Keith — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:09:52 +0000

Saturday night was a great night -- for El Paso, for boxing and more. There were winners. There were losers, too. And there were those who saluted Dr. Francisco Cigarroa's ridiculous Sun Bowl beer ban in their own special way...

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Chavez Jr. Gives Perfect Father's Day Gift [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 06:58:49 +0000

The winner, and still middleweight champion of the world: Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. The Culiacan native gave his legendary father, Julio Cesar Chavez, a great Fathers' Day gift, beating Irish challenger Andy Lee by TKO after referee Laurence Cole stopped the fight in the 7th round.

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Boxing's Brightest Lights Shine In — and For — El Paso [OPINION/VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:24:16 +0000

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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What Would Cigarroa's Beer Ban Do to Stop Cartel Violence? [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:41:21 +0000

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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