Don Smith
239 articles · PhilBoxing.com
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: BKB 3-6/27, 3 Boxing Movies & Mailbag Response
Boxing Fans, On Saturday Morning (6/27) I will depart from Phoenix and head for Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada to watch BKB #3 later in the evening of the…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Fight Outside the Ring, ?All In? Recap & JO Results
Boxing Fans, Iron Boy Promotions has staged XXII shows since its? 2012 debut with plans to introduce XXIII on July 25 at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona. IBP hasn?t officially announced…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: BMBP Boss Lady, Boxer Chris Lopez Passing, & Much More
Boxing Fans, I am very happy that Maritza Miranda Saenz consented to answering questions in a Q&A session that I thought would never happen because of her alleged perception of me and…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Q & A with Joey Ruelas, Wild Card: ?All In? & More
Boxing Fans, The Ruelas name is synonymous with boxing in South Phoenix. Joey Ruelas, a native Arizona son, donned gloves at age 8 and began winning titles at ?smokers? held across the…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Iron Boy XXII Re-cap, Roy Jones Jr. News & Much More
Boxing Fans, A very weary Iron Boy Promotions CEO Roberto Vargas asked me after his May 23rd show (Iron Boy 22) was put in the can if they, meaning Iron Boy, had…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Benavidez Jr. Retains, Ring Debate & Concussions
Benavidez. Boxing Fans, Jose Benavidez Jr. celebrated his 23rd birthday on Friday, May 15 with a 12th round (at the 21 second mark) stoppage of a game but outmanned Jorge Paez Jr…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Benavidez vs. Paez, What?s next for Floyd & More
Boxing Fans, Jose Benavidez Jr (22-0 w/ 15 knockouts) will defend his interim WBA Super Lightweight Title against hard hitting Jorge ?Maromerito? Paez Jr. (38-5-2 w/23 knockouts) on Friday May 15 at…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Boxing Fans Irate! & Jose Benavidez Homecoming
Boxing Fans, Floyd Mayweather remains undefeated after easily defeating his longtime rival, Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, May 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Hotel. Now, fights fans will debate whether…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: David Benavidez Wins Title, Santiago Out & More
Boxing Fans, Iron Boy XX is in the books and David Benavidez left the Celebrity Theater venue in Phoenix on April 25 as the newly crowned NABF Junior Light heavyweight youth titlist…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Iron Boy XX, Bronco Billy, Lilly Keating & More
Boxing fans, It is hard to believe that Iron Boy Promotions will present its? 20th show on April 25th at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix. CEO Robert Vargas has tapped into the…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Fight 2 Win Re-Cap, Fight Night Story & More
Boxing Fans, Boxing Promoter Maritza Miranda Saenz (Bout Maker Boxing Promotions) was figuratively thrown under the proverbial bus after her first boxing show (2014) at Phoenix Convention Center receiving scathing reviews from…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Soldier/Photographer Shares Wild Card Experience
Photos Courtesy of Arizona Boxing News & Notes: Juan David Velasquez and Ronaleen Omega...Manny Pacquiao Media Workout, April 15-Wild Card Boxing. Boxing Fans, 19 year old Specialist 4th Class Ronaleen Omega is…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Ariel?s Olympic Dream, Fight 2 Win, Media Day & More
Boxing Fans, Ariel Arismendez is a likeable 17 year old student/athlete who totes school books to and from Grand Canyon College in Phoenix while dreaming of making the USA Women?s 2016 Olympic…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes: Lopez Remembered, Trotter Spars Alvarez & More
Boxing Fans, The Arizona Boxing Community has lost an honored member. Steven Peter Lopez, Boxing & Entertainment Promoter, shrewd businessman and loving parent (teenage son-Pedro) passed on March 20, 2015 at Phoenix?s…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Night of Glory, Benavidez vs. Paez & PPV
Boxing Fans, The Media Center Ballroom in the Renaissance Hotel in Glendale, Arizona proved to be a hospitable venue for championship boxing on Friday, March 20, as a strong crowd gathered to…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Rose Scores Upset, Q&A with Sonny Franco & More
Boxing fans, Boxing Trainer/Manager Panayiotis ?Pete? Carabatsos (300 boxing Club), a first class motivator, has good reason to celebrate after his middleweight fighter, Louis ?Unknown? Rose, ?dominated? highly touted Milorad Zizic (six…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Premiere Critique, Lively Conference, Boxing News
Boxing Fans, Local NBC Television affiliate KPNX (Channel 12 in Phoenix) aired a brief story on 18 year old local boxer David Benavidez (8-0) following the much ballyhooed NBC presentation of the…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: Martin Retains Title, Castro & Herrera Shine
Boxing Fans, Iron Boy Promoter Roberto Vargas couldn?t have been happy with the disappointing turnout at his Iron Boy X1X show (Celebrity Theatre) in Phoenix on 2/28, but he didn?t offer excuses…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Finally Pacquiao-Mayweather, Phoenix Showcase, Results, News & Notes
Finally, it is official, Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2) and Floyd Mayweather (47-0) will meet on May 2 in a Las Vegas boxing ring (MGM Grand Hotel) after years of back and forth accusatory…
-
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith: ?Battle of the Belts?, Hoskins Back, Head Gear?
Boxing Fans, Heavyweight Billy ?Bronco? Wright will headline the ?Battle of the Belts? 3/13 six fight card boxing show at the We-Ko-Pa Resort & Conference Center located on the grounds of the…
