Matthew Aguilar
176 articles · El Paso Times
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Fred Sternburg, who was part of some of El Paso’s biggest fights, earns Hall of Fame nod
I can’t remember when I met Fred Sternburg. Because it seems like I’ve always known him. Every big fight that came to El Paso — whether it was a Jose Luis Castillo…
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With simple name, PPV.com tries to keep momentum going with Canelo-Charlo
Seventeen years ago, iNDEMAND — the North American video-on-demand service — registered the name “PPV.com.” Not sure yet how it would be used, iNDEMAND kept the name tucked away, knowing that such…
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Terence Crawford sends unthinkable callout to Canelo Alvarez for sensational mega fight
Newly-crowned undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford is willing to move up three weight classes to super middleweight for a mega fight with Canelo Alvarez. The boxer fighting out of Omaha, Nebraska, now…
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Louis vs Schmeling 2: Hall of Fame Writer Remembers 85 Years Ago Today
Over boxing’s long history, there have been Fights of the Century, Showdowns, Wars and Brawls. There have been Rumbles, Feuds and Superfights. But the biggest battle was so big it didn’t need…
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Spence-Crawford Showdown Best Welterweight Match in 40 Years?
SPENCE-CRAWFORD SHOWDOWN IS BEST WELTERWEIGHT MATCHUP IN 40 YEARS, SAYS TERENCE CRAWFORD. HE MIGHT BE RIGHT The significance of last week’s signing of the best matchup in boxing wasn’t lost on its…
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Matthew Aguilar: Haney is cut above Diaz — and maybe everyone else
If you’re a fight fan, you know who the “Four Kings” are: Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran. Bonafide boxing royalty — a foursome that may never be approached.…
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Aguilar: Golovkin focused on Murata, trying to move on from Canelo
Gennadiy Golovkin has a fight coming up. And, for the 39-year-old IBF middleweight champion, it’s a big one. He’ll face WBA titlist Ryota Murata in a unification battle Dec. 29 on Murata’s…
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Matthew Aguilar: Canelo too good, too seasoned for talented Plant
In the history of boxing — where promotion and marketing are as much a part of the sport as punches and spitbuckets — there have only been a handful of fighters who…
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Caleb Plant getting set for showdown with Canelo Alvarez
LAS VEGAS — IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant, who was ringside for Saturday’s Manny Pacquiao-Yordenis Ugas fight, talked for the first time since signing for a Nov. 6 super middleweight unification…
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Matthew Aguilar: After upset loss to sub Ugas, time for Pacquiao to retire
LAS VEGAS — The retrospective of Manny Pacquiao’s career on the JumboTron at T-Mobile Arena before the start of Saturday’s bout with Yordenis Ugas was a little emotional amidst the festive atmosphere.…
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Ugas is a dangerous sub, but Pacquiao still too good: Matthew Aguilar
In the summer of 1986, there was no bigger star in boxing than Barry McGuigan. The Irish sparkplug had managed to unite Protestant and Catholic Ireland with a fighting style that was…
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Pacquiao trainer Roach not awed by younger, bigger Spence: Matthew Aguilar
Renowned boxing trainer Freddie Roach is looking and feeling better than ever. After a couple of health setbacks in 2020 – he had surgery for hernias – he’s back to the Roach…
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Aguilar: Boxing documentary takes in explaining greatness of ‘The Kings’
In the early 1980s, Steve Farhood graduated with a journalism degree from New York University with dreams of being a writer. He didn’t care what kind of writer. Just a writer. So…
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Aguilar: Legendary writer remembers Ali-Frazier on 50th anniversary of first fight
Long after their bitter rivalry was over, Joe Frazier still seethed. The things that Muhammad Ali said about him over the course of their three epic battles carried a sting that lasted…
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WBC junior lightweight boxing champ Miguel Berchelt too big, strong for gutsy Oscar Valdez
It was 21 years ago this week that two great Mexican legends put on an unforgettable brawl in Las Vegas. It was a back-and-forth, give-and-take battle so fierce that ringside analyst Larry…
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Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho documentary is chronicle of flawed hero
Rarely can a boxing career come down to a single fight, much less a single punch. But that’s what happened to Hector “Macho” Camacho, who, despite being a three-division world champion and…
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While he waits for real boxing challenge, Terence Crawford will beat Kell Brook
It’s been six years since Terence Crawford stopped Yuriorkis Gamboa, announcing his arrival as a major player in boxing. And while the man known as “Bud” has won titles in three weight…
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GGG will keep Canelo Alvarez dream alive with tough win over Sergiy Derevyanchenko
It?s been 13 months since Gennady Golovkin lost a split decision to his rival Canelo Alvarez. He?s had one fight since, a gimme against a sacrificial lamb named Steve Rolls that proved…
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New trainer talks of GGG?s next fight, new ideas and additions to the ?Big Drama Show?
When Johnathon Banks was a child, he?d wake up to his mother playing the piano ? a soothing sound in a busy house of 10. Until one day Johnathan hopped on the…
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Boxing trainer Freddie Roach is back with Manny Pacquiao, and free of Parkinson’s symptoms
Hall-of-Fame trainer Freddie Roach has been suffering from the effects of Parkinson's syndrome for many years now. And though the former fighter acknowledges that boxing may have caused it ? it's also…