THE UNDERCARD WILL FEATURE SOME OF THE BEST BOXERS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY,  CROWD PLEASER JUAN “NACHO” LUCIO (1-0) VS RAUL ALMEIDA (PRO DEBUT), EXCITING BANTAMWEIGHT WARRIORS JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ (4-2, 3KO’S) VS GABRIEL RANGEL (5-3-3), AMATEUR CHAMPION CASEY RAMOS (5-0, 3KO’S) VS SAUL JONATHAN GUTIERREZ (5-10-1), AND LOCAL FAVORITE ERIC “DRUMMER BOY” MOLINA (6-1, 6KO’S) VS DOUGLAS ROBERTSON (2-15).  ERIC WILL BE ATTEMPTING HIS 7TH STRAIGHT KNOCKOUT.  FOR TICKET INFORMATION LOG ONTO WWW.DODGEARENA.COM OR WWW.TICKETMASTER.COM

BIG ERIC “DRUMMER BOY” MOLINA RETURNS TO THE RING JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER DEMOLISHING ANTHONY GREELEY.  “WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE ERIC MOLINA FIGHTING ON THE UNDERCARD IN FRONT OF THE EXECUTIVES OF GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS AND HE IS READY TO SHINE IN FRONT OF HIS LOYAL BOXING FANS” SAID ANTHONY CAVAZOS.

IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT OF SUMMERTIME BOXING AT IT’S BEST.  IN THE OPENING BOUT JESSE ORTIZ (4-8-2) STOPPED RAMIRO TORRES (3-12-1) IN ROUND ONE.  MARIA SALINAS (1-0) MCALLEN, TX WINS BY DECISION AGAINST STEPHANIE GONZALES (0-1) SAN ANTONIO, TX.  OMAR FIGUEROA JR (1-0) WESLACO, TX KO’S EDWIN ESPINOZA (0-2) BROWNSVILLE, TX WITH A DEVASTING RIGHT HAND FOLLOWED WITH A LEFT UPPERCUT THAT BROUGHT BOXING FANS TO THEIR FEET.  MANUEL LOPEZ (4-2) WESLACO, TX WINS A UNANIMOUS DECISION AGAINST JOSEPH RIOS (3-3) SAN ANTONIO, TX.  THE CO-MAIN EVENT FEATURED OMAR MOLANO (5-1-2) WESLACO, TX AGAINST TOUGH SAN ANTONIO FIGHTER GILBERT ELIZONDO (4-1-1) WHO BATTLED TO A MAJORITY DRAW IN TOE-TO-TOE ACTION.  THE MAIN EVENT FEATURED CROWD PLEASER ERIC “DRUMMER BOY” MOLINA (6-1, 6KO’S) LYFORD, TEXAS WHO TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS IN ROUND ONE AGAINST VETERAN FIGHTER ANTHONY GREELEY (7-28-3) WITH A DEVASTING OVERHAND RIGHT PUNCH TO CONTINUE HIS WINNING STREAK BY 6 STRAIGHT KNOCKOUTS PROVING HE IS AN UPCOMING HOT PROSPECT IN THE CRUISERWEIGHT DIVISION.

GOLDEN BOY IN ASSOCIATION WITH CAVAZOS BOXING RETURNS TO THE DODGE ARENA - HIDALGO, TX ON JULY 4TH, 2008.  THE FIGHTS WILL BE TELEVISED ON NATIONAL TV VIA SOLO BOXEO TECATE, TELEFUTURA.

THE MAIN EVENT FEATURES NABF MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION & RANKED #6 WBC  ENRIQUE ORNELAS (27-4, 17KO’S) MEXICO, IN THE CO-FEATURE IBA AMERICAS WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION JULIO “BABY FACE” GARCIA (40-3, 34KO’S) FROM CIUDAD ACUNA, MEXICO.  THE UNDERCARD WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.

“WORKING WITH GOLDEN BOY AGAIN, THE BIGGEST & MOST POPULAR BOXING PROMOTIONAL COMPANY IN THE WORLD, IS A GREAT HONOR FOR ME” SAID ANTHONY CAVAZOS, PRESIDENT OF CAVAZOS BOXING PROMOTIONS.   THERE WILL BE FIREWORKS ON JULY 4TH IN THE RING COME FIGHT NIGHT AT THE DODGE ARENA.

CAVAZOS BOXING WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE ADDITION OF STATE GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPION, OMAR FIGUEROA, JR. TO THE JUNE 21, 2008 FIGHT CARD.  “OMAR JR. IS A GREAT ATHLETE AND IS GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS PLUS TO THE ALREADY ACTION PACKED CARD AND I KNOW HE IS GOING TO GIVE THE FANS A GREAT PERFORMANCE” SAID ANTHONY CAVAZOS, PRESIDENT OF CAVAZOS BOXING PROMOTIONS.

BOXING RETURNS TO THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PALMS, MCALLEN, TX ON JUNE 21, 2008. CAVAZOS BOXING & BUDWEISER TEAM UP TOGETHER AT THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR “STATE OF THE ART” HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALERSHIP. THE MAIN EVENT FEATURES RISING STAR ERIC MOLINA (5-1, 5KO’S) WHO IS COMING OFF A SPECTACULAR KNOCK OUT PERFORMANCE ON MARCH 28, 2008 AGAINST ISAAC RUIZ OF SAN ANTONIO, TX. THE CO-MAIN EVENT FEATURES OMAR “EL LEON” MOLANO (5-1-1, 5KO’S) WHO IS ALSO COMING OFF A KNOCKOUT WIN OVER MIGUEL ORTIZ ON THE TOP RANK TELEFUTURA CARD. ALSO FEATURING ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING FIGHTERS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ (3-2, 3KO’S) WESLACO, TX, “UNDEFEATED” J D CHARLES (4-0) KINGSVILLE, TX, AND JUAN OVALLE OF MERCEDES, TX, WHO IS COMING OFF A FOUR ROUND UNANIMOUS DECISION AGAINST A VETERAN FIGHTER. THESE FIGHTS ARE GOING TO BE ACTION PACKED AND EXCITING MATCH-UPS. “THESE FIGHTERS ARE GOING TO BE THE FUTURE OF BOXING IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT NIGHT OF SUMMER TIME BOXING AT IT’S BEST” SAID ANTHONY CAVAZOS, PRESIDENT OF CAVAZOS BOXING PROMOTIONS.

LOCAL BAR OWNER, DAVID RANGEL, SAID “THEY WERE AWESOME FIGHTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE JACOB BROWN AUDITORIUM AND A GREAT EVENT”. “TOP RANK & CAVAZOS BOXING PUT ON A HECK OF A SHOW FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO ENJOY BOXING AT ITS BEST. “KING” JAMES DE LA ROSA HAD DYNAMITE IN HIS GLOVES FRIDAY NIGHT. HE HAS A LOT OF SUPPORTERS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SKY’S THE LIMIT. NEXT TIME CAVAZOS BOXING HAS AN EVENT THE ENTIRE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUPPORTERS NEED TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE LOCAL WBC WORLD CHAMPION!”.

DAVID RANGEL - (CLUB FIVE-O - HARLINGEN, TX)

AFTER THE FIGHTS ON FRIDAY JANUARY 18, 2008 WE INTERVIEWED DANNY CASTANEDA, AN EXCITED BOXING FAN, WHO SAID, “BEING A BOXER MYSELF, I COULD SEE THE DETERMINATION AND FIRE COMING FROM “KING” JAMES DE LA ROSA’S EYES. IT’S UNBELIEVABLE THE FEELING ONE GETS JUST FROM A STARE FROM THE “KING”. “JAMES WILL NEVER FORGET WHERE HE CAME FROM” SAID CASTANEDA AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK CAVAZOS BOXING FOR MAKING IT ALL POSSIBLE.

DANNY CASTANEDA, GENERAL SALES MANAGER (PAYNE WESLACO MOTORS) - WESLACO, TX