Francisco Salazar
Contributing Writer, Feature Writer at Boxing Scene
Writer at The Ring
Writer at Ventura County Star
Married to Blanca. Teacher at Channel Islands High in Oxnard. Varsity Girls Soccer coach at Hueneme High School. Boxing scribe for Boxingscene, RingTV & VC Star
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2 weeks ago |
vcstar.com | Francisco Salazar
LAS VEGAS — Lindolfo Delgado wanted the smoke to prove his worth as an unbeaten contender. He almost got more than what he bargained for. Delgado overcame a rough patch late Saturday night, winning a majority decision over Elvis Rodriguez at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. One judge scored the bout 95-95, while the other two judges scored the bout 96-94 for Delgado, who improved to 23-0 with 16 knockouts.
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3 weeks ago |
vcstar.com | Francisco Salazar
Emiliano Vargas is a chip off the old block. Vargas dominated Giovannie Gonzalez before scoring a highlight-reel knockout win last Saturday at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. The 20-year-old Vargas, who was born in Oxnard and now lives and trains in Las Vegas, improved to 13-0 with 11 knockouts. Gonzalez was game, but the taller and stronger Vargas landed at will, throwing and landing two- and three-punch combinations to Gonzalez’s head and body.
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4 weeks ago |
vcstar.com | Francisco Salazar
Fernando Vargas can be proud of all his accomplishments in the ring. He can now be proud he is the trainer to his sons, who are unbeaten prizefighters. Emiliano Vargas, the youngest of Fernando’s three sons, will fight Giovannie Gonzalez on Saturday at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. The eight-round bout will take place on a Top Rank card that will stream live on ESPN+ at 4 p.m.Vargas (12-0, 10 knockouts), who was born in Oxnard and now lives and trains in Las Vegas, previously fought on Sept.
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1 month ago |
vcstar.com | Francisco Salazar
Callum Walsh is making it look easy. The Irishman scored another knockout win last Sunday night, knocking out Dean Sutherland in the opening round inside The Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The southpaw Walsh, who lives in Ventura, improved to 13-0 with 11 knockouts. A left-right combination to the head dropped Sutherland to the canvas. Sutherland struggled to get up as referee Ricky Gonzalez counted him out at 2:45. “I feel very good,” Walsh said. “He was a great opponent.
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1 month ago |
vcstar.com | Francisco Salazar
Callum Walsh wants to be boxing’s next superstar. He has the right people around him to make dream a reality. The unbeaten junior middleweight will face Dean Sutherland on Sunday night inside The Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The 10-round bout will stream live on UFC Fight Pass at 3 p.m.Walsh was an amateur standout in his Ireland before migrating to Southern California, where he turned pro in December 2021.
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Earlier Tuesday, huge upset at the famed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Flyweight Longyi Hu of China stopped former world title challenger Dave Apolinario (21-2, 14 KOs) of the Philippines in round 8. Hu improves to 9-2-2, 5 KOs. Hey, @Fight_Ghost. What were the odds on this? #boxing
Still on the grind. 3.27 miles Friday 3.30 miles today (Tuesday) .. #Fitness #Running #Gains #UnderConstruction https://t.co/qiZJxD4lhJ
Jr. welterweight Trini Ochoa remained unbeaten this past Saturday,defeating Francisco Cuadrado (13-2, 8 KOs) by split decision. Each fighter won 96-94 on a judge’s scorecard, third judge scored bout 97-93 for Ochoa, who improved to 21-0, 8 KOs. #boxing @trinitheboxer @emilyboxing
