Rick Wright

Albuquerque

Sports Writer at Albuquerque Journal

Retired Albuquerque Journal sports writer (but still on the job three days a week). Proud native of the 505.

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Articles

NM native Cooper, legendary rodeo calf roper, dies at 69

1 week ago | abqjournal.com | Rick Wright

Roy Cooper earned a degree in agricultural journalism at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 1977. Perhaps his writing skills, combined with his riding skills, helped him rewrite the rodeo record books as among the greatest — and most influential — calf ropers in the history of the sport. But, by the time he was granted that degree, his remarkable rodeo career was already well under way.
Combat sports: Perez now knows his opponent for July 12 in El Paso

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Rick Wright

May 2—Abraham Perez's next scheduled opponent might not qualify as a big name in the boxing world, but he certainly has a long one: 24 letters from start to finish. And in Perez's continuing quest to make a name for himself in boxing, a victory over Angel Geovanny Meza Morales might go a long way. AdvertisementMeza Morales, an Ensenada, Baja California flyweight with a record of 9-3-3 with six knockouts, was announced on Friday as Perez's opponent on a July 12 card in El Paso.
Combat sports: Perez now knows his opponent for July 12 in El Paso

1 week ago | abqjournal.com | Rick Wright

Abraham Perez’s next scheduled opponent might not qualify as a big name in the boxing world, but he certainly has a long one: 24 letters from start to finish. And in Perez’s continuing quest to make a name for himself in boxing, a victory over Angel Geovanny Meza Morales might go a long way. kAm|6K2 |@C2=6D[ 2? t?D6?252[ q2;2 r2=:7@C?:2 7=JH6:89E H:E9 2 C64@C5 @7 h\b\b H:E9 D:I <?@4<@FED[ H2D 2??@F?465 @? uC:52J 2D !6C6K’D @AA@?6?E @? 2 yF=J `a 42C5 :?
'Working against us:' Promoter, trainer take jabs at New Mexico Athletic Commission

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Rick Wright

Apr. 30—Ultimately, fans got what most of them had come to see: Albuquerque's Abraham Perez, back in the ring, winning and looking great in doing so after having nearly drowned in his family's swimming pool eight months before. Not everyone, however, left the Embassy Suites happy after a Legacy Promotions professional boxing card on April 19. Particularly displeased were Aaron Perez, co-promoter of the card, and Steve Garcia, father and trainer of Albuquerque boxer Jordanne Garcia.
'Working against us:' Promoter, trainer take jabs at New Mexico Athletic Commission

2 weeks ago | abqjournal.com | Rick Wright

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Combat sports: Long flight, big opportunity for Lindenmuth

2 weeks ago | abqjournal.com | Rick Wright

In her eventful, three-year professional boxing career, Bosque Farms’ Katherine Lindenmuth has been no stranger to air travel: once to Salt Lake City, three times to California, one international flight to Montreal. Never during that boxing career, nor during her 35 years on earth, has she flown over an ocean.
BKFC returning to Tingley June 6; Sanchez to fight for title

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Rick Wright

Apr. 23—Donald Sanchez is getting his wish. The BFKC is returning to Albuquerque on June 6, the bare-knuckle fighting promotional company announced on Wednesday, with Albuquerque's Sanchez challenging BKFC middleweight champion David Mundell in the main event. AdvertisementSanchez (4-1 BKFC) had called out Mundell (9-1 BKFC) after the former's victory by unanimous decision over Harrison Aiken on a Feb. 28 BKFC card at the Kiva Auditorium.
BKFC returning to Tingley June 6; Sanchez to fight for title

3 weeks ago | abqjournal.com | Rick Wright

Donald Sanchez is getting his wish. The BFKC is returning to Albuquerque on June 6, the bare-knuckle fighting promotional company announced on Wednesday, with Albuquerque’s Sanchez challenging BKFC middleweight champion David Mundell in the main event. kAm$2?496K Wc\` qzurX 925 42==65 @FE |F?56== Wh\` qzurX 27E6C E96 7@C>6C’D G:4E@CJ 3J F?2?:>@FD 564:D:@? @G6C w2CC:D@? p:<6? @? 2 u63] ag qzur 42C5 2E E96 z:G2 pF5:E@C:F>] k^AmkAmt5 |2?K2?2C6D[ 492:C>2?
Smashing return: Perez defeats Montemayor by 2nd-round KO

3 weeks ago | abqjournal.com | Rick Wright

It was vintage velvet HammerAlbuquerque’s Abraham Perez, flashing the same precision and power that had been his signature before his near drowning in August and a 13-month boxing hiatus, defeated overmatched Jose Rodriguez Montemayor by second-round knockout Saturday in the main event of a Legacy Promotions boxing card at the Embassy Suites. If it looked as if he’d never been gone, he said, that’s how it felt. ”Once you’re in there, it’s go time,” he said.
Boxing: Perez faces well-traveled Montemayor in his return to the ring

3 weeks ago | abqjournal.com | Rick Wright

Boxing: Abraham Perez vs. Jose Rodriguez Montemayor, Fidel Maldonado Jr. vs. German Ivan Meraz, several other bouts. Embassy Suites,6:30 p.m. Tickets: $45-$85. Call 505-877-5725. Have gloves, will travel: if professional boxer Jose Rodriguez Montemayor doesn’t have a business card with that inscription, he should. Montemayor, a native of Piedras Negras in the Mexican state of Coahuila, now lives in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.