Rick Wright

5 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Rick Wright

Jun. 1—Life, Austin Killeen wrote, "is all about risk versus reward. "Whether it's putting your entire wealth into a turbulent stock market, risking your perfect social existence to capture the heart of another or gambling your perfect record in a boxing match against seemingly insurmountable odds."AdvertisementKilleen, a gifted and prolific writer who captured the heart of the New Mexico boxing community with the power of his pen and his personality, died May 15 at his home in Albuquerque.

5 days ago | abqjournal.com | Rick Wright

Life, Austin Killeen wrote, “is all about risk versus reward. “Whether it’s putting your entire wealth into a turbulent stock market, risking your perfect social existence to capture the heart of another or gambling your perfect record in a boxing match against seemingly insurmountable odds.”Killeen, a gifted and prolific writer who captured the heart of the New Mexico boxing community with the power of his pen and his personality, died May 15 at his home in Albuquerque. He was 82.

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

May 24—The site was Osaka, Japan, not Las Vegas, Nevada. No matter. Angelo Leo rolled the dice and hit the jackpot. Albuquerque's Leo retained his International Boxing Federation featherweight title on Saturday with a hard-earned victory by majority decision in Osaka over hometown challenger Tomoki Kameda. AdvertisementAfter 12 tactical yet brutal rounds, one judge scored the 12-round bout even at 114-114. Two judges scored it for Leo, 116-112 and 115-113.

1 week ago | abqjournal.com | Rick Wright

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2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Rick Wright

Share May 21—For Angelo Leo, the opponent was mandatory (sort of, as explained below). The fight site was voluntary. Why, then, is Leo defending his International Boxing Federation featherweight title on Saturday against Tomoki Kameda in the challenger's hometown of Osaka, Japan — on a card promoted by Kameda's family, no less? The answer, Leo, said, is simple: money talks. Confidence walks. So, why not?