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Boxing: Six Weeks of Outstanding Fights Coming

6 weeks. el paso is about to be the mecca of boxing… abc 7’s luke lyddon explains. “el paso is considered a huge boxing town and because of that all these events naturally happened.” have you ever hear of this guy? nats: “technical knockout for julio cesar chavez as he hammered andy lee!” former wb middleweight champ julio cesar chavez jr is coming back to el paso. his last fight in the sun city was in 2012 at the sun bowl. this time — he’ll take on marcos reyes at the don haskins center. a boxing move that makes sense. “the support that the mexican community provides to these types of events in el paso, no market provides that.” six world class fight cards taking place over a 6 week time frame. and el pasoan abie han also throwing jabs in the ring against former welterweight champion jose flores. “its fight back in my hometown and it’s a honor to fight in front of my fans that have been supporting me my whole career, it means a lot.” standup: “this may just look like a basketball court at this moment, but in the next couple of weeks this is going to be a state of the art boxing arena. and right where i am standing is where the ring is going to be placed.” al premiere fights that are worth watching– nats: “boxin announcer” plus your wallet won’t take a hit. nats: boxing nats “bring into a level wher they can actually afford it and be a part of it.” “it shows that el paso is a fight town, and if you bring high quality opponents here and fighters we will show up in droves .” luke lyddon- nats: “boxin nats” abc 7 the first fight will begin july 3rd and the last fight will be on august 15th. the julio cesar chavez jr fight will air on showtime and will take place on july 18th. the ncaa is considering a rule

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