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Sanders etches her own name on the canvas
By Kyle Oppenhuizen, USA TODAY

(JUNE 12) Mary Jo Sanders is a world champion in four divisions of women's professional boxing. She's unbeaten at 25-0, including eight knockouts.  And she's about to compete in what she calls "the biggest fight in women's boxing" against Holly "The Preacher's Daughter" Holm. Full Story

The Women Come to New Mexico... Looking for History...By Bernie McCoy - June 11, 2008

This is the age of hyperbole, exaggeration has become the norm. One of the adjectives orally chucked about, with abandon, today, is "historic." It is often applied to an event that, at the time it occurs, seems to have secured it's place in the pantheon of never-to-be-forgotten occurrences. Remember the score of the last Super Bowl?.....neither do I and I live in the town of the winning team. That was the NY Giants in case you've forgotten. For a week, after the final gun, it was all anyone, and I mean anyone,  Full Story

Dunaway Expect Easier Time in Rematch With Rodriguez…By Andy Rivera –
New Mexico Sports News -June 11, 2008

(JUNE 11) It's been over a year since Hollie Dunaway defeated Wendy Rodriquez with a near shutout win. This Friday on the big Holly Holm vs Mary Jo...Full Story 

Fight Week Schedule
Open to the Public

(JUNE 8) On Wednesday, June 11, there will be a press conference held at 2:00 p.m./MST, at the Isleta Casino & Resort-Bingo Showroom in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  On Thursday, June 12, the official weigh-in will take place, 2:00 p.m./MST. The press conference and weigh-in is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.   "Finally" Fight Night, doors will open at 5:30 p.m./MST on Friday, June 13. First bout will start at 7:00 p.m/MST, and first PPV bout 8:00 p.m./MST.

Pit Bull: Sanders trains to add some bite to prepare for her next opponent
By Mike Brudenell-Free Press Sports Writer

(JUN 7) Damian Fuller bangs his gloves, smacks the side of his face and glares at his adversary from beneath the battered leather headgear. "No Chihuahua, Mary Jo, no little puppy dogs -- I want to see a pit bull!" he screams across the ring.  Full Story

Moreno ready for heavier competition
BY: I.A. STEWART OF THE REGISTER-PAJARONIAN

(JUNE 2) Judging by her recent results, Carina Moreno has had little trouble fighting at 105 pounds. The bigger problem was getting there. Moreno, the World Boxing Council’s strawweight champion at 105 pounds and the newest member of the Watsonville High School Hall of Fame, announced plans for her next fight Thursday, a 10-round...Full Story

"The Ghost" Guerrero is in "La Reina's Corner
By Amy Green

(MAY 31) IBF featherweight champion Robert "The Ghost " Guerrero has witnessed Carina Moreno's (17-1, 5 KO) skill in the gym and seen several of her fights. He has no doubt she will emerge from her June 13 IFBA title match against Eileen Olszewski ( 5-0-1) as the champ when they meet June 13 on "Finally" the all women's championship pay per view in Albuquerque, NM at the Isleta Resort Casino.  Full Story

Al Bernstein Adds Luster to Holm-Sanders Promotion

(MAY 28) Al Bernstein will add his legendary status in boxing to one of the best female matches in the sport's history, when he makes a celebrity appearance at the Isleta Casino and Resort for the June 13th Holly Holm-Mary Jo Sanders IFBA Jr. Middleweight Championship match.  Isleta is bringing Al in to host the final press conference and weigh-in and also have autograph and meet and greet sessions with the fans in the days leading up to the match. Al will..Full Story

Holm & Villasenor: fighters love story
Holm-Sanders headlines June 13 PPV show at Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque

(MAY 27) Women’s professional boxing champion Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and her boyfriend, MMA star Joey Villasenor, met in an Albuquerque gym, where today they train and spar with each other as they both prepare for upcoming career-defining fights.  Full Story

 

Jeannine Garside is NOT looking to suffer her first loss against Chevelle Hallback

by Amy Greene -May 21, 2008

(MAY 21) Josh Canty: "Jeannine Garside is NOT looking to suffer her first loss against Chevelle Hallback". Josh Canty, Jeannine Garside’s (7-0-1, 3 KO) trainer, is preparing the WIBA featherweight champ for her June 13 IFBA title clash with Chevelle Hallback, (26-5-2, 11 KO). Full Story

 

Nate Campbell on Chevelle Hallback

by Amy Greene -May 19, 2008  

(MAY 19) WBO, WBA and IBA lightweight champ Nate Campbell spoke out on the upcoming IFBA title fight between Chevelle Hallback (26-5-2) and Jeannine Garside (7-0-1) on June 13, at the Isleta Casino Resort in Albuquerque, NM on the Fresquez Promotions "Finally" women’s championship PPV.  More

Eileen Olszewski on WABC with
Dr. Marvell Scott.
By Amy Greene -May 14, 2008  

(MAY 14) New York boxing fans be sure to tune in to WABC TV Eyewitness News Sports on Wednesday, May 14. Sports anchor Dr. Marvell Scott visits with current WIBA flyweight champion Eileen Olszewski (5-0-1).  Dr. Scott spoke with Eileen about her unique career choice from classically trained ballerina to becoming a rising star in the world of female boxing, and on facing Carina "La Reina" Moreno ( 17-1-5 KO) June 13 for the IFBA light flyweight crown on the all women championship PPV " Finally" in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Full Story

Boxing: Interviews Leading Up To The Biggest Fight In Women's Boxing
May 12, 2008 - Sports Review Magazine    

The two best female boxers in the world, Mary Jo Sanders and Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm, will headline the June 13th “Finally” pay-per-view event (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT) – the greatest collection of women fighters on one show in history – live from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Interview with Jackie Kallen - Manager of Jeannine Garside- Interview on Sports Review Magazine

Win a pair of Ringside Tickets at the Holm-Sanders “Finally” PPV Event! 

ALBUQUERQUE (MAY 10, 2008) – Win a pair of Ringside Tickets (valued at $200 each), along with a T-shirt for each person,  for the “FINALLY” PPV event that will be held at the June 13 at Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico.   To enter the free drawing – go here! The tickets are non-transferable, and the winners will pick up the tickets at WILL CALL at the Casino, the night of the fight.  So if you plan to travel to come see this card at the Casino, enter now and you just may be getting some great tickets to see the show!  CONTEST ENDED - WINNER NOTIFIED

Garside to fight for boxing title
By Staff Writer - Windsor Star - April 16, 2008

Windsor's Jeannine Garside of the Border City Boxing Club (7-1, 3 KOs) faces veteran Chevelle Hallback of Tampa, Fla., (26-5-2, 11 KOs) June 13 at the Isleta Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the vacant IFBA lightweight title.  Headlining the card is Detroit's Mary Jo Sanders, the daughter of NFL Hall of Famer and former Lion Charlie Sanders. She'll face New Mexico's Holly Holm for the.. Full Story

Holly Holm: “The fight against Mary Jo Sanders is going to be very exciting!”
Interview by Benny Henderson Jr - AKA "Big Dog"
(March 29, 2008) Doghouse Boxing

Albuquerque’s very own Holly Holm 21-1-2 (6) returns to the ring June 13th at the Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to take on the undefeated Mary Jo Sanders 25-0 (8) for the vacant International Female Boxers Association (IFBA) junior middleweight title, in what has been billed as “The Battle for Full Story

Holm-Sanders headlines “Finally” PPV in greatest female boxing show ever June 13 at Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE (March 27, 2008) – The two best female boxers in the world, Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and Mary Jo Sanders, headline the June 13th “Finally” pay-per-view event (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT) – the greatest collection of women fighters on one show in history – live from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque.Full Story

Holly Holm – A Preacher’s Daughter Hopes to Resurrect Women’s Boxing..
by Thomas Gerbasi - MaxBoxing.com

(MAR 25) The daughter of a preacher, Holly Holm didn’t exactly sit around the television with her family on Friday and Saturday nights to check out the latest exploits from the world of boxing as she grew up in Bosque Farms, New Mexico. Sure, she knew the big names that everyone knew simply by osmosis – Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson – but that was about it. Full Story

Holm-Sanders “Finally!” set
Two of boxing’s top females clash June 13 in Albuquerque
Report by Chris Cozzone & Natasha Chornesky
Photos by Chris Cozzone - FightWireImages.com

(MAR 17) The departure of unavailable, unwilling Laila Ali has left a hole in women’s boxing, but those doing the chasing have settled for fighting one another.  On June 13, on a Pay-Per-View card televised from Isleta Resort & Casino south of Albuquerque, N.M., undisputed queen of welterweights and hometown favorite Holly Holm, 21-1-2, 6 KOs, holder of seven belts spanning three divisions, will face off against the undefeated Mary Jo Sanders, 25-0, 8 KOs, of Detroit, Mich., holder of four belts between Full Story on InsideWomensBoxing.com

Holm-Sanders Las Vegas Press Conference
March 15, 2008 - Photos: Mary Ann Owen

LAS VEGAS (March 15, 2008) – Fresquez Productions, Inc. concluded its three-city media tour today in Las Vegas with a press conference at The Luxor to formally promote the “Finally” pay-per-view event (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT), headlined by Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and Mary Jo Sanders in “The Battle for Pound-for-Pound Supremacy,” June 13th live from Isleta Casino & Resort...Full Story
 

Holm-Sanders Press Conference
March 13, 2008 - Photos: Chris Cozzone -

ALBUQUERQUE (March 13, 2008) – A Fresquez Productions, Inc. press conference was held today at the Isleta Casino & Resort to formally announce “Finally,” the pay-per-view event (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT), headlined by Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and Mary Jo Sanders – “The Battle for Pound-for-Pound Supremacy” -- on June 13th live from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque..Full Story
 

FINALLY! Holm vs. Sanders!
By Andy Rivera - NewMexicoSportsNews.com

ALBUQUERQUE (March 13, 2008) –  Today at Isleta Casino on the second leg of the media press tour to announce the Jr. Middleweight title fight between Holly Holm and Mary Jo Sanders. Wednesday the tour started off in Detroit, where Sanders resides, today in Albuquerque and will finish up in Las Vegas Friday. Not much fireworks from the two combatants, bMike Winkeljohn Holm's trainer...Full Story
 

Press conference announcing
Holm-Sanders Female PPV Super
Fight-at Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE (March 13, 2008) – The long awaited, much anticipated showdown between two of boxing’s best, exciting and most popular females, Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and Mary Jo Sanders, will headline the June 13th “Finally” pay-per-view event (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT), presented by Fresquez Productions, Inc., live from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Full Story