Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Regis Prograis - 10 years after Hurricane Katrina

The 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina happens to coincide with other landmark events in Regis Prograis' life. Prograis (15-0, 12 KOs) and his family were uprooted from New Orleans to Houston by Katrina in 2006 but Prograis has made the most of the city that offered him refuge and a new life.

Read more:

http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/sports/article/Katrina-evacuee-makes-most-of-fresh-start-in-ring-6464892.php


Saturday, August 15, 2015

Esparza-Fuchs rivalry heading to Memphis in October

Houston is home to the two top female amateur flyweights in the country - Marlen Esparza and Virginia Fuchs. Esparza recently returned from the Pan Am Games in Toronto with a silver medal and Fuchs won the National Golden Gloves championships. The crosstown rivals will compete in the 2015 Olympic Trials in Memphis, October 25-31.

Having lost all five of her previous bouts against Esparza by close decisions, Fuchs has little faith in the highly-subjective scoring system. Should she face Esparza again, as expected, at the trials, her best bet for victory is to go for broke, leave nothing to doubt and force the outcome out of the judges' hands, she said.

Read more:

http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/sports/article/Golden-Gloves-title-spurs-Fuchs-dreams-6438167.php

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/article/Esparza-Fuchs-rivalry-resumes-with-eye-on-Rio-5154476.php

http://www.boxingscene.com/esparza-fuchs-showdown-anticipated-usa-nationals--73796