It was a great night for everyone, ESPECIALLY for those who took up the Morning Show's challenge: protest chancellor Francisco Cigarroa's Sun Bowl beer ban for the Chavez-Lee fight by sneaking as much liquor into the stadium as possible, then send us pictures!
After all the controversy surrounding it, the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr./Andy Lee fight took place without any problems this past Saturday at the Sun Bowl. The weather was great and it was a great night of boxing!
The winner, and still middleweight champion of the world: Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. The Culiacan native gave his legendary father, Julio Cesar Chavez, a great Fathers' Day gift, beating Irish challenger Andy Lee by TKO after referee Laurence Cole stopped the fight in the 7th round.
UT System chancellor Francisco Cigarroa threw down the gauntlet. Buzz Adams and the KLAQ Morning Show are happy to pick it up. And so we issue the challenge for those headed to the big fight tonight: show us just what you think of Dr. Cigarroa's beer ban. Send us non-incriminating pictures of what hooch you successfully snuck into the Sun Bowl and, if possible, how you did it!
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., trainer Freddie Roach is in the middle of it all these days, and loving every minute. He was ringside for the unbelievable Manny Pacquiao decision, but we chose to look ahead -- and talk about Roach's life after HBO's "24/7".
Reflecting some of boxing's brightest lights, El Paso's bling sparkled that much brighter Wednesday.
The Plaza Theater's organ belted out old time movie music as the grand old theater itself provided an artistic backdrop to what is usually a testosterone-drenched affair -- a boxing press conference...
Hall of fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach was on the KLAQ morning show today to express his feelings on the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr./Andy Lee fight and the controversy surrounding the Manny Pacquiao/Timothy Bradley fight.
Under pressure, UT System Chancellor, Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, allowed the Chavez-Lee championship fight to go on in the Sun Bowl, but oddly banned the sale of beer in the stadium. If the threat of violence from the cartels was real, just what does Dr. Cigarroa think banning beer will do to stop them?
Reflecting some of boxing's brightest lights, El Paso's bling sparkled that much brighter Wednesday.
The Plaza Theater's organ belted out old time movie music as the grand old theater itself provided an artistic backdrop to what is usually a testosterone-drenched affair -- a boxing press conference...