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House of Pain Southern California Boxing and Fitness Club

California Boxing, David Martinez, dmboxing.com, Video

By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

I am delighted to share the newest introduction video where veteran boxing coach / personal trainer Dave Trujillo offers his expertise at the House of Pain Boxing gym.

Dave provides a positive and safe environment, and all ages are welcome at the gym which is located at 32832 Wolf Store Road, Temecula, CA 92592.

It is my pleasure to recommend and support Dave Trujillo, with his main theme being “We build our youth, never break them”. To view the video, please click on the link below:

Muhammad Ali / Revisited … RECAP and VIDEO

Ali, David Martinez, Recap, Video

By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com

I recently shared a six part series on my personal accounts of Muhammad Ali. I would like to take this time to say thank you to the many that responded either on my website, Facebook, or the many other boxing blogs that I subscribe to for viewing.

It has now been four years (June 3, 2016) since his passing. I was so honored to have provided, with respect, my short but complete six part series.

Ali is the most recognized sports athlete in my lifetime. May his soul rest peacefully in heaven with the Lord.

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Naoya “The Monster” Inoue

David Martinez, Upcoming Fights, Video

By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

Certainly one of boxing’s finest “pound for pound” today is unbeaten Japanese boxer, Naoya Inoue (18-0 / 16 by KO).

He is currently the WBA/IBF bantamweight champion, and has previously held the WBC junior flyweight and WBO super flyweight titles.

Next week on November 7, Inoue will take on Filipino boxer, WBA super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (40-5 / 26 by KO). The fight will be held at the Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

This bout is the final of the 2018/2019 World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) which has featured eight of the top rated bantamweight boxers in a single elimination tournament.

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Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams / Full Fight Telecast

Ali, David Martinez, Heavyweights, Video

By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

This is Muhammad Ali certainly at the pinnacle of his career.

It was November 14, 1966, Houston Astrodome, for the world heavyweight championship, scheduled for 15 rounds.

While watching, note Ali’s fleet foot speed, tremendous left jab and punching power.

This was Ali at his best … his very best; and try to keep in perspective that you are watching a heavyweight fighter and not a lighter weight fighter.

Ring Side commentators: Don Dunphy and Jim Brown

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Pernell Whitaker (R.I.P.)

David Martinez, R.I.P., Video

By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

On July 14, 2019 the boxing world lost one of their finest. Pernell Whitaker was killed when he was hit by a car in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Whitaker, originally nick-named “Sweet Pete”, later changed by the media to “Sweet Pea”, was by all accounts truly one of the greatest boxers to ever lace on a pair of gloves, having won world titles in four different weight divisions: lightweight (135), junior welterweight (140), welterweight (147), and junior middleweight (154). 

He won a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games, and again gold at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He began a stellar professional career that same year and accumulated an outstanding ring record of 40 wins, 4 losses, one draw, and one no-contest, with 17 by knockout.

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Hey Harold!

David Martinez, Harold Lederman, Video

By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

I am still saddened that HBO boxing is off the TV air waves. Boxing is my life, and in my daily travels, I have many that ask me questions and give me opinions on the sport. Most recently, many have asked me this: do I miss HBO World Championship Boxing and why?

My easy answer to that is – without hesitation, of course – most definitely I do, as it has been a “main course” for me since its beginning broadcast in 1973. And the one thing that I truly and honestly miss is my friend Harold Lederman and his expert commentary.

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Hey Harold!

Harold Lederman, Upcoming Fights, Video

My good friend Harold Lederman of HBO World Championship Boxing kindly provides dmboxing.com with his short video links of upcoming fights.

Here’s a look at Sergey Kovalev (32-2-1 / 28 by KO) vs. Eleider Alvarez (23-0 / 11 by KO) WBO light heavyweight championship, scheduled for 12 rounds – and – Dminitry Bivol (13-0 / 11 by KO) vs. Isaac Chilemba (25-5-2 / 10 by KO) WBA light heavyweight championship, scheduled for 12 rounds – airing on HBO this Saturday, August 4, 2018 from the Etess Arena at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.

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Hey Harold!

Harold Lederman, Upcoming Fights, Video

My good friend Harold Lederman of HBO World Championship Boxing kindly provides dmboxing.com with his short video links of upcoming fights.

Here’s a look at Jaime Munguia  (29-0 / 25 by KO) vs. Liam Smith (26-1-1 / 14 by KO) WBO junior middleweight championship, scheduled for 12 rounds, and Alberto Machado (19-0 / 16 by KO ) vs. Rafael Mensah (31-0 / 23 by KO) WBA “regular” junior lightweight championship, scheduled for 12 rounds  … both title fights airing on HBO Saturday, July 21, 2018 from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

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