By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

This edition of “Pages From The Scrapbook” features my pre-fight article on two fights – dated July 29 / 31, 1982 – Alexis Arguello vs. Kevin Rooney and Tony Ayala vs. Robbie Epps.

Being original article is damaged and unread-able, here is the file copy piece and short note brief prior to publication.

Many of my current readers from toady don’t know that back in the seventies, eighties, and nineties, I was a boxing beat writer for my local newspaper, the Santa Barbara News Press, doing pre-fight predictions and boxing related pieces.

It was such a blessing during my younger years for the opportunity, as I truly experienced first hand the journalism field which has propelled me to be the best I can be in producing my website – dmboxing.com – today.