Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. It was as if every week, sometimes days, another luminary fell, bringing a cascade of condol…
The Santa Maria fighter has uprooted much of his life, moving to Los Angeles to work with famed trainer Buddy McGirt, just a part of the proce…
The 25-year-old has been on the move. He's dabbled in fashion and is also a neighborhood barber and may even complete his training at barber s…
John Leo Dato, the Santa Maria boxer, is ready to enter 2021 undefeated and leave 2020 in the rearview mirror.
The local fighter, 26, had sunk his time and energy, which he always seems to have an abundance of, into opening his own boxing gym in Santa Maria.
Seconds after the crowd at the Chumash Casino’s Samala Showroom started chanting for hometown favorite Angel Flores, the Buellton native gave …
Top stories of 2019, No. 2: Dato, Jose Balderas keep rolling, Karlos Balderas tagged with first loss
In a busy year for three local professional boxers, John Leo Dato and Jose Balderas remained perfect for their pro careers, but Karlos Baldera…
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Karlos Balderas has faced obstacles in the ring before.
The Balderas brothers are aiming to end 2019 with a bang.Two duo from Santa Maria will enter the ring for the final time this year Saturday ni…
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Local rising boxing stars will be showcased when the World Fighting Championships return to the Chumash Casino’s Samala Showroom with WFC 114 …
There were three judges scoring John Leo Dato's fight Saturday in Las Vegas.
Team Dato is taking over Las Vegas. John Leo Dato is fighting for the first time in Sin City Saturday night and the Santa Maria fighter is rol…
Karlos Balderas lost his most important tool Saturday night.
Karlos Balderas is climbing the rungs of professional boxing.
The Balderas show is hitting the road once again. This time it's Jose Balderas preparing for an upcoming fight after his brother Karlos scored…
Santa Maria's star fighter was cornered by a throng of media just moments after scoring another knockout victory in yet another dazzling perfo…
CARSON — Karlos Balderas was looking forward to getting some extra rounds in this weekend.
For Isaiah Rocha it was a short night’s work but a good night’s work.
The people came to see local favorites John Leo Dato and Angel Flores Friday night when boxing returned to the Samala Showroom in Santa Ynez’s…
Before 2018, the last year a St. Joseph softball team had won a league game was 2013.
After selling out its debut appearance at the Chumash Casino Resort in July, World Fighting Championships returns with its WFC 98 boxing event…
Boxing is back at the Chumash Casino.
For the first time in more than three years, World Fighting Championships WFC 91 boxing returns to the Chumash Casino Resort on Friday, July 6.
BAKERSFIELD — Ten weeks of training culminated in less than 90 seconds of boxing for Karlos Balderas.
