Nov

Eric Priest takes on Paul Mendez in co-main to Sanchez-Santibanes on Dec. 14

Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN will close out the year with an action-packed main event featuring Cathedral City native...

Jun

Paul Mendez outpoints David Lopez by split decision

by Doug Fischer

Paul Mendez scored a split decision over David Lopez in the 10-round super middleweight main event of a “Golden Boy Live” card on Friday in Salinas, California

Jun

Paul Mendez vs. David Lopez weigh-in results

by The Ring

Weigh-in results and bout sheet for Friday’s Fox Sports 1-televised card headlined by super middleweights Paul Mendez and David Lopez.

Jun

Alan Sanchez-Steve Claggett headline Golden Boy Live! on Friday

by Doug Fischer

Alan Sanchez faces Steve Claggett on Friday at the Storm House in Salinas, California. The welterweight bout will be televised live on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes.

Apr

Paul Mendez readies for Santiago Perez and beyond

by Lem Satterfield

Paul Mendez shared his thoughts on past sparring experiences with Gennady Golovkin and Andre Ward, among other things in advance of his fight with Santiago Perez at Cashe Creek Casino and Resort in Brooks, Calif., on Saturday.

Feb

Manuel Avila, Paul Mendez post wins on Golden Boy Live! show

by Doug Fischer

Featherweight prospect Manuel Avila won a 10-round unanimous decision over Enrique Quevedo on Monday in Salinas, Calif. The bout headlined a Golden Boy Live! telecast. Paul Mendez stopped Raul Cazares in the co-featured bout.

Feb

Tino Avila, Paul Mendez, Diego De La Hoya highlight Golden Boy Live card

by Doug Fischer

Northern California favorites Manuel Avila and Paul Mendez co-headline a Golden Boy Live! show at the Storm House in Salinas, Calif., on Monday. Avila and Mendez’s fights, and an opening bout featuring Diego De La Hoya, will be televised on Fox Sports 1.

Oct

Lem’s latest: Is Rios the big dog in Pacquiao fight?

by Lem Satterfield

Brandon Rios on Manny Pacquiao: “He’s in there with a live dog, he’s not in there with a little puppy… I’m going to be a motherf___ing pit bull mixed with a Great Dane, mixed with a Rottweiler, mixed with a Bull Terrier…”

Oct

Avila KOs Cota; Rose, Mendez fight to draw

by Lem Satterfield

Junior featherweight prospect Manuel Avila stopped Jose Angel Cota in the second round, while middleweights Louis Rose and Paul Mendez battled to a spirited 10-round draw on Monday in Redwood City, Calif..

Oct

‘Team Mom’ Kathy Garcia guides her fighters to stardom

by Doug Fischer

Manager Kathy Garcia is as much of a mother to her fighters as she is the guiding force in their professional careers but the “Mom and Pop” approach of Salinas, Calif.-based Garcia Boxing works despite the usual ups and downs of the sport. Garcia-managed Paul Mendez fights on Fox Sports 1 on Monday.