RGV Trio of Juarez Promotions, Rolo production, and Sebastian Juarez Make History.

Box Azteca has been a staple of boxing for decades. It has highlighted and showcased countless Mexican fights and fighters. It has now moved into the Lone Star State, thanks to the father and son combination of Rudy Juarez, the founder of Juarez Promotions and the father of 140-pound world title contender Omar "El Relampago" Juarez, and Juarez's youngest son, undefeated 154-pound prospect and US National Amateur champ 18-year-old, Sebastian "El Trueno" Juarez who moved to 2-0 (1). On Saturday, the 28th of October, "El Trueno" dominated Francisco Javier Castillo in the main event of the first-ever Juarez Promotions card. The event was held at the Harlingen Event Center. The venue was packed with energetic RGV fight fans, and the night was filled with the best young talent in the RGV, a region that has become one of boxing's top hot spots in recent years.

Juarez Promotions and Box Azteca have agreed to a unique contract that brings fight fans at least four of these cards per year. The first time the world-renowned Box Azteca has aired a Texas-based card. It now will do so regularly, thanks to the Juarez men. The first card of 2024 will be on February 24, followed by one in July. The first professional show put on by Juarez Promotions was a ringing success. Juarez commented, "As soon as we finished the show on October 28th, by Monday, we started working on the next one...We already have our sponsors and fighters lined up on our card... We're getting calls from all over, people from California who want to be on our card." The promoter went on and explained his big plans. "We're changing boxing in the RGV and South Texas! All these kids are going to be televised, with Spanish commentators! Having Spanish commentators gives it the classic Mexican feel and makes it more exciting. It has the Mexican boxing feel. The boxing scene is changing." Team Juarez is taking massive steps in doing so, and that TV deal with Box Azteca is a huge step. It will give the fighters exposure and a massive audience. It will also allow Box Azteca, the famous Mexican program, to plant its claws in the RGV and have the ability to showcase these elite prospects. It's a win-win proposal for the promoter and network. A chance Juarez said he had to take. "They did an interview with Sebastian, and after that finished up, I had to ask them if they were interested in televising my card. I figured, what did I have to lose? The worst they could say is no." It turns out they did not say no! They were thrilled with the idea. The details and finances were hammered out, and a deal was reached. The young RGV upstarts had massive exposure, and the RGV was on the boxing map!

Juarez is revolutionizing the boxing scene in the boxing-crazed RGV, and by the end of 2024, for his final show of that year, he wants to bring a card to one of the large arenas in the Valley, either the Payne Arena or the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg. Things are moving fast for Juarez Promotions, as Juarez explained, "10-years ago, I was just a boxing dad and a boxing coach, now I have my ranch gym, a ton of fighters, and I am a promoter. I did it because I love boxing. I want to grow in boxing."

It started with humble beginnings, just two friends and two coaches who loved boxing and happened to "click". "Rolo" Michael Garza of "Rolo Productions" and Juarez met through the amateur program in South Texas, and they immediately clicked. The pair worked together putting on hugely successful amateur shows in the Valley, drawing over 1,000 fans for these shows. Juarez told Garza they should do professional shows and that he was going to get his promoter license. Juarez did just that, and a few months later, the pair had a stable of young fighters to put on the professional card, a TV contract for multiple fights with a world-renowned network, and a massively successful show that the sponsors are lining up for. The Team of Juarez and Garza has amassed a very deep stable of talented, undefeated prospects. In addition to Sebastian Juarez, they work with prospects such as Moses Garcia, Jose Infante, Bryan Rodriguez, and Manny Hernandez. It's been a quick rise to the top for the elder Juarez and Garza.

As for the youngest Juarez son, things are going equally as well! He moved his record to 2-0 (1) and picked up an impressive unanimous decision victory in the main event of the October 28 card. He's building up a huge following of his own and has been around the spotlight since his early teens with his brother, Omar. Sebastian is not at all overwhelmed by the moment or the spotlight. He remains laser-focused on his rise to the top. The 18-year-old has handled himself like a veteran, answering questions, doing interviews, and taking care of business inside the ring like he has been doing it for years, not like he turned pro a few months ago. "He was made for this." the proud father exclaimed. "Now it's just get him the right fights and the right opposition, get him a rugged guy or a lefty, matching him tough. With the right management, we can get him to where we want to go."

Sebastain Juarez Shines on Inaugural Juarez Promotions Card in Harlingen

It was Juarez family affair in the Rio Grande Valley Saturday night as  Juarez Promotions put on its inaugural boxing show that featured Sebastian ``El Trueno" Juarez, the brother of Omar "El Relampago" Juarez in the evening's main event wih his brother in his corner. "El Trueno" brought the thunder and showed that his skills are translating at the professional level. Juare is a multi time US National champ and remained an undefeated professional prospect Saturday night at the Harlingen COnvention Center. Juarez, of Brownsville, worked behind a quick and disciplined jab in beating down a rugged opponent in Francisco Javier Castillo of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The difference in handspeed was noticeable from the start as Juarez would flury and frustrate Castillo. At just 18 years-old showed ring generalship and maturity beyond his years. He was able to maintain distance and score with body shots at will that broke down his opponent and began breaking his will. Castillo began shelling up and in survival mode for much of the fight as Juarez controlled the action and took a lot of steam out of Ctastillow with body sohts, one right hand in particular seemed to really damaged the outmatched opponet.Juarez stayed patient and calm and dominated the fourth as well and rolled to a well earned UD victory by scores of 40-36 X3.

In the evenings co main evernt youngser "Pretty Boy" Bryan Rodriguez of nearby Donna, Texas, made a big statement in just his second pro fight. THe Donna native scored a lopsided unanimous decision over the very game and experienced Victor Pinon. Rodriguez boxed beautifully and showcased his jab and his speed while scooring at will in the svheduled four rounder wheile making his opponent, Fernando Robles consistgently miss. Just before the 10 second clap, Rodriguez, fighting off his back foot landed a snapping left hook that seemed to hurt Robles. Working off his back foot Pretty Boy was able to bait Robles into wating left hooks that Rodriguez threw from a wide variety of angels. The Donna native continued using his foot work and speed and was able to put round in the backs. In the fourth and final round he scored with a short left hook right hand combination that stopped Robles in his track. The score cards were academic as Rodrgiuez rolled to a wide decsion. 

The undervard featured several other prospects of note. 18-year- Junior Flyweight Esteban Garza of  San Juan, Texas scored the KO of the night. After landing with several right hands that backed up Angel Martinez, he delivered a left hook to the bodyt less than a minute into the fight that put Martinez down and out. The impressive youngster moved to 3-0 (2). 

Harlingen, native Moses Garcia moved to 2-0 (2) with two second round KO's as he stopped Diego Aguilar. Garcia drove his man into the corner with a blistering right hand a minute into the second. While Garcia had his man in th ecorner he carefully picked his shots and a left hook to the body sealed the deal as Aguilar wa unable to veat the count.

Jose Infante of nearby Brownsville made his Texas debut a succesful one and was able to deliver a second round KO as well. The Brownsville native took on Diego Rodriguez  ofTamaulipas, Mexico. THe Texan got to work quickly and dropped Rodrigue with a right hand a minute into the fight. He stayeed patiend and got back to work behind the jab and mied in some thudding ody shots that had Rodriguez haurt several times. A right hand with about 20 seconds left in the opening round dropped Rodriguez a second time. Infante quickly went in and finished the job when a pair of Right hands from Infante put his outmathed opponets on ice skates and vrogubht the referee in to step in and stop the fight. Infante moved to 3-0 (2) overall.

In what was perhaps the most competative fight of the night Adolofo Alanis of Edinburg outlasted Angel Tamez of Brownsiville. Alanis a southpaw with a ide base applied pressure and attacked in the early going. He scored with a straightl eft hans that forced Tames into the ropes. However, Tamez did good work with his back to the rope and caught the attntion of Alanis with a big right hand just before the end of one. Tamez landed clean shots throughout, but it was Alanis with the quicker hand speed and cleaner foot work. He wound fire off combinations that would stop the momentum of Tames. Alanis was outworking his man and out scoring him while at long range.The Brownsville resident  scored with body shots on the inside,but  Alanis was able to catch Tamez coming and would flurry with a barrage of unanswered shots. Ultimately it was ths speed and combinations of Alanis that carried the night and earned his the hard fought and compeative unamious decsion by scores of 39-37X3. He improved to 6-0 (1) while Tamez fell to 7-4 (6).

Several high-profile South Texans win professional debuts in Matamoros, Mexico on Friday night.

Opening the show was 17-year-old phenom Ricky Nunez of San Antonio, the son of world Class trainer Rick Nunez who has worked the corner of Omar Juarez and Mario Barrios. Nunez made his debut at 138 and will likely settle in at the lightweight limit of 135, showing off his tremendous power. Just seconds into the fight, Nunez scored with a straight right hand followed by a body shot that hurt his outmatched opponent. Another right hand put Pedro A La Torre on the canvas for the first time just 25 seconds into the fight. La Torre got to his feet, and Nunez got back to work, ripping another violent left hook that put his opponent back on the mat, and this time for good! The youngster from San Antonio made his pro debut, a successful one, just seconds into the opening round, making him 1-0 (1). Nunez is expected back in the ring on August 26th in his hometown.

Next up was Rio Grande Valley native and hard-hitting welterweight Moses Garcia, who patiently stalked Alejandro Espinoza with a stiff jab and backed him up. Garcia did a good job of maintaining the distance he wanted to. He scored with a straight right, followed by a left hook 30 seconds into the contest. The RGV native stayed heavy on the front foot and scored with laser-like right hands. He continued to score with right hands and snuck in some body shots, and it was clear that Espinoza was in way over his head. Just before the end of the first round, Garcia scored with another body shot that backed his man up into the ropes and left him clearly wounded as Garcia began to unleash clean, thudding power shots that were landing at will. Espinoza was unable to answer the bell for the second round, and the bout was waved off. Garcia picked up his first win and first stoppage in his pro debut.

We also got the Pro debut of US National Champion David Crdenas of San Antonio. The highly skilled little man looked a bit like fellow Alamo City little man Bam Rodriguez. Cardenas dazzled his opponent, Jonathan Zamora, with sensational footwork. He started off smart, using his footwork and jab to score at will in the first round. In the second, he had figured things out, slammed on the gas, and started unleashing power shots. Driving Zamora back with right hands and left hooks. It was obvious Cardenas had seized control of the fight. Peppering him with his right hand, Cardenas had his man in a world of trouble and backed into the ropes. Zamora went to a high guard, and the US National champ delivered a perfectly placed left hook to the body that put his man down and out, making Cardenas 1-0 (1).

Brownsville native and multi-time US national champ Sebastian "El Trueno" Juarez, younger brother of jr welterweight contender Omar Juarez, also shines in his pro debut. Working behind a snappy jab, the Brownsville native was able to damage his opponent, Carlos Hernandez, early and often. Just under a minute into the opening round, Juarez scored with a thudding left hook to the body. Juarez stayed behind his pin-point accurate jab in the second until he could deliver the "trueno" and it came in the form of a short left hook to the body that left Hernandez rolling around on the canvas in pain. Hernandez was unable to beat the count. He was also unable to stand up straight for several moments after the count. An absolutely debilitating body shot moved Juarez to 1-0 (1). Juarez will look to make it 2-0 on August 26th in San Antonio.