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In August 2018, Albuquerque boxer Josh Torres spent two weeks in Philadelphia while serving as a sparring partner for welterweight contender Danny Garcia.
It was a great experience, Torres said at the time.
And what about the money?
It was OK, Torres said — but added he could have made more money staying home and working his day job as a barber.
Money, Torres said Friday at the weigh-ins for Saturday’s Tapia Promotions card at Leo’s bar, has never been why he fights.
Saturday
Boxing: Josh Torres vs. Diego Gonzales Luque, Clinton Chavez vs. Eduardo Monrreal, 3 other bouts, 7 p.m., Leo's, 12th & Candelaria NW
Tickets: tickets.tapiapromotions.com
And money, the 36-year-old fighter said, is not why he’s looking for one more high-profile fight before he hangs ‘em up.
“It’s all about the glory and the love of the game,” said Torres (29-7-2, 16 KOs), who’s scheduled to face Argentina’s Diego Gonzales Luque (21-17-2, 10 KOs) on the Tapia card in an eight-round welterweight main event. “I haven’t done this for the money since I was young. I’ve done pretty well as a professional in barbering, made good money. My mom’sB been teaching me how to save money since I was in second grade, so I’m doing fine financially.
“It’s just a testimony to show that I really do this for the love of it.”
Torres is hoping a victory Saturday (yes, he will get paid), followed by another July 31 on a Legacy Promotions card at the Embassy Suites, will lead to the high-profile opportunity he seeks.
The obstacle on Saturday is Gonzales Luque, who once sported a record of 21-3-1 but is 0-14-1 since then.
“I know he’s gonna be right in front of me,” Torres said. “I’ve seen a couple fights of his. He likes to bang, and that’s the perfect recipe for a great fight.”
Torres weighed in Friday at 148 pounds. Frias weighed in at 148.2 pounds.
CLINTON’S BACK: San Felipe Pueblo’s Clinton Chavez hasn’t fought since November 2024, when his spirited comeback led to a victory by eighth-round TKO over Hobbs’ Mario Gonzalez at the Marriott Pyramid.
“Just wanted to take a little break,” Chavez said at Friday’s weigh-in. “Then I got my two little ones running around back there (pointing to his kids). It’s a handful.
“I have to juggle the family life and the gym life, so I chose the family life for now.”
At least, until Saturday. He’s scheduled to return to the ring in a six-round middleweight fight against El Paso’s Eduardo Monrreal (3-5, three KOs).
Chavez weighed in at 161.8 pounds, Monrreal at 162.
THE TAPIA GENERATION: Two sons of the late world champion Johnny Tapia are scheduled to fight Saturday: Johnathan (0-1) and Johnny Jr. (1-0, one KO).
Promoter Teresa Tapia, the fighters’ mother, is planning a daylong celebration of her late husband: food trucks, a car show, a dunk tank, a mechanical bull, a water slide, plus the boxing card outdoors at Leo’s.
Johnny Tapia died on May 27, 2012, at age 45.
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It was a great experience, Torres said at the time.
And what about the money?
It was OK, Torres said — but added he could have made more money staying home and working his day job as a barber.
Money, Torres said Friday at the weigh-ins for Saturday’s Tapia Promotions card at Leo’s bar, has never been why he fights.
Saturday
Boxing: Josh Torres vs. Diego Gonzales Luque, Clinton Chavez vs. Eduardo Monrreal, 3 other bouts, 7 p.m., Leo's, 12th & Candelaria NW
Tickets: tickets.tapiapromotions.com
And money, the 36-year-old fighter said, is not why he’s looking for one more high-profile fight before he hangs ‘em up.
“It’s all about the glory and the love of the game,” said Torres (29-7-2, 16 KOs), who’s scheduled to face Argentina’s Diego Gonzales Luque (21-17-2, 10 KOs) on the Tapia card in an eight-round welterweight main event. “I haven’t done this for the money since I was young. I’ve done pretty well as a professional in barbering, made good money. My mom’sB been teaching me how to save money since I was in second grade, so I’m doing fine financially.
“It’s just a testimony to show that I really do this for the love of it.”
Torres is hoping a victory Saturday (yes, he will get paid), followed by another July 31 on a Legacy Promotions card at the Embassy Suites, will lead to the high-profile opportunity he seeks.
The obstacle on Saturday is Gonzales Luque, who once sported a record of 21-3-1 but is 0-14-1 since then.
“I know he’s gonna be right in front of me,” Torres said. “I’ve seen a couple fights of his. He likes to bang, and that’s the perfect recipe for a great fight.”
Torres weighed in Friday at 148 pounds. Frias weighed in at 148.2 pounds.
CLINTON’S BACK: San Felipe Pueblo’s Clinton Chavez hasn’t fought since November 2024, when his spirited comeback led to a victory by eighth-round TKO over Hobbs’ Mario Gonzalez at the Marriott Pyramid.
“Just wanted to take a little break,” Chavez said at Friday’s weigh-in. “Then I got my two little ones running around back there (pointing to his kids). It’s a handful.
“I have to juggle the family life and the gym life, so I chose the family life for now.”
At least, until Saturday. He’s scheduled to return to the ring in a six-round middleweight fight against El Paso’s Eduardo Monrreal (3-5, three KOs).
Chavez weighed in at 161.8 pounds, Monrreal at 162.
THE TAPIA GENERATION: Two sons of the late world champion Johnny Tapia are scheduled to fight Saturday: Johnathan (0-1) and Johnny Jr. (1-0, one KO).
Promoter Teresa Tapia, the fighters’ mother, is planning a daylong celebration of her late husband: food trucks, a car show, a dunk tank, a mechanical bull, a water slide, plus the boxing card outdoors at Leo’s.
Johnny Tapia died on May 27, 2012, at age 45.
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