The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Ten years ago an outing to a soccer game in Mexico was a peaceful pastime, perfect for the entire family. Yet it seems the violence that has marred the sport in South America has spread to this country.
For the second year in a row, Mexican jockey Victor Espinoza will head to the Belmont Stakes with a chance to win the Triple Crown.
Former world champion light-middleweight boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is set to fight James Kirkland in Houston, Texas on Saturday, May 9. While Guadalajara-born Alvarez is the bookies favorite to win, Kirkland is known for his power and the bout could become an edge-of-your-seat contest.
Since losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in September 2013, Alvarez has had two fights, winning both comfortably.
Tickets for the event sold out within two hours of being made available. The fight will be shown live on TV Azteca at 10 p.m.
Mixed fortunes frowned upon Guadalajara’s three Liga Mx soccer teams as the regular “Clausura” season came to a close last weekend, and the playoffs got underway midweek.
U.S. boxing fans will have to pay US$100 to watch the mega-match between superstars Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather, while in Mexico the fight will be screened free of charge.
Why was the Mexican national anthem played before the recent Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather world title fight? It’s a question many boxing pundits don’t seem to have an answer to, given the fighters were from the Philippines and the United States. The ringside announcer implied it was because of the Cinco de Mayo holiday, but that was actually three days later. A more plausible reason, perhaps, was that Mexican beer Tecate was sponsoring the fight to the tune of US$5.6 million. Money talks, or rather sings.
Rajeev Ram of the United States won the 2015 Jalisco Open after crushing his compatriot Jason Jung 6-1, 6-2 in Sunday’s final at Guadalajara’s Estadio Panamericano de Tenis. The one-sided encounter took just 48 minutes to complete, leaving most fans somewhat disappointed. Ram powered down 14 aces in the 15 games.
Guadalajara boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has produced one of his finest performances, with a third round knockout of U.S. boxer James Kirkland in Houston last Saturday.
A fairytale unfolded at Fenway Park last week and, for once, a Red Sox player wasn’t involved.
At the age of 30, Washington Nationals relief pitcher Rafael Martin became the fourth Jalisco-born player to make his debut in Major League Baseball.
