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Isidro Castillo, 46, is in his own words the “poorest promoter in New Mexico … (who works) the hardest.” He helps fellow state promoters, and he has a card upcoming in Hobbs on Aug. 7. (Courtesy of Isidro Castillo)
In identifying a most valuable player on the New Mexico pro boxing scene, there are a lot of ways one could go.
One couldn’t go wrong, though, in selecting Hobbs’ Isidro Castillo.
“I’ve been promoting since 2010,” Castillo, 46, said in a recent phone interview. “… Not only do I promote, but I help out the (other) promoters in New Mexico, (Lenny) Fresquez, the Perez brothers, Pat Holmes, all those guys, with their matchmaking.
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It is a misdemeanor punishable by a $5 fine to mispronounce the name of Edwin Cooper Jr.’s hometown, Joliet, Illinois, within its borders.
It’s Joe-lee-et, never Jolly-et.
Meanwhile, Cooper, an MMA fighter who now lives in Albuquerque and trains at Jackson-Wink, isn’t quite ready to pronounce himself UFC-ready.
But he’s confident a few more victories on the LFA circuit, starting with Friday’s fight in Shawnee, Oklahoma against Brazilian Robson Junior (3-0), will get him there.
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“I definitely plan on making a statement this fight,” Cooper (3-1) said in a phone interview, “finishing him and (impressing) the UFC right away.”