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Josh Torres walks to a neutral corner after knocking out Mexico’s Francisco Castro during a March 2019 fight. Torres returns to action on a Saturday boxing pro-am card in Mescalero. (Roberto E. Rosales/Journal)The COVID-19 pandemic, it appears, barely laid a glove on Albuquerque boxer Josh Torres.
Yes, the state’s COVID restrictions kept him away from his day job as a barber for two months in the spring of 2020. Yes, he signed a contract with a new promotional company that then walked away from boxing due to the pandemic.
And yes, he lost the only fight he’s had in the past 20 months.
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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.
EDITOR’S NOTE:
Venue Plus continues “In Case You Didn’t Know,” a weekly feature with fun tidbits about New Mexicans and their projects.
Finding balance is important to Joshua Fabia.
The Albuquerque resident is constantly looking for ways for self-improvement, which is why he’s behind the School of Self Awareness.
The methodology behind is simple – helping others help themselves by motivational educational training honoring original diversity.
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Albuquerque resident Joshua Fabia is the founder of the School of Self Awareness. (Courtesy of Joshua Fabia)Fabia has traveled the world and immersed himself in different cultures. His journey as a healer and guide began at just 9 years old when his grandfather suffered from a heart attack and a ruptured brain aneurysm that resulted in the same effects as a stroke. Observing the Western approach to physical therapy and driven by the desire to help, he fell into the role of physical therapist for his grand