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Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan hasn't been in the ring since early June, but nonetheless, the undefeated light middleweight has taken quite a beating over the past week. Rather than physical, the abuse heaped on Glendale's most famous fighter in the wake...

LOS ANGELES — With a packed luncheon and press conference Wednesday at the Wilshire Grand Los Angeles and a weigh-in to follow Friday at Staples Center's Star Plaza, the countdown has begun for Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan's much-anticipated...

GLENDALE — According to the game plan publicly laid out by his camp on Thursday, Glendale-based light middleweight Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan will go from his longest-ever layoff between fights to the quickest turnaround since the earliest stages...

GLENDALE — The following are odds and ends from the local sports scene. GLENDALE GRAD GETS PRESEASON HONOR After getting drafted in the 44th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Players Draft in June, Glendale High graduate Jesse...

GLENDALE — While it's not clear just yet who Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan's next opponent will be, the Glendale-based super welterweight promises that Top Rank Promotions is looking closely at pitting him against one of the big names in the 154-...

GLENDALE — In what had to be nothing short of a boon of encouragement and validation to Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan, Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum recently made a pitch to HBO for a March 12 fight between the undefeated Glendale boxer and one...

GLENDALE — Editor's Note: The following is a recap of the 2010 local sports scene from the summer and fall seasons. The second half of 2010 brought numerous headlines, ranging from a former Glendale Community College baseball standout helping the...

1 Freddy Sanchez helps Giants win World Series: For the first time since 1997, when Gregg Zaun helped the Florida Marlins win it all, Glendale was represented by a local player in the Fall Classic, and represented well. For even casual fans tuning...

GLENDALE — The following are odds and ends from the local sports scene. MARTIROSYAN FOE NOT DETERMINED Since his unanimous decision win over Joe Greene in June, talk and rumors have swirled about who, when and where Vanes "Nightmare"...

GLENDALE — The following are odds and ends from the local sports scene. SIX LOCALS SET FOR JUNE BOUTS Vanes "The Nightmare" Martirosyan will not only be squaring off with "Mean" Joe Greene in the biggest fight of his young career on Saturday...

GLENDALE — Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan and "Mean" Joe Greene hail from opposite coasts, but hardly come from different worlds and the two undefeated junior middleweight contenders, both 24, have a lot more in common than meets the eye....

GLENDALE — Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan made another point in his case to be considered a top contender in the 154-pound division with his win via 10-round unanimous decision over fellow undefeated prospect "Mean" Joe Greene in the Bronx, New...