TRILLER FIGHT CLUB AND TAPIA PROMOTIONS Presents
“TAPIA FIGHT NIGHT”

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2023 AT THE RIO RANCHO EVENTS CENTER
AND LIVE ON FITE

Rio Rancho, NM (January 26, 2023) Triller Fight Club and Tapia Promotions in association with Athlon Entertainment present “Tapia Fight Night,” an outstanding evening of professional boxing on Friday, February 24 at the Rio Rancho Event Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico and broadcast live globally on FITE+.

Featured on the card in separate fights will be some of the top championship prospects in boxing; former featherweight world title challenger Jason Sanchez (14-3, 8 KO’s), undefeated flyweight contender and Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez (9-0, 18 KOs), junior lightweight contender Jose Luis Castillo Jr, (24-3, 18 KOs), welterweight prospect Josh “Pitbull” Torres (24-7-2, 14 KOs), Abel Mendoza, (33-0 25 KO’s) and Jose “Guero” Sanchez (11-3-1, 4 KO’s) versus Sharif Rahman (7-0, 4 KO’s).

Tickets for “Tapia Fight Night” start at $30 and are now on sale through Ticketmaster and the Rio Rancho Events Center Box Office presented by Chalmers Ford. The Rio Rancho Event Center is located at 3001 Civic Center Cir NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87144. Doors will open on the night of the event at 5:00 p.m. with the undercard to begin at 6:00 p.m. (MST) and the main card broadcast at 8:00 p.m (MST). The main event will feature Albuquerque, New Mexico native and former featherweight world title challenger Jason Sanchez as he returns to the ring in his hometown to start his quest for another world title opportunity.
The co-main event will feature 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and undefeated flyweight contender Nico Hernandez. Nico is noted for unusually fast and aggressive boxing. Widely regarded as the best American boxer in the flyweight division since Michael Carbajal and Johnny Tapia.

Son of Mexican boxing icon Jose Luis Castillo, the hard-punching Luis Castillo Jr. has displayed his father’s heavy hands and warrior spirit since turning professional in 2013. The former professional soccer player with Buhos Unision F.C. in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico has knocked out his last nine opponents.

Josh “Pitbull” Torres will be returning to his hometown to continue his winning ways. This exciting welterweight and protegee of the late Johnny “Mi Vida Loca” Tapia continues his quest to become one of the top contenders in the division.

Abel Mendoza continues his quest for a world championship, sporting a perfect 33-0 record. Mendoza has been campaigning at both featherweight and super featherweight for much of his professional career and is ready to earn a shot at a world title in 2023.

Sharif Rahman the son of former world heavyweight champion, Hasim Rahman will also be in action against Jose “Guero” Sanchez, the brother of Jason Sanchez. These two junior middleweight prospects will put it all on the line in a quest to become a contender.

Also in special amateur attractions will be the “Sons of Legends” and next generation of boxing royalty as Nico Tapia (son of Johnny Tapia), Hasan Rahman (son of Hasim Rahman), and Geno Spadafora (son of Paul Spadafora) compete and hone their craft on the way to transitioning into the pro ranks.

The New Mexico Runners will play 6 matches at home and 6 on the road this season against teams within the
Midwest Division. The season will begin in December 2022 and run through March 2023. All home matches
are in bold:
December 18 at Kansas Bandits – 3:00 PM CT
January 7 vs. Amarillo Bombers – 2:05 PM MT
January 21 vs. Colorado Inferno – 5:05 PM MT
January 29 at Amarillo Bombers – 2:00 PM CT
February 4 at Wichita Wings – 7:00 PM CT
February 11 vs. Kansas Bandits – 5:05 PM MT
February 18 at Colorado Inferno – 2:00 PM MT
February 25 vs. Wichita Wings – 5:05 PM MT
March 4 vs. Colorado Inferno – 5:05 PM MT
March 10 at Amarillo Bombers – 7:00 PM CT
March 11at Wichita Wings – 7:00 PM CT
March 18 vs. Kansas Bandits – 5:05 PM MT

Season tickets for the New Mexico Runners are now on sale which start as low as $80 for all home games and
can be purchased online at newmexicorunners.com/seasontickets. Youth sports groups, groups of friends,
co-workers, and teammates can all get together for an exciting outing at a Runners game with discounted
group tickets!

The New Mexico Runners will play 6 matches at home and 6 on the road this season against teams within the
Midwest Division. The season will begin in December 2022 and run through March 2023. All home matches
are in bold:
December 18 at Kansas Bandits – 3:00 PM CT
January 7 vs. Amarillo Bombers – 2:05 PM MT
January 21 vs. Colorado Inferno – 5:05 PM MT
January 29 at Amarillo Bombers – 2:00 PM CT
February 4 at Wichita Wings – 7:00 PM CT
February 11 vs. Kansas Bandits – 5:05 PM MT
February 18 at Colorado Inferno – 2:00 PM MT
February 25 vs. Wichita Wings – 5:05 PM MT
March 4 vs. Colorado Inferno – 5:05 PM MT
March 10 at Amarillo Bombers – 7:00 PM CT
March 11at Wichita Wings – 7:00 PM CT
March 18 vs. Kansas Bandits – 5:05 PM MT

Season tickets for the New Mexico Runners are now on sale which start as low as $80 for all home games and
can be purchased online at newmexicorunners.com/seasontickets. Youth sports groups, groups of friends,
co-workers, and teammates can all get together for an exciting outing at a Runners game with discounted
group tickets!

NMAA STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 2023

March 7 – March 9, 2023

Doors open at 8:00am each day

NATIONAL ARCHERY IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM

2023 NEW MEXICO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

General Information

When: Saturday, March 11th, 2023
Where: Rio Rancho Event Center
3001Civic Center Circle
Rio Rancho, NM 87144

Time
• 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Awards: 4:45 PM

Check-in
• At least 1 hour before scheduled flight time
Shooting Format
• Warm-up – 1 end of 5 arrows at 10 meters
• Three (3) ends of 5 arrows at 10 meters – 15 arrows total (scoring round)
• Three (3) ends of 5 arrows at 15 meters – 15 arrows total (scoring round)

St. Baldrick’s Conquer Childhood Cancers Annual Fundraising Event

Click Here to Participate

Please join us once again in 2023 – and be a hero for kids with cancer! We are pleased to have the Rio Rancho Events Center sponsor our event site.

While the 2022 event was a great success, during the pandemic, kids were still being diagnosed with cancer and donations to support research were down drastically. We can change that – and save lives!

We can help the biggest non-government funder of childhood cancer research grants do more to speed up the search for cures. Our own University of New Mexico Hospital benefits every year.
Start by signing up as an individual. Set up a team with your friends and co-workers. As firefighters, EMS providers, healthcare workers, retail or restaurant employees… we can make the difference! Whether you decide to shave your head, volunteer to raise money another way, or make a donation, please join us to give kids with cancer the long, healthy lives they deserve.

Clay Walker and Tracy Lawrence – One Night, Two Icons: Sharing One Stage

at the Rio Rancho Events Center with Kimberly Kelly

Rio Rancho, NM (January 4, 2023)  The Rio Rancho Events Center will host country music legends Clay Walker and Tracy Lawrence — One Night, Two Icons: Sharing One Stage, Performing Together with a Full Band, live in Rio Rancho, New Mexico on Friday, March 17, 2023 at 7:30pm (MST).  Tickets go on sale Friday, January 6, 2023 at 10:00am (MST) at the Rio Rancho Events Center Box Office (presented by Chalmers Ford) and Ticketmaster.com.   Special guest Kimberly Kelly will open the show.

Recording artist, songwriter, and entertainer Clay Walker has earned 31 charted singles, a dozen No. 1s, four platinum albums, and decades of performances to his credit. Titles like “Live Until I Die,” “Dreaming with My Eyes Open,” “This Woman and This Man,” “Hypnotize the Moon,” “Rumor Has It,” “Then What,” “The Chain of Love,” “I Can’t Sleep” and “She Won’t Be Lonely Long” have remained country radio favorites for over fifteen years. With a robust touring schedule of over 80 shows per year, Walker continues to delight fans with his electric performances. His most recent release, the 76-song compilation Clay Walker – The Complete Albums 1993-2002 features chart-toppers like “If I Could Make a Living”—which just celebrated its 25th anniversary of reaching peak airplay.

Tracy Lawrence—one of country’s truest traditionalists—is celebrating over 30 years of nonstop hit-making. His impressive catalog of timeless music has made Lawrence a mainstay in the genre, selling more than THIRTEEN MILLION albums and charting EIGHTEEN No. 1 songs. He has garnered numerous CMA and ACM awards and nominations, as well as a Grammy nomination. Commemorating his three-decade career in 2021, Lawrence released three new albums which include all new music along with some of his favorite career hits. In addition to his chart-topping success, Lawrence hosts the nationally syndicated radio show “Honky Tonkin’ with Tracy Lawrence,” which has twice been nominated for ACM’s National On-Air Personality of the Year. Tracy has also been honored by the Nashville chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals with “Philanthropist of The Year” for his nationally recognized annual MISSION:POSSIBLE Turkey Fry and Concert, which has raised over $500k to provide meals to the homeless in the Dallas, Louisville, and Nashville areas.

A native of Lorena, Texas, Kimberly Kelly has multiple connections to the Nashville industry. She has also been unafraid to defy convention. “This is not my first rodeo,” she says of her label debut, I’ll Tell You What’s Gonna Happen. “I worked really hard in Texas before I came to Nashville. I wrote songs, put out records, did a radio tour, and played every weekend while earning a Master’s degree.

BUY TICKETS

The New Mexico Runners will play 6 matches at home and 6 on the road this season against teams within the
Midwest Division. The season will begin in December 2022 and run through March 2023. All home matches
are in bold:
December 18 at Kansas Bandits – 3:00 PM CT
January 7 vs. Amarillo Bombers – 2:05 PM MT
January 21 vs. Colorado Inferno – 5:05 PM MT
January 29 at Amarillo Bombers – 2:00 PM CT
February 4 at Wichita Wings – 7:00 PM CT
February 11 vs. Kansas Bandits – 5:05 PM MT
February 18 at Colorado Inferno – 2:00 PM MT
February 25 vs. Wichita Wings – 5:05 PM MT
March 4 vs. Colorado Inferno – 5:05 PM MT
March 10 at Amarillo Bombers – 7:00 PM CT
March 11at Wichita Wings – 7:00 PM CT
March 18 vs. Kansas Bandits – 5:05 PM MT

Season tickets for the New Mexico Runners are now on sale which start as low as $80 for all home games and
can be purchased online at newmexicorunners.com/seasontickets. Youth sports groups, groups of friends,
co-workers, and teammates can all get together for an exciting outing at a Runners game with discounted
group tickets!

ROCKY MOUNTAIN GUN SHOW

March 25 & 26, 2023

Saturday, 9am – 5pm

Sunday, 9am – 4pm

ROCKY MOUNTAIN GUN SHOW

March 25 & 26, 2023

Saturday, 9am – 5pm

Sunday, 9am – 4pm