Ah, Love: A judge convicted Marvelous Marvin...

Ah, Love: A judge convicted Marvelous Marvin Hagler of beating his ex-girlfriend, so now the former world middleweight boxing champion wants a legal rematch. Boston Municipal Court Judge Michael Greco sentenced Hagler, 36, to a year’s probation and 100 hours of community service, but Hagler then exercised his right to a jury trial, set for July 15. Lisa Pilagonia, 34, testified Hagler punched her, cutting her and dislocating her jaw, in an argument at a Boston hotel in 1990. Hagler’s side contends she is out to make money off the former champ and pursued criminal charges only to bolster her civil suit.

* Bojo Come Home: The puppy was found wandering in the Saudi desert by U.S. troops in December. Six months later, he’s ensconced in Master Sgt. William (Butch) Fields’ off-base government duplex in Sumter, S. C. “Once I put him in my pocket that was it,” said Fields, chief of the Shaw Air Force Base firefighting unit and a Persian Gulf War veteran. The Air Force wouldn’t allow Bojo on a military flight, so Fields and his wife, Patty, “borrowed and begged” the $1,400 to fly Bojo home via SwissAir.

* Tour Guide: Ricardo Montalban, star of the former TV series “Fantasy Island,” will be giving people an earful of New Mexico history and culture. As part of a “Hear New Mexico” program, Montalban will record 20 lessons to be broadcast on a special low-frequency AM radio station. Each four-minute message will highlight local attractions.

Next Stop. . .: The group of riders retracing the historic Pony Express route neared Wyoming’s western border Wednesday. They are following the route between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento. The Pony Express, created in April, 1860, to speed mail across the West, was disbanded in the fall of 1861 when the first transcontinental telegraph line was completed.