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By Jane Warburton November 20th, 2009 All Boxing Previews
**With Slideshow**
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing
Yesterday at the Gateway Hotel in Nottingham, England, promoter Frank Maloney hosted the official weigh-in ahead of tonight's European super bantamweight title clash between reigning champion Rendall Munroe and former European bantam titlist and WBC world title challenger Simone Maludrottu.
Proceedings went smoothly and quickly. The two men quietly took turns weighing in and both posed for the obligatory ‘face-off’ photographs. As you would expect from these two boxers - there was no goading or verbal onslaught from either man.
Munroe looked in fantastic shape and was calm and relaxed throughout.
Weights were as follows:
European super bantamweight championship, 12 rounds
Rendall Munroe: 8 stone 10 pounds/122 lb
Simone Maludrottu: 8 stone 9 and a quarter pounds/121.25 lb More...
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By Paul Downey November 20th, 2009 All Boxing Articles
Impact ABC trainer Andy Sedgmore has hailed the performance of Liam Berrisford after he was crowned National Junior Novice School Boy Champion in Liverpool.
The 15 year old from Meir Park took the title after a points victory over Stevenage ABC's Levi Raymond in the 57-60 kilo category.
“The dedication Liam has put in has been rewarded, and the whole gym is buzzing at the point. Raymond was a very tricky customer who was a natural switch-hitter, but the way Liam changed his tactics and coped with him was exceptional,” he said.
Sedgmore has also refused to rule out competing for a spot in the 2012 Olympics, saying, “Never say never, I think we went into the competition looking to get beyond the Midlands level, and then see where we went from there.”
Berrisford, who had only had three bouts before the competition, decided to keep on boxing when some of his friends stopped, and is delighted to reap the rewards. More...
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By Al Bernstein November 19th, 2009 All Boxing Articles
 This weekend I will join the Showtime team in Oakland for the final stage of the Super Six Boxing Classic. WBA Super Middleweight Champ Mikkel Kessler travels across the pond from Denmark to battle Californian Andre Ward. It’s possible this match-up might end up being the best of the three in the tourney’s first stage.
The first two matches produced some intriguing results and some exciting moments. Arthur Abraham scored a 12th round knockout of Jermain Taylor, punctuating a great performance by this German superstar fighting in front of his home fans.
Taylor had his moments early in this match, but as has sadly become his custom lately, he faded as the match went into the middle and later rounds. Abraham showed us that his peculiar style is a tough one to master.
Showtime Boxing analyst Steve Farhood put it best when he said “Abraham is like a football team, he plays defense and he then plays offense, but never the two at the same time.”
Abraham comes out of his defensive shell to throw quick and powerful combinations. He will be a tough nut to crack in this tourney.
The next man to try will be young American Andre Dirrell who lost a split decision in stage one to WBC Champion Carl Froch. Dirrell landed some good counter punches against the charging Froch and even stunned him once or twice, but just didn’t quite do enough offensively to win the day according to two of the judges.
Dirrell came into the tourney as the least battle tested of the six, and he did show he has the poise and ability to hang with the big boys in this tourney. Froch, the tough Brit, came away with a less than artistic win. More...
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By Jane Warburton November 19th, 2009 All Boxing Previews
**With Slideshow Audio**
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing
Today at the Gateway Hotel in Nottingham, England, promoter Frank Maloney hosted a press conference ahead of Friday's fight night at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, in which Leicester binman Rendall Munroe will defend his European super bantamweight title for the fifth time.
Munroe's opponent, former European bantamweight champion and WBC title challenger Simone ‘Boom Boom’ Maludrottu of Italy arrived in England yesterday and sat at today's press conference alongside his trainer.
Unable to speak English, Maludrottu answered questions via an interpreter, who sat between Maludrottu and his trainer.
A confident Munroe sat alongside his team of Jason and Mike Shinfield. Munroe's good friend and British super bantam champion Jason Booth was on hand to offer support as were Munroe's stablemates, light heavyweight Ovill McKenzie and light welter Scott Haywood, who also fight on Friday's bill. More...
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By Lee Tan November 19th, 2009 All Boxing Articles
As boxing fans, we’ve probably all sat at home watching a fight and fancied we could’ve done pretty well in the ring with the right training and preparation. But luckily, most of us sober up or realise we’re too old to chase these far-fetched fantasies.
But over the years, many athletes from other sports - especially power sports - have succumbed to the special lure of the ring. Buoyed by great success in their own fields, and the knowledge that they have exceptional strength, toughness and dedication, they become convinced they can also excel in the noble art.
You’ll often hear sports fans talking up the boxing potential of a great basketball, American football or rugby player. This article looks at some star athletes who actually laced on the gloves. As we will see, very few of these men achieved real success in the ring and most were given a painful lesson by this toughest of sports.
George Trafton: 4-1
A legendary hard man of American football in the 1920s and 30s, Trafton was centre for the Decatur Staleys – later renamed the Chicago Bears.
At 6 foot 2 and 235 lbs, his powerful hitting and roughhouse tactics soon cemented his reputation as the meanest, toughest player of his time. But Trafton wasn’t just powerful, he was a skilled defensive player, known for his quick reactions and athletic moves; so his decision to take up boxing whilst still a Bears player was met with interest. More...
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By Boxing Press November 19th, 2009 All Press Releases
 Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather will perform the draw for Prizefighter Light Welterweights.
Mayweather, widely regarded as the greatest fighter on the planet and the World pound for pound Champion, will be shown on Friday making the draw for the next Prizefighter event.
He will become another boxing legend to become involved in Prizefighter after Mike Tyson, Ricky Hatton and Chris Eubank, who have all performed draws in the past.
No boxers will be seeded for the draw so anyone could face anyone. It could lead to a number of mouth-watering fights as the competitors include some of the biggest British names in the division. More...
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