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Carl Froch is used to turning people’s lights out in the ring but last night he was in Nottingham’s Old Market Square to turn the Christmas lights on in the city. More...

WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch will be on FA Cup duty this Sunday when he makes the draw for the second round of British football’s most treasured competition live on ITV1 from 3:35pm. More...

With a little over one week remaining before the highly anticipated showdown between 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward and hard-hitting Edison Miranda, the two talented fighters participated in a media conference call along with promoter Dan Goossen.

In the featured bout, the undefeated and No. 2 ranked Ward will fulfill his dream of staging a pro fight in his hometown when he takes a big step up in class to face Miranda, a Colombian knockout artist who has fought top-notch competition throughout his career, on Saturday, May 16 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA.

The 12-round fight for Ward’s NABO and NABF super middleweight titles will be the featured bout on a special Saturday primetime edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast.

Ward, a highly touted and talented 25-year-old, is 18-0 (12) and was the only boxer from the United States to capture a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and remains the last American to win gold. Miranda is 32-3 with 28 knockouts. More...

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The King of Amangwane, Inkosi Mzondeni Hlongwane and the All Africa Cultural Organisation honoured the WBC International Bantamweight Vusi Malinga for his outstanding victory against Veeraphol Sahaprom and the resulting achievement of becoming the mandatory challenger for WBC World Champion Hozumi Hasegawa of Japan.

The event formed part of the Ntombi Nto Project (Reed Dance), which his majesty organised last weekend. More...

All the Staff at Saddo Boxing would like to wish all our Readers a Very Merry Christmas and a Great New Year.

Lets hope 2008 will be as great a year for the boxing fans as 2007 has been

Here is our little gift to you all....

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Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all the staff at Saddo Boxing.

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Promoter Dino Duva of Duva Boxing and his hall-of-fame father, Lou Duva, wish to send their sincerest congratulations to former multiple world champion Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker upon the announcement of his induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. More...

Adeyinka Makinde, author of 'Dick Tiger-The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal' interviewed by Cheryl Robinson on 'Just About Books,' Harambee Radio.

Cheryl Robinson: Hello, you are listening to Cheryl Robinson on the 'Just About Books' Talk Show, a worldwide Internet show on authors, book reviews, bookclubs and literary events for African-American book lovers. And today is our black history programme; we will talk to Ade Makinde, the author of 'Dick Tiger-The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal.' I'm so excited

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to have him on the show. He is calling us from London and this will prove to be a great evening. Welcome to the show.

Adeyinka Makinde: Thank you very much Cheryl.

CR: You're welcome. It's my pleasure. Now I read the book. It was a very interesting book. His name was Richard and you want to help me with his last name? More...

Twinbill Will Be Replayed First Time On SHO Extreme On Monday, Feb. 6, At 11 PM ET/PT

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Styles do indeed make fights and -- for 36 minutes -- Rolando Reyes’s counter-punching style totally frustrated Jose Luis Castillo. At the finish, however, it was the former two-time World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion who came away with a lopsided 12-round decision Saturday on SHOWTIME.

In an exciting, extremely close SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature at the Don Haskins Center on the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) campus, Jose Armando Santa Cruz successfully defended his North American Boxing Federation (NABF) 135-pound title with a hard-fought, unanimous 12-round decision over Edner Cherry. A doubleheader co-promoted by Bob Arum’s Top Rank, Inc. and Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, aired at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). More...

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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING begins its 20th year of televising fights with a world championship doubleheader on Jan. 7, 2006 (9 p.m., ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). Undisputed world welterweight champion Zab “Super” Judah defends against WBC No. 1 welterweight contender Carlos Baldomir in one of the world title fights. In the SHOWTIME co-feature, WBC/WBA champion Jean-Marc Mormeck faces IBF champion O’Neil Bell in a cruiserweight world title unification bout.

Judah: I respect Carlos for making it to the point where he made it at, but I am at a point right now where I am proving to the world that I am the best pound-for-pound fighter out there. And it just so happened that Carlos Baldomir is in my weight and he is going to be a prime example of how I am going to show everybody that I am the best.

Baldomir: I would like to thank everybody and wish them a happy holiday, Merry Christmas, and Feliz Navidad. Zab’s record speaks for itself, so nobody has to confirm the greatness he has already achieved. We are honored to come into the ring with him, but we still have to lace him up. More...

Amir Khan is to visit Oxfam's Earthquake Response Programme in Pakistan on Saturday 17 December. The Olympic Silver Medallist will travel with Oxfam to Muzaffarbad, the capital of Pakistan administered Kashmir devastated by the October 8th earthquake. He will visit camps where Oxfam is providing shelter, water and sanitation for thousands of those displaced by the earthquake. More...

Northeast Promotions Signs Promotional Contract with Junior Welterweight Shamone Alvarez

Walt Lambert of Northeast Promotions in association with Sampson Lewkowicz is pleased to announce the signing of Top Junior Welterweight prospect Shamone Alvarez (12 – 0 8 KO’s) Atlantic City, New Jersey to a long term promotional agreement. More...

Final training photos of Ricky Hatton as he prepared for his Fight Academy boxing promoted unification clash with WBA Carlos Maussa on the 26th of November in Sheffield, England.

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In the wake of yet another announcement postponing the Klitschko-Rahman fight, World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John "The Quietman" Ruiz has come out of his corner firing at Vitali Klitschko, calling for the World Boxing Council to strip Klitschko of his title and appealing to the public and media for their reevaluation of the heavyweight division. More...

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This compelling 30 minute radio documentary featuring the Retired Boxers Foundation and President and Founder, Alex "The Bronx Bomber" Ramos, Executive Director, Jacquie Richardson, Medical Advisory Board member and Dr. Ray Monsell. Other guests include Barry McGuigan of the Professional Boxers Association in Ireland, Former World Champions Frank Bruno and Bobby Chacon, as well as 1984 Gold Medallist, Paul Gonzales. Also, and the Wild Card Boxing Club trainers and Coaches, Freddie Roach, Justine Fortune. Also Peter Manfredo from "The Contender", Author Kevin Mitchell who just wrote Frank Bruno's compelling story, and Nick Kahn, manager of World Champions Manny Pacquaio and James Toney, and Julian Eget President of the Golden State Boxers Association. More...