FINALLY, IT’S HERE! It was made and announced four or five months ago, but Hatton fans have been waiting for this fight for the last three or four years. For about two years now, the boxing community all over the world has been demanding that Ricky Hatton “steps up†and starts fighting the elite in…
This fight takes place the night before a huge title fight, which is a bit sad really as this long awaited domestic clash is not going to get the media’s attention as much as it should. Scott Harrison has been the WBO champion for a while now, losing it briefly to Manuel Medina. Harrison has…
We are being spoilt at the moment as for the second week running, we are presented with a huge, huge fight that could easily be a contender for fight of the year. Up until last year, Ronald “Winky†Wright was highly underestimated and under promoted. He has fought in just about every country on the…
This is a must see fight. You’ve got to admire Diego Corrales; he’s riding high at the moment and why not? After successfully moving up in weight and beating Joel Casamayor and then TKO’ing Acelino Freitas to win the WBO world title, he now takes on the best to secure his place in the top…
At least eighty-percent of boxing fans would love to see John Ruiz get schooled, again, only this time by James Toney not Roy Jones Jr. Because of his fighting style, Ruiz has to be one of the least liked heavyweight champions of all time. Actually he is probably one of the least liked boxers pound-for-pound…
It was this time last year that Ricky Hatton took his biggest test to date, a show down with Ghanaian hard man Ben “Wonder†Tackie. Hatton dominated the fight, looking aggressive and classy throughout. Hatton’s best performance against his toughest opponent, and then came those immortal words: “We’re going to go for Click for larger…
Click for larger image© Mike Cleary For two weeks running, high profile British fights ended controversially. Firstly, Danny Hunt won a much-disputed decision over Salford’s Lee Meager after a torrid battle for the English title. Then it was Jamie Moore, who incidentally is also a Salford fighter, that was on the receiving end of a…
Jamie Moore is the current British light middleweight champion and is certainly regarded as one of Britain’s hottest prospects for world domination. In the domestic light middleweight division, southpaw Moore has amassed a professional record of twenty wins with only two losses with thirteen of his victories coming from stoppages and he’s a man on…
Matthew Hatton is a young British fighter on the rise. He will be in action once again on Friday night at the Northbridge leisure centre in Halifax. Being the younger brother of Manchester’s light welterweight star Ricky Hatton, expectations are high for Matthew. However, SaddoBoxing.com was fortunate to be able to talk exclusively with Matthew…
British welterweight fighter James Hare (30-1-1 (16 KO’s) will fight David Barnes (15-0-0 (8 KO’s) on Friday the twelfth of November. Hare’s only defeat came against Cosme Rivera who went on to earn mandatory challenger status for the IBF welterweight title by stopping Canadian standout Hercules Kyvelos. Hare’s performance was deemed to be under par…
Lee Meager beating Charlie Shepherd,Click for larger image© Action Images After two ABA final appearances, Salford lightweight Lee Meager decided to try his hand at the professional game in the year 2000. Four years later, Meager is unbeaten after seventeen fights, boasting sixteen wins and one draw. Part of British promoter Mick Hennessy’s ‘Real Class…