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Vitali Klitschko continued his dominance over the heavyweight division last night, winning a resounding 12 round decision over challenger Shannon Briggs at the 02 Arena in Hamburg, Germany. The towering Ukrainian slugger controlled the action from the first round, working the right hand behind the jab to very good effect, …

Post Finance Arena in Berne, Switzerland was the site of yet another dominant Vitali Klitschko WBC heavyweight title defense tonight as the Ukrainian continues to solidify his hold on the division. “Dr. Ironfist” stamped his authority from round one as previously unbeaten challenger Kevin Johnson proved unable to do anything …

Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KOs), of Los Angeles, participated in an international media conference call to discuss his eagerly anticipated WBC heavyweight title defense against unbeaten, No. 1-ranked Cristobal Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs), of Riverside by way of East L.A., on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Staples Center. Tom Loeffler: “We’re …

During a jam-packed media workout on Wednesday at the Joe Goossen Gym, undefeated, hard-hitting Cristobal Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs), of Riverside, CA, guaranteed he would defeat defending champion Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KOs), of Germany, in their highly anticipated WBC heavyweight title fight on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Staples Center. …

Two spectacular heavyweight fights were added to the highly anticipated event featuring the world title showdown between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali “Dr. Iron Fist” Klitschko and WBC No. 1 contender Cristobal “The Nightmare’’ Arreola on Saturday, September 26 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions was …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Saturday night at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, two British boxers fought on an historical boxing occasion due to the number of people that had packed in the venue. Paul Butlin and Michael Sprott boxed on the undercard of the Wladimir …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night, at the Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 61,000 people enjoyed a night of boxing and entertainment in the home of Schalke F.C. It was indeed the biggest and most lavish boxing event I’ve ever witnessed. There were seven fights in total – …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing All eyes in the boxing world will be on Veltins Arena tonight in Gelsenkirchen, Germany as WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko puts his belts and top standing in the division on the line against WBA champion in recess Ruslan Chagaev. Klitschko, 52-3 (46), comes …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing At 2.00 PM this afternoon, at the impressive Karstadt Sports Store in Dortmund, Germany, media and fans gathered to witness the official weigh-in of Wladimir Klitschko and Rusland Chagaev ahead of tomorrow night’s heavyweight contest at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirschen. Introduced by …

Earlier this week at a press conference held at Real Hypermarket in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Irish boxer Andy Lee confirmed to SaddoBoxing that he was ‘feeling great’ and ‘looking forward to Saturday night’ when he is scheduled to fight Latvian Olegs Fedotovs in an eight round middleweight contest at Veltins Arena. …

Former WBO heavy champ Chris Byrd, who fought both Klitschko brothers, looks to continue his career at cruiser and face German Ralf Riemer in the chief support to Klitschko vs. Gomez March 21 in Stuttgart. Riemer, 8-6-2, is not exactly the toughest opponent around, even at national level. Another former …