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In a hard fought see-saw battle this evening, one of Maloney Promotion's shining stars, Jamie Moore retained his British Light Middleweight crown in a titanic struggle with a very willful challenger in Matthew Macklin at the GH Carnall Centre in Manchester, England on a Sky Sports televised broadcast.

The challenger took the first round by setting the kind of blazing fast pace that stablemate Ricky Hatton has ridden to world honours. The more experienced southpaw champion bolted his guard down tight to weather the storm but was outworked by Macklin. The second was more of the same with the exception of Moore getting the rhythm of Macklin's attack and scoring with wicked counters to take the second frame. More...

Hot middleweight prospect John Duddy's train almost came off the rails last night when the popular Irish fighter stepped up to face ex-IBF Light Middleweight Champion Yory Boy Campas at Madison Square Garden in New York last night. 35 year old Campas, a battle scarred veteran from Navajoa, Mexico, is nowhere near the fighter he was during his title reign of 1997-8 but one thing Yory Boy can still do is punch. Something Duddy found out in the second round when Campas nearly knocked the undefeated sensation out and cut him above both eyes.

Duddy soon began to box the heavy handed veteran but was still on the losing end for the most part until Camps began to run out of steam and was shaken by a perfect right hand from Duddy in the eighth. The Irishman continued his attacks for the rest of the bout until the twelfth and final frame when Campas roared back to life and clearly had Duddy in trouble. More...

On a Maloney Promotion at the GH Carnall Center in Manchester, England Matthew Macklin lunged out of the starting block and began a high pressure assault on British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore that was to last ten rounds. For almost 30 fiery minutes Macklin applied a textbook version of the style taught by his trainer Billy Graham and threw himself upon Moore with wild abandon. More...

Former two time WBO Heavyweight Champion Herbie Hide has returned to the sport of boxing after two years of inactivity and is now campaigning as a cruiserweight. His long awaited return to the ring saw Hide blow away one Mitch Hicks in a single round earlier this month. Now based in Las Vegas, the British fighter is excited at the prospect of “shaking up” his new division and earlier this week, Herbie graciously granted SaddoBoxing the following interview.

SaddoBoxing: First of all, congratulations on the comeback win. Did it feel good getting back in the ring after being out for over two years?

Herbie Hide: "Well, I was never really two years out, Mick (Hennessy) couldn't seem to get me a fight. I'd never retired, I was always in the gym training. At the time, Mickey was trying to get a deal going but he couldn't get no fights. But I was always in the gym anyway."

SB: Was it frustrating? Were you dying to get back in the ring?

HH: "Yeah, I was dying to get back because I knew I was gonna be a cruiserweight and that was a new excitement to me. I was never really a heavyweight, I fought them because I could beat heavyweights, but I was never a heavyweight. Danny Williams and Audley Harrison and all them guys are probably thinking, 'oh, yeah, he’s gone down to cruiserweight, good.' More...

Samuel 'Nigerian Nightmare' Peter must grant James 'Lights Out' Toney an immediate rematch to determine an official challenger to champion Oleg Maskaev, ruled the WBC Board of Governors earlier this week.

The decision comes after a sustained public outcry over the outcome of the pairs September 2 bout, which was awarded to Peter via split decision. Though it is accepted that the contest was closely fought, the huge divergence in the official scores – 115-112 for Toney and 116-111 twice for Peter – ignited a firestorm of controversy and protests, especially after an informal poll revealed that 25 of the 27 ringside boxing writers scored the WBC eliminator in favour of Toney. More...

Lenny Daws will make the first defence of his British light welterweight title on a Hennessy Sports event at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday 20th October. Sky Sports will televise live. Whilst many new champions look to make a quick voluntary defence, the popular Londoner goes straight in against his mandatory contender Barry Morrison, from Scotland. More...

Hennessy Sports promoted John Murray, who will now campaign at lightweight, has been voted by the Boxing Writer’s Club as “Britain’s Young Boxer of the Year’. “This means everything to me,” said the 21-year-old on hearing the news. “It’s a very prestigious award that is voted for by boxing people who watch the sport week in, week out, year in, year out. They can’t be fooled. They know their stuff and it’s nice to have your achievements recognized. More...

"The Contender Special - Put Up or Shut Up" Oct. 14 in Providence & on ESPN2

The Contender I star Peter "The Pride of Providence" Manfredo, Jr. plans to embarrass his bitter Providence 'hood enemy Joey "KO Kid" Spina on October 14 in the 12-round main event on "The Contender Special - Put Up or Shut Up" at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. More...

Rugged British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore puts his cherished Lonsdale Belt on the line tonight against Irish Middleweight Champion Matthew Macklin on a Maloney Promotion from the sold out GH Carnall Centre in Manchester, England.

In his second reign as British Champion, Moore, 24-3 (17), puts his title at risk against a bigger, stronger and younger man in the form of the hungry Macklin, 17-1 (13), who has sworn to bring the domestic belt back to Birmingham before continuing his hunt for Irish middleweight contender John Duddy in America. More...

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In one of two exciting semi-final match-ups, Jean Paul Mendy will take on Henry Buchanan Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) as the “ShoBox” super middleweight tournament continues. In the other 10-round contest from the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif., former sparring partners Tony Hanshaw and LaFarrell Bunting will square off. More...

Paul Spadafora returns in co-feature Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, October 20 on PPV

Future Hall of Fame boxer “Iron” Mike Tyson kicks-off the “Mike Tyson World Tour,” a series of four-round exhibitions, on an October 20th pay-per-view event also featuring the return of Paul “The Pittsburgh Kid” Spadafora, at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio.

Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs), former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, headlines against veteran Corey “T-Rex” Sanders (25-2-1, 14 KOs). Spadafora (38-0-1, 15 KOs), ex-IBF lightweight title-holder, will fight in the co-feature against an opponent to be determined. More...

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It was a relaxed atmosphere at Monton House Hotel, Manchester, England yesterday for the weigh-in of British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore and his opponent Matthew Macklin. The two will certainly be a little more tense during their clash tonight on a Maloney Promotion at the sold out GH Carnall Centre in the Davyhulme section of Manchester.

After weighing slightly over on the scales on his first try, Jamie Moore had to remove his necklaces and then his shorts to come in right on the button' at 154 lbs with Matthew Macklin coming in at 153 lbs and 9 oz. More...

"2007 Is Going To Be A Big Year!"

As founder and CEO of DiBella Entertainment, Lou DiBella is one of the biggest names in boxing promotions. The New Yorker has a stable of top veteran fighters and up and coming stars; Fres Oquendo, Kofi Jantuah, Paul Malignaggi, David Estrada and Sechew Powell along with two former world champions Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson and Ike "Bazooka" Quartey are just a few names on his list.

Top it all off with the current Undisputed Middleweight Champion Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor and you have more talent than you can shake a stick at. Yet with all his success, Lou has maintained the everyday guy attitude and seems to show genuine care for his fighters.
This was evident when he spoke of the late Leavander Johnson, former IBF Lightweight Champion who died from complications due to in ring injuries last year.

Here is what Lou had to say about that the tribute paid to Johnson in Atlantic City earlier this week and what's coming up for his fighters.

SaddoBoxing: Lou, how are you? Congratulations on a successful show last Wednesday. What's coming up next?

Lou Dibella: "We have one on October 20th in the small room at the Hammerstein. It will feature Erik Kirkland, Jaidon Codrington, Raymond Biggs and a few others." More...

Ricky Hatton's trainer Billy Graham travels onto hostile ground this Friday when his fighter Matthew Macklin challenges reigning British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore on a Maloney Promotion from the GH Carnall Centre in Manchester, England. Irish Middleweight Champion Macklin may have taken up part-time residence in the British capital of boxing since joining Graham but to the throngs of Jamie Moore fans that will pack the sold out venue, the challenger remains an unwanted guest. More...

Corrales to Face Former World Champion Joel Casamayor on Saturday, Oct. 7, At 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Two boxers with a genuine disdain for each other will duke it out with bad intentions for a third time when Corrales defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) and RING lightweight titles against former world champion and longtime adversary, southpaw Joel “El Cepillo” Casamayor, on Saturday, Oct. 7, during a Free Preview Weekend on SHOWTIME. More...

Ex-world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield meets opponent Fres Oquendo today at a press conference in Carson, California as "The Real Deal" continues his quest to regain the world title. The two will clash on Friday night, November 10th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, as announced by Murad Muhammad, promoter of M&M Sports, and Real Deal Events. More...

"Fight Me Or Quit!"

Junior Witter, Bradford’s newly crowned WBC light welterweight titleholder, has called on Ricky Hatton to stop making excuses, put his title’s on the table and step in the ring.

Speaking on Bradford’s The Pulse radio station, Witter said: “Can I batter Ricky Hatton? Yeah. It’s a fight I want. It’s a fight the boxing public deserve. It’s just a case that Ricky Hatton just doesn’t seem to want it at the minute. He’s come up with every excuse under the sun. Before I had the world title he kept saying it’s because I haven’t got a world title. Now I have a world title he’s saying it’s about people he wants to fight, not titles. More...

After a disappointing outcome to his World Title fight versus Arthur Abraham in Wetzlar, Germany Edison Miranda speaks out.

“I first want to say that I enjoyed my time in Germany. The people were very nice to me,” said Miranda. “The day after the fight the people in Germany recognized me. They came up to me and said that I deserved to win that fight. They felt bad that I came to Germany and was treated like that and I should be the Champion.” More...

IBF Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko, who is preparing for his November 11 bout with Calvin Brock at Madison Square Garden was in New York last week to attend the 21st Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis on September 19th at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The dinner raised more than $4 million for spinal cord injury research. More...

Fight Promoter University President and Founder Roy Englebrecht has added a new wrinkle to his Fight Promoter University concept, with the announcement today of an online Fight Promoter University Promoter Message Board and Forum. Now for the first time, current or aspiring fight promoters will have a place to go to ask questions of other promoters, exchange ideas, promote their shows, and discuss anything to do with boxing or MMA promotions. More...