Legendary promoter Don King celebrated Thanksgiving by making a special visit to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany where he signed autographs for wounded Iraq and Afganistan campaign veterans, and ate Turkey with the troops. More...
It was a damp, drizzly morning in Manchester today, but there were plenty of smiles as Ricky 'Hitman' Hatton boarded the BMI flight that would take him to Las Vegas for the fight of his life against Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather.
The Hitman along with brother Matthew, trainer Billy Graham and Nutritionist Kerry Kayes left Manchester, England on the direct flight to Las Vegas just after 9.00 am this morning.
The fightnight billed as "Undefeated" takes place at the MGM Grand on December 8th
The storied middleweight division has been rife with legendary rivalries. In the ‘40s Rocky Graziano had Tony Zale, in the ‘50s Sugar Ray Robinson, Carmen Basilio, and Gene Fullmer had each other and in the ‘60s Nino Benvenuti had Emile Griffith. However, for the past 40 years the middleweight division has endured a void -- great champions without great championship rivalries.
Hard-hitting WBC No. 11 154-pound contender James Kirkland (20-0, 17 KOs) hopes to continue his ascension to the top of the junior middleweight division when he takes on the dangerous Allen Conyers (11-2, nine KOs) Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, on ShoBox: The New Generation, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT delayed on the west coast. More...
After coming back from the 45th annual WBC Convention that was held in Manila, Philippines, a group of reporters stayed up late and spent the night in Narita, Japan. From there, they were able to interview champions Jorge Linares and Edwin Valero, who belong to the same boxing group, Teiken Promotions, led by famous promoter Akihiko Honda. More...
WBC CABOFE champion Miguel Espino (17-2-1 6KO's), has another opponent pull out just days before fight night. Espino, who was scheduled to fight Rosario Escalante, will now face Roberto Valenzuela (39-33-2 34KO's) out of Guatabampo Sonora Mexico. More...
The WBC recently voted Carina Moreno "Female Fighter Of The Year". This marks the second award in 2007 for the champion who received the same honor from the NABF back in July. More...
On Thursday night December 6th, DiBella Entertainment, Top Rank and Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing presents "VS. Fight Night Live" at the Utopia Paradise Theater in the heart of the Bronx.
In the main event, it will be a 10 round junior middleweight battle of talented Eastern Europeans, as NABF Champion and Ukraine born Andrey Tsurkan (25-2, 16 KO's) defends his title against undefeated Yuri Foreman (23-0, 8 KO's), born in Belarus in a 10 round Junior Middleweight bout. More...
The Staples Centre in Los Angeles plays host this Friday to a bout between two former champions in Fernando Vargas and Ricardo Mayorga.
The big question obviously, when you observe this matchup, is how much has either man got left?
Lets start with Vargas. It's hard to believe that "Ferocious" is still only thirty years of age. A former two time light middleweight champion, he still has a respectable professional record of 26 wins with only 4 defeats.
He first won world honours in December 1998 when he stopped the rugged Yory Boy Campas in seven rounds. Things seemed to be going well for Vargas when he successfully negotiated title defences against respected names such as Ike Quartey and Winky Wright.
Then, he stepped into the ring against Felix Trinidad in December 2000. Despite showing great heart, rising from two first round knockdowns, he was finally pummelled to defeat in 12 brutal rounds. More...
NABF Cruiserweight Champion and WBC's number one ranked contender Matt "Too Smooth" Godfrey, 16-0 (9), was ready and set to settle any doubts that Jeremy "Half Man Half Amazing" Williams, 42-5 (35), had about his validity as a future star of the sport this coming Saturday in a bout scheduled to take place in Connecticut's Convention Center in Hartford. The bout would have had Godfrey's NABF title on the line and number one ranking in what would have been his toughest opponent to date.
Godfrey, who spoke with SaddoBoxing earlier this week, stated he was looking forward to this bout taking place so he could come out victorious and move on to face number two ranked Czech Republic native Rudolf Kraj, 12-0 (9) and determine the mandatory for newly crowned WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine Cruiserweight Champion David "Hayemaker" Haye.
Today it was announced by the card's promoter, CES boxing, that the bill was canceled in an untimely fashion as a promotional partner had pulled and they were sorry for the inconvienience and would keep everyone updated on when the fight would take place.
Also scheduled on the undercard was undefeated cruiserweight prospect Aaron Williams, 15-0 (11), undefeated super featherweight Matt Remillard, 11-0 (7), and super middleweight Joe Spina, 20-1 (15).
“Feliciano is a tough fighter that comes to win. He doesn’t try to survive. It is a dangerous fight. He’s going to come and try and take the title away from me. He’s got heart, but in my opinion he can’t punch. We will have to find out on Friday in the ring.
“To me, this is a dangerous fight. With his record this is an amazing opportunity for him. He is hungry and he is going to come to fight. He is thinking that this is his one chance to walk out of that ring a world champion. More...
Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton and his team—brother and fellow fighter Matthew, trainer Billy Graham, nutritionist Kerry Kayes, assistant trainer Lee Beard and agent Paul Speaks—will settle in Las Vegas Friday for his world welterweight championship mega-showdown against Floyd Mayweather, Saturday, December 8 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The bout will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View .
Team Hatton will travel on a non-stop flight Thursday from Manchester, England—the site of an intensive eight-week camp—to Las Vegas, where they where they will rent a house and use a local gym to finish final preparations for what will be the biggest fight of the British star's career. The only reminders of home accompanying Hatton are photographs of his son and family that he keeps close as motivation for making his dream come true. More...
For several years, fight fans have longed for the day when the heavyweight championship of the world would be unified and one man would reign atop the sport’s glamour division. On Saturday, February 23rd, at ‘The Mecca of Boxing’, New York City’s Madison Square Garden, that day will be one step closer when IBF & IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov meet to unify their titles in a bout destined to bring cl! arity to the heavyweights once again. More...
Undefeated World middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik was certified 100% ready to resume full training today, clearing the way for Pavlik's first title defense against former world champion Jermain Taylor.
Earlier this month, Pavlik had incurred superficial lacerations and abrasions to his hands and forearms while trying to repair a broken window at his home. The 14 stitches he received to repair the lacerations have already been removed. More...
December 8 promises to be one of the busiest nights in British boxing history when Ricky Hatton faces Floyd Mayweather Jr in Las Vegas. Hatton faces the biggest fight of his life as he attempts to get the better of the best "pound for pound" boxer in the world. More...
Getting ready to be "Too Smooth" for Jeremy Williams
On November 24, undefeated NABF Cruiserweight Champion Matt "Too Smooth" Godfrey, 16-0 (9), sets to defend his title for the second time against Jeremy "Half Man Half Amazing" Williams, 42-5 (35), in Hartford, Connecticut's Convention Center.
Godfrey, who will be fighting for the third time in seven months, will be taking on his most experienced opponent to date in a bout that honestly has some people shaking their heads, wondering how it all came about, including Godfrey.
Williams, who has not fought under the 195 lb mark since 1992 and had not stepped into the ring since being starched by Samuel Peter via second round KO in December of 2005, began his comeback towards the cruiserweight division in August of this year with a lackluster eight round split decision victory over lightly regarded Gary Gomez, 18-8-1.
Shortly after the Gomez bout and a performance that has been described as "painful to watch", Matt Godfrey's name suddenly began to spout out of Williams's mouth like a geyser shooting water, even making comments such as "Matt Godfrey hasn't done anything to impress me" and "Matt Godfrey is what stands in my way of a world title". Words said with such a tone of conviction that one would think there was bad blood between the two dating back to grammar school. More...
Ronald “The Motor City Cobra” Hearns has one of the most famous last names in the sport of boxing, racked up 13 KO's in 16 victories against no losses and has fought all across the country in his brief three-and-a-half year career.
But he is still largely unknown.
However, with the dawn of 2008, many boxing fans may get to know the 6’3” junior middleweight in the opening fight of Showtime's Championship Boxing broadcast headlined by IBF Light Welter Champion Paul Malignaggi's defense against challenger Herman Ngoudjo on January 5.
SaddoBoxing confirmed the rumor that Hearns is interested in a fight with another undefeated son of a Hall of Fame fighter, Julio César Chávez, Jr.
“My promoter’s looking into that, so if they want to fight I don’t have no problem with that; whoever they put in front of me I’ll fight," said Hearns. More...
The mega fight “Undefeated” between Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton is just under three weeks away. With the fight fast approaching Golden Boy Promotions will be hosting a series of conference calls for the media to discuss the upcoming event.
The media conference calls began last week with the announcement of the undercard featuring Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy against Contender Season One finalist Peter Manfredo, Jr. Both fighters share a loss to Joe Calzaghe as well as recent surgeries from boxing related injuries.
Saddoboxing had the opportunity to join the conference call and also ask a few questions.
OSCAR DE LA HOYA, PRESIDENT, GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS: Thank you very much. We are getting closer to UNDEFEATED December 8 th. We have a tremendous lineup of fights just like we promised. The boxing fans deserve not only a tackler main event, but from top to bottom, a card that people will remember for many years to come.
We're starting off with Jeff Lacy against Peter Manfredo Jr., which is bound to be a candidate for fight of the year. And it is my pleasure to be representing and I have under the Golden Boy Banner, Jeff Lacy, former world super middleweight champion with the record 22-1 with 17 knockouts. He will be facing Peter Manfredo Jr., with a record of 28-4 with 13 knockouts. More...
Golden Boy Promotions in association with Sycuan Ringside Promotions put on a highly anticipated match-up on Saturday night at the Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ as Joan Guzman defended his WBO Junior Lightweight Title against hard-hitting contender Humberto Soto.
Although Guzman had not been in the ring since last December, he showed no signs of any ring rust as he was able to use his superior speed to outclass his challenger. Soto did a good job of getting Guzman on the ropes throughout the fight, but was unable to take advantage as most of his punches were either blocked or smothered by the champion.
The fight opened with Soto moving forward, trying to put pressure on Guzman as he backed him into the corner on a couple of occasions but was unable to land anything clean. Guzman moved well and seemed comfortable taking shots from Soto.
Both fighters came out in the second round trading hard, wild shots. Guzman with his back to the ropes was able to counter well and landed a good head-body combination. More...
How tough is Olympic-bound boxer Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade, the United States’ best bet to medal next year in China?
Andrade recently dominated the AIBA Men’s World Championships in Chicago, capturing a gold medal in the 152-pound division, despite competing with impacted Wisdom teeth that were extracted last week. More...
