Last week, several sources broke the news that former world champion Jean Pascal’s camp, Groupe Yvon Michel, and Lucian Bute’s camp, Interbox, were working on a possible fight that would take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal on May 25th. This is an intriguing thought as both boxers had …
Read More »Monthly Archives: February 2013
Big Weekend Full Of Upsets Warms Up Chilly February
While this weekend was surely eventful, and an enlightening time for prosperous underdogs Tony Thompson, Alejandro Perez and Ishe Smith, the boxing blackout continued with few elite fighters stepping into the ring on larger stages, but that doesn’t stop Saddoboxing.com for getting you your weekend fight fix! In a stunning …
Read More »Clash Of The Flyweights: Reveco vs. Kuroda Tonight In Japan
On Wednesday, the WBA flyweight title fight between Juan Carlos Reveco and Masayuki Kuroda takes place at Todoroki Arena, in Kanagawa, Japan. Both boxers hit the scales without problems and are ready to fight. Reveco made the exact weight and assured that he is ready to defend his title. “I …
Read More »Freddie Roach vs. Timothy Bradley By Proxy Part Two
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach and No. 3 world-rated welterweight contender Ruslan Provodnikov took time out of training camp, at Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, to discuss their upcoming challenge of undefeated WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, Jr. The Bradley vs. Provodnikov WBO welterweight championship will take place, …
Read More »Countdown To Massive Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super Four
With just more than a month until the “Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super Four” boxing tournament in Monaco, the organisers have been swamped for ticket requests and information on the mega-event. “I’ve been in this business a long time and I’ve never known anything like it,” said Rodney Berman, chief …
Read More »Lineup Solidified For Monster Liverpool Fight Card
Jazza Dickens will face Jon Fernandes for the vacant English super bantamweight title on the ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ bill, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on March 30, live on Sky Sports. The unbeaten Liverpool starlet fights for his first major title on home turf against the Southern Area …
Read More »Towering Junior Middle Fox Returns To Ring In Maryland
Undefeated junior middleweight Alantez “Sly as A” Fox (9-0-1 4KOs) will be making his second appearance of 2013 as he steps in the ring with Greg Hackett (2-9) in a 6 round fight. The Maryland born prospect will be on a card that is being held in his backyard of …
Read More »Big British World Title Show Live On Epix March 16
World championship boxing makes its 2013 debut on Epix next month with an exciting quadruple-header! WBO lightweight champion Ricky “Rickster” Burns and IBF titlist Miguel “Titere” Vazquez will collide in a world title unification to determine the division’s top dog in the main event of a blockbuster four-bout card. “Best …
Read More »Hernandez-Harrison Wows Mississippi Faithful In Tunica
Top welterweight prospect Dusty Hernandez-Harrison of Washington, D.C., kept his undefeated record intact scoring a six-round unanimous decision win over cagey veteran Aaron “Showtime” Anderson in the co-main event Saturday at Resorts Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Hernandez-Harrison is a fan favorite in the Tunica region since making his pro debut …
Read More »Irish Olympic Hero Taylor Dominates German Champ
Olympic Champion Katie Taylor wowed a sold out Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin last night, with a dominant win over two weight German champion Maike Klueners and will now set her focus on the next two steps on the Road to Rio and her ultimate goal of becoming a …
Read More »British Welter Prospect Adam Little Thinking Big
Adam Little is confident he’ll be able to make a major impact in the welterweight division when he returns to action this spring. The Ricky Hatton-trained prospect, 22, is currently recovering after having surgery to rectify a persistent hand injury and he feels he’ll show a different side to his …
Read More »UK Weekend Roundup
On Friday, at the Magna Centre, Rotherham, Local Boxer Navid Mansouri outpointed Max Maxwell of Birmingham over eight rounds in their Light Middleweight Contest. The David Coldwell promoted fight-night also featured five undercard bouts all going to points. On Saturday, Liverpool’s David Price suffered a shock defeat at the hands …
Read More »