In something of an upset, promising super featherweight contenderJose”The Punisher” Perez Jr. was knocked out by Hector Leyva, a fighter with a record of three wins against three losses. Perez, who was trying to secure interest with a major promoter was 7-0 going into the bout at the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento, California on Friday…
Former linear heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs had the last laugh last night in Hollywood, Florida as he knocked out former WBO heavyweight champion of the world Ray Mercer in seven rounds. The two had shared more than a little bad blood in previous years and the ill feeling between them threatened to spill out before…
In the fight for the IBF cruiserweight championship of the world, champion O’Neil Bell retained the title against former WBU, IBO and European titlist Sebastian Rothmann. In the only title fight being held in Hollywood, florida, Bell successfull negotiated his first defense of the vacant title he took in his vacant championship battle with Canadian…
Oscar Diaz kept his winning run going last night at the Thunderbird Wild West Casino in Norman Oklahoma by taking a unanimous ten round decision over Thomas Davis. As the headline bout of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights segment, Diaz enjoyed maximum exposure for his latest win and remains only once beaten in his quest to…
Former WBO heavyweight championship contender Jameel McCline got back to winning ways last night in hollywood, florida by taking out journeyman Steve Pannel. The third and final round of the bout came when McCline finally committed Pannel to the canvas for the last time, having put him to the canvas in each and every round….
Former WBO super bantamweight champion Joan “Little Tyson” Guzman remained unbeaten and furthermore, mainatined his position as a frontrunner to fight WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison by taking a unanimous decision over previously unheard of Terdsak Jandaeng over twelve rounds. The result brings Gusman to a stellar ywenty-four wins with no defeats and he is…
The middleweight fight between Yuri Foreman and Ismail Arvin scheduled for September 2 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City has been cancelled due to an injury sustained by Arvin in training. The entire card has been cancelled. Stay tuned to SaddoBoxing for more boxing news and results coming from the fight cards involving…
It has recently come to the attention of Sports Network Limited that a number of third parties claim to be in discussions or negotiations with Punch Promotions (Actions) in order to acquire the boxing services of Ricky Hatton (Parties). In fact, Sports Network, through letters written by its solicitors, have already placed a number of…
Flamboyant light welterweight Paul “Magic Man” Malignaggi returned to action for the first time since being sidelined by injury last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Malignaggi kept his undefeated record with an eight round decision win over unheralded Jeremy Yelton. The fight was a complete shutout in Malignaggi’s favor as all…
Also in action on the boxing card held last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita kept his unbeaten record with a ninth round technical knockout of Shawn Gallegos. Salita, trained by Oscar Suarez of Naseem Hamed and Acelino Freitas fame, is becoming a talked about fixture in…
Lou DiBella’s light middleweight hopeful Sechew Powell impressed the crowd at the Hammerstein Ballroom, New York by knocking out former world champion Santiago Samaniego early on in the third round last night. Powell, otherwise known as “The Iron Horse,” stole the show when he last appeared in a boxing ring by getting from a first…
“CES’ Prime Time Fights” features three title fights tomorrow night (Friday, August 26), headlined by World Boxing Council USNBC super middleweight champion Joey “KO Kid” Spina’s (16-0, 11 KOs) first title defense against dangerous challenger Anwar Oshana (23-4, 13 KOs), at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc…