Boxing News

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  • Gomez Becomes a Headliner.

    Manchester’s boxing star Michael Gomez is the WBU super featherweight champion once again, and now he is headline news in more ways than one. Gomez has lead a turbulent life with many ups and downs in and out of the ring but things couldn’t be better for him these days as he has just been confirmed as the headliner of the MEN show to be held on the 11th of February. Gomez’s professional record indicates wins and losses, achievements and disappointments, but it doesn’t show that he is definitely value for money, win or lose. He will face Argentinean fighter Osvaldo Alvarez in the main event at the MEN and a good result against the south American toughman may be enough to propel Gomez up into higher echelon fights against the elite super featherweight fighters.

  • Greenberg Headlines DiBella Show.

    Unbeaten heavyweight Roman Greenberg (17-0, 12 KO’s) captures the Broadway spotlight on Friday night, January 28, when he headlines 2005’s second installment of DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing Presented by Mohegan Sun at the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center. Greenberg, a native of Tel Aviv, Israel, will go toe-to-toe with Marcus McGee (12-5, 6 KO’s), who hails from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in an eight-round heavyweight showdown in the evening’s main event. In the co-featured attraction knockout artist Jaidon Codrington (6-0, 6 KO’s), fighting out of Queens, will square off against Glen Rayburn (13-3-1, 8 KO’s), of Delaware, Ohio, in an eight-round super middleweight contest. (more…)

  • Guilty Boxing and CES Join Forces.

    Guilty Boxing, Inc. and Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) have joined forces, it was jointly announced today by Nick Rattenni, president of Guilty Boxing, and CES president Jimmy Burchfield. CES and Burchfield will run the East Coast operations of Guilty Boxing and coordinate all of the cards Guilty Boxing promotes in that area. Jimmy Montoya will continue to run the West Coast booking operations for Guilty Boxing. “The opportunity to join forces with Jimmy was just too great to pass up,” Rattenni said. “I’ve known Jimmy for many years and have great admiration for him and what his company has accomplished. This association will provide all boxers involved with both Guilty and CES the ability to reach their full potential. Boxing fans, both the casual and most passionate, will be the biggest beneficiary from this association because it gives us the vehicle to bring boxing back to the glory days when it was the most watched sport in the world. (more…)

  • “Maravilla” Martinez Returns.

    Classy southpaw Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez will hopefully return to action for a longer period this year. The IBO light middleweight champion travelled to Spain to defeat Jorge Pina earlier this month, but his is a talent that deserves to be in more significant fights. Martinez capped off a successful tour of England with a TKO of Richard Williams in nine rounds last year, before that, he stopped Adrian Stone in the twelfth round and he holds another win over Williams. The only blight on Martinez’s record is a stoppage loss to former WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito. We hope to bring you news on Martinez’s latest opponent soon. Stay tuned to Saddoboxing.com for more boxing news.

  • Johnson-Tarver Rematch Likely.

    Universally recognized world light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson recently indicated on Canadian sports channel TSN that he would fight Antonio Tarver as many times as the people would pay to see it. It looks likely that he will engage Tarver at least one more time before the mid-point of this year in a rematch of their highly-competitive bout fought on December 18th. “Gentleman” Johnson was many boxing fans choice for the outstanding fighter of 2004 having won the IBF light heavyweight title against Clinton Woods before knocking out Roy Jones Jr. and finally taking a split decision over Tarver. Johnson and his trainer Orlando Cuellar are receiving a lot of praise and attention throughout the boxing community for their work in 2004, can Tarver undo their great run of form in 2005? We will keep you informed of developments in this situation.

  • Williams to Fight on.

    British heavyweight contender Danny Williams will return to the ring despite the protests of his promoter Frank Warren to consider his future plans in the wake of what was a terrible beating at the hands of world champion Vitali Klitschko last month. Williams has announced that he will not have to undergo a surgical procedure to correct

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    the shoulder injury he acquired during the Klitschko bout and may resume training soon enough to return to the ring in the coming months. Williams has received a lot of praise for his gutsy effort against Klitschko, with many thinking that he could be very competitive in the world heavyweight scene again. However, great domestic clashes in the UK against the likes of Audley Harrison and Matt Skelton remain viable opportunities for him. We will keep you informed of developments regarding Danny Williams and his future plans as we receive the information.

  • Haye Returns This Month.

    It is incredible to think that a twelve-fight novice should have to negotiate his way through a comeback period at this stage of his career, but this is the scenario facing former IBO cruiserweight title challenger David Haye. Londoner Haye was knocked out in five rounds by aging champion Carl Thompson last year. Haye will fight British fight scene regular Garry Delaney in a heavyweight contest; the fight will be Haye’s second competitive start since losing to Thompson. The British cruiserweight scene is currently buzzing thanks to the likes of WBU champion Enzo Maccarinelli, WBO champion Johnny Nelson, the IBO’s Thompson and it is hoped that Haye will be able to find his way back into top contention.

  • Quartey Returns on Friday.

    Former WBA welterweight world champion Ike Quartey will make his return to the ring tomorrow in Ghana against Clint McNeil. The fight is significant for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that it is Quartey’s first fight in approximately five years and that he will now be campaigning as a middleweight. Quartey’s only losses came against elite level competition in world title fights against Oscar de la Hoya, a fight in which many people thought Quartey did enough to win and a light middleweight bout against Fernando Vargas. The Vargas fight was Quartey’s last but in his time, he also shared the ring with the likes of Jose Luis Lopez, Oba Carr and Vince Phillips. Stay tuned to saddoboxing.com for more news on Quartey’s return to boxing.

  • Tua Back in Business.

    Former world heavyweight title challenger David Tua will return to action on March 31st in his native Auckland, New Zealand against veteran campaigner Talmadge Griffis. Tua’s long awaited return comes at just the right time as the heavyweight

    scene could not be more open for a single fighter to take over as the new champion. A lengthy legal battle is responsible for keeping Tua out of the ring for over two years and at thirty-two years of age, he will likely want to make up for lost time very quickly. Tua’s last fight came against former champion Hasim Rahman, a fight in which a rather listless Tua was controlled for much of the fight by Rahman’s jab and many observers felt that Tua was fortunate to leave the fight with a draw. We will bring you more on Tua’s progress as it develops.

  • Halquist Signs Torres.

    Brian Halquist Productions signed undefeated welterweight prospect David Torres following his seventh consecutive victory Saturday night at the Emerald Queen Casino’s Battle at the Boat Boxing series. “It was a natural thing to sign David”, said promoter Brian Halquist. “David has fought his last six fights here at the Emerald Queen, he beat

    two undefeated fighters (Derrick Moon, 3-0-1, and David Hernandez, 3-0-1) back to back. He’s the crowd favorite at the casino and is a local fighter. We plan on fighting David eight more times this year”, Halquist said. “We have been talking with Brian for a year now”, said Torres’ manager, Lalo Martinez. “We’re relieved to have this behind us and look forward to a great relationship with Halquist Productions and advancing David’s career.” Torres will fight on the Battle at the Boat boxing card on Friday, February 25, against an opponent to be named. “We hope to have David fighting a main event by summer”, Halquist said. Torres joins super middleweight Kenny Ellis (32-6-2) and cruiserweight Chad Van Sickle (18-1-2) on the Halquist promotional team.

  • Tickets Flying for Diaz-Irwin.

    Houston boxing fans are using the box office to show their support for hometown WBA world lightweight champion Juan Diaz, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Although there is still more than a week to go before Juan Diaz defends his crown against Billy Irwin on Jan 21 at the Reliant Center in Houston, TX, over 1,300 tickets have already been purchased by enthusiastic Houstonians. Ticket prices are $100, $50, and $25 and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations, Reliant Park Box Office, www.ticketmaster.com, or call 713.629.3700 Diaz (26-0, 12 KO’s) captured the WBA crown in Houston, TX on July 17, 2004, when he defeated defending champion Lakva Sim to win a unanimous decision victory (W 12). The victory made Diaz the youngest world champion in the sport (twenty years old). In his last bout on Nov 4, 2004, the twenty-one-year-old Houston, TX native successfully defended his title for the first time, pounding former world champion Julien Lorcy to earn a unanimous decision victory (W 12). (more…)

  • Guilty Boxing at NATPE Exhibition.

    Guilty Productions, a production company specializing in boxing television programming, will be a first time exhibitor at the 2005 NATPE Conference & Exhibition, January 25-27, at Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. Founded in 2004, Guilty Productions, along with its parent company, Guilty Boxing, annually provides a minimum of forty-eight episodes of its weekly boxing series, “Guilty Fight Night.” Together, Guilty Boxing and Guilty Productions provide a strong one-two combination of boxing promotion and television production that will return true competitive boxing back to television. With more than eighty fighters under contract, Guilty is dedicated to grooming “up-and-coming” fighters of all nationalities and weight classes, allowing fans to follow their favorite fighters as they travel the hard road to a world title shot. The shows, emanating from different locations including The Orleans Hotel & Casino and the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Tijuana, Mexico and southern California also includes an extensive amount of high-quality features and behind-the-scenes looks of the events and fighters. (more…)