It was recently announced that long-time WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson of Sheffield, England will travel to Rome in Italy later this year for his latest title defense against Vincenzo Cantatore. Italian Cantatore will enjoy a large, partisan crowd advantage when he challenges Nelson on December 11, but Nelson has proved to be a comfortable…
After his demolition of Sharmba Mitchell, the question was put to our dedicated forum fans here at saddoboxing.com as to who exactly Kostya Tszyu should aim to fight next. Opinions are fairly divided on which other light welterweight deserves to share the ring with King Tszyu. The Russian/Korean Aussie’s performance against Mitchell proved two things:…
Calvin Brock, former 2000 Olympian in the Sydney Games and current heavyweight contender moved his professional record to 23-0 over the weekend in Colorado, USA. Brock scored a second round stoppage of Wesley Martin. Brock is twenty-nine years old and hails from Charlotte, North Carolina in the USA. As his nickname of the ‘Boxing banker’…
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION VITALI KLITSCHKO AND CHALLENGER DANNY WILLIAMS TO WORK OUT ON NOV. 15 AT THE COPACABANA IN NEW YORK. UNDEFEATED, HARD-HITTING PUERTO RICAN SENSATION MIGUEL COTTO JOINS HEAVYWEIGHTS FOR MEDIA OP, PHOTOS. ALL FIGHTERS TO DISCUSS DECEMBER 11 HBO PPV BOUT. Individual workouts for Klitschko and Williams in a regulation-size ring as the…
Andrew Golota may well retire now after being apparently cheated out of two world championships in a row. Golota fought Chris Byrd to a standstill in April of this year before a draw scuppered his chances of becoming a champion. Tonight in Madison Square Gardens, Andrew Golota knocked John Ruiz down twice and benefited from…
Chris Byrd is still the IBF heavyweight champion of the world after taking a split decision from Jameel McCline tonight in Madison Square Gardens, New York. McCline dominated the early action and even managed to deck Byrd in round two, but it was not long until McCline’s huge weight advantage started to tell against him…
Hasim Rahman wanted to steal the show at Madison Square Gardens. While it is too early to decide whether or not he has done so, you have to give him considerable credit for the beating he just gave New Zealand’s Kali Meehan. Meehan absorbed a frightful beating with Rahman landing over fifty percent of his…
Heavyweight contender Davarryl ‘Touch of Sleep’ Williamson advanced his career one step further towards a title shot tonight at Madison Square Garden by out-pointing former WBC champion Oliver ‘Atomic Bull’ McCall over ten rounds. The actual scorecards did not tell of much of a discrepancy between the fighters as McCall lost the decision by two…
Everyone knew the result that might come to pass even before the fight, everyone but Evander Holyfield that is. When Holyfield was in his prime, a fighter at the level of Larry Donald would not have been able to live with him any day of the week. But in 2004, Evander Holyfield is a shot…
Golden Boy Promotions released information today indicating that undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins and legendary six-weight world champion Oscar de la Hoya are set to make a major announcement this Tuesday November 16th. Hopkins knocked De La Hoya out with a left hook to the body in their historic fight on September 18th. Hopkins apparently…
Rico Hoye’s recent SD victory over Montell GriffinClick for larger image © Tom Casino Light heavyweight boxer Clinton Woods, from the ‘steel city’ of Sheffield in England is set to face Rico Hoye of Detroit, Michigan, USA. It has been decreed that the fight will be contested for the now vacant IBF light heavyweight title…
Burgeoning heavyweight contender Yanqui Diaz squeezed his way past former contender Vaughn Bean on Friday night via a split decision win. The fight did not increase Diaz’s stock in the boxing world but Bean’s is a solid enough name to add to the record of an up and coming fighter who has had a busy…