ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” series will serve up an enthralling doubleheader tonight as action heroes John Molina Jr (24-2-0 19 KO’s) and Dannie Williams (22-2-0 18 KO’s) collide over 10 rounds for the WBO NABO Lightweight strap in the main event. In addition, boxer Brandon Gonzalez (16-0-0 10 KO’s) challenges journeyman Don Mouton (12-4-1 10…
Recent Heavyweight division drop out and Cruiserweight title contender “Fast” Eddie Chambers (36-3-0 18 KO’s) is considerably close to landing a clash with Russian WBA titleholder Denis Lebedev (25-1-0 19 KO’s). The top five ranked former Wladimir Klitschko challenger told us in a recent chat that negotiations for the fight are going rather well after…
The “Sweet Science” is a magnificent sport. The warriors of Boxing are some of the most gifted athletes in the world. While I humbly praise it as the best sport in the world for the heart and triumph it takes to compete, the politics bat away at the mind of the casual observer; Boxing needs…
Cruiserweight Zack Mwekassa talks about his career, life, training and more. Saddoboxing had the excellent opportunity to scoop up a quick interview with Congo born South African Cruiserweight contender Zack Mwekassa, 13-3 (12). Born and living in a harsh culture and environment, Mwekassa has worked extremely hard to build himself up as a fighter, learning…
Excellent news fight fans; the featured undercard attraction of the now canceled Andre Ward vs. Kelly Pavlik clash will hold the show on March 2nd from the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California as United States of America and Canada face off in a thrilling Heavyweight title eliminator between Chris Arreola (35-2-0 30 KO’s) and…
As a boxing writer, you often look at boxing in a more complex, analytical way than just about anyone else. The most simple example would be that a “punch” by a fighter isn’t just a punch. It may be a chopping short right-uppercut to the body, or maybe a sharp left jab that gouges his…
Polish sensation and former two division beltholder Tomasz “Goral” Adamek (48-2-0 29 KO’s) looked highly apathetic in a controversial win against former Cruiserweight champion, America’s Steve Cunningham, (25-5-0 12 KO’s) in their NBC televised rematch. The judges scored it for Adamek by contesting margins of 115-113 to Adamek (first read as 115-115 a draw), 115-113…
I am a down to earth kind of guy. As I kid I was never the one to ask Santa Claus for a pony or expect off-the-world career opportunities. Neither am I now in my list to “Uncle Bob” or “Golden Boy”. I have high hopes for 2012 with quality fights on the market but…
Battle hardened Armenian-German Arthur Abraham (35-3-0 27 KO’s) will look to retain his WBO Super Middleweight title strap in a planned showcase bout with fringe contender Mehdi Bouadla (26-4-0 11 KO’s) of France, live tonight from Bayern, Germany. Abraham, age 32, is looking at a final title run. Falling past his physical peak, he is…
Over the last few days, an exciting HBO Boxing After Dark triple header was announced for January 19th. Opening HBO’s 2013 boxing calender are top Featherweights Miguel Angel “Mikey” Garcia (30-0-0 26 KO’s) and battle-hardened WBO titleholder Orlando “Siri” Salido (39-11-2 27 KO’s), who face off in an intriguing 12 rounder. In the co-feature, Philly…
The boxing world has been turned upside down as Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1 40 KO’s) has defeated the multiple division champion known as “Pacman”, Manny Pacquiao (54-5-2 38 KO’s). But no one, including myself, could have possibly expected something of this nature to happen to either one of these adversaries. After crashing to the deck…
These guys are at it again tonight as Pinoy boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao steps into the ring for a fourth time against Mexican legend Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez. Deja vu for the boxing fans is in full effect as it’s the third time the pair meet at the famed MGM Grand, the fourth time…