As Diego Corrales headed into his dressing room Saturday night, the coming out party had just begun for Joshua Clottey. The hand that had agued him in his title bout with Antonio Margarito worked like a charm as he connected with Corrales’ chin with uppercuts, seemingly at will. And what of Corrales’ chin? Watching him…
Diego Corrales, Volume II Having endured more than his share of ups and downs over the past two years, former two weight world champion Diego Corrales, 40-4 (33), is ready to make a bold return to the ring April 7 on Showtime. Despite two back to back losses, he has chosen to take on a…
The Last Starfighter This Friday, Ring Magazine’s 2005 female fighter of the year, Mary Jo Sanders, will make her second appearance at Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit when she meets Valerie “The Wolfe†Mahfood. The 33 year old Sanders, 23-0 (7), is the current IBA Middleweight Champion and has previously held world titles at light…
It Ain’t Easy Being Green This Saturday, March 3, Allan “Sweetness” Green faces off against dangerous puncher Edison Miranda over a scheduled 10 rounds on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto – Oktay Urkal fight on HBO. SaddoBoxing caught up with Green before he departs for Puerto Rico and discovered that the man is hot…
Pretty Boys Will Be Pretty Boys Massive Photo Gallery ©Gerald Rice/SaddoBoxing Detroit marked the fifth stop of the promotional tour of “The World Awaitsâ€, the much anticipated showdown between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr., scheduled for May 5 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The press conference started almost an hour…
The Snake And The Mongoose Luis Collazo is a fast and slick fighter. His performance against Ricky Hatton last year, despite the loss, showed skill that would be a complication for any fighter. But Shane Mosley is no turtle. He’s returning to welterweight, where he’d had a lot of success, and in spite of his…
On Saturday, February 17, undefeated welterweight prospect Andre Berto will box in a ten round bout against ex-Contender member Norberto Bravo at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York as part of an HBO Boxing After Dark broadcast. After an amateur career that saw him box for Haiti in the 2004 Olympics, the 23 year old…
Rising From the Ashes This Saturday, Interim IBF Lightweight titlist Julio “The Kidd” Diaz takes on full IBF Champion Jesus “El Matador” Chavez at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida on a Don King promotion. The fight will be broadcast on Showtime on the undercard of the Tomasz Adamek – Chad Dawson WBC Light Heavyweight…
Big Event with Big Al Big Al’s Promotions are putting on an evening of amateur fights tonight at 59 West in Highland, MI. “Big” Al Low is the Chairman of the Michigan Boxing Commission since it succeeded the Athletic Board of Control in 2004. SaddoBoxing spoke to Mr. Low and found out what he has…
Year Of The Uncrowned Champ On February 10 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, Luis Collazo takes on Shane Mosley in a 12 round fight for the Interim WBC Welterweight title. Collazo is coming off a TKO win over Artur Atadzhanov in November and most notably of late, lost to Ricky Hatton…
Stepping Out From Shadows Last Friday at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Fight Night presented a night of fights, including Mary Jo Sanders, Rubin “Mr. Hollywood†Williams and middleweight Ronald “The Motor City Cobra†Hearns, 12-0 (10). Saddoboxing spoke to Ron Hearns, who stopped Daniel Neal in the first round, as…
I was a proponent of Sam Peter prior to his fighting James Toney. He was usually good for a KO from time-to-time with one huge punch against his opponent. But that kind of display was bound to fail when classed against a boxing PhD in James Toney and in my opinion, it did during their…