SaddoBoxing had the chance to catch up to Emmanuel Steward over the weekend at Starlight Inc’s “Beauties And The Beats” fightcard in Detroit, Michigan and spoke to the legendary trainer/manager about the closing of the Kronk Gym. Mr. Steward had worked out a deal with the city to keep Kronk open, but it seemed that…
On January 20, WBA Heavyweight Champion Nickolai Valuev steps in the ring with Jameel McCline in Basel, Switzerland. There is no way anyone can be taking Valuev seriously when he is still fighting sub-standard opponents. This fight will do nothing to lend legitimacy to Valuev in particular, as one of the four belt holders, and…
Tonight, undefeated prospect Johnathon Banks, 12-0 (9), defends his WBO NABO Cruiserweight crown for the first time as part of promoter Star Light Inc’s “Beauties And The Beats’” at Bert’s Warehouse Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. The 24 year old Detroit native is scheduled to meet journeyman Sebastian Hill in a rematch. In his most recent…
Beauties And The Beats This Saturday night, Star Light Inc. puts on a night of fights at Bert’s Warehouse Theatre in the Eastern Market area of Detroit, Michigan as Lanardo “The Pain Server’ Tyner takes on Kelly Wright, Aaron Pryor Jr. fights Anthony Gannon, and Jonathan Banks defends his WBO NABO Cruiserweight crown for the…
The Young Pup vs. The Old Dog After fighting each other in a controversial contest at the Staples Center in Los Angeles this past September, Samuel Peter and James Toney are set to do it again, this time at the American Airlines Arena in Miami on January 6, 2007. This is a difficult fight to…
No doubt Calvin Brock needs to put the pieces back together. He lost to Wladimir Klitschko but he has finally made it to the mountaintop. What’s next for him? What fighters make sense for him to face now? It’s important for Brock to rebuild his confidence before stepping into top level competition, but he could…
I thought the first four rounds of the Klitschko-Brock match a couple of weeks ago would be interesting but the rest of the fight a bore. I thought there would be a “silent contract” and both would cruise on to Klitschko gaining another spit shine on his record. But Brock showed an elusiveness I hadn’t…
State of the Weight Diego Corrales? Finished. Jose Luis Castillo? Gone. Floyd Mayweather Jr? A distant memory, in the lightweight division at least. Depending on how you’re looking at it, the lightweight division is either in a molting phase, shucking off its most popular current names, or it’s making way for the next batch of…
Will He or Won’t He? Click for larger image© Tom Casino Showtime Boxing I remember Shannon Briggs’ first loss. He was hammering Darroll Wilson for two rounds and it looked like he was on his way to an impressive KO win, but “The Cannon” ran out of gas and Wilson cleaned his clock. George Foreman…
The Waiting Game Boxing heavyweight and Detroit native Leo Nolan has been having a difficult time as of late. He’s got a couple belts, an unblemished record and a phone that hasn’t rung since August. SaddoBoxing got in contact with Nolan in Florida after a midday workout to find out what his plans are. SaddoBoxing:…
SaddoBoxing had the opportunity to visit the training camp of up-and-coming featherweight Jennifer “The Bolivian†Salinas before she faces Jessica “Goodnight†Mohs this Saturday night, October 21 on a card put on by local promoter Donofrio Boxing at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hill, Michigan I park my car at the corner of…
Peter Manfredo Jr. meets Joe Spina on Saturday, October 14 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island in a fight billed as “”Put Up or Shut Up’”. Both men grew up in the small town within a mile of one another, but while Spina has been in relative obscurity, Manfredo © www.manfredojr.com is…