© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a hard day at the office for Blackpool light middleweight Brian Rose, this past Saturday night at Blackpool Tower. Forcing a draw against tough fighter Manocha ‘Manoo’ Salari – it wasn’t the result Rose would have liked in front of his home-crowd. …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing There was a great atmosphere inside the famous Blackpool Tower, in Blackpool, England, on Saturday night night as Steve Wood’s VIP Boxing promoted a seven-fight card billed as ’Power at the Tower’. At the foot of the Tower the Circus Arena is …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Bobby Rimmer confirmed this evening that everything has gone great for his two young boxers fighting this Saturday night. Brian Rose and Jack Arnfield are boxing on the Steve Woods (VIP Promotions) fight night billed as ‘Power at the Tower’. A full venue is …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night at the Peterlee Leisure Centre in County Durham, England saw the Commonwealth Light Welterweight Title Contest between the Champion, undefeated London based Nigerian Ajose ‘Ring Marshall’ Olusegun, and local challenger, Nigel Wright, of Hartlepool on a Barry Hearn/Matchroom …

Friday night, at the York Hall, Bethnall Green, London – female boxer Laura Saperstein, fighting out of Kentish Town, made her first appearance on a major fight card promoted by Frank Maloney. Saperstein, aka ‘Boxergirl’, faced Ukrainian Olena Varchenko in a 4 x 2 minute light welterweight contest in which …

Last night at the 02 Arena in London, Sports Network in association with Frank Warren staged some exciting boxing in the shape of Derry Matthews, Michael Jennings and Amir Khan. Liverpudlian Derry Matthews, the British Boxing Writers “Young Boxer of the Year”, defended his WBU Featherweight title in impressive fashion …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night from the characterful York Hall in Bethnall Green, London, it was second-time-around for Champion Tony Oakey and Peter Haymer as they faced each other for the British Ligh -Heavyweight Title in a Frank Maloney fight night billed as ‘The Return’. …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing The day before Commonwealth Lightweight Champ Amir Khan’s biggest test to date against ex-IBF Super Feather titlist Gairy St. Clair at London’s 02 Arena, all the participants were weighed in preparations for their bouts on the Sports Network bill. In addition to …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Colin Lynes of Hornchurch made the first defence of his European Light Welterweight title against Finnish boxer Juho Tolppola at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, Essex, England last night. It was a packed venue for the Barry Hearn (Matchroom …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Bobby Rimmer spoke to SaddoBoxing this morning to confirm that Michael Gomez will be fighting for the WBU Lightweight title in March. Former British Champion Gomez, 34-8 (24), will face Scottish boxer Lee McAllister, 25-1 (5), in Aberdeen, Scotland on …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night saw a cracking start to the New Year as Esham Pickering faced Sean Hughes in a Hennessy Promoted fight night for the British Super Bantamweight title, billed as “The Re-Match”, at the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton-on-Trent, England. …

Roy Jones junior faces Felix Trinidad this weekend at Madison Square Garden, and according to Setanta presenter Steve Bunce, if Jones wins this contest he will face the winner of Tyson vs Holyfield 3. “It is going to happen!” Bunce insisted on Saturday. A Tyson – Holyfield rubber match is …