VIP Boxing’s first event of the New Year is scheduled to take place at Circus Arena inside the famous Blackpool Tower on Wednesday, February 16, 2008 Steve Wood of VIP Boxing is expecting a sell-out crowd for the fight night, billed as “Power at the Tower” which will show eight contests. Homeboy Brian Rose tops…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Having returned from Las Vegas, I was eager to watch the Hatton vs. Mayweather fight again and to give a final overview of the night when The Hitman lost his ‘O’ The first thing I thought was that Rick looked very unsettled while walking to…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday in the Conference Center of the MGM Grand, British Fighters met U.S Fighters in the fight night billed as “British Invasion: The UK vs. The Worldâ€. Disappointingly, the thousands of British fans who were in Las Vegas for the Main Event, did not attend this fight…
** With Massive Slidshow** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing This Weigh-in at the MGM Grand Arena – 5 or 6 thousand British Fans packed in to the tiered seats to support Ricky Hatton as he weighed in ahead of tomorrow nights Main Event. I heard that some fans had tried…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing This week at the media center, well-liked Marco Antonio Barrera answered questions from the press. With help from a translator, here are Barrera’s thought’s on Mayweather and Hatton:
**With Slideshow of all Boxers** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing In the MGM Grand Arena, which would play host to Saturday night’s superfight, was the weighin for the Friday fight night billed as “British Invasion: The UK vs. The Worldâ€. The main event is the NABF Middleweight Title-fight between “Superman”…
**With Audio Stream** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Today was cooler and a bit overcast in the city of Las Vegas, but there was nothing dull about the atmosphere in the MGM today as Ricky Hatton and his team spent time with radio broadcasters and the world’s media. Ricky, Billy…
**With Slideshow and Audio Interview** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing At the MGM Grand Arena’s Media Center in Las Vegas, press representatives from around the world gathered for the official press conference of Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather, along with the undercard contestants for the fightnight billed as ‘Undefeated’ On…
**With Slideshow and Audio Interview Stream** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Tuesday saw the ‘Grand Arrival’ of Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was a beautiful morning boasting temperatures of 68 degrees and the atmosphere outside the MGM’s lobby was full of excitement…
**With Slideshow and Audio Interview Stream** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Saddoboxing.com was in attendance as five division world champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather addresses members of the media at the MGM Grand Garden Arena where he will face Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton this coming Saturday night in “UNDEFEATED!” for…
**With Slideshow** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Tuesday once the media questioning at the MGM arena had ended, Saddoboxing was fortunate to go along and watch Ricky train at his base in Las Vegas. The gym, though small – had everything Team Hatton needed and it was clear that…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Ricky Hatton is poised to endure his biggest training test tomorrow when he faces trainer Billy Graham for 15 Rounds of the body belt. After a week of training which included sparring with Rock Allen and Karl Dargan, Hatton will pound away at the huge…