It was 3 out of 3 for Manchester trainer Bobby Rimmer last weekend as his three fighters all won within three rounds in their contests. On June 24, at the Robin Park Arena, Wigan, tough Mancunian Michael Gomez successfully defeated Yousseff Al Hamidi of Dewsbury (originally Syria) in three exciting …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the G.H.Carnall Leisure Centre in Davyhulme, Manchester, England, southpaw light middle Thomas McDonagh faced Alexander Matviechuk in a Wally Dixon promoted fightnight billed as “The Northern Invasion”. “Stormboy’ McDonagh entered the ring with trainer, Brian Hughes, to …

Photos ©JaneWarburton/SaddoBoxing As a welterweight and light middle in the early to mid 1980’s, Bobby Rimmer made a name for himself in Manchester, England as a hard nosed, all action fighter that was as tough as they come. After his career ended, Bobby eventually began to work on the training …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a busy Sunday afternoon at Manchester, England’s Altrincham Leisure Centre for the VIP Promotions fightcard which saw the return of former British Super Featherweight Champion Michael Gomez. Gomez had not fought since January 2006, after a somewhat odd …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing From Dudley Concert Hall in the heart of the West Midlands, UK, came championship boxing on Friday night as Howard Eastman faced Evans Ashira for the vacant Commonwealth Middleweight title on a Hennessy Sports and GoldenPalace.com shared promotion. Evans Ashira, …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing There were cracking support bouts on the Eastman – Ashira bill Friday night in Dudley, England. Dean Hickman (West Bromwich) vs Gary Reid (Stoke): This was the main undercard bout of the evening and the best fight on the bill. …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night in Manchester, England, a packed Altrincham Leisure Centre saw a light middleweight contest promoted by Frank Maloney and VIP Promotions, billed as “Jamie Moore: The Fighter’s Fighter!” Jamie Moore, the popular Salford boxer and reigning two time British …

Photos ©Jane Warburton/SaddoBoxing After a busy day working out for the media, signing autograph and chatting to many fans in the Gateshead section of Newcastle, England, Alfonso Gomez of both the US and UK versions of The Contender television programs was kind enough to speak by phone exclusively to SaddoBoxing …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing This past Saturday night at the Olympia in Liverpool, England, hometown hero Derry Matthews defended his WBU Featherweight title for the first time, staving off challenger John Simpson of Scotland. Simpson entered the ring first to the instrumental sounds of …

Last night at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, England, Simone Maludrottu defended his European Bantamweight title against Ian Napa in a Frank Maloney promoted fightnight shown on Sky Sports and billed as “When Opportunity Knocks”. Ian “The Dappa” Napa, from Zimbabwe and now based in Hackney, London, entered the …

“You are the Weakest Link, Goodbye!” This past Saturday night saw a different round-by-round challenge for our very own Ricky Hatton as he faced the very stern looking Anne Robinson in the weekly quiz programme “The Weakest Link”. A special edition of the show featured sporting celebrities, including British Olympic …

Photos ©Jane Warburton At a press conference yesterday at a casino in downtown Manchester, England, Ricky “Hitman” Hatton confirmed June 23 as the date that he will defend his IBO Light Welterweight title against ex-lightweight world champion Jose Luis Castillo. Dennis Hobson, head of Hatton’s British promoters, Fight Academy, was …