Last night at Borough Hall in Hartlepool, England, local boy and European Champion Michael Hunter faced Canadian tactician Steve Molitor for the vacant IBF Super Bantamweight Title. Both fighters came into the contest, billed as “World Class” by Matchroom Promotions, with unbeaten records but there was big home support for Hunter in the packed Borough…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Where better to hold a press conference for the grudge match of the year, than the NCCL Galleries of Justice, in Nottingham, England. Undefeated British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight Champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch arrived early and sat in the wooden pews of the court…
**WITH MASSIVE BOXING GALLERY** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing There was fantastic support at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England last night for the Maloney Promotions/Fight Academy Championship Boxing event, billed as “Unleashed”, and headlined by British Super Featherweight Champion Carl Johanneson defending against undefeated challenger Femi Fehintola. The audience in…
**WITH MASSIVE BOXING GALLERY** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Apart from the main event, there were some excellent fights on the Johanneson – Fehintola undercard last night. It was a really entertaining evening, people all around the Barnsley Metrodome stood on their feet, applauding the contests. Welterweight John ‘Fireball’ Fewkes…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Maloney Promotions and Fight Academy put on the official British Super Feather Championship weigh-in yesterday at Elland Road Stadium in Leeds, England with beltholder Carl Johanneson and challenger Femi Fehintola looking fit and ready to go tonight for their scheduled clash at the Barnsley Metrodome….
**With Massive Boxing Galley** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a battle royale of British cruiserweights last night at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield as veterans Lee Swaby of Lincoln and John “Buster” Keaton of Sheffield went at it in a brutal contest on a Fight Academy promotion…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Harvey Sports International’s chief Kevin Houston announced this morning that he will hold a night of Championship Boxing at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England on Tuesday, 5 December. The event, billed as “The Kings Cup” is to commemorate the birthday of the King of…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing In a hard fought see-saw battle this evening, one of Maloney Promotion’s shining stars, Jamie Moore retained his British Light Middleweight crown in a titanic struggle with a very willful challenger in Matthew Macklin at the GH Carnall Centre in Manchester, England on a Sky…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a relaxed atmosphere at Monton House Hotel, Manchester, England yesterday for the weigh-in of British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore and his opponent Matthew Macklin. The two will certainly be a little more tense during their clash tonight on a Maloney Promotion at…
There was a rowdy atmosphere at the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton-on-Trent, England on Saturday night for the Midlands Area Light Middleweight title fight between home-town hero Matt Galer and Simon Sherrington of Birmingham on a PJ Promotions show. Ahead of the headlining bout was the clash between another very popular fighter, Jonjo Finnegan of…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Corley = 139.25 pounds – Witter = 139.5 pounds The sun shone yesterday at Alexandra Palace, London, England for the weigh-in of Junior “Hitter’” Witter of Bradford and DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley of Washington D.C. for the vacant WBC Light Welterweight Title which takes place…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing The International Convention Centre in Birmingham, England was the place to be last Friday night as Ken Purchase of Ringside Promotions staged a quality boxing card/dinner event headlined by ex-WBU Middleweight Champ Wayne Elcock meeting durable Scotsman Vinnie Baldassara for the vacant WBF International Middleweight…