© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Irish Ropes Promotions hosted a press conference in New York City to announce their second show for 2007. “ Ireland ’s†John Duddy, coming off his recent victory over Anthony Bonsante, will headline the card against an opponent yet to be determined at the Beacon Theatre in New York…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Foxwoods Resort & Casino will be celebrating their 100th professional boxing card on April 28, 2007. The “Foxwoods Fight Centennial†will be headlined by a world lightweight title unification match between undefeated WBA champion Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz, 31-0 (15) and WBO champion Acelino “Popo 
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing St. Patrick’s Day weekend began with a great evening of entertainment at Madison Square Garden in New York City . I chose my word “entertainment†specifically because from beginning to end, Irish Ropes Promotions put on a night to remember. The sold out crowd of…
In a Pay Per View event entitled “Fearlessâ€, Juan Manuel Marquez, 46-3-1 (35), will challenge Marco Antonio Barrera, 63-4 (42) for his WBC Super Featherweight title on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV. Click for larger image This will be Marquez’s second outing with his new promoter, Golden Boy. In…
IBA Middleweight champion “Ireland’s†John Duddy, 18-0 (15), will face Anthony “The Bullet†Bonsante, 29-8-2 (17), the night before St. Patrick’s Day, March 16, live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event dubbed “Erin Go Brawl†sold out three weeks before the fight and is being promoted by Irish…
Everyone is familiar with the saying, “the show must go onâ€. This past Saturday night at Madison Square Garden should NOT have been one of those nights. Sultan Ibragimov was originally slated to challenge Shannon Briggs for the WBO Heavyweight title, but Briggs was forced to pull out due to a case of pneumonia. The…
In his first appearance in the squared ring in ten months, Ricky Quiles, 39-7-3 (8), will face Nate Campbell, 29-5-1 (24), in an IBF Lightweight Title Eliminator on Friday, March 2, 2007 at the A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, FL. Last May, Quiles suffered a one-sided loss to recently crowned IBF Lightweight Champion Julio…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing This past Thursday night, Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing presented a night of fights entitled “David and the Rising Stars†at Roseland Ballroom in New York City. The former heavyweight title challenger David Tua improved to 47-3-1 (40) in his fifth consecutive win since his return…
The hard punching heavyweight David Tua, 46-3-1 (40), will face Robert Hawkins, 21-6 (7) on Thursday, February 22, 2007 at the Roseland Ballroom in New York, NY. Tua is known for his knockout power and seeks his fifth consecutive victory since his return to the ring in 2005. In an exclusive phone interview, SaddoBoxing had…
Massive Photo Gallery ©Jim Everett/SaddoBoxing The World Awaits NY Press Conference New York City has been a center of the world’s financial system since the early 1940’s and resident to several of the world’s most influential financial institutions and stock markets. Today, it marked the beginning of an eleven city press tour for two of…
Photos © Jim Everett/SaddoBoxing This week’s ESPN Friday Night Fights was the host to a great action fight of two undefeated heavyweights at Suffolk Community College in Selden, New York. Local favorite Derric Rossy had hoped to use his size and determination to overcome the smaller, more experienced Eddie Chambers. Chambers was able to use…
Photos © Jim Everett “Fast†Eddie Chambers, 27-0 (15), will face Derric Rossy, 15-0 (9), for the vacant USBA Heavyweight Title tonight, Friday, February 9, 2007. The undefeated fighters will headline minutes from Rossy’s home town, live on ESPN Friday Night Fights at Suffolk Community College in Selden , New York . In an exclusive…