This past weekend, SaddoBoxing had the opportunity to speak with Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz in an exclusive interview as he completes his preparation to face the Ring Lightweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez on February 28 at the Toyota Center in his hometown of Houston, Texas. In 2008, Diaz, 34-1 (17), suffered his first loss, losing…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing On Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Joe Calzaghe kept his undefeated record intact by putting on a dominating performance against Roy Jones Jr. Calzaghe, 46-0 (32), rose from the canvas in the first round and not only recovered but won every other round against…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Tonight at Madison Square Garden, Brooklyn favorite Dmitriy Salita, 28-0-1 (16), will face Derrick Campos, 17-5 (10), for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental Light Welterweight title on the undercard of Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones, Jr. It is a night that Salita hoped he would be fighting for the WBA…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing This Saturday night Emanuel Augustus will step into the ring at Madison Square Garden for the first time in his career to fight on the undercard of Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones, Jr. He will face local New York favorite Francisco Figueroa 19-2 (13) as a late replacement for…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing On Saturday, November 8, 2008, two of boxing’s best will step into the ring at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the “Mecca of Boxingâ€, in an HBO PPV event dubbed “Battle of the Superpowersâ€. Undefeated Light Heavyweight Champion Joe “Super†Calzaghe, 45-0 (32), will face eight-time world…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing **With Slideshow** Undefeated Light Heavyweight Champion Joe Calzaghe and eight-time world champion, Roy Jones, Jr., held a media workout at Kingsway Boxing Gym in New York City in preparation for their “ Battle of the Superpowers†boxing card which will take place at Madison Square…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing On Saturday October 18, 2008 one of boxing’s legends will step into the ring at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, NJ to face one of the hardest hitting young champions in the sport today. The same city where he lost his professional debut twenty years ago could…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing “Manny! Manny! Manny!†shouted the Filipino fans as Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao kicked off their six-city press tour at Liberty Island Wednesday afternoon in New York City. Although both the Filipino and Latino fans came out to support their fighters it was the Filipinos…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Yea, what up Joe? I already know your 45 and 0, already know you got a flawless record and that’s why this fight is so expected. If I’m gonna fight I’m gonna fight the best and Joe Calzaghe you done beat the rest, B-Hop didn’t know it…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, former lightweight champion Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz, 33-1 (17), will face Michael Katsidis, 23-1 (20), after suffering his first career loss to Nate Campbell in March of this year. Coincidentally, Katsidis also enters the ring for the first time since…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing “Who did you beat to call yourself the champion of the world? You have to beat a champion to become champion,†bellowed WBC Champion Samuel Peter towards his challenger WBC Champion Emeritus Vitali Klitschko. The two heavyweights met at a press conference at Gallagher’s Steakhouse in New…
On Friday August 22, 2008 the last U.S. boxer stepped into the ring for his Semifinal bout hoping to advance to the Final round to compete for Olympic gold but left the ring having to settle for a Bronze Medal. “It’s just a blessing for me being here to experience the Olympics and then come…