Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Everyone has something they wish they could do over in their life. For me, growing up I wish I would have been more interested in learning my mother’s native language of Tagalog. I can speak a few words of the dialect from the Philippines, but…
NY Press Conference: Showtime Closes the Season with a Triple-Header **With Slideshow** Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Yesterday at the famous Gallagher’s Steakhouse in New York City, Gary Shaw Productions and Showtime held a final press conference to promote their triple-header to close out the 2007 season on Showtime Championship…
Click for larger image The mega fight “Undefeated†between Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton is just under three weeks away. With the fight fast approaching Golden Boy Promotions will be hosting a series of conference calls for the media to discuss the upcoming event. The media conference calls began last week with the announcement of…
***Ringside Report with Slideshow*** Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Golden Boy Promotions in association with Sycuan Ringside Promotions put on a highly anticipated match-up on Saturday night at the Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ as Joan Guzman defended his WBO Junior Lightweight Title against hard-hitting contender Humberto Soto. Although Guzman…
Tonight at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center in Detroit, Michigan, Contender alum Cornelius “K-9†Bundrage, 26-3 (15), will face Nelson Manchego, 12-7-1 (8), in a 10 round light middleweight bout. K-9 has remained active since the second season of the Contender series ended in 2006. In January, he defeated Chris Smith on ESPN’s Friday…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Thursday night on a Star Boxing promotion at the Manhattan Center in New York City, heavyweight Vinny Maddalone improved his record to 28-4 (19) with a DQ win over Jason Barnett who drops to 9-6 (4). Although it was a win for Maddalone, what was…
Click for larger image© Jim Everett Saddo Boxing Chicagoland’s new Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL will hold their first boxing match in style with a compelling Lightweight World Title Unification Match between undefeated WBA and WBO champion Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz, 32-0 (16) and IBF champion Julio “The Kidd†Diaz 34-3 (25). The bout…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Saturday evening before the fight card began at Madison Square Garden I took some time to relax and enjoy the unseasonably warm weather outside. As I smoked one of my favorite cigars various boxing scribes stopped by to say hello and make small talk about…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Saturday night at Madison Square Garden , Don King Productions will present Samuel Peter, 28-1 (22), against Jameel McCline, 38-7-3 (23), for the Interim WBC Heavyweight Championship. The night of boxing has been named, “Faith, Hope, and Glory …Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now!†The lengthy…
Photo ©Jim Everett/SaddoBoxing In lieu of any last minute cancellations due to injuries, a problem that boxing has been plagued with since the beginning of September this Saturday should be “A Perfect Matchup†between Middleweight Champion Jermain Taylor, 27-0-1 (17), and Kelly Pavlik, 31-0 (28), from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. Both fighters are…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing This past Wednesday, the “Undefeated” press tour made it’s third stop when it landed at Rockefeller Center in New York City to promote the highly anticipated match up between the Pound for Pound Champion Floyd Mayweather, 38-0 (24), and Junior Welterweight Champion Ricky Hatton, 43-0…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Isaac Holder of Heavy Hitters Boxing Gym in Bohemia, Long Island will make his professional debut on Friday night at the pro boxing show promoted by Frankie “G†Productions and Ring Promotions. The Florida native will face Rafael Jastrzebski, 0-4-1, in his four-round opener at…