On the evening of May 14, in beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada, in front of 14,000 screaming fans, you had the classic boxing match-up: the relentless puncher in Felix “Tito” Trinidad, and the textbook boxer in Ronald “Winky” Wright. Thought by many to be facing a sure test and maybe even …
Read More »Hopkins-Taylor Official!
After weeks of speculation, sources close to the situation have informed SaddoBoxing.com that it is official! The boxing world will see “The Executioner” Bernard Hopkins square off against the young and powerful Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor on July 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The news is …
Read More »Fight Night at Madison Square Garden.
Toney Crowned Champion as Ruiz Retires! In the main event, James Toney came out focused against John Ruiz. Both men traded bombs from beginning through to round six, but round seven proved to change the tides for Toney when he caught Ruiz with a series of punches, knocking him down. …
Read More »Broadway Boxing Ringside Coverage.
On a night where the stars shined, in attendance in and outside of the ring, Dash-DiBella Entertainment put on another spectacular event. This was the third installment of Broadway Boxing at the Hammerstein Ballroom. In attendance were notables such as Iran “The Blade” Barkley, Emile Griffith, Junior Jones and Harold …
Read More »\”Two Gunz\” Barrett Ready for Rahman.
SaddoBoxing had the privilege of speaking with top heavyweight contender Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett about his scheduled bout with Hasim Rahman recently. Barrett is scheduled to face Rahman on July 23, at the Mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden. Monte expressed his excitement about the matchup, and can’t wait to …
Read More »\”Vicious\” Vivian Harris: More than Just Words.
For more than nine months, Vivian Harris has been vocalizing his views and thoughts about particular fighters, and also about the situation he has found himself in, which is that he hasn’t been able to land a meaningful fight with one of the many top contenders in his weight class. …
Read More »Vivian Harris Update.
The wait is finally over for “Vicious” Vivian Harris. On June 25, 2005, “Vicious” Vivian will defend his WBA light welterweight title as a co-main event on the Gatti-Mayweather fight card in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He is happy and ready to defend. If all things continue to work out …
Read More »Ebo Elder: A Word From God; the Prophet has Spoken.
On March 22, 2005, SaddoBoxing had the privilege of taking part in a conference call between Juan Diaz and Ebo Elder. The two fighters expressed their thoughts and concerns about their upcoming WBA title fight on April 23. But much more was said on the part of Ebo Elder. It …
Read More »Man or Machine: The Abuse behind Becoming the Best.
In light of the many events past and present that have occurred causing many fighters to put their careers as well as their lives in jeopardy, I felt it necessary to address the situation. Given the short life of a boxer’s career, it’s so important that they make prudent decisions …
Read More »Ten Questions With Rubin Williams.
“I won’t even think about quitting boxing until I’m a world champion.”-Rubin Williams. On March 5, 2005, Rubin Williams squared off against Jeff Lacy for the IBF super middleweight title. Although Rubin came up short, he really put up a great fight against the champion. With every opportunity, Rubin countered …
Read More »Chris “The Mechanic” Smith Update.
Despite receiving the first lost of his career to David Estrada, Chris Smith vows to return with a vengeance. Refocused and ready, “The Mechanic” would like to ensure fight fans and media that he is not down or out, in fact, he is more determined than ever to restate his …
Read More »Wayne McCullough Update.
I just received another update from Wayne and Cheryl McCullough regarding the current status of Wayne’s career following his loss to Oscar Larios for the WBC super bantamweight title. In the wake of the defeat, talk of a rematch with Larios was discussed, possibly in McCullough’s birthplace of Ireland. However, …
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