Former WBO Jr. Welterweight champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley, 31-4-1 (17), is in training for another world title challenge on September 15, 2006. DeMarcus was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to grant SaddoBoxing this exclusive interview. He talks about why he is now working with …
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: Dimitriy Salita
SaddoBoxing recently caught up with Dimitriy “Star of David” Salita, 25-0-1 (14). During the interview, Salita talks about how he got into boxing, how he rates his last performance, what he would do given the choice between observing the Sabbath or participating in a world title fight, why he feels …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Vernon Forrest – Ike Quartey
Viper Gets Decision Over Bazooka! Ouma A Bad Dream For Iron Horse! Saturday night at the theater in New York’s Madison Square Garden, former welterweight world champions, Ike “Bazooka” Quartey and Vernon “The Viper” Forrest, faced off in a ten round junior middleweight crossroads bout, each attempting to recapture past …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Dmitriy Salita – Shad Howard
Broadway Boxing, courtesy of Dibella Entertainment, was back at the Manhattan Center in New York last Thursday night. In the main event Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita took on late substitute Shad Howard in a scheduled 12 round welterweight bout. In round one, Salita got off to a quick start …
Read More »Boxing Opinion: Floyd Will Fall At The Hands Of Margarito
Before the “Golden Boy”, Oscar De la Hoya , 38-4 (30) returned to boxing after a 16 month lay off on May 6, 2006, he said he was only interested in “big fights” and he would only fight twice. He defeated the tough Ricardo Mayorga in 6 rounds showing the …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Miguel Cotto – Paulie Malignaggi
Click for larger image © Jay McGuigan / Saddo Boxing On the eve of New York’s massive Puerto Rican Day Parade, Puerto Rican sensation Miguel Cotto was back in Madison Square Garden on a Top Rank and DiBella shared promotion. A crowd of 14,369 showed up to see Cotto defend …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Undercard Of Cotto – Malignaggi
There was no shortage of impressive action this past Saturday on the undercard of Miguel Cotto’s WBO Light Welter title defense against Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden. With boxing icon Angelo Dundee in his corner, Notre Dame football star Tommy Zbikowski, 1-0 (1), made an impressive pro debut, going …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Edgar Santana – Tomas Barrientes
Santana And Starks Both Victorious In Latest Broadway Boxing Show Promoter Lou DiBella was back in The Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center in New York on Friday night to display another group of his promising fighters. Edgar Santana improved his record to 18-2 (12) with a hard fought decision …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Samuel Peter – Julius Long
Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter needed only 2:31 of the first round to dispose of seven foot tall Julius Long at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut last night on a Duva promotion televised by ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights. In his second bout after a disappointing close decision loss …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Silence Mabuza – Ricardo Vargas
DiBella Entertainment put together another solid Broadway boxing show at the Manhattan Center on Thursday night, much to the delight of those in attendance. In a sold out arena, Silence Mabuza fought Ricardo Vargas in a 12 round official IBF Bantamweight title eliminator. Mabuza was trying to rebound from a …
Read More »Broadway Boxing Press Conference
This past Tuesday, Lou DiBella, of DiBella Entertainment, was at Gallagher’s Steak House in New York to announce another fantastic card of the monthly Broadway Boxing series to showcase the boxing superstars of tomorrow. The show will be held tonight in the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center The main event …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Floyd Mayweather – Zab Judah
Don’t Bet Against Judah! When Zab Judah, 34-3 (25), lost his WBC Welterweight Championship to Carlos Baldomir back on January 8 of this year, many boxing fans thought that the prescheduled super fight between Judah and Floyd Mayweather, 35-0 (24), would not happen or at least would be postponed to …
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