© Jane Warburton Saddo Boxing British Bantamweight Champion Ian Napa faces old nemesis Martin Power this Friday night on a Frank Maloney promotion at Newham Leisure Centre in London, England. The last time these two met in November, 2005, Power was the reigning British Champion and came out on top …

Universum stages a big bill tonight in Dresden, Germany as longtime WBO Light Heavy Champ Zsolt “Firebird” Erdei puts his belt at risk against Panama’s Tito Mendoza and ageless wonder Virgil Hill defends his WBA Cruiser crown against interim titlist Firat Arslan. Erdei, 27-0 (17), won the WBO title nearly …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing After emerging victorious from the biggest PPV fight of all time against modern day great Oscar De La Hoya this past May, is WBC Welterweight Champion Floyd Mayweather headed for a shocking upset against Ricky “Hitman” Hatton on December 8? Mayweather has a long …

There was scattered action across the globe this weekend with former world champions, current European titlists and many hot prospects making appearances. We’ll start with Saturday in Buenos Aires, Argentina where 34 year old ex-WBA Lightweight Champion Raul Horacio Balbi, 55-8-1 (33), rebounded from his failed bid to unseat WBA …

Irish middleweight sensation John Duddy notched another win last night as the 28 year old stopped Prince Arron in just the second round of a scheduled ten at National Stadium in Dublin. Duddy, 22-0 (17), just had too much for the lanky youngster and pummeled the Englishman until Referee Emile …

Tonight at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany, WBA Middleweight titlist Felix Sturm puts his belt at risk for the second time when he faces America’s Randy Griffin over twelve scheduled rounds. Sturm, 28-2 (12), is over three years removed from his stellar performance against Oscar De La Hoya in …

Soon to be 45 year old living legend Evander Holyfield went halfway across the world in search of one more world title belt but the former two-weight world champion was denied in his quest by WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov. Stepping through the ropes at the chilly Khodynka Ice Palace …

London’s historic York Hall was the scene of WBU Featherweight titlist Derry Matthews’ successful title defense on Saturday, as the lanky Scouser turned back the aspirations of challenger Matthew Marsh by eleventh round stoppage. Brave Marsh, 8-1 (0), had his moments but was a bit green to be put in …

On Matchroom promotion last night at the Leisure Centre in Peterlee, England, super bantam Anyetei “The Chameleon” Laryea, 17-3 (8), of Ghana upset reigning Commonwealth Champion Isaac Ward, 15-2-2 (2), who was not let out for the fifth round by his corner. Ward came out the aggressor, but by the …

Reigning British Lightweight titlist Jon Thaxton walked through a wall of leather from challenger Dave Stewart last night on a Hennessy Sports promotion to ultimately ground down his stablemate in a bloody display of grit and determination. The towering Scotsman Stewart repeatedly picked off the far shorter champion through the …

Wayne Elcock held his long awaited coming out party at the Skydome Arena in Coventry, England on Friday night as the Birmingham middleweight outboxed the highly decorated Howard Eastman in an entertaining scrap to annex the British title. Elcock came into the clash as the clear underdog, having failed in …

On a Matchroom Promotion on Friday night at the Ice Rink in Kircaldy, Scotland, British Welterweight Champion Kevin Anderson turned back the hopes of “Fearless” Francis Jones with a dramatic 12th and final round stoppage. The challenger entered the bout on the strength of a fifth round KO of former …