The highest profile bout to take place last night was the IBO Super Bantam title fight between reigning champion Takalani Ndlovu and Giovanni Andrade at Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa. Ex-WBO Super Flyweight title challenger Andrade simply couldn’t cope with the power of Ndlovu as the Soweto born “Panther” knocked out his Brazilian rival at…
Tonight at The Metropolis in Montreal, Quebec, Herman “Black Panther” Ngoudjo looks to make the third defense of his NABF Light Welterweight crown when he takes on 37 year old John Brown. A former four time world title challenger at super feather and lightweight, Brown, 23-12-2 (11), is well past his prime but as Damien…
This past Saturday the great Mexican fighter Marco Antonio Barrera had his hands full at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, barely edging southpaw slugger Rocky Juarez in defense of the WBC Super Featherweight title. Initially, the judges scored the bout a draw but then later it was announced that a mistake had been made…
Naseem Hamed, who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in an earlier hearing, today was sentenced to 15 months in jail. The former world champion must serve at least half of that sentence and also observe a four year driving ban as the result of an accident involving three cars some 12 months ago. Hamed was…
Spread out across the globe last night were some decent fights, so lets get busy! There was no world title bout on offer, but a few former major title champions were in action. Ex-IBF Super Flyweight kingpin Felix “El Macho” Machado may have seen his career was ashore as the Venezuelan southpaw came up short…
There were some important bouts that took place on Friday night, the most prominent of which was a night of heavyweight action at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut headlined by Samuel Peter’s first round crushing of the seven foot tall Keith Long for the NABF belt. Also on the Duva boxing promotion, heavyweights Brian…
Five and a half years ago Wladimir Klitschko pounded Chris Byrd from pillar to post for twelve long rounds and took the American’s WBO Heavyweight title. Last night in Mannheim, Germany the towering Ukrainian again forced a heavy beating upon the much smaller man and took Byrd’s world title, this time the IBF, but managed…
It was a torrid evening between the ropes last night as there were several fightcards of importance taking place. The most important show took place on a DiBella Entertainment promotion at Manhattan Center in New York with South African bantamweight Silence Mabuza posting a unanimous decision over the tough as nails ex-NABF titlist Ricardo Vargas….
Welterweight Frederic Klose led the way at the Parc des Expositions in Reims, France last night, regaining the European title with a hard fought twelve round unanimous decision over Antonio Lauri. Frenchman Klose lost the title last May to Oktay Urkal but was able to turn away the Italian Lauri by scores of 117-111, 116-114…
Hatton Gives Up IBF 140lb Title! © Mike Cleary Ricky Hatton has given up the IBF Light Welterweight title in order to pursue the WBA Welterweight title of Luis Collazo on May 13 in Boston, MA. Below is the letter Team Hatton sent to IBF President Marian Muhammad to notify that organization of his decision….
Don’t Miss SaddoBoxing’s Exclusive Ringside Coverage of This Hotly Anticipated Event! Click for larger image © Natasha Chornesky / Saddo Boxing As every boxing fan on the globe is already aware of, an undoubtedly massive fight takes place in Las Vegas tonight at 9PM ET/6PM PT on HBO PPV. For years enthusiasts have wondered what…
Don’t Miss Stefan Christou’s Upcoming Full Ringside Report And Giant Photo Gallery! Ex-European Super Featherweight Titlist Tontcho Tontchev came roaring back to life this afternoon at London’s historic York Hall, knocking out Welshman “Dynamite” Dean Phillips in the first frame of their scheduled eight round lightweight affair on a Maloney Promotions bill. This was supposed…