A big event on the British heavyweight scene takes place this evening at London’s Copper Box Arena as both Dereck Chisora and Tyson Fury lace up the gloves. But, not against each other, but rather a pair of Americans. Which could be a good thing as Fury had zero problems when he did fight Chisora…
March 1 will be the most important day in the career of two-weight world champion Ricky Burns as the Scot meets the challenge of America’s Terence Crawford at Glasgow’s Scottish Exhibition Centre in defense of the WBO lightweight title. Burns, 36-2-1 (11), did a genuine tightrope act in 2013, when the level of competition he…
The middleweight division could be the best weight class in the sport today, featuring a talented cast of characters from nearly every continent on the globe but will the titles ever be unified? Just who is top man at 160 pounds? That’s impossible to determine until the major players face each other, as the super…
Big time boxing makes a rare appearance in Leeds tonight as Darlington hero Stuart Hall gets a surprise IBF title shot against experienced South African campaigner Vusi Malinga at the First Direct Arena. Hall, 15-2-1 (7), is getting this opportunity on the strength of his recent win against America’s Sergio Perales in Doncaster this past…
In a Fight of the Year brawl, super middleweights George Groves and Carl Froch tangled spectacularly for the latter’s IBF and WBA super titles last night at Manchester’s Phones 4u Arena. The media build up to the bout had been long and full of bad blood with Groves incensing Froch by not paying the champion…
Belfast’s burgeoning boxing hero Carl Frampton lit up that city’s Odyssey Arena last night by wiping out visiting Frenchman Jeremy Parodi in front of almost 9,000 adoring fans. At stake were Frampton’s European and IBF Intercontinental super bantam belts, but the real prize for the winner is a shot at the IBF title next year,…
To a percentage of average people on the street, the sport of Professional Boxing is nothing more than the barbaric spectacle of two near brainless brutes taking turns knocking the stuffing out of each other in front of a bloodthirsty crowd. In reality, Boxing is a far different endeavor. Boxing is actually the most demanding…
Just a year ago today London based heavyweight Dereck Chisora had lost four of his previous five bouts, including three straight, the last of which was a shattering knockout at the hands of ex-WBA champion David Haye. But this past Saturday night saw the 29 year old “Del Boy”, 18-4 (12), claim his third consecutive…
We scoured the globe for current and former Team Saddos writers who were interested in contributing to our staff Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez prediction piece, so with no further introductions, we hope you enjoy the results, presented in alphabetical order! Bruce Dingo: Australia All the during the build-up to this one, I’ve been…
There was insurrection in the air tonight at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales as three reigning champions were toppled in shocking fashion. The biggest coup saw fearsome Russian slugger Sergey Kovalev, 22-0-1 (20), of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida progressively shred the resistance of WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly, 26-1 (12), of Cefn Fforrest, over four…
WBO light heavyweight boss Nathan Cleverly has been calling for tougher title defenses, and he could indeed have just that this Saturday night as the Welshman gets the home town advantage against big-punching challenger Sergey Kovalev at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. One can’t blame Cleverly for wanting to face a higher level of opposition. Absent…
Dereck Chisora continued his comeback with a bang at London’s Wembley Arena on Saturday, taking away the perfect record of America’s Malik Scott. The Finchley man also took a step toward another world title shot by adding the WBO International strap to his trophy cabinet with the sixth round stoppage of Scott. As expected, the…