You know fight fans, I’m really upset right now. I turned on the television to see what kind of coverage ESPN was giving the amazing fight that took place last night between Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo. To my dismay, they covered everything from rugby (yes rugby), to college …

I must apologize fight fans. I was so excited about the Corrales vs Castillo fight, that I forgot to include a piece on the co-featured main event of the televised portion of Showtime’s fight card. Juan Manuel Marquez put his IBF and WBA trinkets on the line against the tough …

WHAT A FIGHT! I was going to provide a round by round account but, there is really no point. Here is the way every round went. Castillo and Corrales stood in the center of the ring, traded heavy leather, and both hurt each other throughout the fight. There are about …

You know it’s a great fight when fighter’s themselves can’t wait to see who wins. A couple of SaddoBoxing.com friends gave yours truly their thoughts on this weekend’s fight. Enjoy. Daniel Ponce De Leon (super bantamweight contender): “I like Jose Luis Castillo to win this fight. I think that it’s …

What should have been an easy night for Manuel “Shotgun” Gomez, ended up being a majority draw against late replacement Jose Soto-Karrass. Gomez, looking out of shape, came into the bout extremely overconfident. After a brisk opening three rounds, Gomez looked like he was running out of gas. Soto-Karrass was …

Yuri Foreman, on his ShoBox debut, won an eight round unanimous decision over formerly undefeated Kevin Cagle. Foreman, who had been absent from the world scene for over a year, looked very impressive, and showed great potential, as he out-boxed the game, but outclassed Kevin Cagle. Yuri opened the contest …

Click for larger image© Jesus Sanchez Some fighters come out of the amateur ranks with a “silver spoon” in hand, especially if those fighters were part of the Olympic experience. These “Blue Chip” prospects usually receive rewards such as the big contracts and immediate exposure to the “mainstream” of boxing. …

This Saturday, May 7, 2005, it will be the clash of the two top lightweights in the world as Diego “Chico” Corrales puts his WBO trinket against WBC and Ring Magazine’s lightweight Kingpin Jose Luis “El Temible” Castillo in a fight that is sure to be one of the best …

With such a huge lightweight fight between Jose Luis Castillo vs. Diego Corrales taking place this coming Saturday, May 7, I figured this was as good a time as any to give my two cents on the state of the lightweight division. Once again, I used quality of opposition, and …

“I’m very lucky that since a young age I knew what I wanted. I wanted to be world champion and I’m going to get my dream.”-Yuri Foreman. Time to Show the Boxing Public if He Has “It.” There was a time about two-and-a-half years ago that, whenever anyone would talk …

Translated from Spanish to English by Sergio Martinez. On May 6, 2005, live from the Ft. McDowell Casino in Fountain Hill, Arizona, the main event, which will be televised on Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” series, will feature perennial welterweight contender Manuel “Shotgun” Gomez (27-10-1 with 19 KOs). Gomez was originally slated …

As Judy Collins once sang, “Isn’t rich, isn’t queer, losing my timing this late in my career, but where are the clowns, they ought to be here, well, maybe next year.” But for John Ruiz, there will be no next year as he announced his retirement after losing his heavyweight …