As the week progresses towards the fight which many of us cannot wait to watch, I caught up with WBA lightweight titlist Juan Diaz to get his take on what to expect this Saturday night. “I think it’s going to be a great night for boxing and I think that …

This coming Saturday, live on HBO pay-per-view, it is “Thunder vs. Lightning,” as Arturo “Thunder” Gatti defends his WBC 140-pound title against boxing wizard “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather. Gatti’s trainer, James “Buddy” McGirt, gave us his thoughts on the upcoming fight. “It’s great to train Arturo. He’s doing great baby …

This Saturday night, the televised under-card of the “Gentleman” Glen Johnson vs. Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver fight features a 160-pound tilt between former WBA welterweight champion Ike “Bazooka” Quartey (35-2-1 with 30 KOs) taking on former IBF light middleweight titlist Verno Philips (39-9-1 with 20 KOs). This will mark the …

Once again fight fans, you know that SaddoBoxing.com is on the rise when one of the top trainers on the planet takes the time to return this writer’s phone call, even though he is right in the middle of the busiest time of “fight week,” making sure his fighter is …

Well fight fans, you know that you are at the right place to get the most consistent and accurate boxing news when fighters themselves call to let SaddoBoxing.com know of their upcoming fights. This is exactly what super bantamweight contender Daniel Ponce De Leon did earlier this afternoon. De Leon …

Hey, fight fans what another great week for boxing. You may agree or you may disagree with the draw between Joel Casamayor and “Kid Diamond”, but one thing is for sure, that “Diamond” is one exciting fighter to watch. Throw in the arrival of Miguel Cotto as a full-fledged contender, …

“He is an embarrassment to the sport. All real fighters are hard workers. It takes a lot of work to get to where you are and he makes all of our hard work seem like it’s a joke to the sport of boxing. But you know that guys like that …

Last night, Miguel Angel Cotto (24-0-0 with 21KOs), although the current WBO 140-pound titlist, took the step from highly touted prospect, to full-fledged contender as he stopped the game, and iron-chinned Mohamad Abdulaev in nine rounds. This was the first fight in which the Puerto Rican national took on a …

Last night fight fans, Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” boxing series’ main event featured young 140-pound prospect, now contender, Jose Armando Santa-Cruz ( 20-0-0 with 11 KOs) taking on the experienced Ernesto Zavala (20-4-0 with 8 KOs). After a first nondescript round, the action heated up in the second as Santa-Cruz started …

Marcy Garriott is an Austin, Texas based independent filmmaker, and the creator of the documentary “Split Decision.” The film chronicles the life and legal struggles of former WBC champion and current super featherweight contender Jesus “El Matador” Chavez. If one does not know Jesus’ story, then seeing Chavez be victorious …

Well fight fans, what a great weekend for the Brits as now the world has a face to identify when someone says “British boxing,” and he is known as the “Hitman.” Add in to that Scott Harrison looked exciting, and the scene on the other side of the pond is …

Last night, as part of the main event televised on Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” boxing series, undefeated bantamweight contender “Sweet” Jose Miguel Aguiniga (28-0-0 with 14 KOs), from Oxnard, California, stated his case of challenging for a world title by stopping the tough and rugged Mexican, Hugo “Rambo” Ramirez (20-4-0 with …