Last weekend saw the return of Tyson Fury; this time he made his US debut at Madison Square Garden against Steve Cunningham. The bout was for the IBF number two spot at heavyweight and Fury saw the bout as another step closer to fighting a Klitschko brother. Prior to the bout, Fury, as usual, had…
Middleweight Lee Crossland, who trains out of the Venture pro gym in Birkenhead, England, has turned professional this week. Crossland is making his debut on the Brian Rose vs. Vivian Harris undercard at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on October 5th in a four round fight at middleweight (11st 6lbs). Damian Jones (Astley VIP pro…
SaddoBoxing had the good fortune to catch up with Peter Fury, trainer of his nephew, undefeated ex-British, Commonwealth and Irish heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, who is coming off a five round destruction of American veteran Vinny Maddalone this past July in which Fury won the vacant WBO Intercontinental title. SaddoBoxing: Recent articles about Tyson are…
Next up for British heavyweight champion David Price is a bout with Audley Harrison at Liverpool’s Echo Arena on October 13, 2012. Harrison and Matt Skelton were the front runners for Price’s voluntary defence of his British title belt. Both Harrison and Skelton have had knockout victories in their last outings, with Harrison stopping Ali…
Amir Khan takes on Danny Garcia on the 14th July at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas for the WBA and WBC light welter titles. Prior to this fight, there has been a lot of controversy because Khan was supposed to be fighting Lamont Peterson in a highly anticipated rematch but it fell through because Peterson…
Carl Froch – Lucian Bute facing off for Bute’s IBF Super middleweight title in Nottingham, England, this Saturday night is a fight that had to happen for the 168 pound weight class. With Bute absent from the Super Six tournament, but worldwide known as the second or third best in the168 pound weight class, he…
The domestic British heavyweight scene has really picked up in 2012, and there is an upcoming clash that offers plenty of suspense. David Haye- Derrick Chisora has been announced at Upton Park on the 14th of July, which by many fans is seen to be highly controversial due to the circumstances of the showdown in…
Two heavyweights who are bringing excitement back into British boxing are David Price and Tyson Fury. I have been very impressed with both fighters in their most recent outings and both men certainly are making an impact in the world heavyweight scene. I was disappointed that Price vs. Fury did not happen, but one must…
On Saturday, 17th December the Super Six Tournament finally wraps itself up with the two best men in the 168 pound weight class reaching the grand finale, Carl Froch and Andre Ward. For both men the tournament has been a fantastic opportunity to launch themselves as the greatest fighter in the 168 pound weight class…
© Showtime Boxing On the 24th April, 2010 the second round of the super middleweight tournament continues with Carl Froch defending his WBC title against Mikkel Kessler. The fight is taking place in Herning, Denmark and it will see Froch defending his title for the third time, the second time on foreign soil. Ever since…
In 2009, British boxing was left with three world champions after Ricky Hatton got knocked out by Manny Pacquiao. Our biggest star was knocked out cold by the pound for pound great in just two rounds and it showed that Hatton’s elite fighting years are defiantly past him. Starting the new year saw the attention…
Miguel Cotto started the year 2008 as the man to beat at 147 pounds with a hard fought win over the highly rated Shane Mosley. When Cotto entered the 147 pound weight class, some people criticised that he simply wasnʼt big enough for the welterweights and that the larger fighters would be too much for…