**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Saturday night at the Sutton Leisure Centre in St. Helens, England, Promoter Oliver Harrison presented a fight card billed as ‘Blast Zone’ which featured nine contests. As an added attraction, six boxers of note were introduced into the ring including undefeated middleweight …
Read More »Frank Maloney Boxing: Hatton On September 5 Nottingham Fight Card
Ricky Hatton will make his ring return in Nottingham on Friday, September 5 – but the world’s top light-welterweight will not be donning the gloves. Instead, ‘The Hitman’ will be in the corner of younger brother, Matthew who meets Scott Woolford in an eight-round welterweight battle.
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Jamie Ambler vs. Ojay Abrahams
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Watford Colosseum in Watford, England, World Sports Organisation promoter Jon Feld presented a night of boxing which would be memorable in more ways than one! Although not the main event, home-boy Ojay Abrahams faced Jamie Ambler of Aberystwyth …
Read More »Ricky Hatton – Billy Graham Split: I Was Sacked!
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing After reports that the ‘Preacher’ had decided to retire hit the news yesterday, Saddoboxing can reveal that actually – Graham was sacked from his position of trainer to the Hitman. Having first taken Hatton ‘under his wing’ eleven years ago – the two had …
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: Paul Smith
© Curtis McCormick / Saddo Boxing SaddoBoxing had the good fortune to catch up with one of the top middleweights in Britain, Paul Smith, 23-0 (13), while in Ricky Hatton’s dressing room following the victory of “The Hitman” over Juan Lazcano recently at City of Manchester Stadium in England. Paul …
Read More »Manchester Reaches Boiling Point For Hatton vs. Lazcano
With the excitement in North West England reaching a fever pitch for Ricky Hatton’s much anticipated return to his beloved city of Manchester, there are many questions still to be answered surrounding this massive fight card which will be played out in the open air City of Manchester Stadium before …
Read More »Boxing Press Conference: “Homecoming” Hatton v Lazcano
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday the City of Manchester Stadium, England, played host to the official press conference ahead of Saturday’s ‘Homecoming’ fight night. Entering the stadium, I stopped by to see how the ‘pitch’ was progressing in preparation for the fight and with just two …
Read More »Ricky Hatton Puts On Boxing Display At Phoenix Camp In Manchester
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Any concerns that Ricky Hattonʼs health is a problem at the moment were dispelled today as members of the media were invited to a training session of ‘The Hitman’ at Billy ʽThe Preacherʼ Grahamʼs Training Camp in Denton, Manchester, England. Looking relaxed, …
Read More »Boxing Audio Stream: Ricky Hatton Vs Juan Lazcano Press Conference
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday, at Vermilion Cinnabar – the stylish, new, Thai influenced restaurant and bar in Manchester, England, Frank Maloney hosted a press conference to update media on the forthcoming fightnight which headlines Ricky Hatton and Juan Lazcano. Despite other important press conferences held …
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