In a interview in March of this year, former World and European Heavyweight title challenger Dereck Chisora had proclaimed that “boxing is dead because it needs charactersâ€. But if Finchley based Chisora had taken the Northern and the Jubilee Lines on the London Underground to North Greenwich, the location of the O2 Arena that played…
Carl Froch stands alone as Britain’s sole world boxing champion and the WBC Super Middleweight title holder doesn’t plan on giving up that status any time soon. The Cobra makes the first defence of his title next month when he travels to the US for a mega fight with former undisputed middleweight champ, Jermain Taylor.
Despite an eight month hiatus from the ring following the loss of his IBF Light Heavyweight title to Antonio Tarver last year, Clinton Woods came roaring back to life last night at Hotel de France in Jersey on the Channel Islands, handling opponent Elvir Muriqi over 12 one sided rounds. With the victory, Woods becomes…
Former world cruiserweight champion David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye has signalled the importance of the upcoming weeks for British boxing and has warned that fight fans could either witness a glorious renaissance of the sport in this country or a dramatic collapse. Starting with Joe Calzaghe’s light-heavyweight super-fight with Roy Jones, Jr. on November 8, the…
The domestic 154 pound weight class is really looking like it can have the potential to have some great match ups in the coming years. The talent is beaming from this division and I think it can’t be ignored. As a fan of British boxing, I believe this has to be one of our strongest…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing This evening, Bobby Rimmer informed SaddoBoxing that sadly, he and Michael Gomez have parted company. “It’s all very amicable,†Rimmer says, “and I wish Mike all the best – I really doâ€. Irish-born Gomez, a two-time British Super Featherweight Champion, has been with Rimmer for 12 months and the…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England also saw an exciting and entertaining undercard. Former IBO Champion Brian Magee of Belfast faced Simeon Cover of Worksop in a six round super middleweight contest. Cover, of the Ingle’s stable, has the trademark ‘fencing style’, but…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Newly crowned British Lightweight Champion John Murray could be making his first defence against Martin Gethin after Gethin waged a very exciting fight against Ingle Camp boxer Nadeem Siddique on the undercard of Murray vs. Lee Meager on Friday night at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan,…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was all smiles yesterday as Hennessy Sports hosted the official weigh-in ahead of tonight’s clash between fellow Mancunians (and mates!) John Murray and Lee Meager. In an aptly named ‘Strictly Business’ fightnight, Meager and Murray will slug it out for the vacant British Lightweight title at Robin Park…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Promoter Mick Hennessy believes his boxers Lee Meager and John Murray can produce the best domestic fight of the year when they meet tomorrow, Friday, July 11, 2008.
Nadeem Siddique aims to prove he is one of Britain’s top lightweight contenders with an emphatic win over Steve Saville on Friday, July 11, 2008. Unbeaten star Siddique’s eight round contest is chief support to the vacant British Lightweight title battle between Manchester duo Lee Meager and John Murray at the Robin Park Arena in…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing The Everton Park Sports Centre in Liverpool, England also played host to a cracking undercard on Friday night in a Matchroom Sports promoted fight night which was headlined by British Light Welterweight Champion David Barnes’s unanimous points win over Scottish boxer and former titlist Barry Morrison. The…