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Three-time former world champion Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver (30-6, 21 KOs) won’t be concerned about rust this Thursday night when he fights for the first time in more than a year against veteran Johnathan Banks (29-2-1, 19 KOs). Tarver-Banks is a 10-round heavyweight fight, presented on a Goossen Promotions card, …
Read More »Tarver vs. Banks Clash Rescheduled For December 6
A fractured thumb that forced the cancellation of his scheduled September 29 fight with veteran Johnathan Banks (29-2-1, 19 KOs) may prove to have had a silver lining for former world light heavyweight champion and 1996 U.S. Olympian Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver (30-6, 21 KOs). The determined and still dangerous …
Read More »Boxing Weights: Vitali Klitschko vs. Albert Sosnowski
Ahead of their WBC heavyweight title clash at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Vitali Klitschko and Albert Sosnowski hit the scales yesterday. WBC Heavyweight Championship, 12 rounds Vitali Klitschko: 247 lb Albert Sosnowski: 224 lb NABF Heavyweight Championship, 12 rounds Johnathan Banks: 225.5 lb Jason Gavern: 225.5 lb Heavyweights, 6 …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Undercard Of Klitschko vs. Chagaev
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Saturday night at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, two British boxers fought on an historical boxing occasion due to the number of people that had packed in the venue. Paul Butlin and Michael Sprott boxed on the undercard of the Wladimir …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Wladimir Klitschko vs Ruslan Chagaev
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night, at the Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 61,000 people enjoyed a night of boxing and entertainment in the home of Schalke F.C. It was indeed the biggest and most lavish boxing event I’ve ever witnessed. There were seven fights in total – …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ruslan Chagaev
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing All eyes in the boxing world will be on Veltins Arena tonight in Gelsenkirchen, Germany as WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko puts his belts and top standing in the division on the line against WBA champion in recess Ruslan Chagaev. Klitschko, 52-3 (46), comes …
Read More »Boxing Weights & Photos: Wladimir Klitschko – Rusland Chagaev
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing At 2.00 PM this afternoon, at the impressive Karstadt Sports Store in Dortmund, Germany, media and fans gathered to witness the official weigh-in of Wladimir Klitschko and Rusland Chagaev ahead of tomorrow night’s heavyweight contest at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirschen. Introduced by …
Read More »Boxing Spotlight: Andy Lee
Earlier this week at a press conference held at Real Hypermarket in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Irish boxer Andy Lee confirmed to SaddoBoxing that he was ‘feeling great’ and ‘looking forward to Saturday night’ when he is scheduled to fight Latvian Olegs Fedotovs in an eight round middleweight contest at Veltins Arena. …
Read More »Boxing Result: Wladimir Klitschko KO’s Tony Thompson Round 11 In Hamburg
The Cinderella story of Tony Thompson’s world title dreams came crashing to the canvas in the 11th round last night at a packed Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany, courtesy of one too many right hands from IBF/WBO/IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko. Thompson began the bout with plenty of gusto, …
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