It is hard to believe what WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins has achieved during his 23-year long professional career. He was the middleweight champion for ten years, notched a record 20 successful title defenses of that crown and at 46-years-old, has become the oldest fighter in boxing history to win a world…
In the realm of boxing series, none sticks to its mission statement as closely as the popular ShoBox: The New Generation, which celebrates its 10th anniversary on Friday, July 15, at 11:05 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from Texas Station Gambling Hall & Casino in Las Vegas. The Top Rank-promoted doubleheader will feature…
Former world title challenger Demetrius “The Gladiator†Hopkins is primed and ready for battle against World Boxing Association’s #1 contender, Brad “King†Solomon this Friday night, March 18th at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ sees a clash between Zab Judah and Kaiser Mabuza for the vacant IBF light welter crown. For Judah, 40-6 (27), this bout is the culmination of his return to the 140 pound division, where he held the IBF belt from 2000-2001 and the WBO strap in…
Saturday night at the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI, WBO light welter champion Timothy Bradley added the WBC belt of Devon Alexander to his collection via tenth round technical decision in a battle of unbeaten fighters. The action started off slowly as both fighters were cautious until Bradley began to find range with his southpaw stance…
In a fascinating trade fight tonight, two 140 pound champions, Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley and Devon Alexander, come face to face in a unification bout at the Silverdome in Detroit. Amir Khan aside, this is a fight between the top 2 in the division. With Khan as a possible future opponent this is definitely a…
Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander have been on separate paths that were destined to cross at some point, and on the 29th January 2011, sparks will fly. Desert Storm meets Alexander the Great. Both are undefeated, both want to prove they are the best in the division we, as fans, are almost guaranteed a great…
One of the most anticipated fights in boxing — and the biggest bout of a young 2011 — will take place when undefeated world champions Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley duke it out at the 140-pound weight limit on Saturday, January 29 at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. Boxing fans have been waiting for years…
This past Friday night, welterweight contender Demetrius “The Gladiator†Hopkins looked dominant defending his WBC USNBC title, winning a unanimous decision over former world title challenger “Mighty†Mike Arnaoutis. With the win, the Philadelphia native improved to 30-1-1, his second unanimous decision this year after moving up to the welterweight limit. Scores for Hopkins were…
In the opening fight of a seven bout card held at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey last Saturday Kaizer Mabuza of Johannesburg, South Africa scored a shocking sixth round stoppage in an IBF Light Welterweight Eliminator over ex-WBO champion Kendall Holt of Paterson, New Jersey, impressive enough to possibly send Holt…
At Bally’s Park casino in Atlantic City last night, former WBO light welter titlist Kendall Holt saw his projected comeback bout go up in flames at the hands of South Africa’s Kaizer Mabuza. Holt was coming off a difficult loss to WBA kingpin Timothy Bradley in a unification clash this past April but got right…
SaddoBoxing has the honor of introducing Al Bernstein and his new exclusive column, “Al Bernstein On Boxing”! Al is unquestionably the top television analyst in the sport today, appearing on Showtime since 2003 along with stints at ESPN and NBC and currently hosts the Internet’s premier boxing channel on iBN Sports. A winner of the…