After twelve very close and dramatic rounds Selcuk Aydin beat Ionut “Jo-Jo Dan” Ion by split decision Saturday night in front of 10,000 frenetıc fans at Abdi İpekci Spor Salonu in Istanbul to win the vacant WBC Silver Championship. Aydin started strong flooring his opponent with a right hook to …
Read More »Boxing Result: Vitali Klitschko Dominates Kevin Johnson In Switzerland
Post Finance Arena in Berne, Switzerland was the site of yet another dominant Vitali Klitschko WBC heavyweight title defense tonight as the Ukrainian continues to solidify his hold on the division. “Dr. Ironfist” stamped his authority from round one as previously unbeaten challenger Kevin Johnson proved unable to do anything …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Undercard Of John Murray vs. Lee McAllister
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Saturday night saw some great under-card action on the Hennessy bill from Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England, headlined by the John Murray vs. Lee McAllister British Lightweight title fight. “Lightening” Lenny Daws faced Latvian boxer Sergejs Savrinovics in a ten round …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: John Murray vs. Lee McAllister
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England, Hennessy Sports hosted a fight night which saw Manchester’s John Murray successfully defend his British Lightweight title for the first time in a gruelling contest against ‘Aberdeen Assassin’ Lee McAllister. A sea …
Read More »Murray, McAllister Make Weight For Tonight’s British Title Clash In Wigan
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing **With Slideshow** Yesterday at the Wrightington Hotal and Country Club in Wrightington, Wigan, England, Hennessy Promotions staged the official weigh-in for this evening’s fight night, headlined by the British Lightweight title clash between John Murray and Lee McAllister. A smiling …
Read More »Second Pro Fight: Tyson Fury To Fight Opponent with 21 – 3 Boxing Record with 20 KO’s
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Tyson Fury, British boxing’s biggest new star, has taken on a risky second professional fight at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan on Saturday, 17th January against an opponent who has won 20 of his 21 wins by stoppage with only three losses. Former …
Read More »Boxing Weights: Mahir Oral vs. Alexander Sipos
Mahir Oral and Alexander Sipos both weighed in at exactly 160 lb for their WBC Mediterranean middleweight championship clash today in Cuxhaven, Germany. It is the second time Oral and Sipos meet in 2008. On May 30, “Lion” Mahir won a close unanimous decision in Bilbao, Spain. Now Sipos is …
Read More »Arena Boxing: Aydin Injury Moves November 18 Istanbul Show To Germany
It should have been another great night for Selcuk Aydin. On November 18, the WBC international champion was set to defend his title against Said Ouali in Istanbul. But in one of his last sparring sessions, Arena’s “Mini-Tyson” broke a rib and won’t be able to fight for at least …
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