© 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 been inseperable forging a strong…
On June 28, 2008, Pacquiao defeated with ease the reigning WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz. It was a fight that most reporters saw as a clinic for Pacquiao, who dominated the entire bout. Diaz was mangled and could not go on past the ninth round. And so, the question that many are asking is: what…
Rumours coming out of Manchester suggest that world light welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton will promote his first fight card this September in Birmingham, England. As one of the most popular fighters in the world today and clearly the biggest in Britain, it’s generally thought that Hatton would have no problems jumping to a…
Paul McCloskey is hoping that an impressive win over English Champion Nigel Wright on the Ladbrokes Fight Night at the University Arena in Limerick, Ireland on July 19 will land him the title shot which he desperately craves. The County Derry stylist is unbeaten in 16 pro fights and he says he’s ready for a…
IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man†Malignaggi, 25-1 (5), had a cast removed from his right hand last Tuesday and he has started rehabilitation. Malignaggi underwent hand surgery May 28 to repair a fractured metacarpal bone of the middle finger on his right hand, suffered during his title-defense win by 12 round decision…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing So, Floyd Mayweather has retired, again!. I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking that what he probably means is…â€I’ve retired (unless something interesting crops up!)†It seems the five-weight champion is no longer ‘happy’ to fight and retires at the height of his game with a perfect 39-0…
© Curtis McCormick / Saddo Boxing SaddoBoxing had the honor of briefly speaking with Oscar De La Hoya, a man who needs no introduction, in the dressing room of Ricky Hatton after the Hatton vs. Lazcano fight in Manchester, England recently. SaddoBoxing: What are your impressions on the Hatton vs. Lazcano bout that we just…
© Tom Hogan Before the Hatton-Lazcano fight, I watched Lazcanoʼs previous two fights to gain an ʽideaʼ of Hattonʼs opponent. Those two fights suggested to me that Lazcano was a ʽslow-starterʼ with a good solid right punch, used the left-uppercut, threw few body-punches, but did include a couple of low ones, and clearly didnʼt like…
IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man†Malignaggi, 25-1 (5), successfully underwent hand surgery this past Wednesday, May 28, to repair a fractured metacarpal bone of the middle finger on his right hand, suffered during his title-defense win by 12 round decision against Lovemore N’dou last Saturday in Manchester, England. Renowned boxing hand specialist…
IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man†Malignaggi, 25-1 (5), was examined today by his hand specialist, Dr. Steven Margles, at the Lahey Hospital in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Margles confirmed that Malignaggi fractured his right hand during his win by 12-round decision against Lovemore N’dou last Saturday in Manchester, England.
© Tom Hogan Saturday night, at a packed City of Manchester Stadium, Ricky ‘Hitman’ Hatton successfully defeated tough Mexican-American, “The Chosen-Juan†Lazcano in a twelve-round IBO Light Welterweight Title fight. Lazcano enters the ring wearing bright red ‘matador-style’ clothing and a large red sombrero hat, walking alongside trainer Ronnie Shields. Michael Buffer then introduces Hatton…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Following the conclusion of the “Homecoming†fight between the victorious Ricky Hatton and challenger Juan Lazcano the media gathered for an official post-fight press conference. First to answer questions from the press were the combatants from the co-feature title bout, Lovemore N’dou and Paulie Malignaggi. Speculation is that Malignaggi…