**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 – but of course – everyone…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing So, Wladimir Klitschko is still WBO and IBF World Heavyweight Champion, after a 10th round TKO victory over previously unbeaten Ruslan Chagaev. But what did this fight tell us that we didn’t already know regarding the stagnating heavyweight division? The answer is very little. Chagaev, a late replacement for…
© 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 into the bout after having…
**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 Michael Buffer, both men made…
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. A smiling Lee looked happy…
“Fast†Eddie Chambers has been training relentlessly for his July 4th showdown with undefeated Alexander Dimitrenko which will take place in Hamburg, Germany. Chambers has been training at the Fernwood Resort in Bushkill, Pennsylvania which is up in the Pocono Mountains.
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday, at Real Hypermarkert in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Media gathered for the official press conference between Wladimir Klitschko and Ruslan Chagaev ahead of their clash at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday for the IBF, IBO, and WBO Heavyweight titles. The press area was a cordoned off…
© K2 Promotions Irish Middleweight prospect Andy Lee turned 25 years old today and he certainly got the birthday present he was looking for. It has been confirmed today that the Kronk star will feature on the undercard of the Waldimir Klitschko vs. Ruslan Chagaev World Heavyweight title clash on June 20 in the Veltins…
© Philip Sharkey Today, at No.5, Cavendish Square, London, Media gathered to hear of David Haye’s disappointment that he has had to pull out of the 20th June fight against Wladimir Klitschko due to injury. Sat alongside trainer/manager Adam Booth, Haye confirmed that he sustained a back injury after shadow-boxing. Suffering spasms in the lower…
The disarray caused by David Haye dropping out for his June 20 challenge of world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has been put to rest with the announcement that WBA “champion in recess” Ruslan Chagaev will step into the breach for the bout, scheduled for Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Chagaev himself was scratched from a…
Boxing promoter Don King believes the World Boxing Association must strip Ruslan Chagaev of any claim to its heavyweight championship after the Finnish Boxing Federation reviewed blood tests and refused to allow Chagaev to participate in Saturday’s match against WBA champion Nikolai “Giant Russian†Valuev in Helsinki. “Unfortunately for Ruslan Chagaev, he has suffered from…
Team Ruiz has filed an official petition with the World Boxing Association asking that heavyweight Ruslan Chagaev be stripped of his “Champion In Recess†status and demanding an immediate purse bid for Valuev-Ruiz III to be held by August 30 for the World Boxing Association heavyweight title. Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz…