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Recently, it was announced that Liverpool’s Derry Mathews and Newbridge’s Gavin Rees will square off against each other for the second time in a unification match for the British and European Lightweight titles on the bill for Kell Brook’s forthcoming match up with the American Carson Jones on 7th July at the Motorpoint Arena in…
The domestic British heavyweight scene has really picked up in 2012, and there is an upcoming clash that offers plenty of suspense. David Haye- Derrick Chisora has been announced at Upton Park on the 14th of July, which by many fans is seen to be highly controversial due to the circumstances of the showdown in…
Two heavyweights who are bringing excitement back into British boxing are David Price and Tyson Fury. I have been very impressed with both fighters in their most recent outings and both men certainly are making an impact in the world heavyweight scene. I was disappointed that Price vs. Fury did not happen, but one must…
In the fourth part of a detailed examination of the fight game within the United Kingdom, SaddoBoxing’s British based contributor Iain Langmaid casts his long eye over the British scene and what he thinks the future holds in 2012 and beyond. In this latest episode, he turns his attention to the Super-Middleweight division, a weight…
Recently it was announced that Polish two-weight world Champion Tomasz Adamek and American world title challenger Eddie Chambers are to face off against each other on the 16th June at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey, the state in which the Zywiec born Adamek currently calls home where he is currently trained by Roger…
In the modern sporting era, youth can often be much heralded over experience and helps sells anything from energy drinks to watches. In Formula 1 racing, young German driver Sebastian Vettel already won two world titles before he was 24 years old with the Red Bull driver eclipsing the Spaniard Fernando Alonso in becoming the…
In the third part of a detailed examination of the fight game within the United Kingdom, SaddoBoxing’s British contributor Iain Langmaid casts his long eye over the state of the fight game within the British scene and what he thinks the future holds for the fight game within the United Kingdom in 2012 and beyond….
At the weigh in for the Aviator Arena NBC Sports Network seven bout boxing card at the New York State Athletic Commission held on Friday afternoon, March 23, 2012, all 14 scheduled boxers made weight for their respective bouts. The last three bouts will be immediately televised at 9 PM Saturday night, and the entire…
On Wednesday during a hearing at the headquarters of the British Boxing Board of Control in Cardiff, former British and Commonwealth Champion and recent WBC Heavyweight title challenger Derek Chisora of Finchley has been inevitably and rightly seen his licence to box here in the UK withdrawn. The decision by the BBBofC to strip the…
On Saturday night at the iconic Roberto Clemente Arena in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, two time World Featherweight champion Orlando Salido of Mexico once again stopped two weight world champion and big hitting Puerto Rican star Juan Manuel Lopez, this time in the 10th round to retain his WBO Featherweight title. Prior…
In a detailed examination of the fight game within the United Kingdom, SaddoBoxing correspondent Iain Langmaid casts his long eye over the British scene and what he thinks the future holds for 2012 and beyond. Heavyweight Division: On the World stage, the Heavyweight division is marked by the log jam that is the Ukrainian Klitchsko…
As Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko grow older, the rising stars and the mainstay veterans of the heavyweight division could face significant matchup challenges. The following is a list of pending and possible contests which could determine the fate of the heavyweight division in the year to come: 1. David Haye versus Derek Chisora or Francisco…