Boxing Articles

After being re-scheduled from last weekend to this Saturday, promoter Steve Wood of VIP Boxing has now been forced to scrap the rescheduled fight-night at Blackpool Tower due to illness and injury. Bill topper Brian Rose was forced to pull out Thursday after going down with a bout of flu, …

In 2009, British boxing was left with three world champions after Ricky Hatton got knocked out by Manny Pacquiao. Our biggest star was knocked out cold by the pound for pound great in just two rounds and it showed that Hatton’s elite fighting years are defiantly past him. Starting the …

**With Slideshow** © Philip Sharkey for Saddo Boxing In chilly London yesterday – Lenny Daws of Morden and Jason Cook of Maersteg, Wales, weighed in ahead of their British Lightweight title clash tonight at the York Hall, Bethnal Green. The Matchroom Sports promoted Fightnight features a nine-bout card which includes …

The talk and hype surrounding Edwin Valero has been less then flattering over the last two years, in fact other than the admission of Valero’s power, most of the time he is referenced as a one dimensional slugger with an untested chin who is going to fall hard when he …

Boxer ‘Super-Scotty’ Haywood got more than he bargained for when he fought John ‘Fireball’ Fewkes on Friday night at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham, England. Having scored a draw with the Sheffield man – Haywood left the ring only to hear that partner Leann had gone in to …

Tributes have been flooding in this week over the sad loss of boxer Ernie Smith. Smith aka ‘Gypsy Boy’ was a likeable and well-known boxer from Stourport, Worcestershire, England, who accumulated a staggering 161 fight record. Well respected and always keen to fight – Smith took many bouts with little …

For Kevin Barry on Friday night in Las Vegas he may finally know what it feels like to walk out of a ring with a champion by his side. The likable and skilled New Zealand born trainer has been seeking this holy grail since 1990 and he has come very …

**With Slideshow** © Robert Brizel / Saddo Boxing Over five hundred people attended the rescheduled Ring 8 annual benefit luncheon for injured and retired boxers held at Russo’s on the Bay catering hall in Howard Beach, New York. The event was originally scheduled for December but got snowed out. Former …

On Friday, January 22, Ian ‘Dappa’ Napa is due to meet Jamie McDonnell at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, England for the defence of his British bantamweight title. Napa, whose record currently stands at 19-7 (1), has a great deal resting on his shoulders going into this fight as recently …

Since negotiations fell through for a fight with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Manny Pacquiao has moved on to find another fight—and a good one. He will follow up his win over Miguel Cotto with a match against one of the six best welterweights in the world—Joshua Clottey. Now it’s Floyd Mayweather’s …

One would think that a sporting man of Thomas Hearns’ stature would have countless books written about his conquest. Hearns is not only one of the most established professional boxers to ever grace the ring but one of the most accomplished professional athletes, period. Any man that has been involved …

The famed Morris Park Boxing Gym in the Bronx has been a fixture in the athletic community for over four decades. Early Tuesday morning, just before Christmas Eve 2009 it burned to the ground. The cause of the fire remained unknown, but it started inside the first floor gym. The …