Boxing Articles

As boxing fans, we’ve probably all sat at home watching a fight and fancied we could’ve done pretty well in the ring with the right training and preparation. But luckily, most of us sober up or realise we’re too old to chase these far-fetched fantasies. But over the years, many …

Newly-formed Five Towns ABC Coach Clinton Campbell is hoping members of his stable can secure Midlands Championships slots in thoroughout the new season. “It’s going to be tough in our first season, but we are hoping to see champions in this gym over the coming years,” Campbell said. Campbell and …

Boxing’s excellent year of 2009 heads for a potential zenith this weekend with the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight. Anyone who has even a passing interest in the sport should want to watch this match. The true measure of a fight is how many questions it raises when you try to …

I admit that I’m not the best reader in the world, but I agreed to review a new boxing book recently released by Hatherleigh Press entitled ‘Life In The Ring’. Written by John E. Oden, a white-collar boxing champion, this book is a compilation of the life-stories of boxing legends …

In July of 2009, the US Congress approved a resolution to pardon Jack Johnson. The House passed the resolution by voice vote a month after the Senate approved it. Yet, when it came time for President Barack Obama to issue a presidential pardon that even his fiercest political rivals agreed …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing This past Friday afternoon, SaddoBoxing visited Shinfield’s Gym in Somercotes, Derbyshire, to check in on European Super Bantamweight Champion Rendall Munroe. The “Boxing Binman” will be making the fifth defence of his crown on November 20 in Nottingham, England when he faces …

**With Slideshow & Audio** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Today, Hatton Promotions held a press conference about their upcoming show on Friday, November 13 at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke. Headlining the bill is the IBO welterweight title bout between champion Lovemore N’Dou and challenger Mathew Hatton. On …

Sometimes in life you end up viewing something extraordinary—something you might have missed. That happened for me and all the fans that filled up the Mardi Gras Ballroom at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas this past Friday. We saw a fight of the year candidate. We were in the …

As the first stage of the Super Six Tournament has been and gone, some questions have been answered whilst some remain. Arthur Abraham did exactly what every-one predicted he would do; tucked up for the majority of every round but without letting the points stack up against him, riding out …

According to the infectious disease specialist that treated Kelly Pavlik, the middleweight champion was very close to dying after an extreme allergic reaction to his medication. Pavlik`s temperature rose past 104 degrees and his heart rate accelerated to 150 beats a minute. The 27 year old fighter was admitted to …

Impact ABC Coach Andrew Sedgemore is hoping for a double triumph from his stable this week, as two of his young guns compete for glory in the Staffs and Midlands categories. “It is great for the area and for the gym, that Liam and Matt both have the possibility of …

Sad news I’m afraid. Joe Calzaghe will no longer be gracing our screens on Saturday nights. This weekend, the ‘Pride of Wales’ was ultimately voted off the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ show by the panel of judges, in fact it was a unanimous decision! This weeks dance was the ‘Jive’ and …