Boxing Interviews
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing SaddoBoxing: Since becoming the undisputed supper middleweight world champion, you have won the British Sports Personality of the Year Award and were awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award; has anything changed for you? Joe Calzaghe: “Not much changes me, Iʼm still the same guy down to earth, but I do…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Bobby Rimmer confirmed this evening that everything has gone great for his two young boxers fighting this Saturday night. Brian Rose and Jack Arnfield are boxing on the Steve Woods (VIP Promotions) fight night billed as ‘Power at the Tower’. A full venue is expected at the famous Blackpool…
Click for larger image © Star Boxing “Punchin’ at the Paradise†which is promoted by Joe DeDuardia’s Star Boxing will continue its eighth installment on Thursday, January 31st at the Utopia Paradise Theatre in the Bronx, NY. The card will host a rare triple co-feature; former world champion Lou Del Valle 35-5-1 (22) against Newton…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing The documentary Orthodox Stance began its exclusive theatrical engagement at Cinema Village (www.cinemavillage.com) yesterday in New York City featuring Dmitriy Salita, a Russian immigrant, undefeated professional boxer and a religious Jew. Director Jason Hutt documents Salita’s journey over the course of a few years near the beginning…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Bobby Rimmer spoke to SaddoBoxing this morning to confirm that Michael Gomez will be fighting for the WBU Lightweight title in March. Former British Champion Gomez, 34-8 (24), will face Scottish boxer Lee McAllister, 25-1 (5), in Aberdeen, Scotland on 29 March. Gomez comes back…
Philadelphia born super middleweight Yusaf Mack entered the sport in the year 2000 and started out full throttle. He built up his resume to 17-0-2 (11) and had earned himself a shot at capturing the vacant USBA Super Middleweight title October of 2004 when he faced Shannon Miller at Philly’s legendary venue, the Blue Horizon….
After a spectacular knockout over David Banks with a punch that will be in the top five knockouts of 2008 for sure, Edison “Pantera” Miranda kindly takes some time out to speak to SaddoBoxing again. Miranda now boasts a record of 30 Wins and 2 Losses and as always is working towards world domination in…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing The east coast provides a host of new professional boxers every year. New prospects hope to become contenders while others are satisfied becoming nothing more than opponents. As some of them begin to become recognized for their skill or personality there is the rare occasion a fighter…
**With Slideshow and Audio Interview Stream** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Tuesday saw the ‘Grand Arrival’ of Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was a beautiful morning boasting temperatures of 68 degrees and the atmosphere outside the MGM’s lobby was full of excitement…
**With Slideshow and Audio Interview Stream** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Saddoboxing.com was in attendance as five division world champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather addresses members of the media at the MGM Grand Garden Arena where he will face Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton this coming Saturday night in “UNDEFEATED!” for…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Tonight at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket , CT , Antonio “Magic Man†Tarver, 25-4 (18), will headline a rare triple-header event on Showtime Championship Boxing. The twelve round championship bout against Danny Santiago, 29-3-1 (19), will be the second time in the ring for…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Everyone has something they wish they could do over in their life. For me, growing up I wish I would have been more interested in learning my mother’s native language of Tagalog. I can speak a few words of the dialect from the Philippines, but…