Boxing Interviews
Hailing from Perth, Australia, Justin Manolikos manages world rated light heavyweight contender Danny Green and is also a partner with the fighter in Green Machine Promotions. The pair are putting on a show this Wednesday night at Challenge Stadium in Perth that sees Danny, 23-3 (21), defend his IBF Pan Pacific and PABA Light Heavyweight…
This Saturday, July 14, Kermit Cintron will make the first defense of his IBF Welterweight Title against Walter Matthysse as part of HBO’s welterweight triple header. Cintron, 27-1 (25), and Matthysse, 26-1 (25), will open the evening from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ followed by Arturo Gatti, 40-8 (31), facing Contender season one star…
July 21 is rapidly approaching. With all the excitement that July has already provided us, such as Vic Darchinyan being upset for his IBF/IBO flyweight titles at the hands of Nonito Doniare, Travis Simms dropping his WBA version of the 154 lb title to Joachim Alcine and Wladamir Klitschko getting the redemption he sought for…
Click for larger image© Jane Warburton Saddo Boxing SaddoBoxing.com got the chance to conduct an exclusive interview with P4P contender, IBO and Ring Magazine Undisputed Light Welterweight Champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton’s trainer, Billy Graham. An ex-fighter turned trainer, Graham has been with Ricky from the start and has now taken the ride to the…
Tonight, Saturday, July 7, 2007, Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan, 28-0 (22), attempts to defend his IBF and IBO World Flyweight titles against Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr, 17-1 (10). Darchinyan, Armenian born and currently fighting out of Sydney, Australia, is regarded by most as the top flyweight in the world and has been working…
In rematch of their title bout three years ago, Wladimir Klitschko makes the third defence of his IBF heavyweight title against American Lamon Brewster in Koln, Germany tonight. In the days of Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko was being billed as the next dominant heavyweight champion to replace Lewis when he retired. After an early hiccup…
Considered as one of the top prospects in the super flyweight division, Nonito “The Filipino Flash†Donaire Jr., 17-1 (10), prepares for a move to flyweight to challenge Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan, 28-0 (22), for his IBF and IBO world championship belts. Donaire, born in General Santos City, Philippines (the current hometown of Filipino phenomenon…
On July 14, Roy Jones Jr, 50-4 (38), continues his comeback trail against undefeated Anthony “Tyger†Hanshaw, 21-0-1 (14), in a light heavyweight bout that is scheduled to take place at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Jones, coming off a mediocre win against lightly regarded Prince Badi Ajamu almost a year ago to the day, feels…
As he put the final touches on his last workout before facing Jose Luis Castillo in front of 10,000 screaming British fans at the Thomas and Mack Center in Vegas this Saturday night, the Ring Magazine 140 lb Champion Ricky Hatton spoke to the media in attendance. Saddo Boxing was there to record what he…
One of the world’s top trainers, Roger Mayweather, spoke to the media at the last workout by the legendary Mexican banger, Jose Luis Castillo, who will face off with the world’s top 140 pound fighter, Ricky Hatton, this Saturday in Las Vegas. SaddoBoxing was there to record what he had to say…
Basingstoke based light heavyweight Dean Francis is on a roll of late, having won his last six fights and annexing the Commonwealth and IBO Intercontinental titles this year. The 33 year old enjoyed an amazing start to his career, winning both the British and European Super Middleweight titles in 1997 and the WBO Intercontinental the…
Photo ©Jane Warburton/SaddoBoxing Birmingham born middleweight prospect Matthew Macklin, 17-2 (13), recently spared a few moments to chat exclusively with SaddoBoxing about his career so far, “that” fight against Jamie Moore and his career aspirations. SaddoBoxing: Was the fight against British Champion Jamie Moore last September your hardest fight so far? Matthew Macklin: “Yes it…