Boxing Interviews
By Ben Lettman “It was just one of those nights” After failing in his bid to recapture the Commonwealth Bantamweight crown from the world class and ever-improving Tshifhiwa Munyai last night, British 118 pound champion Martin Power very kindly spoke about what went wrong.
Ricky Hatton grew up in a large, grim council estate on the edge of Manchester known as Hattersley. The development was built in the 1960’s, intended as a large overspill estate by the Manchester City council. As a small boy, he trained in the basement of the pub he and his family lived in and…
“We’ll Be Going After Mayweather!” Having completed his final day’s training, former two-division world champion Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton needs only to keep an eye on his weight as he counts down the hours to Saturday night, when he will cross swords with unbeaten IBF junior welterweight champion Juan Urango. His trainer Billy Graham has…
Big Event with Big Al Big Al’s Promotions are putting on an evening of amateur fights tonight at 59 West in Highland, MI. “Big” Al Low is the Chairman of the Michigan Boxing Commission since it succeeded the Athletic Board of Control in 2004. SaddoBoxing spoke to Mr. Low and found out what he has…
Year Of The Uncrowned Champ On February 10 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, Luis Collazo takes on Shane Mosley in a 12 round fight for the Interim WBC Welterweight title. Collazo is coming off a TKO win over Artur Atadzhanov in November and most notably of late, lost to Ricky Hatton…
Looking To Bring Hope To The Future Of The Heavyweight Division If by chance the last name Kauffman rings a bell, that could be because Travis Kauffman is the son of well known trainer Marshall Kauffman. The difference between the two is that while Marshall applies his craft outside the ring, teaching fighters what they…
Stepping Out From Shadows Last Friday at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Fight Night presented a night of fights, including Mary Jo Sanders, Rubin “Mr. Hollywood†Williams and middleweight Ronald “The Motor City Cobra†Hearns, 12-0 (10). Saddoboxing spoke to Ron Hearns, who stopped Daniel Neal in the first round, as…
By Simon Jackson “Junior Will Box Anyone Put In Front Of Him” WBC light welterweight champion Junior ‘The Hitter’ Witter “will box anyone put in front of him,” Dominic Ingle, the 32 year olds trainer said today. “Junior has never backed out of a fight and as long as it is WBC approved he will…
Ray Hatton has been busy managing the careers of his sons Ricky and Matthew Hatton as they prepare for their Las Vegas debuts on January 20. Ricky will challenge IBF Light Welter Champion Juan Urango while Matthew contends for the vacant IBF International Welterweight crown against tough spoiler Frank Houghtaling. In part one of this…
SaddoBoxing had the chance to catch up to Emmanuel Steward over the weekend at Starlight Inc’s “Beauties And The Beats” fightcard in Detroit, Michigan and spoke to the legendary trainer/manager about the closing of the Kronk Gym. Mr. Steward had worked out a deal with the city to keep Kronk open, but it seemed that…
Tonight, undefeated prospect Johnathon Banks, 12-0 (9), defends his WBO NABO Cruiserweight crown for the first time as part of promoter Star Light Inc’s “Beauties And The Beats’” at Bert’s Warehouse Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. The 24 year old Detroit native is scheduled to meet journeyman Sebastian Hill in a rematch. In his most recent…
Twenty-one year old John Murray is one of Britain’s top up and coming fighters, carving out an unbeaten record in eighteen starts, finishing half of those opponents early. The tall Manchester based lightweight has impressed audiences in both America and Canada and has already won the WBC Youth Lightweight Champion. Promoted by Hennessy Sports, the…