Boxing Interviews
Don’t Miss This Thrilling Card On Sky Sports One, This Friday Starting At 10PM! Click for larger image Commonwealth Flyweight Champion Lee Haskins headlines this Friday’s Sanigar Promotions bill at the Whitchurch Sports Centre in Bristol and the undefeated local hero will likely have his hands full with the challenge of ex-IBO Champion Zolile Mbityi…
I recently had the opportunity to talk with Brandon Mitchem, 22-4 (8), a promising middleweight who recently made the move from Las Vegas to Kingston, NY. After taking some time off from the sport to pursue his academic studies and spend time with his family, the 28 year old makes his return to the ring…
Rewind back to 2002 and Jerson Ravelo was one of the hottest Super Middleweight prospects in the game. His amateur credentials come equip with numerous awards, highlighted by winning the 1998 Golden Gloves Championship and a earning a spot on the 2000 Dominican Republic Olympic boxing team. He turned pro in 2001 and started his…
With his sensational knockout power, Samuel Peter, “The Nigerian Nightmare”, is one of the few heavyweights that boxing fans can get excited about. The heavy fisted contender has proven his ability to come back from a disappointing loss following a title eliminator against Wladimir Klitschko last year and Peter is yet again on the hunt…
Ed Levine, president of the IBO, has spoken out on the organisation’s pioneering world ranking system and other issues currently concerning boxing fans. The IBO is the only sanctioning body to offer an unbiased, computerised ranking of fighters, for which it has received much praise. However, critics have pointed to what they believe are politically…
The Cream of the Crop: The New Irish Murderer’s Row With the bitterly cold days of February behind us, we look forward to the hopefully warmer days of March, and ultimately spring. But before the spring season is upon us we must get through the St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Boxing fans around the globe can…
Click for larger image© Jane WarburtonSaddo Boxing Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Danny Williams was kind of enough to spend a few minutes with SaddoBoxing yesterday at the official weigh-in for the Brixton man’s eagerly awaited Sports Network showdown with the undefeated British Champion Matt Skelton. The Londoner was relaxed and eager to face the brawling Bedford…
When I arranged an interview with Commonwealth Heavyweight champion Danny Williams, many people told me what a down to earth guy he is. That turned out to be more than true when on a cold winter’s morning, not only did Danny offer to do the interview on his day off from training, he even picked…
Update: Dann vs. Sharpe For Vacant Commonwealth Crown! Click for larger image© Mike TaylorSaddo Boxing Scott Dann is one of the pound for pound hardest hitters in European boxing and we were fortunate enough to catch up with the British Middleweight Champion from Plymouth, England and his manager/promoter, Chris Sanigar, as the two were preparing…
Since turning pro almost five years ago, Nonito Donaire has steadily made his way up the ladder and currently boasts a 13-1 (8) record after winning his last ten contests. Before embarking on a stellar amateur career that included two national titles and Junior Olympic gold at 106lbs, Nonito started boxing at age ten with…
David Rodriguez is a six foot five, 28 year old heavyweight prospect working his way up through the ranks. The native of El Paso, Texas is undefeated in 20 fights, 19 of which were finished inside the distance and 18 of those were in the first round but right now few fans outside of the…
With their wins against different opponents in Perth last week, Aussie Super Middleweights Danny Green and Anthony Mundine paved the way for what will surely become the richest fight in Australian boxing history to take place early next year… The Man versus The Machine. Fresh from his hard fought but very convincing win over Mexico’s…