Boxing Interviews
© Tom Casino Healed up and ready to rejoin the elite! Jeff Lacy (25-3) was once one of boxing’s most revered and feared young fighters. After an extensive amateur career of 210 bouts, several national amateur titles and a spot on the 2000 Olympic boxing team, Lacy decided to turn professional in 2001 when he…
Click the above Image for more Photos by Jane Warburton This afternoon, at The ‘MaMaison’ Hotel in the city of Manchester, England, former undisputed World Heavyweight Champion – Lennox Lewis, took time out of his busy schedule to speak to media about the Heavyweight scene and predominantly the Haye versus Harrison fight tomorrow night. Having…
Click the above Image for more Photos of Rendall Munroe Rendall Munroe and his team arrived back in U.K. last week after two weeks in Tokyo and are clearly happy to be home. World Title Challenger – Munroe took WBC Super-Bantamweight Champion Toshiaki Nishioka the distance but despite a brave and gutsy performance – could…
© Jose Espinoza / Saddo Boxing When you think of great boxing trainers, you think of Freddie Roach or Emmanuel Steward. How about Naazim Richardson? For those who don’t know about Naazim Richardson, he trained Shane Mosley to a victory against Antonio Margarito recently and he’s also been a long time trainer of Bernard Hopkins….
© Jose Espinoza / Saddo Boxing Short Audio Interview: [audio:Jean.mp3] There are occasions when a writer feels compelled to compare a current athlete with an all-time great. Looking at Jean Pascal’s career so far and his potential in the future; I can’t help but be reminiscent as I see in the Pascal the same charisma,…
Click the above Image for more Photos of Rendall Munroe Boxing Binman – Rendall Munroe is just 72 hours away from his world title shot against WBC Super-Bantamweight Champion – Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan , and it seems that things could not have gone any better for the likeable Leicester man and his team. Munroe…
Click the above Image for more Photos of Rendall Munroe Rendall Munroe arrived in Tokyo yesterday lunchtime and settled in straight away -meeting with media and getting on with training. Leaving England Tuesday morning with his Dad – Alan, trainers Mike and Jason Shinfield along with nutritionist Hardip Singh, Munroe will spend the next ten…
Click the above Image for all Photos from the Training Camp Saddoboxing had the unique opportunity to visit Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz at the Savannah Boxing Club in Houston, Texas as he prepares for his upcoming rematch against Juan Manuel Marquez. They will face each other on July 31 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and…
It is hard to find much about David Tua the fighter that is not fan friendly. He has a legendary knockout punch as his stoppages of heavyweight title holders Hashim Rahman, John Ruiz, Oleg Maskaev and Michael Moorer still to this day cap many highlight reels. His personality outside the ring is very likable as…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing SaddoBoxing.com caught up with Female Boxer Angel McKenzie this week. Angel is fighting for the WFC Welterweight Title in Germany on the 4th June. She faces Jessica ‘The Hammer’ Balogun of Germany. Balogun has a record of 14 wins (7 by KO) with just 1 loss. This will be…
© Mark Jones A fire which destroyed Chelmsley Wood ABC two months ago has rendered the popular Birmingham club ‘unsafe’ to use. Burglars broke in to the gym vandalising equipment before setting it ablaze at the end of March. The Amateur Club in Chapelhouse Road, Tile Cross, has provided boxing training for local youngsters for…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing This Saturday night, at the Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Vitali Klitschko will defend his Heavyweight Title for the sixth time against London-based Polishman Albert Sosnowski. Promoted by K2 Promotions and Klitschko Management, the event – billed as ‘Fists of Steel’ – is sure to be a ‘glitzy’ and ‘entertaining’…