Boxing Interviews
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing SaddoBoxing spoke to Gary Davies this morning after he suffered the loss of his British bantamweight title on points to Ian Napa last night at the Bolton Arena in Bolton, England. An obviously disappointed Davies said, “I thought I’d won it. I know I won the first four rounds…
NABF Female Featherweight Champion Jennifer “The Razor Barber” will be facing Gloria Ramirez at the Irvine Marriott in Irvine, California on October 29. This co-main event six-rounder will not be a defense for her title, but it will give Barber a tough competitor. Ironically, a few months ago, Barber had foreseen the addition of women’s…
Joelo Torres was the co-main event last week on DiBella Entertainment’s “Broadway Boxing” show at BB Kings in Manhattan and he graciously spoke afterward in an exclusive interview with SaddoBoxing. He was originally billed as the main event, but the fight with David Armstrong fell through so Torres, 11-0-1 (7), faced Washington Hago 5-4 (3),…
WBO super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez, 26-0 (24), came out to DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing last Wednesday night and generously took the time to speak with SaddoBoxing. From Caguas, Puerto Rico, the 26 year old southpaw will be defending his belt the fifth time on October 10 at Madison Square Garden, meeting the challenge…
The bantamweight division has an upcoming force who proved to be competition on Wednesday night at DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing in New York City. Eddie Irizarry produced an exciting win over Felix Flores in a six rounder, setting his record to 7-1-(2). Flores was down in the first couple rounds, and Irrizary fought hard to…
Fighting out of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, undefeated light welterweight Joelo Torres, 10-0 (6), will be facing David Armstrong, 20-11 (12), on DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing series at B.B King’s in Manhattan on August 26th. Torres has fought such opponents as Mike Gonzalez and Christopher Fernandez, and won his last fight against Omar Serrano by way…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing This Saturday on August 22, Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz will return to the ring to face Paulie “Magic Man†Malignaggi at the Toyota Center in his hometown of Houston, Texas. The bout will be at a catch-weight of 138.5 pounds and for some is being considered a cross-roads fight…
Since turning pro in June, 2005, middleweight Peter Quillin has confidently pounded his way to a superb 20-0 (15) record. Over the last 16 months, the Brooklyn based “Kid Chocolate” has defeated the likes of former world title challenger Antwun Echols, Colombian bomber Dionisio Miranda and most recently, rugged battler Sam Hill. The 26 year…
Earlier this week at a press conference held at Real Hypermarket in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Irish boxer Andy Lee confirmed to SaddoBoxing that he was ‘feeling great’ and ‘looking forward to Saturday night’ when he is scheduled to fight Latvian Olegs Fedotovs in an eight round middleweight contest at Veltins Arena. A smiling Lee looked happy…
© Mark De Mori The heavyweights were once the glamour division of boxing but in recent years has come under harsh criticism for lack of talent, excitement and a true unified champion. Eastern European heavyweights currently dominate the division and the U.S. are pushing their best candidates forward with Eddie Chambers and Chris Arreola hoping…
In the ring, his actions are so accelerated, you wish there was slow motion control. It is the result of drive and agility and also how Robert Guerrero was dubbed “Ghost.” Since he was a child, he has been very swift when he boxes. Guerrero has a rare prowess on how he fights and prepares…
Main Event Boxing Series will host their latest installment on Friday, April 24 live from The Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey with middleweight contender “Ireland’s†John Duddy, 26-0 (17), stepping into the ring against Billy Lyell, 18-7 (3). Although the doors open at 8:00 PM, the fans will be treated to a multi-ethnic festival that…