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This weeks report kicks off on Sunday 5, when we saw a mega bill in the cherry blossom town of Osaka, Japan with thirty fighters competing in fifteen bouts, ten of which were at bantamweight or below. In a mild upset at light welterweight, Thai import Pongpetch Muangsurin (5-12) knocked …

In the pre-main event fight at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, Joel “El Cepillo” Casamayor and Almazbek “Kid Diamond” Raiymkulov fought to an unpopular twelve round draw. Raiymkulov suffered a disastrous opening round as he was cut and knocked down by Cuban southpaw Casamayor who was looking to get …

The destruction of the myth is complete. Or at least, it should be in the eyes of even those who dared to dream that there was anything resembling the greatness of old left in an aged Mike Tyson. Tonight, even Kevin McBride, an Irish heavyweight with a most unflattering record, …

Last night fight fans, Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” boxing series’ main event featured young 140-pound prospect, now contender, Jose Armando Santa-Cruz ( 20-0-0 with 11 KOs) taking on the experienced Ernesto Zavala (20-4-0 with 8 KOs). After a first nondescript round, the action heated up in the second as Santa-Cruz started …

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IBF cruiserweight champion O’Neil “Give ’em Hell” Bell changes his professional name to O’Neil “Super Nova” Bell. As O’Neil Bell prepares to defend his world championship belt in the next few months, he has made major changes in his personal and professional life. In addition to developing the blue print …

After a torrid distance fight, England’s Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton is the new IBF light welterweight champion of the world. The fight was a rough encounter and both fighters had their moments but the end came when an exhausted champion Kostya Tszyu could not come out to contest the twelfth …

Last night, as part of the main event televised on Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” boxing series, undefeated bantamweight contender “Sweet” Jose Miguel Aguiniga (28-0-0 with 14 KOs), from Oxnard, California, stated his case of challenging for a world title by stopping the tough and rugged Mexican, Hugo “Rambo” Ramirez (20-4-0 with …

Scott Harrison overcame initial difficulty to bang out challenger Michael Brodie within four rounds last night at Manchester’s Evening News Arena. The two featherweights went at it from the start and there were no punches thrown that didn’t carry fight ending intentions. Harrison attacked the body of Brodie in Click …

Everyone has heard of the legendary second fight between “Sugar” Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran which ended with Duran saying “No Mas!” Well fight fans, on March 29, 2005, rising prospect Vicente “Chente” Escobedo made Heronimo “El Torito” Hernandez pull a “No Mas” after the third round in Laredo, Texas …

As reported in an earlier exclusive, SaddoBoxing had the privilege of receiving a personal phone call from “The Mechanic” Chris Smith last night (May 24), about a matter that has been confirmed today. Smith will be the next opponent for Sharmba “Little Big Man” Mitchell on the Tyson-McBride fight card. …

Tonight, live on ESPN 2’s Tuesday Night Fights boxing series, “Smooth” Rodney Jones continued his quest for a world title shot as he defeated Teddy “Two Guns” Reid via split-decision. Let me tell you fight fans, it was not even that close. How one of the judges scored the fight …