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Further to the major announcement scheduled to be made today by Bernard Hopkins and Oscar de la Hoya as reported on this site, Golden Boy Promotions today released a short press statement indicating that the major announcement will be postponed until further notice. Yesterday, we reported that Hopkins had agreed to fight England’s top middleweight…
Norman ‘Stoney’ Stone, manager and trainer of WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz has been suspended and fined for the misconduct which had him ejected from ringside during Ruiz’s bout with Andrew Golota on Saturday night in Madison Square Gardens. The fight itself was an ill-tempered affair that saw both fighters indulge in fouling and unsportsmanlike…
A day before a major statement is due to be released by Bernard Hopkins and Oscar de la Hoya as exclusively reported on this site, serious reports are circulating that undisputed middleweight champion Hopkins has granted Britain’s own top ranked middleweight Howard Eastman a shot at his championships. Eastman’s first foray into true world class…
After his demolition of Sharmba Mitchell, the question was put to our dedicated forum fans here at saddoboxing.com as to who exactly Kostya Tszyu should aim to fight next. Opinions are fairly divided on which other light welterweight deserves to share the ring with King Tszyu. The Russian/Korean Aussie’s performance against Mitchell proved two things:…
Calvin Brock, former 2000 Olympian in the Sydney Games and current heavyweight contender moved his professional record to 23-0 over the weekend in Colorado, USA. Brock scored a second round stoppage of Wesley Martin. Brock is twenty-nine years old and hails from Charlotte, North Carolina in the USA. As his nickname of the ‘Boxing banker’…
Andrew Golota may well retire now after being apparently cheated out of two world championships in a row. Golota fought Chris Byrd to a standstill in April of this year before a draw scuppered his chances of becoming a champion. Tonight in Madison Square Gardens, Andrew Golota knocked John Ruiz down twice and benefited from…
Chris Byrd is still the IBF heavyweight champion of the world after taking a split decision from Jameel McCline tonight in Madison Square Gardens, New York. McCline dominated the early action and even managed to deck Byrd in round two, but it was not long until McCline’s huge weight advantage started to tell against him…
Hasim Rahman wanted to steal the show at Madison Square Gardens. While it is too early to decide whether or not he has done so, you have to give him considerable credit for the beating he just gave New Zealand’s Kali Meehan. Meehan absorbed a frightful beating with Rahman landing over fifty percent of his…
Heavyweight contender Davarryl ‘Touch of Sleep’ Williamson advanced his career one step further towards a title shot tonight at Madison Square Garden by out-pointing former WBC champion Oliver ‘Atomic Bull’ McCall over ten rounds. The actual scorecards did not tell of much of a discrepancy between the fighters as McCall lost the decision by two…
Everyone knew the result that might come to pass even before the fight, everyone but Evander Holyfield that is. When Holyfield was in his prime, a fighter at the level of Larry Donald would not have been able to live with him any day of the week. But in 2004, Evander Holyfield is a shot…
Sports Networks British welterweight king David Barnes defied the bookmakers and won his Lonsdale belt outright tonight with a classy display and sixth round stoppage of domestic rival James Hare. In a tense and partisan arena, Barnes stepped up to the plate and took the initaitive from the opening bell but Click for larger image©…
Golden Boy Promotions released information today indicating that undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins and legendary six-weight world champion Oscar de la Hoya are set to make a major announcement this Tuesday November 16th. Hopkins knocked De La Hoya out with a left hook to the body in their historic fight on September 18th. Hopkins apparently…