With great sadness, SaddoBoxing acknowledges the death of former light heavyweight contender Julian “Mr. KO” Letterlough. Letterlough, who gave boxing one of its most memorable fights in recent years against former WBO world light heavyweight champion Julio Gonzalez was apparently shot to death last night. He was thirty-five-years-old at the time of his death and…
The Klitschko brothers have more in common than their staggering size, PhD’s in sports science and the same parents. They also share a desire not to fight anyone who might fight back. At the moment Vitali Klitschko holds the World Boxing Council heavyweight title and, for reasons understood only by the people who run RING…
Both challengers on the Hennessy Sports “Trailblazers’ event at the Nottingham Arena on Saturday night had to make two trips to the scales at the official weigh-in on Friday afternoon. Matthew Barney – who takes on standout British and Commonwealth champion Carl Froch – was the first to step on. The Southampton man came in…
Undefeated Irish middleweight John Duddy (10-0, 9 KOs) faces veteran Patrick Coleman (29-11, 20 KOs) July 20 in the eight-round main event of a Bobby Hitz-promoted show at 115 Bourbon St. in Chicago. Derry, Ireland native Duddy, now fighting out of Queens (NY), has quickly become one of the most exciting prospects in boxing. “I’m…
None other than the venerable Michael Katz (the man responsible for the infamous monikers “Chicken Kiev” and now “Duck Kiev”) weighed in prominently on the Vitali Klitschko debacle today at MaxBoxing.com: Let me try and not go on another rant against the silly Ring magazine “titles,” but if Vitali Klitschko takes on Brock or Toney…
Disregarding the possibility that he might be stripped of his World Boxing Council title and disregarding challenges to his manhood, Ukrainian heavyweight Vitali Klitschko was expected to finalize a contract last night to fight Calvin Brock in September instead of higher-ranked contenders Hasim Rahman or Monte Barrett. WBC president Jose Sulaiman was diplomatic in an…
Jr. welterweight top contender Andreas Kotelnik will be in action this weekend, other than the majority of his stable mates who are taking several weeks off during the promotional summer break of Universum Box-Promotion during July and August. On Saturday, July 9, the 27-year-old Kotelnik is challenging European title holder Junior Witter in the champion’s…
There was definite tension in the air when British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch and his mandatory challenger Matthew Barney came head to head for the first time on Thursday ahead of their highly anticipated grudge match on the Hennessy Sports “Trailblazers’ promotion at the Nottingham Arena this Saturday. The friction was evident…
This Friday night, July 8, DiBella Entertainment’s Emanuel Augustus (30-24-6, 15 KO’s) will square off against Ray Oliviera (47-10-2, 22 KO’s) on ESPN/2’s Friday Night Fights in a 10-round welterweight clash from the Hampton Beach Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. Airtime is at 9:00 PM/ET. SaddoBoxing will provide the result of this fight as…
Hasim “The Rock’ Rahman Media Workout July 16 See What Vitali Klitschko is Avoiding & Monte Barrett Must Face; Chicken Kiev Will Be Served. •“The Rock’ is the former WBC, IBF and The Ring heavyweight champion •“The Rock’ is the last man to defeat Lennox Lewis (KO 5) •“The Rock’ is the WBC No. 1-ranked…
Undefeated knockout artist Jaidon Codrington (8-0, 8 KO’s) of Queens (by way of Bridgeport, CT) will headline the August 4th edition of Broadway Boxing when he faces Levan Easley (17-11-2), also of Queens, in a 10 round bout for the vacant New York State Super Middleweight Title at the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center. Promoters…
Lee Meager will attempt to put a tough time behind him when he takes on Scotland’s Martin Watson over 10 rounds on the Hennessy Sports “Trailblazers’ event at the Nottingham Arena on July 9th. The Salford fighter certainly has not had a good time of it recently. In fact, if it weren’t for bad luck,…