Boxing Previews

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing ‘THE HOMECOMING’ City of Manchester Stadium 24th May ’08 Tickets went on sale Yesterday for Ricky Hatton’s next fight – taking place at the City of Manchester Stadium, home of Ricky’s beloved Manchester City Football Team. An announcement confirming the …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing After nearly three years in the boxing wilderness, Manchesterʼs stylish southpaw David Barnes looks to reassert himself on the pugilistic map this Friday evening when he takes on Brixtonʼs Ted “Dangerous” Bami for the vacant British light-welterweight strap. Not so long ago, Barnes was …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Bury fighter – Scott Quigg, is looking for another victory tonight as he faces Romanian Gheorgie Ghiompirica in a 4 round Super Bantamweight Contest. Ghiompirica was a last minute opponent for Quigg – but despite knowing little about the Romanian boxer – Quigg was …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Today, the GH Carnall Centre in Davyhulme, Manchester, England saw the weighin for tomorrow night’s Friday Fightnight promoted by Matchroom Sports. The main event features Local lad David Barnes of Manchester against Ted Bami of London as they challenge for the vacant British Light …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing One of Britain’s most eagerly anticipated fights takes place this Saturday when Welshman Enzo Maccarinelli faces English rival David Haye in a World Cruiserweight Championship unification match up. At stake are the Welshman’s WBO and the Englishman’s WBA/WBC Titles. The venue is the magnificent …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday, in the smart surroundings of the Gateway Hotel in Nottingham, England, Kiko Martinez of Spain came head-to-head with ‘The Fighting Dustman’ – Rendall Munroe of Leicester. Munroe is challenging for the European Super Bantamweight title on a Frank Maloney promotion at …

After their two thrilling fights in 2007, super bantams Israel Vasquez and Rafael Marquez are ready to do it again as they square off at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, which was also the site of their first bout. At stake is the WBC crown of Vasquez, but …

After a rocky road to winning a world title, Quebec based Romanian Lucian Bute now is now going to kick his feet back and engage in an easy money fight. This Friday evening, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, the unbeaten southpaw takes on America veteran William Joppy in what …

A sell out crowd of around 2000 are expected to turn out to see Kevin McIntyre and Kevin Anderson, the two best welterweights in Scotland, get reacquainted at Glasgowʼs Kelvin Hall this evening. As with their previous clash, the British title is on the line and Sky Sports will televise. …

Would you believe that the last time there was a world title unification in the heavyweight division the date was November 11, 1999? In a rematch of their earlier controversial melee, Lennox Lewis soundly outpointed Evander Holyfield at the Thomas and Mack Centre in Las Vegas and walked away with …

Saturday night sees a rare heavyweight unification matchup when the Ukraine’s IBF Champion Wladimir Klitschko, 49-3 (44), meets Russian WBO Champion Sultan Ibragimov, 22-0 (17), at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Klitschko, a pro now for 12 years, is widely recognised as the best of the bunch at heavyweight and …

**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Boxing fans of the Heavyweight division are finally getting what they deserve with the first unification fight in nearly a decade. Saturday night at Madison Square Garden IBF and IBO Champion Wladimir Klitschko 49-3 (44) will face undefeated WBO Champion Sultan Ibragimov …