Boxing Previews

Universum stages a big bill tonight in Dresden, Germany as longtime WBO Light Heavy Champ Zsolt “Firebird” Erdei puts his belt at risk against Panama’s Tito Mendoza and ageless wonder Virgil Hill defends his WBA Cruiser crown against interim titlist Firat Arslan. Erdei, 27-0 (17), won the WBO title nearly …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a damp, drizzly morning in Manchester today, but there were plenty of smiles as Ricky ‘Hitman’ Hatton boarded the BMI flight that would take him to Las Vegas for the fight of his life against Pretty Boy Floyd …

Click for larger image © Jorge Garcia The Staples Centre in Los Angeles plays host this Friday to a bout between two former champions in Fernando Vargas and Ricardo Mayorga. The big question obviously, when you observe this matchup, is how much has either man got left? Lets start with …

Click for larger image The mega fight “Undefeated” between Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton is just under three weeks away. With the fight fast approaching Golden Boy Promotions will be hosting a series of conference calls for the media to discuss the upcoming event. The media conference calls began last …

Click for larger image © Teddy B. Blackburn / Golden Boy Promotions Undefeated WBO junior lightweight champion Joan Guzman (right) weighed 129.6 pounds, while challenger Humberto Soto (left) tipped the scales at 130 pounds during Friday’s weigh-in at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J. HBO will …

Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing In an potentially excellent bout, Puerto Rican icon Miguel Cotto makes the third defence of his WBA welterweight title against future hall of famer Sugar Shane Mosley at New York’s Madison Square Garden The fight to be held on November …

This Saturday Evening, Britain’s David Haye finally gets his opportunity to become a world champion when he fights the experienced Frenchman Jean Marc Mormeck for the WBA/WBC Cruiserweight championship. For the most part, Haye has looked “the part”. With 18 of his 19 wins coming by knockout, the challenger will …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing The culmination of the massive media build-up of Joe Calzaghe vs. Mikkel Kessler came to a head yesterday at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff as the two super middleweight champions weighed in in front of a large crowd of photographers, …

“Ferocious” Fernando Vargas and “El Matador” Ricardo Mayorga will finally meet on November 23, 2007 to settle any and all bad blood that is lingering between them once and for all. In a fight billed as “The Brawl” that had been postponed from September 8 due to a low iron …

It’s an old saying I know, but on November 3, someone’s 0 will go when Joe Calzaghe squares off againt Dane Mikkel Kessler in a 168 pound unification bout at the magnificent Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Both men have a combined record of a staggering 82 unbeaten fights between them. …

IBF Super Bantamweight Champion Steve Molitor puts his belt at risk for second time when he meets experienced Thai fighter Fashan 3K Battery at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada on an Allan Tremblay/Orion Sports promotion. Southpaw Molitor, 24-0 (10), burst onto the world scene with a big win over …

On November 10, 2007, Madison Square Garden once again shows why it is the Mecca of boxing. The old ring may have been retired but that has not stopped the venue from having the most exciting cards in all of boxing. This coming November that tradition continues when WBA Welterweight …