Boxing Previews

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing In preparation for tonight’s Frank Maloney Promotions bill, “National Service”, at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan, England, British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore and challenger Andrew Facey both made weight yesterday as they prepared to tangle once again. Moore, …

Tonight at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany, WBA Middleweight titlist Felix Sturm puts his belt at risk for the second time when he faces America’s Randy Griffin over twelve scheduled rounds. Sturm, 28-2 (12), is over three years removed from his stellar performance against Oscar De La Hoya in …

Brian Peters puts on a superb bill tonight at National Stadium in Dublin with two middleweights possibly heading for a massive showdown leading the way. Continuing his triumphant return home after a solid career start in America, John Duddy, 21-0 (16), faces a towering 19 year old, 6 foot 3 …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday, the Rockingham Arms Hotel in Doncaster, England hosted the official weighin ahead of tonight’s Frank Maloney promoted clash between British Super Featherweight Champion Carl Johanneson of Leeds and his challenger, ex-British titlist Michael Gomez of Manchester. Gomez arrived early …

Tonight at the Sears Center in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, IL, Don King Productions puts on a big bill headlined by WBA/WBO Lightweight Champion Juan Diaz clashing with IBF Champion Julio Diaz. It’s an exciting fight that has been brewing for years as Julio has fought through large …

In what is surely his last chance at a world title belt, the amazing Evander Holyfield, 42-8-2 (27), will be in action tonight at the Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia mounting a challenge to WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov, 21-0-1 (17). Six days shy of his 45th birthday, Holyfield …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing SaddoBoxing was at the characterful Rockingham Arms Hotel in Doncaster, England, yesterday for the official press conference previewing the Frank Maloney promoted fightnight “Nowhere to Run! Nowhere to Hide!” in which reigning champion Carl Johanneson and former champion Michael Gomez …

Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Saturday night at Madison Square Garden , Don King Productions will present Samuel Peter, 28-1 (22), against Jameel McCline, 38-7-3 (23), for the Interim WBC Heavyweight Championship. The night of boxing has been named, “Faith, Hope, and Glory …Ain’t No …

Four years after stopping Mexican living legend Marco Antonio Barrera in the eleventh round, Filipino star Manny Pacquiao has to once again take on the “Baby Faced Assassin” as the two square off at the Mandalay Bay tonight in Las Vegas. Pacquiao, 44-3-2 (35), first met Barrera, 63-5 (42), as …

This Saturday night on a Fight Academy Promotion at Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England, IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Clinton Woods attempts to improve his first victory over Julio Gonzalez when they meet in the ring. In a career spanning 13 years, the 35 year old Woods, 40-3-1 (24), still …

Prediction: September 29 is Jermain Taylor’s Coming Out Party I am not a big Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor fan. I have no problem admitting that. This is because, in my opinion, he is an HBO-creation: over-hyped by HBO to be the next future superstar, so that HBO could make money …

New Jersey based light welter contender Kendall Holt finally gets his shot at the big time tonight but he has to go to Barranquilla, Colombia to do it as he faces hometown man and WBO Light Welter Champion Ricardo Torres at Coliseo Universidad del Norte. A pro since 2001, Holt, …