This Saturday night, the Thomas and Mack Centre in Las Vegas hosts the third showdown between warriors Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales at super featherweight. The big unknown coming into this fight is how much does Morales actually have left? During his last contest against Pacquiao this past January, “El …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Oscar De La Hoya – Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Is 154 Too High For Floyd? The fight looks a dead-cert to happen (although in boxing you never know for sure until the two fighters are in the ring together) and we fans can’t wait. Of course, I’m talking about the boxing extravaganza that is Floyd Mayweather vs. Oscar De …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Esham Pickering – Bernard Dunne
Tonight in Dublin, Ireland, popular domestic prospect Bernard Dunne steps up in class to faces former European, Commonwealth and British Super Bantamweight Champion Esham Pickering for the vacant European title. For Dunne, 21-0 (13), this marks his litmus test at continental level after the Dublin man started the first three …
Read More »British Boxing: Michael Hunter Gets IBF Title Chance Tonight
European Champion Michael Hunter gets a shot at the big time tonight in his hometown of Hartelpool, England when the tall, two fisted threshing machine meets unbeaten Canadian stylist Steve Molitor on a Matchroom Promotions bill for the vacant IBF Super Bantam title. Hunter, 26-0-1 (12), hasn’t had a blemish …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Wladimir Klitschko – Calvin Brock
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing The legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City will play host to the first title defence of IBF Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko this Saturday night on HBO. Klitschko is coming off a masterful performance in Germany against the difficult …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Carlos Baldomir – Floyd Mayweather
The dream year of Argentinean Carlos Baldomir continues this Saturday evening at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas when he defends his WBC Welterweight Championship against pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. Cast your mind back to January. In what was seen by many as a routine defence by …
Read More »Boxing Preview: David Haye Meets Giacobbe Fragomeni In WBC Final Eliminator
Bermondsey’s David Haye will make the third defence of his European crown against unbeaten Italian Giacobbe Fragomeni on Friday, November 13 at the world-renowned York Hall in Bethnal Green, London. In an announcement made earlier this week, promoter Frank Maloney confirmed that the cruiserweight clash has been sanctioned as a …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Joe Calzaghe – Sakio Bika
Seven months after the biggest win of his career, Joe Calzaghe returns to the MEN Arena in Manchester, England this Saturday night to make the 19th defence of his World Super Middleweight title against relative unknown Sakio Bika. Unbeaten in 41 bouts, a unified world champion and former ABA Champion, …
Read More »Boxing Press Conference: Scott Gammer – Micky Steeds
Click for larger image © Rhun Leeding / Saddo Boxing With a week to go until Pembroke Dock’s Scott Gammer makes his first defence of the British Heavyweight Championship against East London’s Micky Steeds, everyone is predicting a close fight. Steed, 8-1, hailing from the Isle of Dogs, goes into …
Read More »Corrales Does a Castillo And Weighs In Five Pounds Over!
After damning and vilifying Jose Luis Castillo for coming five pounds overweight for their aborted third contest, Diego Corrales has just done the same thing as Castillo while weighing in for his third bout with Joel Casamayor! For his first attempt, Corrales weighted in at 140 lb, a full five …
Read More »Boxing Press Conference: Diego Corrales – Joel Casamayor 3
Click for larger image © Mark DeSisto / Saddo Boxing The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada held the press conference for this Saturday’s big fight between archrivals Diego Corrales and Joel Casamayor, who face each other for the third time, a contest that Showtime will broadcast. …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Nikolai Valuev vs. Monte Barrett
Rosemont’s All State Arena plays host this Saturday to the 2nd defence of Nikolai Valuev’s WBA World Heavyweight Championship. In the opposite corner on the Don King promotion will be fringe contender Monte Barrett. Much has been made of Valuev’s size and he has unfairly in the past been looked …
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