Boxing Previews

There was distinct drama in the air at the ExCel Arena in London yesterday as Sports Network conducted the official weigh-in to their tremendous fight card taking place this evening at the same venue. While many will watch the exciting line up of fights tonight at either the packed Excel …

On Saturday, Shane Mosley, 41-4 (34), will battle Fernando Vargas, 26-2 (22), at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada in a WBA Junior Middleweight title elimination bout on HBO pay per view. Many boxing insiders are picking Mosley to easily outbox Vargas, and win a unanimous decision victory. …

Don’t Miss Matchroom Sports’ Promotion of Cook – Voronin For the European Featherweight Title At The Goresbrook LC in Dagenham Tonight! At twenty six years old with 25 wins and no blemish to his record, current British, Commonwealth and European Featherweight Champion Nicky Cook looks set to add to his …

WBO Welterweight Champion Antonio Margarito puts his crown up for grabs tonight at the Aladdin Casino in Las Vegas, facing seasoned Mexican slugger Manuel “Shotgun” Gomez on Top Rank Promotions’ exciting three title fight card. The undercard features such lighterweight luminaries as WBC Light Fly kingpin Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” …

Tonight on a Sports Network card at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland, flashy British, Commonwealth and European Super Featherweight Champion Alex Arthur risks all against the highly accurate boxer and fellow Scotsman Ricky Burns. The heavy handed, charismatic Arthur is calling this his British swan song as he has …

Can “Z-Man” Defeat “Popo”? As announced, Acelino Freitas and Zahir Raheem will cross their gloves at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut on April 29. It is certainly an interesting matchup and I am glad that it is taking place. For Zahir Raheem, this is a great opportunity to prove to the …

The saying goes “what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger” and that saying is oh so true for heavyweight “Fast” Fres Oquendo. Oquendo has seem some rough days in his career as a professional fighter. His one main goal is to become heavyweight champion of the world. He has …

Why The Hammerstein Ballroom In NYC Will Be A Knockout Feb 16! “Many are called but few are chosen” is a familiar and true saying and those who are familiar with this verse understands the depth of the meaning, so I choose not to use it lightly in comparing it …

On the same night as the eagerly awaited British Heavyweight showdown between Danny Williams and Matt Skelton, another big fight takes place on the other side of the pond. In an eliminator for the 154 pound crown, Shane Mosley meets Fernando Vargas in a battle between two men who many …

Click for larger image © Stefan Christou / Saddo Boxing Sitting with magnificent pride along the icy waters of the River Thames, the HMS Belfast graciously welcomed members of the media into one of its cosy cabins for a press conference to announce an exclusive three-fight deal negotiated by Fight …

Click for larger image © Mike Taylor / Saddo Boxing At a press conference held by promoter Chris Sanigar the air in Plymouth was chilling but as Scott Dann and Larry Sharpe met for the first time ahead of their match-up for the vacant commonwealth middleweight title the heat was …

Don’t Miss Tonight’s NER Promotions Fightcard at The Castle at Park Place In Boston The weigh-in for tonight’s six fight “Superbrawl” in Boston took place in the small basement of Remington’s Bar and Grill yesterday. Except for the scale onstage, a stranger wandering in would not have guessed that this …