Fight Previews
Tonight at The Metropolis in Montreal, Quebec, Herman “Black Panther” Ngoudjo looks to make the third defense of his NABF Light Welterweight crown when he takes on 37 year old John Brown. A former four time world title challenger at super feather and lightweight, Brown, 23-12-2 (11), is well past his prime but as Damien…
As fans of Danny Williams and Amir Khan will already know, tonight in the UK it’s another ITV fight night! Sports Network puts on a good show at King’s Hall in Belfast, where unfortunately the crowd will be without previous headliner Scott Harrison. However, they will have Williams and Kahn, as well as sweet counter…
Well, the big fights just keep coming, and after De La Hoya’s golden performance in Vegas and Hatton’s close call in Boston, Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera continues on the path to cement his legacy this Saturday at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. A sure sign of Barrera’s reputation on both sides of the…
Click for larger imageBoston Today© Saddo Boxing It’s a cold, rainy afternoon in Boston, almost as if the skies have conspired to make Ricky Hatton feel as comfortable as possible by producing a perfect Manchester spring day. If the weather is a bit on the down side, the mood among fight fans is upbeat, particularly…
While Ricky Hatton flies the British flag in Boston, Clinton Woods makes the second defence of his IBF Light Heavyweight Championship at the Ponds Forge Leisure Centre this Saturday night in his hometown of Sheffield. In the opposite corner is a man he knows very well; Australian Jason DeLisle. “The Nailer” intends to stand in…
Click for larger image Today promoters Chris Sanigar and Matchroom Sport announced a major boxing showdown pitting British and Commonwealth Middleweight Champion Scott Dann against dangerous former IBO Light Middleweight titlist Richard “The Secret” Williams. The two meet Wednesday, June 7 at The Pavillons in Plymouth, England supported by a full undercard featuring ex-WBF Light…
Click for larger image © James Slater / Saddo Boxing Ant Evans, publicist for Fight Academy, the promoters behind “Meltdown”, the rematch between IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Clinton Woods and hard as nails Australian challenger Jason DeLisle this Saturday, sat in the middle of the long table of fighters and trainers at the Hilton Hotel…
On Wednesday, 17 May at Aussie Stadium in Sydney, two of the biggest names in Australian boxing will clash in what is seen to be the biggest fight in the history of Australia. In one corner you have former rugby league star Anthony Mundine. No one in the world today could have dreamed that he…
This Saturday evening in Boston, Manchester’s Ricky Hatton makes his first appearance at 147 pounds when he takes on WBA Welterweight champion Luis Collazo. The 27 year old Hatton is unbeaten in forty professional fights with thirty knockouts. He is also a former WBA and IBF junior welterweight champion having beaten the great Kostya Tszyu…
“The Hitman” Goes The Distance In Final Manchester Training Session Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Ricky Hatton’s fearless trainer Billy Graham donned the huge bodybelt which symbolizes the final hard workout of every Hatton training camp and the two men went 15 grueling rounds yesterday at Graham’s Phoenix Camp gym…
Click for larger image © Mark DeSisto / Saddo Boxing Both Oscar DeLaHoya and Ricardo Mayorga weighed in at a ready and trim 153.5 lbs for their upcoming championship bout Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV.
The “Golden Boy” meets “El Matador” this weekend at the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada! Twenty months after his last ring outing, Oscar De La Hoya once again laces up the gloves and challenges Nicaraguan Ricardo Mayorga for his WBC Light Middleweight crown. De La Hoya, now 33, has done it all in the…