Fight Previews
In a fight widely ignored here in good old blighty, Olympic Gold Medallist Audley Harrison is back in action this coming Friday against Dominick Guinn on a Goosen – Tutor card from the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California. For Harrison, this is crunch time. After suffering his first professional defeat last December against…
Don’t Miss SaddoBoxing’s Exclusive Ringside Coverage of This Hotly Anticipated Event! Click for larger image © Natasha Chornesky / Saddo Boxing As every boxing fan on the globe is already aware of, an undoubtedly massive fight takes place in Las Vegas tonight at 9PM ET/6PM PT on HBO PPV. For years enthusiasts have wondered what…
A lot has been written about this coming matchup between Floyd Mayweather and Zab Judah, and anticipation is certainly running high among the boxing public even though Judah’s loss against Carlos Baldomir has somewhat deflated interest for this bout. As result of that loss, by and large many boxing pundits think that Judah’s chances of…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday at a posh bistro in Bristol, promoter Chris Sanigar held the official weigh-in for tonight’s hotly anticipated fightcard headlined by Commonwealth Flyweight Champion Lee Haskins’ title defense against the vastly more experienced former IBO kingpin Zolile Mbityi of South Africa. The terrific bill taking…
Don’t Bet Against Judah! When Zab Judah, 34-3 (25), lost his WBC Welterweight Championship to Carlos Baldomir back on January 8 of this year, many boxing fans thought that the prescheduled super fight between Judah and Floyd Mayweather, 35-0 (24), would not happen or at least would be postponed to a later date. Mayweather had…
Promoter Chris Sanigar held a press conference in Bristol, England, yesterday heralding the eagerly awaited return of exciting hometown man, Commonwealth Flyweight Champion Lee Haskins. The lightning fast southpaw will be defending his Commonwealth belt for the first time since winning it in February and will Click for larger image© Alex StruttSaddo Boxing face former…
In a year when super fights still go ahead even after a loss for one of the participants, we now see another one as Zab Judah takes on Floyd Mayweather Jnr for the IBF Welterweight title this coming Saturday at the cavernous Thomas and Mack Centre in Las Vegas. Mayweather, a 1996 Olympian is unbeaten…
When boxing historians look back at the date of June 10th, 2006, one of two results will be crystal clear- it will be the day that light heavyweight Antonio Tarver cements his hall of fame credentials by ending the career of boxing legend Bernard Hopkins, or it will be the day when middleweight great Hopkins,…
It was a fabulous day in Southern California. It was a great day for the beautiful people to come out for the press conference promoting the upcoming fight between two of boxings finest, Bernard Hopkins and Antonio Tarver Hopkins entered the conference room at Hollywood Park’s Turf Club first. He was “dressed to the nines”…
Click for larger image © Curtis McCormick / Saddo Boxing David Haye came in first time at 201 lbs, then came back at 200 lbs. Lasse Johansen 198 lbs. Anthony Small 158 lbs first time, 157 lbs the second time. Kai Kauramaki 156 lbs. Gary Woocombe 154 lbs, Eugenio Monteiro 153 lbs. Javier Abdullah 127,…
Click for larger image© Stefan ChristouSaddo Boxing EBU champion David Haye and Lasse Johanesen today spelt out their intentions in the final press conference before their European Cruiserweight title fight in York Hall this Friday (24 March), while manager Frank Maloney insisted the fight will go ahead, blaming boxing’s “undercurrents of very jealous people†for…
IBF Heavyweight Champion Chris Byrd’s first title defense and fight from under Don King’s promotional thumb will be a rematch in Germany with Wladimir Klitschko, scheduled to take place on April 22 at the SAP Arena in Mannheim. This is very curious. One has to wonder what is going on within the mind of Chris…