Fight Previews
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…
Click for larger image © Natasha Chornesky / Saddo Boxing Sergio Mora at 157.5 lbs – Archak Termeliksetian 159 lbs Alfonso Gomez and Jesse Feliciano both came in at 151 lbs. The Aladdin Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada was the scene for yesterdays entertaining weigh-in and press conference for today’s “Latin Warriors” fight…
WBA Light Middleweight Showdown Headlines a Big Don King Card On Showtime On Saturday 6th May, boxing promoter Don King puts on a seven fight boxing card, three of which will be for major world title belts. The card, which will be shown by Showtime, takes place at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. The…
The Moment Of Truth Tonight at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Connecticut, Acelino Freitas will face Zahir Raheem for the vacant WBO Lightweight title. These two fighters are at an important time in their careers with each man having something to prove, not only to themselves, but also to the boxing world. This is…