Fight Previews
Some fights in a boxer’s career symbolize crucial turning points and they’re importance is not always evident beforehand. Many a valued prospect with a great deal of potential has been gunned down by a journeyman who has been looked at as just another stepping-stone by the fighter and his handlers. Sometimes the journeyman, usually packing…
A pair of potentially explosive match-ups will be shown during SHOWTIME’s Free Preview Weekend when two-time time World Boxing Council (WBC) Champion Jose Luis Castillo takes on former International Boxing Federation (IBF) titleholder Julio Diaz and undefeated Jeff Lacy risks his IBF super middleweight crown against once-beaten Rubin Williams on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday, March…
Alright fight fans, the majority of this week’s boxing action begins on Thursday, so without further ado, we’re going to dive right in at the deep end. That being said, the event being held at the Palace Indian Gaming Center in Lemoore, California represents deep water for some of the fighters participating in it. Firstly,…
Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime One would have been forgiven for thinking that Zab Judah’s immediate challenge to Cory Spinks for the undisputed welterweight title was somewhat impetuous. While Spinks went about the business of repelling Judah’s challenge, he could not do so before being knocked down by the Brooklyn man’s fast and powerful…
Julio Diaz endured and surmounted many difficulties in order to win the IBF lightweight crown but has as of yesterday given it up amid a circus of potential lawsuits and threats from the sanctioning body to strip the Californian. After potential dates against former champion Acelino Freitas and current WBA champion Juan Diaz failed to…
Welcome to “This Week in Boxing,” where a snapshot of the world’s best fights are examined by one of our talented team of writers here at Saddoboxing.com. Right! Let’s get on with it shall we? It’s a big week in the big world of boxing so without further delay, we’ll start off with a trip…
WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will headline the Feb 18 edition of ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights Main Events Special†from the Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Margarito will defend his crown against WBO #2 contender Sebastian Lujan in the twelve-round…
I remember when I was a relatively small child, back when Tyson ruled the roost, and a new Rocky movie was never far away. Even back then, as I watched Rocky and Ivan Drago pummel each other, I was fully aware that what I witnessed on screen was a virtual caricature of the real thing….
Veteran campaigner Jesse James Leija has become something of a party crasher of late. In his undisputed light welterweight title challenge to Kostya Tszyu, he almost ruined Tszyu’s homecoming to Australia with a neat early rounds display of educated boxing and moving. Victory against Tszyu was not to be, making the coup de grace of…
What’s up in the world of boxing this week? Lots of interesting match-ups and more than a few important world title fights! We kick off this latest installment of “This Week in Boxing” by traveling to England where in London tonight, former Commonwealth welterweight titlist Andrew “The Eagle” Murray returns after a three and a…
Ray and Carol Hatton have the good fortune to have raised two children who currently happen to be title-holding boxers. Eldest son Ricky is the longtime WBU light welterweight titlist while twenty-three year old Matthew holds the British Central Area welterweight belt. Ray was kind enough to speak to us about Ricky’s likely match-up with…
In the early hours of June 5th, 2005, Kostya Tszyu will defend his IBF junior welterweight championship of the world against England’s Ricky Hatton at a venue yet to be determined. Three days later British boxing will mark the twentieth anniversary of one of its most memorable nights – the night at Loftus Road when…