Ringside Boxing

Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day parade Miguel Cotto proved that he has the heart of a champion retaining his WBO Welterweight title with a hard fought split decision victory over Joshua Clottey in front of nearly 18,000 …

© Mike Worden / Saddo Boxing Moving his way further up the ladder of the featherweight rankings, WBC #3 ranked Juan Carlo Burgos, 22-0 (15), pulled out a scrappy ten round decision over Russia’s Vyacheslav Gusev, 16-2 (3), on Friday night in order to retain his WBC CABOFE title. Dubbed …

© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing DiBella Entertainment and Winters Boxing brought the fights back to Long Island and the Westbury Music Fair, now the Capital One Bank Theater at Westbury, NY. The action packed card was headlined by Pawel Wolak, whose pressure style of fighting earned him a unanimous …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Sunday afternoon at the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton-on-Trent, England, PJ Rowson and Errol Johnson of ‘First Team Promotions’ hosted a fight card headlined by a British Masters title clash. Robert Kenney (Wolverhampton) faced Dale Miles (Alfreton) in the main event for …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Frank Maloney promoted a fight-night headlined by local-man Chris Edwards’ first defence of his British and Commonwealth flyweight titles. Billed as ‘Lord of the Flys’, Edwards faced Derby boxer Usman ‘Uzzy’ …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Colosseum in Watford, England, Hennessy Sports promoted a fight night which would see Darren Barker’s third defence of his Commonwealth Middleweight title, facing Darren McDermott. Darren McDermott, “The Dudley Body Snatcher”, entered the ring to the sounds of …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Sunday afternoon, boxing fans were treated to a full fight card of nine contests which included the British Masters Light Middleweight Championship. Promoted by Steve Wood’s V.I.P Promotions, the event at De Vere Whites Hotel in Bolton, England, was a rousing …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Sunday afternoon, at the ‘packed’ Heritage Hotel in Derby, England – Clifton Mitchell of Mitchell Promotions hosted a fight card which would see some exciting action from both male and female boxers. First up, local woman Suzanne Hemsley faced Kristine ‘Krissy’ …

**With Massive Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at Crowtree Leisure Centre in Sunderland, England, Frank Maloney hosted a fight night which would feature three title fights and one title eliminator. The event – billed as ‘Fighting on Home Soil’ was headlined by Jamie Moore, Rendall Munroe …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing On Saturday, April 25 at the MGM Grand Ballroom in Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT, WBC Super Middleweight titlist Carl “The Cobra” Froch made the first defense of his belt when he faced off against former undisputed Middleweight Champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor. …

Friday Night at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ was indeed a very green night. Fans were urged to take mass transit to help decrease emissions and preserve our planet. The fans not only created awareness about helping our Earth, they clearly indicated being loyal followers of John Duddy. The …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last nigh, at ‘The Troxy’ in the East End of London, England, Frank Maloney hosted a St.Georges Day Dinner Event which would show four action packed contests including an English title fight. Billed as ‘The Slayers’ – this special fund-raising event was …