**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing The Prizefighter Series was a fantastic occasion on Friday night at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London England. The Matchroom Sports promoted event consisted of seven boxing contests to find the winner of the first Prizefighter Trophy and a cheque for £25,000. Waiting backstage should one of…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Final Forum in association with Top Rank headlined an exciting night of boxing entitled “Fists a Flying at the Aviator†a sports and recreation center in Brooklyn , New York this past Thursday. In the main event, NABF Super Welterweight Champion Yuri Foreman improved to 25-0 (8),…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Frank Maloney Promotions put on a competitive undercard to support the British Super Featherweight title fight between Andy Bell and Chirs Edwards on Friday night at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Chief support came from a short lived encounter between Danny Reynolds of Leeds and Jason Rushton…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a lively crowd that packed the Metrodome in Barnsley, England last night for the Frank Maloney promoted fight night billed as ‘Northern Rock !’ A full fight-card of eleven exciting contests was to be headlined by Stokes’ Chris Edwards making his first defence of the…
© Allan Donnellan / Saddo Boxing In 1991, Dublin’s National Boxing Stadium hosted it’s first professional show, in which the legendary Steve Collins defeated Danny Morgan in three rounds. The Stadium has enjoyed an illustrious run since that December; fighters such as Jim Rock, the Hyland brothers, Bernard Dunne and recently, John Duddy, have all…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing The arctic temperatures and early evening snowstorm did not dampen the mood at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on Saturday evening as Bradfordʼs Femi “Fire” Fehintola won an all Yorkshire clash by soundly outpointing the very game and durable Jon Baguley over six rounds. There was…
If Rubin Williams truly was Andre Ward’s first test as a professional, then he passed the exam with relative ease. Fighting in front of a restless home crowd in San Jose on Thursday night, Ward shut out his opponent before a cut forced an end to the bout at the closing of round seven. The…
It was an exciting night of boxing last Friday before St Pattyʼs day, March 14, on another great CES card. The atmosphere was electric at Twin Rivers Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island as the fan favorite and New England star Peter “The Pride of Providence” Manfredo Jr. got back on the horse against tough…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a lively crowd last night at the GH Carnall Centre in Davyhulme, Manchester, England as David Barnes faced Ted Bami for the vacant British Light Welterweight title in a Matchroom Sports presented fightnight. Dangerous Ted Bami of Brixton, London entered the ring to the sounds…
When Thomas Mashaba walked into the ring at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, CT for the sixth defense of his IBO featherweight title this past Friday night as the main event on ESPN2ʼs Friday Night Fights, he believed that this would lead to bigger and better things. This would be the first time that he would…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Thursday night at the Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom in New York City, local fans were treated to what Star Boxing’s Joe DeGuardia called, “the rebirth of Mighty Mike†Arnaoutis as he put on a boxing exhibition to win the vacant USBA Junior Welterweight title. Back in 2006,…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing series hosted their latest installment last week at the Manhattan Center in New York City. Gary Stark, Jr was looking for revenge in the main event in his rematch against journeymen Andres Ledemsa after he suffered a surprise knockout loss to him in…