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Click for larger image © Phil Santos / Saddo Boxing Fresh off his 9th round TKO of Ted Muller, “The Pride of Providence”, Peter Manfredo Jr. (28-4 13 KO) was back in action against David Banks. Since gaining world wide recognition while taking part in The Contender Manfredo has put together some solid victories against…

Giant Photo Gallery ©Jim Everett/SaddoBoxing Last Saturday night on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day parade, Madison Square Garden was so full of success stories I don’t know what to write about first. Do I start with the excitement of the sell out crowd of 20,685 fans, the instant classic between Cotto and Judah,…

Photo Gallery ©Barry Arpin/SaddoBoxing This past Saturday night on Showtime Championship Boxing we were treated to an explosive night of fights. Of the eight fights on the card, five ended with knockouts, one in a split decision and the main event ended in a majority decision. More importantly the two fighters everyone packed into the…

Click for larger image © Natasha Chornesky / Saddo Boxing On Friday night at the Orleans in Las Vegas, “Amazing” Layla McCarter banged out a hard fought six round decision over tough Texan Angelica Martinez at welterweight. McCarter, 24-13-5 (5), was coming off a loss just a month ago in a rematch against Melissa Hernandez…

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a busy Sunday afternoon at Manchester, England’s Altrincham Leisure Centre for the VIP Promotions fightcard which saw the return of former British Super Featherweight Champion Michael Gomez. Gomez had not fought since January 2006, after a somewhat odd turn of events when he…

Photos ©Barry Arpin/SaddoBoxing Defending USBA Super Bantamweight Champion Mike Oliver put his title and unbeaten record on the line this past Friday against veteran Vernie Torres at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT. Torres, a tough, former USBA Super Flyweight Champion came in looking to derail Oliver’s title quest and place himself back in…

Photo ©Jim Everett/SaddoBoxing This past Friday night undefeated heavyweight “Fast” Eddie Chambers was pitted against Dominick “The Southern Disaster” Guinn, headlining “The Next Great Heavyweight Contender”, presented by Goossen-Tutor Promotions and aired on Showtime from the Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Chambers, a somewhat undersized heavyweight by today’s standard at 6’1″…

Photos ©Jim Everett/SaddoBoxing DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing series hosted their latest installment last Wednesday night at the Manhattan Center in New York City. Local junior featherweight Gary Stark, Jr was looking to make a statement in the main event against journeymen Andres Ledesma after his controversial loss to Mike Oliver in February. Stark, Jr came…

Photos ©Jim Everett/SaddoBoxing.com Foxwoods Resort & Casino celebrated their 100th professional boxing card with high action this past Saturday. The “Foxwoods Fight Centennial” co-promoted by Banner Promotions and Don King Productions headlined a World Lightweight title unification match between undefeated WBA Champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz and WBO Champion Acelino “Popo” Freitas. The high level…

Photo gallery ©David Oakley/SaddoBoxing.com This past Friday night at Wembley Arena in London on a Frank Maloney promotion, the “Heavyweight Hayemaker” show was set on fire as David Haye in his heavyweight experiment destroyed Poland’s WBC ranked no.12 fighter, Tomasz Bonin. Sky Sports televised the action live in the UK. It was a night of…

While most eyes in Las Vegas are looking forward to the upcoming mega fight next week, Crown Boxing Inc. and the Orleans Hotel and Casino showed this past Friday night that there is more to an entertaining night of boxing than million dollar promotions and endless hype. In the Mardi Gras Ballroom of the Orleans…