The Theatre at Madison Square Garden held the last night of finals for New York’s 80th Annual Daily News Golden Gloves tournament this past Friday. The nearly sold-out Theatre held the last fifteen bouts in the open, novice and women’s divisions. Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Christian Concepcion (blue) faces…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing The Theatre at Madison Square Garden held the first night of finals for New York’s 80th Annual Daily News Golden Gloves Finals this past Thursday. The nearly sold-out Theatre held seventeen bouts in the open, novice and women’s divisions. John Duddy, Emile Griffith, Zab Judah…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing From Dudley Concert Hall in the heart of the West Midlands, UK, came championship boxing on Friday night as Howard Eastman faced Evans Ashira for the vacant Commonwealth Middleweight title on a Hennessy Sports and GoldenPalace.com shared promotion. Evans Ashira, “The African Warrior”, originally from…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing There were cracking support bouts on the Eastman – Ashira bill Friday night in Dudley, England. Dean Hickman (West Bromwich) vs Gary Reid (Stoke): This was the main undercard bout of the evening and the best fight on the bill. Reid had lost to Hickman…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night in Manchester, England, a packed Altrincham Leisure Centre saw a light middleweight contest promoted by Frank Maloney and VIP Promotions, billed as “Jamie Moore: The Fighter’s Fighter!†Jamie Moore, the popular Salford boxer and reigning two time British Champion, was looking for a…
Click for larger image © Barry Arpin / Saddo Boxing In front of a crowd of 4,320 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey took on Felix “Bad News” Cora Jr. for the NABF and NABA Cruiserweight titles on a ESPN Friday Night Fights telecast. The Providence R.I. based Godfrey came…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing St. Patrick’s Day weekend began with a great evening of entertainment at Madison Square Garden in New York City . I chose my word “entertainment†specifically because from beginning to end, Irish Ropes Promotions put on a night to remember. The sold out crowd of…
Everyone is familiar with the saying, “the show must go onâ€. This past Saturday night at Madison Square Garden should NOT have been one of those nights. Sultan Ibragimov was originally slated to challenge Shannon Briggs for the WBO Heavyweight title, but Briggs was forced to pull out due to a case of pneumonia. The…
Click for larger image © Michael Worden / Saddo Boxing In one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year, bantamweight king Rafael Marquez solidified his position as one of the top pound for pound fighters in the sport by making WBC Super Bantamweight Champ Israel Vazquez quit prior to the end of the…
Click for larger image © Matthew Voyle / Saddo Boxing Gammer Suffers First Loss; Williams on the comeback? On Friday night at the Cwrt Herbert Sports Centre in Neath, Wales on a joint Matchroom/Paul Boyce promotion, SaddoBoxing was ringside to see Danny Williams’ latest bid to get his career back on track by meeting local…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing This past Thursday night, Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing presented a night of fights entitled “David and the Rising Stars†at Roseland Ballroom in New York City. The former heavyweight title challenger David Tua improved to 47-3-1 (40) in his fifth consecutive win since his return…
Photos © Natasha Chornesky/SaddoBoxing This past Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, 35 year old Shane Mosley proved to all doubters that he still has what it takes to fight at the championship level in boxing’s 147 pound division. Mosley scored an impressive 119-109, 118-109 (twice) unanimous decision over crafty…