PBC Fighter LeHoullier cruises to 19-0, looks sharp in tune-up bout Click for larger image© Shawn FrenchSaddo Boxing With major bouts scheduled for May and July, Portland Boxing Club brawler Jason “The Hammer” LeHoullier was looking for a tune-up in Saturday night?s main event at the Rochester (New Hampshire) Community Center. What he got was…
**Massive Ringside Boxing Galley** Click for larger image © Stefan Christou / Saddo Boxing Making the first defence of his EBU Cruiserweight crown, Bermondsey’s David Haye delighted a capacity crowd inside the atmospheric York Hall with a gruelling eighth round stoppage of amateur rival Lasse Johansen. Headlining the Maloney Promotions bill, Haye saw his early…
Click for larger image© Curtis ChristensenSaddo Boxing The stakes were high for everyone involved. Hasim Rahman was on a quest to once again become the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World, James Toney had the chance to become a five weight class champion, promoter Bob Arum and Top Rank laid the foundation to begin reconstruction…
**Massive Photo Gallery of Whole Boxing Card** Click for larger image © Nathan Whitchurch / Saddo Boxing On Friday night, Pugnacious Promotions pulled off another quality fight card in Albany, NY, with a sold out show at the Armory. In attendance were renowned fighters Billy Costello, Livingstone Bramble, Otis Grant, Tony Marshall and Gerry Cooney…
On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, promoter Irish Ropes put together a magnificent fight card that would that would have been enjoyed by all fight fans, Irish or not. The promotion, “Irish Express” played to a packed house in the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York with all coming to see rising…
The Road Toward the Golden Gloves and Beyond Golden Glove and Junior Olympic hopefuls tuned up at a local show at the Palm Bay Recreational Center in Palm Bay, Florida on Saturday. Over 100 boxers registered and a total of 21 bouts were put on for an excited and raucous audience. “It’s a very good…
Main Events put on a cracking five bout fightcard on Friday night at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, NJ headlined by an exciting matchup of promising light middleweight prospects Giovanni Lorenzo vs. Archak TerMeliksetian. The two engaged in a spirited slugfest that didn’t go the distance but that was just part of the entertaining, well…
The Grapple At Southampton Guildhall Images courtesy of DavidOakleyPhotography.co.uk On Sunday evening, one night after Joe Calzaghe provided one of the most exciting moments in British boxing history, the audience at Southampton’s Guildhall was privileged to witness an excellent Southern Arena Heavyweight title fight between reigning champion Colin Kenna and challenger Mickey Steeds. Along with…
This past Saturday, the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada hosted what turned out to be a fantastic fight between Shane Mosley and Fernando Vargas. To the dismay of fight fans in attendance and pay per viewers around the world, referee Joe Cortez was forced to halt the bout prematurely at 1:22 of the…
A war was promised, and on Saturday night at the ExCel arena in London, a war is exactly what we got. Brixton’s Danny Williams is the man of the moment, narrowly out pointing Bedford born bruiser Matt Skelton over twelve punishing rounds live on ITV1 to retain his Commonwealth crown and solidify, once and for…
Bouts at Casino Morongo leave Fans, Boxers Seeing Red © Parimal RohitSaddo Boxing Call it “Red Friday”. On a dry yet breezy Friday evening at the Casino Morongo Resort, just outside Palm Springs in Cabazon, CA, approximately 1,000 fans filled the reservation’s boxing arena, only to witness each winner hail from the red corner. A…
Hells Kitchen At The Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, UK. Matchroom Sport and UK Presents put on a bill headlined by world title prospect Nicky “Cookie” Cook looking to defend his European Featherweight Crown. What transpired was a fierce battle shown live on Sky Sports 1 against the rough and tumble Ukraine fighter Yuri Voronin…