Another night, another fight in Atlantic City, this time it was Main Events bringing Arturo Gatti home again to Boardwalk Hall to take on the unknown Thomas Damgaard for Mr. Excitement’s first test in the welterweight division. While most were expecting a cakewalk, Damgaard gave a better than expected performance but in the end it…
Click for larger image© Keith McMenaminSaddo Boxing Last Friday at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City was the “Night of Champions†in Atlantic City, NJ as Star Boxing, Guilty Boxing, Silverhawk Boxing and Xyience collaborated to give fight fans four title bouts live on Pay Per View. The card featured grizzled ring veteran Virgil Hill…
Click for larger image © Stefan Christou Recap of Friday’s Maloney Promotions Card From Goresbrook LC In Dagenham The burning overhead lights shine that little bit brighter when he climbs through the sagging ropes, the blood-specked ring appears that little bit bigger. A melodic ovation is now in full, deafening flow. Twisting and twirling like…
Click for larger image© Jane Warburton Saddo Boxing Top British promoters Sports Network moved into the Midlands City of Nottingham on Saturday, putting on a shared bill featuring British Welterweight Champion Michael Jennings defending against the unheralded Young Muttley (aka Lee Woodley) and former Olympic hero Amir Khan taking on the more experienced Vitali Martynov….
***With Massive Boxing Gallery*** Revenge was in order for last nights HBO PPV mega rematch between super featherweight stars Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales. The relentless power punching “Pacman†was simply not going to be denied, despite the heroic efforts of “El Terrible†Morales. The Filipino phenom wore down the Mexican legend and stopped him…
Click for larger image© Simon Shaw Saddo Boxing Unbeaten light welterweight Lenny Daws from Morden earned the right to fight for the British title when former IBO Champion Colin Lynes retired on his stool after the ninth round of an exciting tussle on the excellent Hennessy Sports promoted show at the York Hall in Bethnal…
Click for larger image© Kirk BravenderSaddo Boxing In a four bout event Friday night at Cicero Stadium promoted by Windy City KO, cruiserweight Aaron Williams stood out as the most complete fighter of the night. The fluid and lean lefty knocked out veteran James Johnson with a right uppercut to the gut at 2:35 of…
Tons of Boxing Photos Greg Robinson’s Power Promotions put on an explosive card Friday night at The National Guard Armory in Philadelphia and those in attendance were treated to an amazing five consecutive first round stoppages that kicked off the evening. In the final analysis, only one of seven fights lasted the distance with previously…
Click for larger image © Simon Shaw / Saddoboxing.com The undercard of Fight Academy’s David Haye – Alexander Gurov European Cruiserweight title bout in Bracknell last night was full of cracking contests, headed by a heavyweight bout between Maidenhead’s Roman Greenberg and Texas tourist Kendrick Releford. Greenberg, originally from Russia by way of Israel, came…
Click for larger image © Simon Shaw / Saddoboxing.com The main event of the night on Fight Academy’s card from Bracknell, England last night was the European Cruiserweight Title bout between Champion Alexander Gurov of the Ukraine and challenger David Haye from the Bermondsey section of London. The first thing noticed about the “Hayemaker” as…
It was a raucous evening of boxing at Challenge Stadium in Perth, Western Australia tonight as both Danny Green and Anthony Mundine successfully negotiated the final obstacles which stood in the path of their super fight next year. In front of his parochial hometown crowd, Green threw everything but the kitchen sink at tough Kirino…
**With Boxing Photos** Click for larger image © Mark DeSisto / SaddoBoxing.com This past Saturday night the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV hosted “No Respectâ€, the much anticipated middleweight championship rematch between Jermain Taylor and Bernard Hopkins. Unfortunately for those in attendance, and particularly, those paying for the fight on PPV at…