Risum Boxing’s three Kenyan boxers, Samson Onyango, David Kiilu and James Kimori all scored victories on Saturday May 26 in Nairobi, Kenya, on a show promoted by Ashira Oure Promotions. For Onyango, it was his first fight in five months, after three cancelled rematches against Kenyan champion Mohammed “Chicken†Orungi. Onyango instead fought another rematch,…
Due to a cut suffered by Cesar Canchila during training, former IBF minimumweight world champion Daniel “El Olympico†Reyes (38-4-1, 30 KOs) of Colombia has stepped up to face NABF Champion Giovanni “The Aztec Warrior†Segura (17-0-1, 13 KOs) of Mexico in a 12-round WBA light flyweight world championship eliminator on Friday, June 8th from…
SaddoBoxing was fortunate enough to interview Bobby Rimmer, formerly assistant trainer of Ricky “Hitman” Hatton and now turned owner of Bobby Rimmer’s Boxing Academy/Stalybridge ABC in Manchester, England and full time trainer to some hot young talent. Click for larger image© Mike Cleary SaddoBoxing: First off, it’s been almost a year since you opened your…
By Simon Jackson Joe Calzaghe has expressed his desire to hang up his gloves after three “super fights” which will enable the unbeaten Welshman to step away from the ring while still at the peak of his profession. Calzaghe extended his unbeaten record to 43 when he stopped Peter Manfredo Jnr six weeks ago at…
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…
In a riveting return to form last night at the Jako Arena in Bamberg, Germany, IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham showed no ill effects from a badly broken jaw suffered in his previous bout with Edison Miranda and went right through Canadian visitor Sebastian Demers in three rounds. Previously unbeaten prospect Demers survived the first…
It was another close fight when IBF Cruiserweight Champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk rematched American opponent Steve Cunningham last night at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland but this time it was Cunningham who came out the winner courtesy a majority decision. The two combatants originally came to grips last November for the vacant IBF title in…
The final press conference between WBO Heavyweight Champion Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs and challenger Sultan Ibragimov is due to take place this coming Wednesday in New York. Given the bad feeling that has been brewing between the two, the media in attendance could be in for some early fireworks as the countdown for their world…
Chris Sanigar brings a night of championship boxing to Guild Hall in Plymouth, England on Sunday, June 17 when Jon Harrison and Gatis Skuja clash for the vacant International Masters Light Middleweight title. The scheduled ten round main event pitts Plymouth’s own Harrison, winner of six of his last eight bouts, against steel chinned pressure…
James Kirkland, like many up-and-coming fighters, has something to prove. It’s easy for even a young and talented fighter to be missed when there are countless others to choose from. But a record of 18-0 with a boastful 16 KOs, the light middleweight has established himself as a power hitter which will surely catch even…
Arthur Abraham puts his IBF Middleweight title at risk by facing Sebastien Demers tonight in at the Jako Arena in Bamberg, Germany. This will be Abraham’s first time back in the ring following his tremendous firefight with Edison Miranda last September, in which the IBF Champion was victorious but suffered two fractures to the jaw…
Due to the withdrawal of Martin Power from his proposed clash with Jason Booth at Crystal Palace on June 15; British fight fans have been rewarded with a thriller as Ajose Olusegun 19-0 (10) steps up to fight the talented Gary Reid 13-16-1 (8) for the vacant Commonwealth light welterweight title. Olusegun, 27, has been…