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…
Former Clwyd ABC teammates Justin “Ritchie’ Jones and Aaron Thomas will share the same bill when they appear at Impact Boxing’s next event, scheduled for 12th May at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke. Burslem based Light-heavyweight Jones, who drew last time out when making his pro debut, will step between the ropes to face…
The Theatre at Madison Square Garden will be the home to New York’s 80th Annual Daily News Golden Gloves Finals on April 19 and 20. Over 500 amateur boxers entered the tournament this year and during the finals, 33 champions will win the coveted Golden Gloves in the open, novice and women’s divisions. In honor…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Last night in the “ShoBox” main event on Showtime, WBO No-1 ranked junior welterweight contender Kendall Holt out boxed WBO No. 2 Mike Arnaoutis, at Bally’s Atlantic City. Holt won a unanimous 12-round decision. Two judges scored the WBO title elimination bout 118-109. The other…
Boxing came to the Western Cape in a very big way last night as local man Mzonke Fana overcame last year’s disappointment against Marco Antonio Barrera to upset reigning IBF Super Featherweight Champion Malcolm Klassen by split decision at Oliver Tambo Sports Centre in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa. This was a battle royale between…
It was prospect night on Friday evening’s 8 Count/Golden Boy shared bill from Cicero Stadium in Chicago with heavyweight Otis Griffin and bantamweight Abner Mares coming through victorious in WBO NABO title contests. Featherweight Johnathon Oquendo was not so lucky as the previously undefeated man from Bayamon, Puerto Rico was disqualified in the sixth round…
Unbeaten middleweight sensation “Ireland’s” John Duddy headlines “Tomorrow’s Champions,” presented by Irish Ropes Promotions, on May 18 at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan. Duddy (19-0, 15 KOs), rated No. 8 by the WBO, as well as No. 9 by the WBA and No. 13 by the IBF, faces Dupre “Total Package” Strickland (18-1-1, 7 KOs)…
Cappiello Promotions President, Rich Cappiello has announced that undefeated USBA super bantamweight champ Mike “Machine” Oliver (18-0, 7 KOs) will take on seasoned veteran Vernie Torres (27-9, 15 KOs) in the main event of Alpha Omega’s May 4th”Battle Zone 3″ at the Mohegan Sun Arena, in Uncasville, CT. The Oliver-Torres bout, a ten-rounder that will…
Cappiello Promotions President, Rich Cappiello has announced that undefeated USBA super bantamweight champ Mike “Machine” Oliver (18-0, 7 KOs) will take on seasoned veteran Vernie Torres (27-9, 15 KOs) in the main event of Alpha Omega’s May 4th”Battle Zone 3″ at the Mohegan Sun Arena, in Uncasville, CT. The Oliver-Torres bout, a ten-rounder that will…
DiBella Entertainment’s super flyweight star Jose Navarro (25-2, 11 KO’s), ranked second in the WBO, fourth in the WBC, sixth in the WBA, and seventh in the IBF, believes that he is number one in his division, and says that “three will be the charm†in his quest for a world championship. “I can beat…
Recently, SaddoBoxing had a chance to speak with the President of 8 Count Productions, Dominic Pesoli. 8 Count Productions is rapidly becoming a Chicago area staple when it comes to exciting shows and displaying hot prospects. They’ll be putting on their third fight card of the month tonight at Cicero Stadium in Chicago and things…