Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz (42-7-1, 29 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBA, has gone through a complete metamorphosis and his often criticized “clutch-and-grab†style has been replaced by an exciting, aggressive attack, flashing back to the days before he first captured the world title in 2001. In his recent second-round…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, hosted a night of spectacular star-studded talent, from the Manhattan Center, New York, in front of a Sold Out, standing room only crowd. Frenchman Jr. Welterweight Ali “Hurricane” Oubaali stole the show and electrified the crowd in his American debut. Showing everyone why he is the known as the “Hurricane”, Oubaali…
High profile defense attorney and professional boxer, Marc “The Defender†Saggese, arguably the toughest pound-for-pound lawyer in the world, has added “Nevada-licensed Boxing Promoter†to his already impressive portfolio. Saggese, whose infamous clients have included body builder Craig Titus (“Murder For Hire Trialâ€) and whose law firm freed Sandy Murphy (“Ted Binion Murder Trialâ€), practices…
High profile defense attorney and professional boxer, Marc “The Defender†Saggese, arguably the toughest pound-for-pound lawyer in the world, has added “Nevada-licensed Boxing Promoter†to his already impressive portfolio. Saggese, whose infamous clients have included body builder Craig Titus (“Murder For Hire Trialâ€) and whose law firm freed Sandy Murphy (“Ted Binion Murder Trialâ€), practices…
Light heavyweight prospect Shaun George seeks to take a big step towards his goal of winning a world title and closing out the year with a bang. Dangerous Philadelphian Eric Harding will need to conjure up all the will and heart that he’s been famous for in his career on December 6, when he enters…
Light heavyweight prospect Shaun George seeks to take a big step towards his goal of winning a world title and closing out the year with a bang. Dangerous Philadelphian Eric Harding will need to conjure up all the will and heart that he’s been famous for in his career on December 6, when he enters…
WBC Super Flyweight Champion Cristian Mijares retained his bet for the third time with a stunning first round KO of challenger Franck Gorjux at the Autodrome de Go Karts in Cancun, Mexico. 31 year old Frenchman Gorjux came into the bout having faced only modest competition, which in no way prepared him to contend with…
Irish middleweight sensation John Duddy notched another win last night as the 28 year old stopped Prince Arron in just the second round of a scheduled ten at National Stadium in Dublin. Duddy, 22-0 (17), just had too much for the lanky youngster and pummeled the Englishman until Referee Emile Tiedt stepped in and called…
WBA Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm had a close call last night at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany as challenger Randy Griffin pushed the popular Hamburg man hard for twelve rounds. Griffin had Sturm on the defensive for much of the bout but in general could not get past the champion’s jab to mount any…
There were two good cards Down Under last night with bills in suburbs of both Sydney and Melbourne, featuring and IBO championship fight and two Australian title bouts. At the Auburn RSL Club in Auburn, NSW, ex-IBF/IBO Flyweight Champion Vic Darchinyan returned to the ring for the first time since suffering a shocking knockout loss…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Frank Maloney Promotions put on a battle of super feathers last night at The Dome in Doncaster, England as reigning British Champion Carl Johanneson met former titlist Michael Gomez in one of the most anticipated domestic clashes of the year. It was a rowdy atmosphere…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Thursday night on a Star Boxing promotion at the Manhattan Center in New York City, heavyweight Vinny Maddalone improved his record to 28-4 (19) with a DQ win over Jason Barnett who drops to 9-6 (4). Although it was a win for Maddalone, what was…