I’m weird. I like weird things. As a young black male growing up in the inner city, one of my favorite songs was “Bohemian Rhapsody” by the British rock group, Queen. Weird for someone around my way. Of course, I loved Tupac, and I was raised on Ice Cube and N.W.A., but I had a…
It wasn’t the busiest of weekends in the world of boxing, but there were some good fightcards out there and on this occasion, we’re going to work backwards through time. We start off on Sunday at Challenge Stadium in Perth, Australia, where hometown sensation Danny Green finally managed to cage a full fledged world title…
Danish cruiser Johny Jensen, a huge underdog, won the European Cruiserweight title with a second round stoppage of Italian Vincenzo Cantatore in front of perhaps 7000 fans at the huge Palalomattico in Rome on Friday night.
On Saturday December 15 at the Temeke Luxury Pub in Dar-Es Salaam, Tanzania, on a show promoted by Neleah Petro Promotions in cooperation with Risum Boxing, Kenyan super middleweight Samson Onyango and welterweight “Jesse†James Kimori closed out 2007 with action against locals Idd Kigula and George Mtagwa.
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Ring Promotions and Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing presented a night of boxing this past Thursday at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City featuring many favorite local fighters. In the main event “Mean†Joe Greene from Jamaica, NY improved to 17-0 (12) with a unanimous decision victory…
Less than three weeks remain in the year fight fans and OH WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN! I will be the first to admit this year has knocked me off my feet on more then one occasion. With that being said, here is a quick look at the remaining world title fights left in…
Recent events, upcoming bouts and rumors of the sport at a glance Well fight fans, Christmas is almost here and if you’re anything like me this time of year, it is almost impossible to accomplish everything you need to in a single day, let alone keep up on the latest news. So here are a…
Light heavyweight contender Danny Green looks for a return to world glory on Sunday, December 16, 2007 when the 34 year old slugger challenges reigning WBA champion Stipe Drews on a Green Machine Promotion at Challenge Stadium in Perth, Australia.
Tonight at at 8:00PM features part four of Gleason’s “Chamber Music and Boxing” series. World-renowned musicians with harps, cellos, violas, and a double bass will set up in one ring while the boxers will set up in another ring.
After a week of pre-fight publicity that saw them hold a press conference in Los Angeles and attend a sold out championship soccer match South of the Border, WBC featherweight champion Jorge “Nino de Oro” Linares and WBA super featherweight champion Edwin “El Aniquilador” Valero are now ready to meet their respective opponents this Saturday,…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing The east coast provides a host of new professional boxers every year. New prospects hope to become contenders while others are satisfied becoming nothing more than opponents. As some of them begin to become recognized for their skill or personality there is the rare occasion a fighter…
15,670 fans piled in Madison Square Garden on December 20 1946 to watch Youngstown, Ohio’s Tommy Bell face off against Ray Robinson for the welterweight title vacated by Marty Servo in September of the same year. Those in attendance and around the world had one question that night before the start of the bout; “Was…