Undefeated Andre “S.O.G.†Ward and his trainer Virgil Hunter have declared they are on schedule and building momentum toward the November 21 Super Six Tournament meeting with WBA Super Middleweight Champion Mikkel Kessler at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA. The 25-year old Ward (20-0, 13 KO) who, in Athens in 2004, was the lone…
World heavyweight title challenger David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye believes the sound of opponent Nikolai Valuev crashing to the canvas on Saturday, November 7 will surpass the noise generated by fireworks on Bonfire Night.
The Tuesday morning general assembly meeting at the WBC’s 47th annual convention saw the announcement of two major new projects of the WBC. One was two new webpages created by WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán and the other was the creation of a series of amateur and four and six-round professional boxing tournaments.
A brash, confident David Haye is going for a knockout Saturday against 2-time and reigning WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev in their 12-round title fight headlining the “David vs. Goliath†Pay-Per-View event being shown in North American live from Nuremberg, Germany. Haye, (22-1, 21 KOs), from London, ruled the cruiserweight division as unified champion –…
Two-time and reigning WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev isn’t letting constant trash- talking by 3-time world cruiserweight champion David Haye get into his head as he makes final preparations for Saturday’s “David vs. Goliath†world title fight being broadcast in North America live on Pay-Per-View from Nuremberg, Germany. Valuev (50-1, 34 KOs), from St. Petersburg,…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing announces a promotional alliance with Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club-NYC to produce a new series of star-studded boxing events. There will be a press conference held this Wednesday in New York to officially announce the joint venture and the company’s first upcoming event.
Two-time World Champion Chad Dawson and the two-time NCAA National Champion UConn Huskies Men’s Basketball team know a few things about winning titles. On Tuesday, Dawson and the Huskies will find themselves on the same basketball floor, sharing their winning philosophies as they prepare for their upcoming showdowns in the XL Center.
Carina “La Reina” Moreno (21-2, 6 KO’s) suffered her second professional lost when she lost her WBC minimumweight belt to Anabel Ortiz (11-1) this past weekend in Toluco, MX. The fight went the full 10 rounds and scorecards read 96-94 twice and 97-93.
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing This past Friday afternoon, SaddoBoxing visited Shinfield’s Gym in Somercotes, Derbyshire, to check in on European Super Bantamweight Champion Rendall Munroe. The “Boxing Binman” will be making the fifth defence of his crown on November 20 in Nottingham, England when he faces Italy’s former European Bantam Champion…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night at the Heritage Hotel in Derby, England, Clifton Mitchell hosted a Boxing dinner event which would see three contests. The hotel suite was packed with guests enjoying a meal. An auction of boxing memorabilia followed and a comedian preceded the boxing. Results as follows: Andrew…
The Yanjing Fight Night at the University Arena in Limerick on Saturday, November 14 is shaping up to be a huge night of live sport for the sports mad city. Not only will fight fans get to see local hero Andy Lee taking on reigning European Union and French Champion Affif Belghecham but they will…
© Alfred the Butler Millionaire playboy Freddie Roach and mild-mannered politician Manny Pacquiao revealed their secret identities at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood.