This Tuesday, Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto will make their MGM Grand Arrivals, officially kicking off fight week for “Fire Power”, their sold out welterweight championship mega fight. Pacquiao and Cotto will arrive at the MGM Grand’s Front Lobby Porte Cochere at 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. PT, respectively. The event is open to the…
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto spoke with the media about his upcoming title defense against Manny Pacquiao on November 14. Question: What do you think about the history of Puerto Rican boxers and how you fit in? Miguel Cotto: Puerto Rico has a good boxing tradition with Wilfredo Gomez and Benitez, Carlos Ortiz and Felix…
© Chris Royle – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions England’s David Haye pulled off a major upset last night at Arena Verischerung in Nuremberg, Germany, taking the WBA heavyweight title from Nicolai Valuev via majority decision. It wasn’t pretty or particularly entertaining but Haye delivered the kind of mature performance many thought him incapable of…
Last night at the XL Centre in Hartford, CT, Interim WBC and IBO light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson outpointed challenger Glen Johnson in a rematch fought over the full 12 round distance. The pair first clashed in April, 2008 when Johnson forced an all-action thriller upon his younger, taller adversary but this time southpaw Dawson…
Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz did exactly what he was supposed to do tonight in Germany, stopping former IBU title-holder Adnan “Aachen Assassin†Serin, to set the stage for a 2010 world title fight against new WBA champion David “Hayemaker†Haye.
Cestus Management’s super middleweight destroyer Don “Da’Bomb” George made the leap from boxing prospect to being on the verge of becoming a world-class contender with a four round savage annihilation of Canadian Jason Naugler; handing this tough and very experienced fighter his first loss byway of stoppage.
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday, SaddoBoxing returned to Shinfield’s Gym in Somercotes, Derbyshire, England to check on the progress of Rendall ‘2Tone’ Munroe as he prepares for the fifth defence of his European Super Bantamweight title against Simone Maludrottu on November 20. It was a cold morning but I received a…
© SE / Photo Wende After what seems like an eternity, David finally meets Goliath when David Haye challenges Nikolai Valuev for his WBA Heavyweight Championship in Nuremberg, Germany tonight. For Haye, this fight ends a year of inactivity. After unifying the World Cruiserweight championship in March last year, Haye set his sights on heavyweight…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing SaddoBoxing spoke to former British bantamweight champion Gary Davies of St. Helens, England this morning. Davies, 27, lost his title to ex-European champ Ian Napa of Hackney, London, two weeks ago and is still clearly upset at the decision. “I am using the loss to spur me on!â€, exclaimed…
WBA heavyweight Championship, 12 rounds Nicolai Valuev: 314.6 lb David Haye: 216.7 lb Heavyweights, 10 rounds John Ruiz: 226 lb Adnan Serin: 214.5 lb
“Dazzling†Darren Barker’s preparations are well underway for his British title showdown with Wayne “Mad Dog†Elcock at the Brentwood Centre in Essex on Saturday, November 28th. However the reigning Commonwealth Champion admits he’ll be taking time out on Sunday to watch his beloved Chelsea maintain their position on top of the Premier league in…
On the heels of his first primetime television appearance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live and his recognition as a 2009 Gusi Peace Prize laureate, boxing phenom Manny Pacquiao now finds himself on the cover of Time Magazine’s Asia edition as part of a five page feature story on the boxing champion that will be included…