**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday, at Real Hypermarkert in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Media gathered for the official press conference between Wladimir Klitschko and Ruslan Chagaev ahead of their clash at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday for the IBF, IBO, and WBO Heavyweight titles. The press area was a cordoned off…
World boxing’s top prospects Tony Jeffries and Darren ‘Dazzler’ Sutherland will get an eyeful of each other on Friday July 10. The Beijing bronze medallists, who are on a collision course to eventually meet, both face European opposition in super-middleweight six rounders at Sunderland’s Seaburn Centre.
WBA Featherweight Champion Chris John visited the Indonesian Consulate in Los Angeles, California where John met with fans from the local Indonesian community.
With less than one month until his showdown with IBF and Ring Magazine Cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek, Bobby “The Celtic Warrior†Gunn is in fight mode. With two major titles at stake, the tall task of dethroning the world’s best Cruiserweight and an abundance of critics to silence July 11, Gunn has taken the intensity…
Cestus Management has a busy summer planned for its young talent laden stable of prospects which will see its fighters engage in action through the months of June, July and August. The summer program kicked off in brutal fashion as this past Friday, June 12, 2009 , the “Barbarian†Jairo Martinez entertained the sold-out crowd…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England, PJ Rowson and Errol Johnson of First Team Promotions hosted a fight night headlined by a female title bout. The night should have been headlined by local-man Steve Savilles’ defence of the Midlands Lightweight title against Stoke’s Gary…
Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day parade Miguel Cotto proved that he has the heart of a champion retaining his WBO Welterweight title with a hard fought split decision victory over Joshua Clottey in front of nearly 18,000 fans. In a fight that…
Boxing’s NABF female featherweight champion, Jennifer “The Razor” Barber, is as passionate about the sport as passion gets. She sees the setbacks of being a female in the boxing world and dare she allow it to hinder any of her spirits. When this lovely 26 year old fought in France, it forced her to see…
WBC Youth and USNBC featherweight champion Matt “Sharp Shooter†Remillard faces veteran Edel “Cuate†Ruiz on Thursday night at Michael’s Eight Avenue in Glen Burnie, The 23-year-old Remillard (17-0, 9 KOs), fighting out of Manchester, Connecticut, stopped 52-fight veteran and former world title challenger Jesus Perez in three rounds this past April in his first…
Middleweight contender Peter Manfredo Jr. has signed an exclusive promotional contract with Las Vegas-based TKO Boxing Promotions, it was announced today by its President, Chet Koerner. “We’re very proud to be working with Peter as he works his way up the middleweight rankings towards a championship bout. He’s been a world class fighter for a…
Undefeated middleweight prospect Fernando Guerrero fights in his first main event Friday night, headlining the “Boxing’s Future Champions†pay-per-view pro card, in front of his passionate hometown fans at Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland. “We’re excited to launch this series and bring world-class boxing to diehard fans all over,†promoter Brian Young said. “For…
2007 amateur world champion and 2008 U.S. Olympian, Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (4-0, 4KO) will look to improve to a perfect 5-0 when opens up next Friday’s ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” telecast from the Laredo Entertainment Center, in Laredo, TX. The card is headlined by an intriguing featherweight match-up between Fernando Beltran Jr. (32-3-1, 18KO)…