Philadelphia’s undefeated junior welterweight prospect, Danny “Swift” Garcia, 11-0 (7), makes his way back to the ring April 11, 2009 on the Winky Wright vs. Paul Williams card set to take place at the Mandaly Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Garcia will square off against Puerto Rico’s Edwin Algarin in an eight…
After months of negotiations, the world heavyweight title blockbuster between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye has finally been signed. The eagerly awaited showdown will officially take place on June 20 at a venue soon to be decided. Former WBC, WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion Haye will challenge consensus number one heavyweight Klitschko, the reigning IBF,…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing WBO Champion Kendall Holt and WBC Champion Timothy Bradley worked out for the media yesterday in preparation to their 140-pound world title unification fight on Showtime this Saturday, April 4 at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast.
If the media members who participated in the Showtime Media Prediction Poll have called it correctly then Timothy Bradley’s going to walk away victorious over Kendall Holt Saturday on Showtime. But it will it be close. Bradley, the WBC champion, and his WBO counterpart Holt clash in an eagerly awaited 140-pound world title unification showdown…
By Per Ake Persson Spanish all-time great Javier Castillejo, 40, comes back April 4 in the big indoor bullfighting arena in Leganes against compatriot Pablo Navascues. Castillejo, 62-8-0-1 and a world champ at both junior middle and middleweight, comes off a bad KO loss to Sebastian Sylvester last year and is at the crossroads of…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing SaddoBoxing went along to see St. Helens boxer Gary Davies yesterday as he makes his last minute preparations before Friday night’s clash against Matthew Edmonds for the British Bantamweight title. Pulling up to the Leisure Centre off the Warrington Road in Prescot, England, I looked around at the 5-aside…
The overwhelming fan underdog in his last fight in Montreal, Canada, a controversial loss to Lucian Bute, 30-year-old Librado Andrade is looking forward to the cheers that will undoubtedly rain down on him Saturday night from the boxing-crazed Bell Centre crowd. Andrade, 27-2 (21,) is ranked No. 3 in the IBF super middleweight division and…
NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato†Figueroa feels every fight is like a chess match and he plans to put former two-time world champion Randall Bailey into a checkmate position Friday night on ESPN2 during their scheduled 12 round IBF title eliminator in Memphis. The winner between IBF No. 3 rated Bailey, 38-6 (34),…
He’s called “Fast Eddie†for having, arguably, the fastest hands in the heavyweight division. He could be called “Steady Eddie,†for the consistent, workmanlike manner he conducts his business in the ring. But in the aftermath of his disciplined victory at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles over former WBC Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter, Eddie…
Peter McDonagh believes that his topsy turvy career is back on the rise ahead of his English Light Welterweight title clash with Lenny Daws at the York Hall, London on April 11. The bout is the chief support to the eagerly awaited Commonwealth title decider between John O’Donnell and Craig Watson on a Hennessy Sports…
Thell Torrence of Platinum Entertainment in association with Adam Fish of Big Fish Boxing Promotions will present boxing at its finest when they showcase former undisputed welterweight champion Zab Judah (37-6-0 KO: 25) vs. former 3-Time Light Welterweight Champion Jesus Rodriguez (19-3-0 KO: 5). The co-main event features the rising star of the Philippines, WBC…
Undefeated Carl Froch, a household name in his native England, looks to enhance his reputation in America when he defends his WBC Super Middleweight title against Jermain Taylor, a former undisputed middleweight champ and one of the most highly regarded and recognizable fighters of this generation, in a world championship fight on Saturday, April 25,…