Undefeated IBF/IBO light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson wants to be the first to congratulate Joe Calzaghe on his dominant victory over Roy Jones, Jr. at Madison Square Garden tonight. “Joe has lot to be proud of and I for one am very impressed,” stated Dawson. “If Joe wants to have his grand farewell in Wales,…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing In a fight 10 years in the making, Joe Calzaghe makes his New York debut against ring legend Roy Jones Junior in a 12 round light heavyweight bout. For Calzaghe, this is the opportunity to cement his status as 175 pound number one. For Jones, at 39, a victory…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Last week during the conference call hosted by Roy Jones Jr, I had asked him if he were to compare his upcoming fight with Joe Calzaghe to the Roman Coliseum, who would he be? The exotic animal or the gladiator and why? “I am the gladiator in this fight,”…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Tonight at Madison Square Garden, Brooklyn favorite Dmitriy Salita, 28-0-1 (16), will face Derrick Campos, 17-5 (10), for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental Light Welterweight title on the undercard of Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones, Jr. It is a night that Salita hoped he would be fighting for the WBA…
The long and winding career of British Heavyweight Champ Danny Williams takes another twist tonight at London’s York Hall as the 35 year old “Brixton Bomber” faces Essex based Pole Albert Sosnowski in a ten round non-title affair. Williams, 40-6 (31), has had many ups and downs since turning pro 13 years ago and won…
Tonight at the Jako Arena in Bamberg, IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham puts his belts on the line against former IBF Light Middle titlist Raul Marquez on a bill that also includes the vacant IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight title matchup between Otis Griffin and Enad Licina. Abraham, 27-0 (22), had to pull out of a previously…
Sichuan Gymnasium in Chengdu, China was the site of a Don King boxing card last night headlined by the triumphant return of Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera, 64-6 (43), who came back from a one year hiatus from the ring to stop lightweight Sammy Ventura, 25-20 (20), in the fourth round with body shots. There…
On Friday Night before a sold out crowd, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing presented yet another exciting night of boxing at the beautiful Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The seven bout card which featured some of boxing’s hottest up and coming prospects was headlined by the WBA #5 rated heavyweight in the world…
Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions announced a fundraising partnership today in York, PA with the Easter Seals’ Central Pennsylvania office as part of “The Battle At York” professional boxing series held tonight at York’s Valencia Ballroom featuring Bowman and Weimer in separate bouts.
The World Boxing Council’s 46th annual convention closed today at the Jinjiang Hotel in Chengdu. 458 attendants were registered at the week-long gathering of the world boxing community. WBC President Jose Sulaiman opened the day by saying, “I believe that we have had a very successful convention. We have dealt with many things that are…
© Emily Harney Peter Manfredo, Jr.helps 12-year-old Cameron Wheeler, of Johnston, RI, put on boxing gloves for the first time this afternoon at Manfredo’s Gym in Pawtucket, RI. Wheeler, the cousin of Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Dan Wheeler, suffers from a rare brain tumor that doctors have tried to remove three times.
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Popular Philadelphia cruiserweight, Simon ‘One Punch’ Carr, announces that he is to hang up his gloves in order to concentrate on his fight promotion business.