**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Yea, what up Joe? I already know your 45 and 0, already know you got a flawless record and that’s why this fight is so expected. If I’m gonna fight I’m gonna fight the best and Joe Calzaghe you done beat the rest, B-Hop didn’t know it…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Ricky Hatton returned to the ring against Juan Lazcano in May of this year, looking to get his career back on track. After starting 2008 with a knockout loss to pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather, some people were really questioning Hatton’s abilities to fight at the top again….
One of the top Women boxers in the world over the last ten years, Mia St. John, will make a presentation entitled “Medical Safety in Female Boxing” at the AAPRP Medical Conference on Ringside Safety at Bally’s Resort Casino in Las Vegas, NV on Thursday, October 16 at 2:30PM. St. John has held the world…
Gray: Antonio you have said that Chad is the future and you’re the now. What gives you the indication that he’s not the ‘now’ and the future as well? Tarver: Well, I feel like I’m at the top of my game. I just took the IBF title from Clinton Woods. I’m here. I’m the unified…
Cerveza Tecate presents an amazing Friday boxing night from Buffalo Bill’s in Primm, NV as part of its continued efforts to bring the power of boxing to fans across the nation. This week’s edition of “Solo Boxeo Tecate†will be broadcasted as part of Telefutura’s programming.
Britain’s new boxing star Carl Froch will fight for a world title on prime time ITV1, as part of a new deal announced today with Hennessy Sports. Froch will meet Canadian star Jean Pascal for the WBC Super middleweight world title in his home city of Nottingham at the Trent FM Arena on December 6,…
A pair of International Boxing Federation All-African championship bouts will be featured Tuesday night, September 23, on the “KnockOut Poverty” pro boxing card, presented by Bob Duffy’s Ring Promotions, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan. “KnockOut Poverty” is a landmark event to help fight poverty in Africa. Grammy Award-winning, UN Goodwill Ambassador Youssou N’Dour and…
By Per Ake Persson The Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium, is booked for November 11 with former European Welter Champ Jackson Osei Bonsu scheduled to take on Argentinian Carlos Baldomir. Some sources say this is a WBC eliminator but if a fighter can come off a loss into an eliminator is doubtful. But the fight…
From the office of WBC President José Sulaimán: To clarify the situation concerning the two WBC bouts held in Mississippi on September 13, 2008, the WBC is pleased that the Mississippi Athletic Commission (MAC) reached an amicable resolution regarding the WBC’s bouts, which were held fully in accordance with WBC rules and regulations.
New England’s favorite son Demetrius Andrade, a 2008 U.S. Olympian and reigning World Amateur Champion, will host a news conference luncheon homecoming on Wednesday with his promoters Joe DeGuardia and Art Pelullo of Star Boxing and Banner Promotions, respectively, to announce his highly- anticipated professional boxing debut.
A week ago in Tampa Bay, the New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez hit a home run that might not have been. As the ball sliced left towards foul territory, umpires, players, managers and fans all angled for the best look at the ball to judge whether or not the towering shot would be ruled a…
Friday night at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, England, Denis Hobson of Fight Academy hosts their first boxing event of the new season. Billed as “Demolition at the Dome” – the main contest of the evening will be Graeme “Dezzie” Higginson’s second defence of the British Masters Light Welterweight title against Stefy Bull. Higginson won…