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© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Today, at the Trafford Centre, Manchester, England, crowds of fans lined the ‘Orient’ area of the ‘mall’ to watch the weigh-ins for tomorrow night’s “Homecoming” fight night, promoted by Frank Maloney in association with Punch Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions. The weigh-in stage sat …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday the City of Manchester Stadium, England, played host to the official press conference ahead of Saturday’s ‘Homecoming’ fight night. Entering the stadium, I stopped by to see how the ‘pitch’ was progressing in preparation for the fight and with just two …

Ten months after a wildly controversial ending to their first fight, Ricardo Torres will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Welterweight Title against No. 1 contender Kendall Holt in a rematch on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Saturday, July 5, 2008, live on SHOWTIME at …

Furious Enzo Calzaghe, the reigning “Trainer of the Year,” has launched a stinging attack on world middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik’s trainer Jack Loew after Loew bad mouthed his son Joe – and top-rated middleweight title contender Gary Lockett. Loew has been quoted in the press as saying: “Maybe Enzo can …

He’s comparing me to a little rat dog, well I’ll show him that my bite is much worse than my bark. Nate is going to try to avoid me just as much as the other fighters in the division. They’ve all been running from me since I was the 122lb. …

World Class Professional Boxing Returns to Chicago as Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, home of the best in Chicago boxing and Bob Arum’s Top Rank Incorporated present FEARLESS, an action packed evening of world class professional boxing on Friday, June 20th at the Aragon Ballroom. Tickets for FEARLESS are on …

Some of boxing’s youngest, brightest stars will be out and fighting tonight on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights (ESPN2 FNF) in “Ring Warriors,” promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), live from Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Undefeated cruiserweight prospect “Awesome” Aaron Williams headlines his …

It was a momentous day for Timothy Bradley (22-0, 11 KOs) – as he completed his hometown victory press tour, he received more good news. Bradley, who seized his first opportunity at a world title shot on May 10 at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England against highly regarded …

With an 11 fight knockout streak dating back to 2005, Chris Arreola has truly been a “Nightmare” for opponents. But the best young heavyweight on the planet is not satisfied; he wants a world heavyweight title shot and is willing to go through anyone in the world to get one. …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Today (Thursday) at the City of Manchester Stadium, England, media came together for the official press conference ahead of Saturdays’ ‘HomeComing’ Fightnight. Hosted by Frank Maloney, the press conference saw Ricky Hatton, Juan Lazcano, Paulie Malignaggi, Lovemore N’Dou, Matthew Hatton and Craig Watson all …

“She is a five foot five quick, hard hitting, punching machine” described one reporter. “It is a mistake to step in the ring with her. If you don’t believe me all you have to do is see her fight” said another. If you left out the words her, she and …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night sees another Steve Woods / VIP Boxing promoted fight night at the Robin Park, Wigan, England. It is sure to be another action-packed night – the ‘bill’ consists of seven contests: Heavyweight: Scott Mitchell versus Paul Bonson Light Middleweight: Chris Johnson versus …