© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing In a build up to Saturday’s “Homecoming” featuring Ricky “Hitman” Hatton against Juan Lazcano, Frank Maloney hosted a meeting with the press to speak with Lazcano at the Smart ‘Village Hotel’, Ashton Moss, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Manchester. Having arrived into Manchester over the weekend, the Mexican …
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Now that Portsmouth has had time to reflect upon their historic FA Cup win, and the city has been dancing the Kan-Kan since May 17, it’s now time to change the music and dance the Oakey-Kokey as Portsmouth’s other favorite sporting star, Tony Oakey, steps into the ring on Friday, …
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Yesterday at Differ Ariake in Tokyo Japan, championship boxing headlined the card as Jose “Quiebra Jicara” Alfaro 20-4 (18) made the first defense of his WBA Lightweight Title against Japanese native Yusuke Kobori 23-2-1 (12). The title defense had the feel of a coming out party for the newly crowned …
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© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Just days away from Ricky Hatton’s ‘Homecoming’ fight at the City of Manchester Stadium, Frank Maloney hosted a press-meet today with opponent – Juan Lazcano. I have recently written an account of Lazcano’s last two fights against Vivian Harris and prior to that – …
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Have you ever heard the saying that things happen in threes? The rule of three is a principle that suggests that events happen or repeat themselves three times which is exactly what Stevie Johnston is hoping will be a reality tomorrow night when he faces Edner Cherry on ESPN’s Wednesday …
Read More »Boxing Analysis: Learning About Juan Lazcano
With less than a week to go until Ricky Hatton’s ‘Homecoming’ at the City of Manchester Stadium, I’m trying to build a picture of the man who is to face the ‘Hitman’ on one of the biggest nights of the year! The Mexican-born Juan Lazcano now fighting out of California …
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The Battle is on! Welterweight superpowers Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito square-off in a compelling and eagerly-awaited world title fight to determine the division’s top dog and arguably boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter. “The Battle!” / “La Batalla!” — the pay-per-view extravaganza — headlined by the Cotto vs. Margarito World …
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The position of trainer in the sport of boxing is perhaps the most crucial piece of the puzzle when it comes to putting together a successful fighter. The best trainers command a great deal of respect for their unique abilities to raise the performance levels of their boxers and as …
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David Itskowitch: Thank you very much. Thank you everybody for joining us today. We’re here to discuss the Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano fight which will be on May 24 from Manchester and will be televised here in the United States live on VERSUS at 3:30 pm Eastern and 12:30 …
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