Junior Witter believes he is in the hottest form of his career ahead of his next world title defence against Timothy Bradley at the Trent FM Arena Nottingham on May 10. Witter, of Bradford, England, makes the third defence of his prestigious WBC light welterweight title on a Hennessy Sports …
Read More »Rendall Munroe Vs Salem Bouaita: European Boxing Title
Super bantamweight Rendall Munroe returns to the ring at Harver Hadden LC in Nottingham, England on Friday, May 2, 2008, after recently shocking the boxing world by clearly outpointing Spanish strongman Kiko Martinez to capture the European title in March. “The Punching Dustman” wants to be an active champion and …
Read More »Boxing Profile: Simona Galassi
Her last match was held at Forlì, in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, on 29 March, 2008. Simona Galassi, an Italian queen of women’s boxing is trained by Valerio Nati, and in the match against reigning WBC Female Flyweight Champion, Stefania Bianchini, she showed her natural strength and her …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Ward vs. Ravelo To Headline June 20 ShoBox Broadcast
Former United States Olympic Gold Medallist and undefeated super middleweight Andre Ward, 15-0 (12), and former Dominican Olympian Jerson Ravelo, 18-2 (12), will take part in a New York City press conference today to promote their upcoming NABO Super Middleweight Championship bout on Friday, June 20 on ShoBox: The New …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Froch Rubbishes Calzaghe’s Las Vegas Victory
Carl Froch says he will produce a better performance than Joe Calzaghe did at the weekend in his WBC Super Middleweight Title Final Eliminator against Denis Inkin of Russia at the Trent FM Nottingham Arena on May 10. British champion Froch, 22-0 (18), was not overly impressed by Calzaghe’s points …
Read More »Star Boxing’s Prospects Johnson And Robinson Enjoy Winning Weekends
Undefeated #9 WBA Heavyweight, Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson, 19-0-1 (6), stepped up his game on Friday night, scoring a unanimous 10 round decision, 97-93 (twice) and 96-94, over a very game and tough Terry Smith, 30-5-1 (18), telecast live on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, …
Read More »Boxing Perspective: Audley Harrison – The Big Return?
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing After a break of 14 months, Audley Harrison of London, made his return on Saturday night as he faced Jason Barnett of Florida at the Thomas and Mack Centre, Las Vegas, on the undercard of the Joe Calzaghe vs Bernard Hopkins main event. Under …
Read More »Boxing Results: The Battle Of The Planet
It was ‘spot the celebrity’ on Saturday night as the stars came out for Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins as they battled for the Light Heavyweight Championship at the Thomas and Mack Centre in Las Vegas. Both men fly out of their corners for the first round but after only …
Read More »British Boxing: Ryan Rhodes Reclaims Past Glory
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Friday night, in a Frank Maloney promoted fight night at the famous York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, Gary Woolcombe made his first defence of the British Middlweight Title against Ryan Rhodes. Taller, younger, ʽHot Stuffʼ Woolcombe of Kent faced …
Read More »IBF/IBO Light Heavy Boxing Champ Antonio Tarver Challenges Joe Calzaghe
“Everyone was mentioned as Calzaghe’s potential next opponent but me – the true light heavy weight champion,” said IBF/IBO Light Heavyweight Champion Tarver following Joe Calzaghe’s defeat of Bernard Hopkins, who comprehensively beat Tarver in 2006, in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Read More »Ring Memorabilia Of Boxing Legend Smokin Joe Frazier Up For Auction In New York
On April 24, Sotheby’s and SCP Auctions will offer a fine selection of sports memorabilia and cards for auction. The April sale includes an outstanding offering of material that comes directly from Smokin’ Joe Frazier. Born in 1944, the 11th child of sharecroppers in South Carolina , Frazier took up …
Read More »Women’s Boxing: Garside vs. Hallback Added To Massive June 13 PPV
The much touted Fight of the Night candidate on the June 13th “Finally” pay-per-view event, airing live (10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT) from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, is the 10-round co-feature for the vacant International Female Boxers Association (IFBA) lightweight championship between WIBA featherweight champion Jeannine “G9” Garside (7-0-1, 3 …
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