Danish super middleweight Fawaz Nasir, 13-2 (8), is determined to give everything he has when he takes on IBF # 5 contender Robert Stieglitz, 31-2 (19), over eight rounds on July 11 in Cuxhaven, Germany. The 28-year-old boxer-puncher signed the contract on Saturday, and realises this is a magnificent chance to take over the Russian-German’s…
Saturday night at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England, former British and WBU Super Feather Champ Michael Gomez gave Commonwealth Lightweight titlist Amir Khan a tremendous fight before being controversially stopped in the fifth round of a thrilling contest. Gomez came out in his characteristically aggressive manner, surging forward behind the jab and forcing…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing At Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Friday night, the action continued after the main British Middleweight title bout between Wayne Elcock and Darren McDermott. It turned out to be a very successful night for Errol Johnson and Bob Plant, with their fighters winning all of their contests! Mark…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Germany’s Arthur Abraham made a spectacular American debut last night at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida as the IBF Middleweight Champion ruthlessly belted out arch-rival Edison Miranda in the fourth round during a non-title rematch at 166 pounds.
Just three years and a half years since turning professional, Florida welterweight Andre Berto won the prestigious WBC title belt last night at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, TN but thoroughly outclassing opponent Miguel Angel Rodriguez on the way to banging out a seventh round TKO. From the first bell, the 24 year old Berto…
Showing no ill effects from his only career loss to date against Joe Calzaghe last November, super middleweight Mikkell Kessler turned in a good performance in front of a hometown crowd by stopping opponent Dimitri Sartison in the 12th and final round to annex the vacant WBA title last night at Bronby Hallen in Copenhagen,…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Elcock ʽSnatchedʼ it! It was a disappointing night for Dudley body-snatcher Darren McDermott last evening as a bad cut forced a second round stoppage against Britain’s top middleweight Wayne ʽMad Dogʼ Elcock at Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England on a Hennessy Sports promotion. Elcock, coming back from…
Newly-minted WBC super welterweight champion Sergio Mora attended Oscar De La Hoya’s recent book signing in Los Angeles. De La Hoya, a six-division world champion and currently the WBC’s No. 1 super welterweight contender, has authored the recently-released autobiography, “American Son”.
Many amateur boxers who do not qualify for national teams often develop into better pros than some Olympians. Contrasting styles and maturation processes often are contributing factors and 2008 U.S. Olympic first alternate Danny O’Connor could very well be the next example of a boxer becoming a better professional than amateur.
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing In a scrap I’m personally looking forward to, Bolton’s Amir Khan defends his Commonwealth Lightweight belt against tough Mancunian Michael Gomez this Saturday night in Birmingham, England. For Khan, this could be one of his last tests before hopefully being pitched in for a world…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday, at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England, Amir Khan, 17-0 (13), came face-to-face with Michael Gomez, 35-8 (24), as they weighed in ahead of their Commonwealth Lightweight title contest tonight at the NIA. First up was the challenger Gomez, a former British and WBU Super…
By Per Ake Persson Mikkel Kessler weighed in at a perfectly fit 76.1 kg/167.75 lb for tonight´s WBA title fight in Copenhagen against Dmitri Sartison, who came in at 75.9 kg/167.25 lb. Sartison looked smaller though, both in height and weight, as the two had a short staredown and then smiled for the cameras. The…