© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing This Saturday, at the City of Manchester Stadium, England, Ricky “Hitman†Hatton returns to the ring after suffering his first ever defeat to Floyd Mayweather. “How or the way you bounce back from a defeat – that’s what matters,†said the Hitman. He was clearly upset for the disappointed…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Today, SaddoBoxing went to the City of Manchester Stadium, England, to see the progress of preparations for Saturday’s ‘Homecoming’ fight night between Ricky “Hitman†Hatton and Juan Lazcano – promoted by Frank Maloney in association with Punch Promotions and Golden Boy. There’s no denying – it is indeed a…
The stakes got even bigger for the main event that will take place on Friday 6th at The Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia. Elieser Castillo of Miami & Adam Harris of Philadelphia will engage in a cruiserweight battle scheduled for twelve rounds and it will be contested for the WBC Latino Cruiserweight title.
Two-division champion Joan Guzman has made it no secret that he intends to win a title in the lightweight division. He already has an opponent in mind; the lightweight kingpin and always colorful Nate Campbell. Campbell 32-5-1 (25) who got married last Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., is currently on his honeymoon.
When German Interim-Champion Konstantin Airich (9-0-1, 8 kos) faces “Brixton Bomber†Danny Williams (38-6-0, 30 kos) in Bilbao next week (Friday, May 30th) it seems very likely that the fight doesn’t go the distance. Both men are well known for their heavy hands – though Williams is far more experienced, of course. The question will…
Ruslan Chagaev´s postponed defense of the WBA Heavyweight Title against Nikolai Valuev will according to German news agency DPA take place on July 5. The site has not determined. Meanwhile Universum strongly dismiss a story in Bild Zeitung as to why the fight was postponed. According to the tabloid, basing its story on Chagaev´s former…
Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao jets to Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday night in preparation for a full media day on Wednesday, May 21st which includes a Public Pep Rally at 12 Noon at Federal Plaza, 230 S. Dearborn (corner of Adams and Dearborn) to promote his showdown with World Boxing Council champion David Diaz set for…
While law practitioners generally aren’t thought of in charitable terms by most members of the general public, few would object to the motion that lawyers are a necessity in modern day life, and in fact, it could well be argued that denizens of the legal profession have sustained more than a few businesses during the…
© 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 (residing in California) looked to…
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, June 13 for “Fright Night”…
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 champion who had just won…
© 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 – against Manuel Garnica. But, today,…