There was a good show at the Sparkassen Arena in Kiel last night with IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham putting in a dramatic finish to knockout big-hearted American visitor Elvin Ayala in the twelfth and final round to retain his title for the seventh time. Ayala showed good boxing skills in the early going but…
Light welter prospect Paul McCloskey took and important step last night by claiming victory over former WBC Lightweight Champion Cesar Bazan at the Leisure Complex in Letterkenny. Despite his great experience, Bazan is no longer the fighter he once was in the late 1990’s and was made to order for the Ulster prospect, who rattled…
There were two good cards last night in Scotland with several of the top men in the country in action. At the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow, ex-Commonwealth Lightweight king and European Union Super Feather titlist Willie Limond returned to the ring for the first time since losing to Amir Khan last July. Local hero…
Former light middleweight world champions Raul Marquez and Bronco McKart went at last night at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, MI in a back and forth battle at middleweight over ten exciting rounds between aging southpaws in the twilight of their careers. McKart tried to use his height and reach advantages to box…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a lively crowd that packed the Metrodome in Barnsley, England last night for the Frank Maloney promoted fight night billed as ‘Northern Rock !’ A full fight-card of eleven exciting contests was to be headlined by Stokes’ Chris Edwards making his first defence of the…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Yesterday at BB King’s Blues Club Restaurant in New York City, Top Rank held a press conference to announce the first title defense for WBC and WBO Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, 33-0 (29), who will face the #1 rated WBO Middleweight contender Gary Lockett, 30-1 (21). Also…
The date of June 16, 1983, forever will taint the history of New York sports and the world of boxing. That evening at Madison Square Garden, a shameful chain of events ended a promising young boxer’s career and changed the lives of many associated with the tragic scandal.
The two best female boxers in the world, Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter†Holm and Mary Jo Sanders, headline the June 13th “Finally†pay-per-view event at 10 PM/ET-8 PM/MT – the greatest collection of women fighters on one show in history – live from Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The great Rocky Marciano will be posthumously inducted into the CES Ring of Honor in a special ceremony during the April 4th “Heavy Hitters†pro boxing show, airing on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights live from Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
ITV and Hennessy Sports announce that the WBC world light welterweight title fight between Junior Witter and Timothy Bradley will be broadcast live on ITV1 on the same May 10 bill as Carl Froch’s WBC super middleweight final eliminator against Denis Inkin. British boxing star Witter will be making his third defence of his WBC…
Gareth Couch is out to take out his frustration in his long-awaited 11th professional fight at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday, April 4. The undefeated High Wycombe light welterweight is happy to be part of the Hennessy Sports bill after being limited to just one fight last year.
Steve O’Mara makes his professional debut on Friday, April 4 with top trainer Jim McDonnell confident he has a bright future. The Wembley light middleweight sparred with the likes Olympic Games hopeful James Degale at Dale Youth ABC in Shepherds Bush before deciding to turn professional.