Son of a TV legend has the power to establish his own name in boxing By Andre Courtemanche Undefeated 28-year-old super welterweight Wilford Scypion Jr., the son of 80s TV favorite and former world title challenger Wilford Scypion Sr., says he’s looking to surpass his father’s impressive ring career.
Faatimah “Tamika” Balmer, who fights out of Smokin’ Joe Frazier’s Gym in North Philadelphia, marked her return to boxing last month with a resounding win over the number two ranked Brittany Inkrote to secure the Mid Atlantic Boxing Association Championship for the second time. The 24 year old is set to compete at the East…
Special Event at Gleason’s Gym this Saturday evening and tickets for up coming boxing shows! Live Chamber Music and Boxing at Gleason’s Gym on Saturday, February 16. At 8:00PM, The International Street Cannibals and Gleason’s Gym present Strike Part V. Don’t miss it!
Middleweight veteran “Classy†Freddie Cuevas will return to the ring this Friday night, February 15th to take on Dominican Luis Hodge at “Celebration”, an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing marking the 10 year anniversary of Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions.
27 year old British super bantam Rendall Munroe put on the performance of his career in stopping opponent Marc Callaghan to win the English title this past October but the Leicester southpaw must overcome far greater odds if he is to lift the European title from bull-like reigning champion Kiko “La Sensacion” Martinez in their…
Click for larger image © Mike Worden / Saddo Boxing In front of a standing room only crowd last night in the Grand Ballroom of the Pachanga Casino in Temecula, California, Carlos Quintana, 25-1 (19), wrestled away the WBO Welterweight title from Paul Williams, 33-1 (24), by a hard fought 12 round unanimous decision. From…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night at the Peterlee Leisure Centre in County Durham, England saw the Commonwealth Light Welterweight Title Contest between the Champion, undefeated London based Nigerian Ajose ‘Ring Marshall’ Olusegun, and local challenger, Nigel Wright, of Hartlepool on a Barry Hearn/Matchroom Sport promoted Friday fightnight. Both…
Aside from the results that we’ve already reported on here at SaddoBoxing, there was good action across the globe and we start at The Casino in Montreal, Canada where two important prospects were in action. Welterweight Antonin Decarie, 18-0 (5), dominated former IBF Lightweight title challenger Israel Cardona, 36-9 (28), by a wide points decision…
“I have nothing to complain about. The boys did very wellâ€. Short and sweet, so were the words of manager Henrik Risum after his two charges Fawaz Nasir and Kim Poulsen scored wins on Saturday night’s Larsen Boxing promotion in Aabybro, Denmark. Nasir won by third round TKO over game Latvian Sandris Tomsons, while Poulsen…
In headline event on Saturday night at Lucky Eagle Casino in Rochester, WA, heavyweight Eric Boose of Puyallup, WA defeated Louis Monaco of Denver, CO by TKO in :02 seconds of the fifth round. Boose landed a devastating right hook under Monaco’s chin toward the end of the fourth but Monaco was saved by the…
As part of their 10 year anniversary, Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, has announced plans to honor Rocky Martinez and Mike “Fly†Garcia this Friday night, February 15 at Cicero Stadium with both being inducted into the 8 Count Productions Hall of Fame as part of the “Celebration” boxing event. Said Pesoli, “Rocky and Mike…
© Jan Sanders / Goossen Tutor Promotions It is possible to be too dangerous. This is exactly what current WBO Welterweight Champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams, 33-0 (24), is learning as he gets set to make the first defense of this title against challenger Carlos Quintana, 24-1 (19). In a weight division far deeper than…