World middleweight title contender “Ireland’s†John Duddy is looking forward to fighting again in his adopted New York City home for the first time since last May, when he battles tough Tunisian brawler Walid “Tempete de Sable†Smichet (17-3-1, 13 KOs) in the 10-round, off-TV co-feature on the February 23rd heavyweight championship unification show headlined…
Sacramento’s Otis Griffin and Yerington’s Jesse Brinkley will be fighting for the vacant WBC-USNBC super middleweight title on February 22 nd in Reno. The Griffin/Brinkley fight won’t just be a War For the West – it is now for the vacant USNBC belt and world ranking implications. As former reality TV stars, this is also…
“Champions of Tomorrow†Friday night at Foxwoods Resort Casino One sure sign of respect in boxing is when a fighter calls out a potential opponent in the media. It’s rare for a boxer with only 11 pro fights to be such a target, especially one coming off of a 15-month inactive stretch due to an…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing I sat on the train on my way to Madison Square Garden on Saturday night looking forward to an evening of boxing. Although they are passed their primes, I looked forward to seeing two legends of the ring face each other in the main event. My expectation was either…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night saw a cracking start to the New Year as Esham Pickering faced Sean Hughes in a Hennessy Promoted fight night for the British Super Bantamweight title, billed as “The Re-Matchâ€, at the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton-on-Trent, England. Just 10 weeks ago, Sean…
By Per Ake Persson German super middle Danilo Haussler is sidelined with an injury and the rematch against European titlist Cristian Sanavia is off or at least postponed. Sanavia will still make a voluntary defence of the title though and a very likely challenger is Dane Mads Larsen. Date and site to be announced. Italian…
With less than two weeks to go before his first ever British title fight, London based light heavyweight Peter Haymer has been tearing through sparring partners at an alarming rate as he prepares for a rematch with reigning British champion Tony Oakey on a Frank Maloney promotion at York Hall on Friday, February 1, 2008….
Last night, Madison Square Garden was the scene of a massive Don King Productions bill headlined by a ten round clash between former multi-weight world champions Roy Jones Jr., and Felix Trinidad at light heavyweight. Despite being the naturally smaller man, Trinidad largely went forward during the bout in an attempt to put pressure on…
Red hot super bantamweight Steve Molitor retained his IBF title with a superb 12 rounds points verdict against challenger Ricardo Castillo last night at the Casino in Rama, Ontario. A former Mexican champion and ex-WBA title challenger from Mexicali, Castillo used his strength advantage to put Molitor on the back foot but could never pin…
Last night at the Burg-Waechter Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany, Ruslan Chagaev made the first defense of his WBA Heavyweight title by outpointing Commonwealth champion Matt Skelton over twelve rounds. But Chagaev, 24-0-1 (17), certainly didn’t have it easy as the bull-like Skelton first used his underrated boxing skills before beginning to exert his more familiar…
Martin “El Gallito†Castillo, former World Boxing Association flyweight champion, will challenge current World Boxing Organization super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel on Saturday, February 16th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The twelve round world title bout will be featured on the under card of the pay-per-view extravaganza headlined by the rematch rumble between…
Two modern day boxing legends share a boxing ring tonight when Roy Jones Jr meets Felix Trinidad over 12 rounds at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York. For Jones Jr this is his third bout since losing a light heavyweight rubber match to local rival Antonio Tarver in October 2005. A former four…