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…
Canada may not be a country famed for it’s fighting prowess but the scene there is in it’s fledgling years. You may think that the world’s second largest country has nothing to boast about other than ice hockey and the CN tower. I strongly recommend that you change your views pretty quickly because, although the…
The sport of kings is slowly waking up from it’s post-holiday slumber and while things get back to normal this evening, there were a few important bouts that took place across the globe last night. We get the ball rolling at the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton-On-Trent, England where British Super Bantam ruler Esham Pickering,…
Danish super middleweight Fawaz Nasir, 11-2 (6), is currently in training for a return to the ring in the near future, and he is hoping that 2008 will be the year where he takes the next considerable steps to fulfil his potential. After two very close decision-defeats in title fights in Germany, Nasir has gained…
Roy Jones Jr: 169.5 lb Felix Trinidad: 170 lb Andrew Golota: 237 lb Mike Mollo: 222 lb
After a spectacular knockout over David Banks with a punch that will be in the top five knockouts of 2008 for sure, Edison “Pantera” Miranda kindly takes some time out to speak to SaddoBoxing again. Miranda now boasts a record of 30 Wins and 2 Losses and as always is working towards world domination in…
A big weekend of fight action kicks off this Saturday in Dusseldorf, Germany when Britain’s Matt Skelton challenges unbeaten Ruslan Chagaev of Uzbekistan for the WBA World Heavyweight Championship. Skelton, a late starter in the professional ranks, has only one defeat in 22 fights, scoring 18 knockouts. A never say die brawler, Skelton was previously…
• Wladimir has been in his Florida training camp now for 2 weeks, along with his Chef. Hall of fame trainer, Emanuel Steward, arrived this week. • Klitschko has been enjoying the warm weather in Florida as his preparation heats up for the upcoming fight Feb 23. • He was at the Hard Rock Casino…
Q: You’re OK not fighting for a belt this time? Jermain Taylor: “When I win, I’ll be walking out of there with everything he took from me. I’m walking out of there with my pride.” Q: Is it working out better without Emanuel? JT: “It feels great. It’s just like the old days. When we…