You only have one chance to make a first impression, and Jean Pascal did not impress Edison Miranda this past Friday night during his 10 round bout with Brian Norman at the Bell Center in Montreal. “I came all the way from the sunny weather of San Juan to the snow in Montreal, to watch…
As the dust settles on Chris Edwards’ historic victory, the first boxer from Stoke to win a British title for 85 years took time out to thank the team at Impact Boxing who had assisted him in his quest to capture the inaugural super-flyweight Lonsdale Belt. “I couldn’t have achieved this without Impact Boxing,†said…
**With Slideshow** © Curtis McCormick / Saddo Boxing Frank Maloney and Steve Wood put on a big show at Robin Park Centre in Wigan, England last night, with two British and two Commonwealth title fights on tap along with a host of undercard bouts. There was a lot of action on the card with three…
By Per Ake Persson Susianna Kentikian retained the WBA flyweight title and added the vacant WIBF belt to her collection with a hardfought unanimous decision over Nadia Hokmi from France. It was scored 97-95, 96-94 and 97-94. Hokmi protested but was overrun in the first half of the fight by the agressive champion. She did…
One-round finish for the Olympic medallist in Bolton In the biggest challenge of his career so far, Khan silenced doubters and cheered supporters with an emphatic first round KO of former world-title challenger Graham Earl. In front of a packed Bolton Arena, which included 1,000 Earl fans who followed the Luton man to Bolton, Khan…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday in the Conference Center of the MGM Grand, British Fighters met U.S Fighters in the fight night billed as “British Invasion: The UK vs. The Worldâ€. Disappointingly, the thousands of British fans who were in Las Vegas for the Main Event, did not attend this fight…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing The build up has been almost unbearable, not since the 1980’s when greats of the era such as “Sugar” Ray Leonard, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns and Roberto Duran squared off has there been so much anticipation for a welterweight showdown. We have discussed it, argued…
** With Massive Slidshow** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing This Weigh-in at the MGM Grand Arena – 5 or 6 thousand British Fans packed in to the tiered seats to support Ricky Hatton as he weighed in ahead of tomorrow nights Main Event. I heard that some fans had tried…
Yesterday at the Woolcombe vs. Portman British Light Middleweight title weigh-in, there were wildly different opinions on just who would win tonight’s greatly anticipated Ricky Hatton vs. Floyd Mayweather WBC Welterweight title showdown. Glenn McCrory, former world champion boxer and current Sky Sport Commentator: “I’m pretty much convinced that Hatton is going to pull it…
Click for larger image Well after months of anticipation its finally here. The hype machine has taken in such places as Los Angeles, Grand Rapids, New York, London and Manchester. Many words have been said. The fighters have come face to face. Now, in the words of Michael Buffer, “Lets Get Ready to Rumble”. In…
**With Massive Slideshow** © Curtis McCormick / Saddo Boxing Yesterday afternoon, Frank Maloney Promotions held the weigh-in for their big show taking place tonight Saturday, December 8 at Robin Park Centre in Wigan, England. The event drew a selection of local fight figures as well as the camps of the eight combatants who will participate…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing This week at the media center, well-liked Marco Antonio Barrera answered questions from the press. With help from a translator, here are Barrera’s thought’s on Mayweather and Hatton: