**With Slideshow of all Boxers** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing In the MGM Grand Arena, which would play host to Saturday night’s superfight, was the weighin for the Friday fight night billed as “British Invasion: The UK vs. The Worldâ€. The main event is the NABF Middleweight Title-fight between “Superman”…
© Curtis McCormick / Saddo Boxing Chris Edwards vs. Jamie McDonnel On Undercard While thousands of British fight fans are in Las Vegas to witness what many consider to be the biggest fight in British Boxing history, few will remember that back at home there is another piece of British boxing history taking place on…
**With Audio Stream** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Today was cooler and a bit overcast in the city of Las Vegas, but there was nothing dull about the atmosphere in the MGM today as Ricky Hatton and his team spent time with radio broadcasters and the world’s media. Ricky, Billy…
**With Slideshow and Full Audio Stream** © Curtis McCormick / Saddo Boxing Yesterday in Wigan, England, promoters Frank Maloney and Steve Wood held a press conference for their “Home Guard” show this Saturday at the Wigan Arena, facing off the eight fighters that will clash in four title fights. The British Light Middleweight title will…
**With Slideshow and Audio Interview** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing At the MGM Grand Arena’s Media Center in Las Vegas, press representatives from around the world gathered for the official press conference of Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather, along with the undercard contestants for the fightnight billed as ‘Undefeated’ On…
Click for larger image As well as the big welterweight fight between Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas sees other big fight action too this Saturday. Two fighters who are no strangers to British fans, Jeff Lacy and Peter Manfredo, fight in an intriguing 10 round super middleweight bout. Jeff…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Can Ricky Hatton pull off the upset against Floyd Mayweather this Saturday night in Las Vegas? According to many, no, but Hatton is used to having odds against him, and it seems that his best performances have come when the odds were stacked against him….
A cracking night of action on both sides of the Atlantic gets underway in Bolton, England where local hero Amir Khan makes the second defence of his Commonwealth Lightweight Championship. Graham Earl, from Luton, opposes Khan this Saturday. Earl himself has held British and Commonwealth titles and has even tread water into world level in…
International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man†Malignaggi took a break from his Vero Beach training camp, where he’s preparing for his first title defense January 5 on Showtime Championship Boxing against No. 1 contender Herman “The Black Panther†Ngoudjo (16-1, 9 KOs) at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City, to play boxing’s…
By Per Ake Persson Spotlight Boxing promotes on Friday, Dec 7, in Hamburg. The Hamburg bill is topped by female fly Susianna Kentikian, who faces Nadia Hockmi in a WIBF and WBA fight. WBO Intercontinental middle champ Sebastian Zbik defends the title against Samir dos Santos Barbosa, heavyweight Sebastian Kober faces experienced Brit Lee Swaby,…
Cappiello Promotions returns professional boxing to Boston for one final time in 2007, with “Holiday Havoc,” an exciting 9-bout event to be held Thursday, December 6th at The Roxy.
**With Slideshow** Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing It has been a long time coming. After eight years we will get a chance to see two Heavyweight champions begin to unify the muddied division when IBF & IBO Champion Wladimir Klitschko 49-3 (44) will face WBO Champion Sultan Ibragimov 22-0-1 (17)…