First-ever Nigerian-born Heavyweight Champion bestowed with multiple awards, embraced by entire nation. WBC Interim Heavyweight Champion Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter has been embraced by the people in his homeland of Nigeria as a national hero, and everywhere he has visited, crowds have gathered, parades have been held and honors bestowed.
Click for larger image The mega fight “Undefeated†between Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton is fast approaching this weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Last week Floyd Mayweather closed out the last of the media conference calls answering questions for the various press personnel that attended the call. Although the conference calls are…
**With Slideshow** Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Saturday night went pretty much as expected for Gary Shaw Productions and Showtime as they closed out their 2007 season with a triple-header on Showtime Championship Boxing at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket , CT. Antonio “Magic Man†Tarver 26-4 (19) retained his…
On the strength of his superb victory over Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler last month, undisputed super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe won his second straight BBC Wales Sports Personality of The Year award. The “Italian Dragon” collected 77% of the vote, beating out an army of Welsh sports figures, including stablemate and WBO Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Mccarinelli….
It’s the big battle before the huge war. On the eve of Ricky Hatton’s WBC and Ring Magazine welterweight championship showdown against Floyd Mayweather Saturday night, his countrymen will be fighting in force Friday night against hard-nosed battlers from around the world on a card aptly titled “BRITISH INVASION: THE U.K. VS. THE WORLD,  
Dominican-born heavyweight prospect Nagy Aguilera, New York’s newest rising star, will be in action again December 13 on the “Holiday Hits†pro boxing show, co-promoted by Ring Promotions and Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing, at The Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan.
Undefeated and world ranked light heavyweight Tavoris Cloud of Tallahassee, Florida will return to the ring at “December Fury” on Friday, December 14 at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions.
Hot off the heels of a stellar crowd pleasing performance at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles by Star Boxing’s Jesse Feliciano, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing is still going strong with not one, not two, but three back-to-back events in a breathtaking two nights.
Santa Claus has come down Gary Woolcombe’s chimney early. Woolcombe, who was preparing for an eight round bout on November 30, was given an early Christmas present when Jamie Moore’s European title fight was cancelled.
The meeting was held on neutral ground in Austria, so as not to alert anyone in the boxing scene, but it was all it took to convince the parties of each other – and thus top-rated IBO ‘world’ superwelterweight champion Attila ‘The Viper’ Kovacs, 21-1 (14 KO’s), put pen to paper, in this case on…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing We laid down the choices, weighed them out, measured them, and then came to the unanimous conclusion. The month of November is one where glory belongs to the Pride of Wales and undisputed super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe. On November 3, Calzaghe faced off against Mikkel Kessler in one…
Aside from the bouts already covered here on SaddoBoxing, it was a real busy weekend around the global fisticuff scene, with most of the action taking place on Friday but the more important action was on Saturday. We’ll cover it all, right here and now, with a little bit of Sunday thrown in for good…