Last night in Veracruz, Mexico, WBA Light Flyweight Champion Edgar Sosa retained his crown with a fourth round stoppage over challenger Roberto Carlos Leyva at Estadio Beto Avila. The bout started off slow but by the second frame, Sosa had finished studying and began fighting Leyva, pushing the faded former IBF Minimumweight titlist back with…
** With Slideshow** © Michael Worden / Saddo Boxing The one thing, above all others, that hardly anyone around boxing felt that would occur at this fight was a 12 round decision. Due to the hype and fervor that surround the promotion of the bout, it appeared almost certain that the bout would end early….
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing According to media sources, Bernard Hopkins recently stated in an interview that Golden Boy Promotions has made an $8 million offer to Joe Calzaghe’s promoter Frank Warren for Calzaghe to fight Hopkins in the United States on a Golden Boy promotion. Earlier today, I contacted Calzaghe to inquire if…
Universum stages a big bill tonight in Dresden, Germany as longtime WBO Light Heavy Champ Zsolt “Firebird” Erdei puts his belt at risk against Panama’s Tito Mendoza and ageless wonder Virgil Hill defends his WBA Cruiser crown against interim titlist Firat Arslan. Erdei, 27-0 (17), won the WBO title nearly four years ago by defeating…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Ricky Hatton was awarded the prestigious title – ‘Boxer of the Year 2007’ for a third time this week at the British Boxing Board of Control Annual Awards Dinner. It’s been a fantastic year for the Hitman – who is being hailed as the boxer who has successfully ‘lifted’…
Aside from the Ricardo Mayorga vs. Fernando Vargas bout in Los Angeles, there was a good bit of action across the globe last night and we start in the land Down Under. At the Croatian Club in the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl, the Australian middleweight title was defended by reigning champion Junior Talipeau, 9-0 (2),…
Legendary promoter Don King packed quite a punch during a special visit to troops in Germany and Iraq as part of a USO/MNC-I expeditionary entertainment tour during this Thanksgiving weekend. King later surprised U.S. forces in Iraq with an unannounced visit and special viewing of the Don King Productions and Main Events co-promoted match featuring…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Thursday, Ricky Hatton arrived at Las Vegas airport alongside brother Matthew, trainer Billy Graham, agent Paul Speak and strength coach/ nutrionist Kerry Kayes to awaiting photographers and fans. Obviously thrilled to be back in Vegas – the Hitman told Sky Sports; Ed Robinson that it…
Kim Poulsen, 5-1 (1), will take on almost legendary English journeyman, and former Midlands Area super featherweight champion, Peter â€The Professor“ Buckley on Wednesday, November 28, at the Cafe Royal in London. While the Danish prospect has only six bouts under his belt, Buckley has been in a professional ring no less than 289 times,…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Boxing fans across the UK are excitedly awaiting the dream fight between Manchester Hero – Ricky ‘Hitman’ Hatton and King of Bling – Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather to take place on Saturday, December 8 at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas . Excitement heightened yesterday with the departure of the…
Union Boxing Team in Donetsk, Ukraine, stage another big show December 15. The main bouts shape up as follows: Vyacheslav Senchenko vs Riad Menasria for the EE-EU and WBA Intercontinental welterweight titles, Andrei Kudriatsev vs Aram Ramazyan for the vacant EE-EU lightweight title, Yuri Voronin vs Oleg Yefimovich for the WBO International featherweight title, Vladimir…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing After emerging victorious from the biggest PPV fight of all time against modern day great Oscar De La Hoya this past May, is WBC Welterweight Champion Floyd Mayweather headed for a shocking upset against Ricky “Hitman” Hatton on December 8? Mayweather has a long history of rubbishing Hatton and…