The ongoing campaign for the upcoming presidential elections in Kenya, set to be decided in December, have more or less put the country on hold when it comes to sports activities. This also means that professional boxing is on the back-burner, and that Risum Boxing’s David Kiilu, James Kimori and Samson Onyango could be forced…
Last night British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore went up against awkward challenger, English Champion Andrew Facey in a rematch at Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England. In the build-up to this fight, Moore’s good friend and world’s top light welterweight Ricky Hatton spoke about and indicated what I believed is the case that this…
Crown Boxing Inc, in association with Budweiser King of Beers, presents the Friday Night Fights live on November 2 at the Mardis Gras Ballroom of the Orleans Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
On November 10, 2007, Madison Square Garden once again shows why it is the Mecca of boxing. The old ring may have been retired but that has not stopped the venue from having the most exciting cards in all of boxing. This coming November that tradition continues when WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto, 30-0 (25),…
Tonight at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center in Detroit, Michigan, Contender alum Cornelius “K-9†Bundrage, 26-3 (15), will face Nelson Manchego, 12-7-1 (8), in a 10 round light middleweight bout. K-9 has remained active since the second season of the Contender series ended in 2006. In January, he defeated Chris Smith on ESPN’s Friday…
Tonight at Cicero Stadium in Chicago, IL, Tecate sponsors Solo Boexo, televised live on the Telefutura network starting at 8 PM. The bill is toped by the always exciting former world super flyweight champion Martin “El Gallito” Castillo, 32-2 (17), who faces the hard punching Jonathan Perez, 13-2 (10), on a shared 8 Count/Top Rank…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Tonight at the Robin Park Arena, in Wigan, England, one of trainer Bobby Rimmers’ young boxers, light welter Jack Arnfield, is appearing on the undercard of Frank Maloney’s Jamie Moore vs. Andrew Facey rematch and SaddoBoxing had the good fortune to briefly speak with Rimmer…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing In preparation for tonight’s Frank Maloney Promotions bill, “National Service”, at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan, England, British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore and challenger Andrew Facey both made weight yesterday as they prepared to tangle once again. Moore, 27-3 (18), canvassed Facey, 19-4-1…
ShoBox: The New Generation will celebrate its 100th telecast with arguably the finest match-up and most significant heavyweight fight in the series’ distinguished six-year history. The heavyweight “Battle for the Ages†will pit “Fast†Eddie Chambers (29-0, 16 KOs) against Calvin “The Boxing Banker†Brock (31-1, 23 KOs) in anInternational Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight title…
WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler may think he’s the new sheriff in town, but WBO/The Ring magazine super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe is ready to lay down the law in arguably the biggest world title unification showdown of non-heavyweight champions since the Sugar Ray Leonard-Tommy Hearns welterweight rumble of 1981.
By Per Ake Persson It´s official I: IBF middle champ Arthur Abraham defends the title December 8 in Basle. Opponent will be Brit Wayne Elcock, who scored a big upset in beating Howard Eastman to win the national title. As previously reported, European super middle king Cristian Sanavia fights Danilo Haussler in one of the…
Team Ruiz has formally petitioned the World Boxing Association, on behalf of two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz (42-7-1, 29 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBA, to request reconsideration of its October 10, 2007 ruling that ordered an elimination fight between No. 1 rated Nicolay Valuev and No. 2 Sergei Liakhovich to…