There was scattered action across the globe this weekend with former world champions, current European titlists and many hot prospects making appearances. We’ll start with Saturday in Buenos Aires, Argentina where 34 year old ex-WBA Lightweight Champion Raul Horacio Balbi, 55-8-1 (33), rebounded from his failed bid to unseat WBA 140 lb titlist at the…
IBF 122 lb Champion Steve Molitor was stretched the distance for the first time in five contests last night at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario when the 27 year old from Sarnia battled Thailand’s Fashan 3K Battery to a wide points win on an Allan Tremblay/Orion Sports promotion. Once again, it was Molitor’s patient application…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing There was some great undercard action on the Frank Maloney/VIP bill at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan, England on Friday night. Young Jack Arnfield made an impressive start to his pro-debut when he made short work of Cambridge-boy, Louis Byrne in the first round…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing The Robin Park Arena was packed last night for the shared Frank Maloney/VIP promoted fight night, billed as “National Service’, in which Jamie Moore defended his British Light Middleweight title against Andrew Facey. Mooresy, described as “The Fighters Fighter’ was to face Andrew “Smiley’ Facey…
IBF Super Bantamweight Champion Steve Molitor puts his belt at risk for second time when he meets experienced Thai fighter Fashan 3K Battery at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada on an Allan Tremblay/Orion Sports promotion. Southpaw Molitor, 24-0 (10), burst onto the world scene with a big win over previously unbeaten European Champion Michael…
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…