From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: The WBC is naming Jameel McCline from the USA as the next challenger for the new interim heavyweight champion of the world, Samuel Peter from Nigeria, in order to take special actions to save the date of October 6 at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York, as the…
By Per Ake Persson WBC International middleweight champ Mahir “Lion” Oral has broken his hand in sparring and cannot defend the title as planned against Italian Domenico Spada on October 19 in Berlin. Oral has agreed to relinquish the title to give stablemate Alpaslan Aguzum, who made his debut at 160 September 21 in Luebeck,…
Unbeaten “Baby†Joe Mesi has dedicated his CES debut on October 12 to injured Buffalo Bills lineman Kevin Everett, while Shannon Miller has vowed to upset Mesi in their 10-round main event in “Clash Of The Titans,†promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc., continuing “The Budweiser Night at the Fights†series at…
From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: On September 24 in New York, United States District Judge Deborah A. Batts granted the WBC’s motion to stay the lawsuit brought on behalf of Oleg Maskaev and Dennis Rappaport Productions, Ltd. against the WBC and other parties, relating to the purse split for the Maskaev vs. Samuel Peter fight…
Heavyweight contender Jameel “Big Time†McCline (38-7-3, 23 KOs) will face newly crowned World Boxing Council interim heavyweight champion Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare†Peter (28-1, 22 KOs) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Oct. 6. McCline was supposed to meet Vitali Klitschko on Sept. 22 in Munich, Germany, but Klitschko pulled out less than two…
Prediction: September 29 is Jermain Taylor’s Coming Out Party I am not a big Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor fan. I have no problem admitting that. This is because, in my opinion, he is an HBO-creation: over-hyped by HBO to be the next future superstar, so that HBO could make money off him. This hype and…
Donofrio Boxing’s “Boxing Under the Stars” took place this past Friday at the Meadow Brook Music Festival in Rochester Hills, MI and was an action-filled night. With four professional fights that didn’t go the distance, it was a host of battles all night long. Shortly before the card took place, SaddoBoxing had the opportunity to…
Sheffield sports fans look to get behind their “Man Of Steel” Tickets for the “He’s Back” promotion are literally flying out of the door. Fight Academy boss Dennis Hobson stated today “It’s great that the Sheffield people are getting behind Clinton on his return to the ring. Clinton’s been out for a year but it’s…
Dave Stewart has been training in the Alps for his attempt to follow in the footsteps of his heroes Jim Watt and Ken Buchanan. Stewart aims to become British lightweight champion just like his fellow Scotsmen Buchanan and Watt did in the sixties and seventies. Stewart, from Ayr but based in east London, challenges Norwich’s…
Undefeated WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Chad Dawson and IBF Bantamweight title challenger Joseph Agbeko worked out for the media at the Washington Neighborhood Center in Sacramento, CA on Wednesday in preparation for their hotly anticipated fights this Saturday, September 29 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento. In what is sure to be a riveting slugfest,…
Two of boxing’s all-time greats and true superstars, Roy Jones Jr. and Felix “Tito†Trinidad, will work Don King’s stellar fight card Saturday night at at Sacramento’s Arco Arena. The future Hall of Famers will join Don King at the final press conference on Thursday promoting Saturday’s world championship twin-bill in Northern California. Jones and…
Peter McDonagh has his first fight this year on October 5th aiming to put himself in the frame for the British Lightweight Title. Norwich’s Jon Thaxton defends his British Title against Dave Stewart (Ayr/London) at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, on a Hennessy Sports show in partnership with Title Sponsors GoldenPalace.net. Sky Sports will…