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Saturday night at The Spodek in Katowice, Poland, former WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Tomasz Adamek and four time former world heavyweight title challenger Andrew Golota both won comeback fights in front of a roaring packed house. Adamek put on 23 pounds and won the IBO Cruiserweight title with a sharp …

At the Convention Center in Hartford on Saturday, two of the top light heavies in the world were in action. Ex-WBC,WBA and IBF Champion Antonio Tarver had his hands full with a fired up Elvir Muriqi enroute to a twelve round majority decision to take the vacant IBO belt while …

There was some good action on the Miguel Cotto – Zab Judah undercard from Madison Square Garden on Saturday night with several high level contests taking place. In a battle between light middleweight contenders, undefeated prospect Yuri Foreman, 23-0 (8), took a close split decision over fellow divisional aspirant Anthony …

Saturday night at a packed Madison Square Garden in New York, WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto tangled with former 140 and 147 lb champion Zab Judah and held onto his title with a hard fought 11th round stoppage victory. It was unquestionably the hardest fight of Cotto’s career and there …

Photo ©Jim Everett/SaddoBoxing SaddoBoxing had the opportunity to speak with legendary trainer Freddie Roach in an exclusive interview during the Cotto – Judah final press conference in New York City . Roach will be working the corner of Bobby Pacquiao this weekend as well as receiving the 2006 trainer of …

Photo ©Jim Everett/SaddoBoxing It’s another big fight night at New York’s Madison Square Garden tonight when Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto defends his WBA Welterweight title against American Zab Judah. It’s an interesting bout and I think Cotto’s toughest test in the pro ranks. A pro since 1996, Judah has won …

The boxing world’s eyes will be focussed on the light welterweight division’s two world title fights this month. First up is Paul Malignaggi’s clash with Lovemore N’dou for the IBF title on June 16 and a week later Ricky Hatton, Britain’s hero and top pound for pound fighter, takes on …

There were two British title fight cards last night in the UK that saw one reigning champion hold onto his belt but another lose it after twelve hard fought rounds. At the Millennium Hotel in London’s Mayfair section, British Featherweight Champion John Simpson of Greenock, Scotland thrashed southpaw challenger Ryan …

Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing has stacked the undercard of tonight’s doubleheader on Showtime. Headlined by the come-backing Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver, Saturday’s undercard boasts some of the East Coast’s finest young prospects. This event will take place at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. This event will also be televised …

Former IBF cruiserweight champion Vassiliy “The Tiger” Jirov, 1996 Olympic gold medal winner and Outstanding Boxer, headlines the “Pinnacle FiteNite” pro boxing show Saturday night, July 14 at 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in New Town, North Dakota. Jirov (36-3-1, 30 KOs), born in Kazakhstan and now living in Arizona, …

In a highly anticipated match and can’t miss candidate for Fight of the Year, WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will defend his belt against undefeated, No. 1-ranked and mandatory challenger, Paul “The Punisher” Williams in the main event of “Pride N’ Punishment” on Saturday, July 14, in the outdoor tennis …

Four-time world lightweight champion and reigning IBA title-holder Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnson has issued challenges to two of the three Diaz world lightweight champs – (WBA/WBO) Juan, and (IBF) Julio – as well as leading contender Joel Casmayor for a proposed title fight August 11 at the Pepsi Center …