WBC Lightweight World Champion David Diaz is spending the last couple of weeks of the Chicago summer with his family, cheering on his beloved first place Cubs and staying in shape for his next bout. This coming weekend Diaz will celebrate Mexican Independence Day with two Chicagoland appearances both of which have special meaning to…
Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions puts on a show on Sunday, September 16, 2007 at Pendreille Pavillion at Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, Washington. Johnnie Edwards, 12-1-1 with 7 knockouts, of Jacksonville, North Carolina, will now fight former two-time WBA featherweight world champion Fred Norwood in the 10-round jr. lightweight main event. Shamir Reyes, who was…
Unbeaten NABF cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey, rated No. 2 by the World Boxing Council, has been joined in his corner by new head trainer “Iceman†John Scully and strength-and-conditioning coach Ross Enamait, Godfrey’s manager Bret Hallenbeck announced today. Godfrey (16-0, 9 KOs) recently relinquished his NABA, WBC Continental Americas and USNBC titles to…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Madison Square Garden in New York City was the second stop of a three-city press tour to promote the upcoming World Welterweight title fight set for November 10, 2007 at the “Mecca of Boxingâ€. The bout dubbed “Fast and Furious†will be the third title…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Doncaster Dome, in Doncaster, England, WBC Light Welter Champion Junior Witter faced his mandatory contender, ex-WBA titlist, Vivian Harris. On a Hennessy Sports Promotion, billed as “Vicious Hittersâ€, local boy Witter was to make his second defence of the title and,…
There were some big names in action last night in the states, topped off by the WBO NABO Light Welter title winning effort of Lamont Peterson, 22-0 (10), who stopped Frankie Santos, 15-4-3 (7), in the sixth round at the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi, MS. Also on the bill was former two weight world…
On a night of scintillating southpaw sluggers on Showtime, lightweight Antonio Demarco and undefeated junior middleweight Alfredo Angulo took the next step toward a world ranking with impressive victories Friday on “ShoBox: The New Generation.†In his 10-round debut, DeMarco (16-1-1, 12 KOs), recorded a unanimous decision over game warrior Nick Casal (16-2-1, 1 NC,…
Due to an injury suffered in training camp by WBC Super Featherweight World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez, the September 15 “Fireworks” Pay-Per-View show promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and scheduled for MGM Grand in Las Vegas has been cancelled. Marquez, who was scheduled to fight Rocky Juarez in the evening’s main event, suffered a cut…
Ticket Allocation There has been much speculation in the media regarding ticket prices and ticket allocation for the widely anticipated Ricky Hatton –v- Floyd Mayweather Jnr. Fight on the 8th December 2007 It has been widely reported and indeed Ray Hatton, Ricky’s manager, and father, has himself confirmed that there will only be 3,900 tickets…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing This past week in New York City, promoter Frank Warren held a press conference to announce the world title unification fight between undefeated Super Middleweight Champions Joe Calzaghe, 43-0 (32), from Newbridge, Wales and Mikkel Kessler, 39-0 (29), from Copenhagen, Denmark. The highly anticipated match-up…
The last time that Lee Haskins fought at London’s famed York Hall, the 23 year old southpaw engaged in fierce firefights with Commonwealth bantam champion Tshifhiwa Munyai, but the Bristol man gave up a full seven inches in height and was unable to overcome the outrageously talented, six foot tall “Atomic Spider” of South Africa…
So far this year, fight fans have seen the “new generation” boxing stars from Hamburg’s spotlight boxing team in three stellar cards in different cities. The next stop is tonight, September 7 at the Burg-Wächter Castello in Düsseldorf with eight interesting fights on the program. The “ProSieben Fight Night” headliners will be fan favorite Susi…