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“Lights Out” Headed For A Repeat In History The recent WBC heavyweight eliminator to decide it’s number one challenger between James Toney and Samuel Peter was a fight that I had been looking forward to. In fact, I had been looking forward to it since about five minutes after their …

Ricky “the Hitman’ Hatton is one of the most murderous bodypunchers in all of boxing – that’s the considered professional opinion of perhaps the greatest exponent of rib-cracking in modern pugilism, Mike McCallum. The legendary “Bodysnatcher’ was a very interested observer at Hatton’s open workout at the Top Rank gym …

Matthew Thirlwall intends to overcome the frustrations he has experienced since becoming a professional and make 2007 the year in which he takes fulfilling the potential he demonstrated as an amateur to the next level. The 26-year-old middleweight from Bermondsey turned over as a member of Hennessy Sports “Real Class …

Mexico’s Arturo Morua flew in to England on Saturday morning ahead of his challenge to WBC light welterweight champion Junior Witter at the Alexandra Palace this weekend. The championship on Saturday 20th January headlines the Hennessy Sports promoted UK portion of a Sky Sports Pay Per View Event that also …

Former world champion and 1992 United States Olympian Raul Marquez is the latest addition to the elite stable of boxers promoted by Seminole Warriors Boxing Promotions Inc., it was announced today.“Raul Marquez is a true warrior and one of boxing’s most exciting fighters, and we are excited to be part …

Stepping Out From Shadows Last Friday at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Fight Night presented a night of fights, including Mary Jo Sanders, Rubin “Mr. Hollywood” Williams and middleweight Ronald “The Motor City Cobra” Hearns, 12-0 (10). Saddoboxing spoke to Ron Hearns, who stopped Daniel Neal …

Vague Thoughts From A Fan Of Neither Fighter Very rarely do we have fights that after all the sneak peeks and interviews, in which they start to simmer, boil, and then explode at press conferences do they ever meet up to the hype. Very rarely! They often reach a fever …

Certified Brit killer Tshifhiwa Munyai returns to England on January 26 when “The Atomic Spider” defends his Commonwealth Bantamweight belt against British Champion Martin Power. It will be the third time that the towering South African has fought in the UK and based on his previous two bouts, Munyai may …

By Simon Jackson “Junior Will Box Anyone Put In Front Of Him” WBC light welterweight champion Junior ‘The Hitter’ Witter “will box anyone put in front of him,” Dominic Ingle, the 32 year olds trainer said today. “Junior has never backed out of a fight and as long as it …

Click for larger image© Paul SpeakTeam Hatton One week before the fight and training couldn’t have gone any better, Saturday finished my usual gruelling 15 rounds on the body belt so this hard slog is now done. one more week now to wind down and then its just getting in …

On September 15th 2006 Sky Sports kicked off their coverage of this latest boxing season with a Hennessy Sports event at the Alexandra Palace headlined by Junior Witter in a challenge for the prestigious WBC light welterweight championship. This Saturday, their coverage of boxing in 2007 begins with another Hennessy …

Let’s Get It On Promotions is back! Boxing’s most famous referee, television judge, and national personality Mills Lane and his two sons, Terry and Tommy, have put the company back in business and plan to start putting on fights soon. Mills Lane is regarded as one of the best referees …