International Boxing Federation heavyweight mandatory challenger Ray “The Rainman†Austin arrived in Mannheim, Germany, on Thursday to make final preparations before meeting IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko at the SAP Arena in a match televised live in America on HBO Saturday at 4:45 p.m. ET/1:45 p.m. PT and replayed at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Undefeated Chicago light heavyweight “Irish†Mike Nevitt will face fellow Irishman Shawn Hammack in the main event at March Mayhem, Chicago’s annual St. Patrick’s Day professional boxing event, on Friday, March 16 at Cicero Stadium. Nevitt, 13-0 (5KO’s), coming off a unanimous decision over Paulino Avitia on December 1 at Cicero Stadium, spoke about headlining…
Undefeated lightweight prospect Mike Gonzalez will face veteran Jamie Alvarado at the Par A Dice Hotel and Casino in East Peoria, Illinois on Saturday April 7, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of Chicago based 8 Count Productions. Gonzalez, a native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, currently residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sports a record…
Click for larger image © Michael Worden / Saddo Boxing In one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year, bantamweight king Rafael Marquez solidified his position as one of the top pound for pound fighters in the sport by making WBC Super Bantamweight Champ Israel Vazquez quit prior to the end of the…
Click for larger image © Matthew Voyle / Saddo Boxing Gammer Suffers First Loss; Williams on the comeback? On Friday night at the Cwrt Herbert Sports Centre in Neath, Wales on a joint Matchroom/Paul Boyce promotion, SaddoBoxing was ringside to see Danny Williams’ latest bid to get his career back on track by meeting local…
Last night at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto stopped two time European Champion and world title challenger Oktay Urkal in an ugly, awkward affair. On the undercard, a hard punching contest took place between Edison Miranda and Alan Green at 162 lb and both men hit…
There were some interesting fights across the globe on Friday night and we start off in Tampa, Florida where Nate Campbell won his second consecutive IBF Lightweight eliminator bout by thrashing veteran southpaw Ricky Quiles over twelve rounds. 34 year old puncher Campbell, 30-5-1 (24), had too much offense for the 36 year old boxer…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing After breaking his opponent’s nose in the first round of an electrifying bout, IBF Bantamweight Champion Rafael Marquez captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title by stopping defending champion Israel Vazquez at the end of the seventh round Saturday on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
Hotly Anticipated Edison Miranda – Allan Green Clash On Undercard Miguel Cotto puts his WBA Welterweight crown at risk for the first time tonight as the popular Puerto Rican fighter faces three time former world title challenger Oktay Urkal at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan. Also on tap is the mouth watering middleweight showdown…
One of the top boxers in the world, although largely unknown in the west, Chris John, will put his WBA Featherweight title on the line for the sixth time as he meet Jose Rojas in a rematch tonight at the Indoor Tennis Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. John, 38-0-1 (20), first faced the Venezuelan Rojas, 23-5-1…
One of the most anticipated slugfests of the year takes place tonight on a Showtime card from the Home Depot Center in Carson, California when IBF/IBO Bantamweight Champion Rafael Marquez, 36-3 (32), makes a long rumored step up in weight to challenge reigning WBC Super Bantam Champion Israel Vasquez, 41-3 (30). The undercard also features…
Tonight at the Stadthalle in Rostock, Germany, Robert Stieglitz will contend for vacant IBF Super Middleweight crown against Colombian puncher Alejandro Berrio. Former European Middleweight titlist Sebastian Sylvester puts his WBA Intercontinental belt on the line against Alessio Furlan on the undercard, which also features David Bostice, Timo Hoffman and Alexander Povetkin. Stieglitz, 29-0 (19),…