N’dou Wins Right To Challenge IBF Champion Ricky Hatton Lovemore “The Black Panther” N’dou wore down slick punching switch hitter Naoufel Ben Rabah in a thriller last night at the State Sports Center in the Sydney suburb of Homebush Bay, Australia to win an official eliminator for the IBF Light Welterweight title, currently held by…
(public welcome to all events) Wednesday, February 7, 2007 2:00 PM – Open Workout – Jaime “Hurricane” Clampitt @ Rhode Island Boxing Club, 708 East Avenue, 3rd Floor, Warwick, RI (401.823.3770) 4:00 PM – Open Workout – Mia “The Knockout” St. John & Jonathan “Reid Dawg” Reid @ Casey’s Boxing Gym, 751 West Shore Road,…
Tonight’s big Don King/Gary Shaw card from Florida is headlined by a WBC Light Heavyweight title fight between reigning champion Tomasz Adamek and challenger “Bad” Chad Dawson. There’s been a lot of speculation about this contest with even the trainers, particularly Dawson’s chief second Floyd Mayweather Sr., of both men joining the fray. Obviously, both…
How Will Floyd’s Legacy Stand Up If He Retires After The De La Hoya Fight? As Floyd Mayweather, Jr., steps through the ropes on May 5 to fight Oscar De La Hoya, for what he insists is his last professional fight, many will be wondering if Floyd will in fact retire regardless of the outcome…
Undefeated junior middleweight James “Mandingo Warrior†Kirkland and unbeaten junior welterweight Timothy “Desert Storm’’ Bradley each answered an important question during their decisive victories Friday on “ShoBox: The New Generation â€: Southpaw Kirkland (18-0, 16 KOs) showed he could go past four rounds; Bradley (18-0, 10 KOs) proved he may have a future in television…
Rising From the Ashes This Saturday, Interim IBF Lightweight titlist Julio “The Kidd” Diaz takes on full IBF Champion Jesus “El Matador” Chavez at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida on a Don King promotion. The fight will be broadcast on Showtime on the undercard of the Tomasz Adamek – Chad Dawson WBC Light Heavyweight…
By Josh Stewart One year ago, Derric Rossy said he relished the challenge of becoming a heavyweight contender while helping turn Long Island into a major hub for the sweet science. Well, ESPN2 is on its way to Suffolk County, a clear indication that Rossy and his camp are doing pretty well on both fronts.
Undefeated southpaw James “Mandingo Warrior†Kirkland (17-0, 15 KOs) and unbeaten Timothy “Desert Storm’’ Bradley (17-0, 10 KOs) meet Billy Lyell (14-3, 2 KOs) and Manuel Garnica (22-6, 12 KOs), respectively, in the co-featured bouts Friday, Feb. 2, on “ShoBox: The New Generation.†SHOWTIME will televise the action at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). The well-regarded…
On the same day as football’s January transfer window closed Potteries boxing promoters and managers Impact Boxing released details of the latest professional to join their burgeoning stable. 24 year-old, Burslem based, Justin “Ritchie’ Jones is scheduled to make his debut on Impact’s 24th February show at Stoke’s Kings Hall in the light-heavyweight division. Jones…
Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero is adapting well and soaking up the knowledge being taught to him at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card gym as he prepares for his highly anticipated IBF championship fight against Spend Abazi from Denmark. This will be the first time “The Ghost” has had to battle outside of his native USA soil,…
World-class light welterweight Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi breaks training camp in Vero Beach (FL) for 24 hours to be an in studio guest with host Brian Kenny in Bristol (CT) on tomorrow night’s ESPN2 Friday Night Fights (FNF) show (9-11 PM/ET).
Saddoboxing had the opportunity to have an exclusive phone interview with undefeated Tomasz Adamek 31-0 (21) who will face Chad Dawson 23-0 (15) on “Super Saturday†to defend his WBC Light Heavyweight title. The championship fight will be the biggest fight ever in the greater Orlando area at the Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage…