World cruiserweight contender Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey takes on his 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials teammate, Felix “Bad News” Cora, Jr., on April 6 in the main event at a site to be determined. Team Godfrey also announced that Naazim Richardson, one of five candidates for Trainer of the Year (Boxing Writers Association of America, has…
Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) has released IWBF featherweight champion Missy “The Fury” Fiorentino from her promotional contract, effective immediately, due to detrimental behavior at last Friday night’s “Hearts Of Fire” show in Providence, CES president Jimmy Burchfield announced today. Fiorentino (15-1, 6 KOs) walked Mia St. John to the ring and stood in…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing is heading to Foxwoods Casino and Resort in Mashantucket, CT for the March 23 installment of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. The full night of action, which takes place at the state-of-the-art, fan-friendly Fox Theater, is headlined by the return of red-hot world- rated welterweight Delvin Rodriguez (20,1,1 12KO) who takes on…
Photos © Natasha Chornesky/SaddoBoxing This past Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, 35 year old Shane Mosley proved to all doubters that he still has what it takes to fight at the championship level in boxing’s 147 pound division. Mosley scored an impressive 119-109, 118-109 (twice) unanimous decision over crafty…
Photos © Natasha Chornesky/SaddoBoxing In the co-main event to the Shane Mosley – Luis Collazo bout at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Saturday, Guyana native Vivian Harris scored a close 114-113, 115-112 (twice) unanimous decision over Californian Juan Lazcano in a WBC Light Welterweight Title Eliminator. Harris bravely fought off a determined effort…
Photos © Jim Everett/SaddoBoxing This week’s ESPN Friday Night Fights was the host to a great action fight of two undefeated heavyweights at Suffolk Community College in Selden, New York. Local favorite Derric Rossy had hoped to use his size and determination to overcome the smaller, more experienced Eddie Chambers. Chambers was able to use…
Shane Mosley heads our weekend review as the 35 year old looked ten years younger in largely shutting out Luis Collazo last night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Mosley, 44-4 (37), had a rough start as Collazo’s left hand found range a few times in the early going but starting in the third…
Championship professional boxing returns to Boise on March 2 with a pair of title matches headlining “Qwest For Greatness,” co-promoted by Silverhawk Championship Boxing and Knockout Promotions at Qwest Arena. Idaho boxing icon Cleveland Corder faces John Butler (18-2, 7 KOs) in the 12-round main event for the vacant IBC middleweight championship. Corder (35-3, 20…
Photos © Jane Warburton/SaddoBoxing Last night at the beautiful Grade One listed Town Hall in Leeds, England, local hero Carl Johanneson faced Scottish challenger Ricky “Rickster” Burns for the British Super Featherweight Championship. Blonde and tattooed, Burns entered the ring alongside longtime British boxing fixture Dean Powell while Johanneson came in wearing black shorts, flanked…
Ricky Hatton’s promoter Dennis Hobson has confirmed the Hitman relinquished his International Boxing Federation light welterweight title Friday night and will now be moving directly on to his mouthwatering Las Vegas showdown with Jose Luis Castillo this summer. Speaking from his home in Jersey, Hobson said: “We informed the IBF by letter Friday night that…
Hard punching ex-European Super Middleweight Champion Dean Francis scored a first round TKO against reigning Commonwealth Light Heavyweight titlist Ovill McKenzie last night at the Marriott Hotel, Bristol, England, capping off a Tony Hay promotion. Challenger Dean Francis entered the ring ahead of the Champion, British based Jamaican Ovill McKenzie and at the start of…
Heavyweight “Fast” Eddie Chambers lived up to his nickname last night on an ESPN Friday Night Fights bill at the Suffolk County Community College on Long Island, NY and belted fellow undefeated prospect Derric Rossy to the point of referee stoppage in the seventh round. The experience and greater skill of Chambers, 28-0 (16), became…