On March 9, American heavyweight prospect Malcolm “Showstopper” Tann, 22-2 (12), is scheduled to take on journeyman Wade Lewis at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant, MI. SaddoBoxing recently caught up with Tann and got his thoughts and opinions on a myriad of topics. Only at SaddoBoxing! SaddoBoxing: You had to pull out of…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing This past Thursday night, Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing presented a night of fights entitled “David and the Rising Stars†at Roseland Ballroom in New York City. The former heavyweight title challenger David Tua improved to 47-3-1 (40) in his fifth consecutive win since his return…
Last night in Springfield, Virgina, Oliver “The Atomic Bull” McCall continued his march on another world title shot with an eight round decision over former opponent Marion Wilson. The two met in 2005 and Wilson was disqualified in the sixth round for holding and the veteran from South Carolina was nearly thrown out again tonight…
Another successful evening at King’s Hall on Saturday saw encouraging results posted by all the participating Impact stabled boxers.  Making his debut in the paid ranks Burslem’s tall light-heavyweight Justin ‘Ritchie’ Jones looked a touch unfortunate to be awarded just a share of the spoils against fellow first timer Richard Collins of Dudley. Referee Terry…
Former unified heavyweight world champion Lennox Lewis has put to rest rampant rumors that he will return to the sport after four years of retirement in order to face Vitali Klitschko once again. 36 year old Klitschko, who earlier this month announced the end of his own retirement, pressed Lewis to the limit before getting…
Barry Hearn’s Matchroom Sports, owned by Barry Hearn, and Boxnet Media Limited have teamed up to deliver a live web stream of the British Heavyweight Title Fight between defending champion Scott Gammer of Wales and former British and Commonwealth champion, Danny Williams, the man who so destructively ended Mike Tyson’s career. Taking place in Neath,…
At City Sports Complex in Cebu, Philippines, last night, WBO Super Flyweight Champion Fernando Montiel had his hands full with local man Z Gorres, but managed to keep the title by split decision over twelve rounds. Gorres used his southpaw style to give Montiel fits at times but hurt his cause with excessive holding, losing…
The Rugby Grounds in Townsville, Queensland, Australia saw Les Sherrington annex the vacant domestic super middle title when his bout with Sonni Michael Angelo was stopped in the ninth round on cuts. Sherrington, 13-4 (7), a southpaw who previously held the title in 2005, was in the process of building upon his lead over Bolivia…
Pretty Boys Will Be Pretty Boys Massive Photo Gallery ©Gerald Rice/SaddoBoxing Detroit marked the fifth stop of the promotional tour of “The World Awaitsâ€, the much anticipated showdown between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr., scheduled for May 5 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The press conference started almost an hour…
“The Ghost” Wins IBF Featherweight Title In Denmark Walking in the ring with the American flag by his side, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero was greeted with boos from a hostile crowd at the Falconer Center in Copenhagen Denmark earlier tonight. Cheers of support then erupted for Spend Abazi, the hometown hero, as he entered the…
Guadalupe Rosales and Elvis Martinez made weight earlier today in preparation for their scheduled ten round contest Saturday night at Carlos “Teo” Cruz Coliseum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Guadalupe “Bronco” Rosales (22-1, 13 KOs), San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 130 lbs. Elvis “El Burrito” Martinez (10-20-2, 4 KOs), Miami Fl via Santiago, Dominican Republic, 129…
Carl Froch hopes that defeating Russia’s Sergey Tatevosyan on the Hennessy Sports “Cobra’s Hood’ event on March 23rd will help him secure a world title shot by the end of the year. The unbeaten British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion, (20-0, 16 knock-outs), will face Tatevosyan in a 12-round international fight at championship weight in front…