To become champion of the world used to be a dream that few accomplished. It was what young men who banged away at heavy bags in gyms across the world dreamed of while breaking a sweat and throwing wild punches that seldom met their target on point. While perfecting the speed bag a young hopeful…
Reigning world light heavyweight champion of the world Clinton Woods says he can’t pick a winner in Friday’s eagerly awaited vacant British Cruiser Title at the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield. Two of Woods’s close friends, Lee Swaby and John “Buster’ Keaton, collide for the vacant 14stone 4lbs strap and Woods, who will be ringside, explained:…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing It was aptly dubbed “Put Up or Shut Upâ€. The bad blood between Peter Manfredo, Jr. and Joey Spina came to a climatic conclusion on Saturday night at the ESPN Contender Special in Providence, Rhode Island. Manfredo, Jr. was able to shut up Spina with…
Living legend “Iron†Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs), former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, held an open media workout at the Downtown Boxing Gym in Youngstown, Ohio. Tyson boxes veteran Corey “T-Rex†Sanders (23-11, 15 KOs), Click for larger image who holds a knocked out victory against reigning World Boxing Council heavyweight title-holder Oleg…
Welterweight contenders Michel Rosales and Jesus Soto-Karass will battle for the WBC Continental Americas Championship this Friday night, October 20th, in the twelve round Solo Boxeo main event at October Fury in Cicero, Illinois. Said Pesoli, “This is one of the biggest cards we’ve ever had. There are 54 rounds of scheduled boxing featuring some…
Unbeaten Jose Nieves and Hector Sanchez join New Yorkers “Mean†Joe Greene, Peter “Kid Chocolate†Quillin, Jorge Teron on 10-fight card The New York City Marathon will be on the horizon just days later, but boxing fans will be sprinting to the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on Friday night, November 3, when heavyweight…
Hall-of-Fame promoter J Russell Peltz today announced the signing of five local fighters, two of them undefeated. “I’m determined to make the New Alhambra a viable name in boxing in the country,†said Peltz, who began in 1969 at the Blue Horizon, and took shows first to the Arena, then to The Spectrum, helping those…
Click for larger image © Jeff Bera Two separate cards went down in Philly this past weekend and a lot of the unexpected happened. Don Elbaum put together a card at the Blue Horizon but on the next night Fingerspoon Promotions, co-owned by former heavyweight champion of the world, “Terrible” Tim Witherspoon, made their promotional…
A Fifty-Fifty Fight? There is a saying in boxing that reads, “you’re only as good as your last fight.†For those people wishing to put stock in such an assessment, the mooted showdown between rival world super middleweight rulers Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler will have the look of a very winnable fight for the…
SaddoBoxing had the opportunity to visit the training camp of up-and-coming featherweight Jennifer “The Bolivian†Salinas before she faces Jessica “Goodnight†Mohs this Saturday night, October 21 on a card put on by local promoter Donofrio Boxing at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hill, Michigan I park my car at the corner of…
Over-Anxious Calzaghe Wins Ugly, Remains Unbeaten On a night in which he was under considerable pressure to sparkle, WBO and IBF super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe was forced to dig deeper than anyone expected in order to overcome tough Cameroonian Sakio Bika. Having set a near flawless standard for himself when trouncing heavily hyped American…
Even between friendly rivals like Lee Swaby and John “Buster’ Keaton, all is fair in love and war. And, apparently, that includes a spot of spying… The two cruiserweight sluggers collide for the vacant British Cruiserweight Title this Friday at the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, in a 50/50 match. But Lincoln based Swaby believes he…