Javier “Monster” Mora Impresses As A Replacement This past Thursday was supposed to be a day of redemption for former cruiserweight kingpin, Juan Carlos Gomez, as he attempted to even the score against the only blemish of his career, a first round TKO against an unknown Yanqui Diaz. As it turned out, the fight was…
Click for larger image © Mark DeSisto / Saddo Boxing The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas is absolutely buzzing with energy in anticipation of Saturday nights 3 world championship boxing matches put on by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. What is likely to be fight card of the year will be…
At the Alexandra Palace in London, England, Junior Witter annexed the vacant WBC Light Welterweight title by recording a unanimous decision win over former WBO titlist DeMarcus Corley, joining Joe Calzaghe, Johnny Nelson, Scott Harrison, Ricky Hatton and Clinton Woods as a British based world champion. It wasn’t the most exciting contest in recent memory…
© Paul Speak Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight Champion Ricky Hatton is at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas today to lend support to WBC Super Featherweight Champion Marco Antonio Barrera, who faces rugged challenger Rocky Juarez in a rematch to their bout earlier this year. Ricky has been in Vegas since Thursday when Marco…
In a rematch of their closely contested bout in May, Marco Antonio Barrera and Rocky Juarez renew hostilities for the WBC Super Featherweight Championship this Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on a Golden Boy Promotion with HBO televising the card as a live action PPV broadcast. In a professional career spanning…
In a bout good enough to be a main event in its own right Jorge Barrios defends his WBO Super Featherweight crown against Joan Guzman on the same bill as Barrera v. Juarez II this Saturday. This is a fight that only true boxing fans can appreciate; a trade fight, if you will. We all…
IBF/IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko and no. 3 contender Calvin Brock will announce their November 11 title clash at a press conference at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday afternoon, September 19, at 12 noon. The highly anticipated heavyweight championship contest will be promoted by K-2 Promotions in association with Main Events, and televised by HBO…
Peter Manfredo, Jr. vs. Joey Spina, Allan Green vs. Jerson Ravelo Also featuring Contender favorite Alfonso Gomez Tickets on sale this Saturday Tournament of Contenders, in association with Classic Entertainment & Sports, will promote another LIVE boxing special – “The Contender Special – Put Up or Shut Up” — on Saturday night, October 14 at…
Up and coming super middleweight contender Librado Andade headlines tonight’s 8 Count Productions/Golden Boy Promotions shared bill at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Yesterday the official weigh-in was held with the following fighters
Click for larger image © Natasha Chornesky / Saddo Boxing Boxing promoter Top Rank provided an entertaining fight card on Thursday night at The Orleans Arena, ahead of big boxing weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. Almazbek Raiymkulov aka “Kid Diamondâ€, put on an impressive display of power punching, by being the first fighter to stop…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Corley = 139.25 pounds – Witter = 139.5 pounds The sun shone yesterday at Alexandra Palace, London, England for the weigh-in of Junior “Hitter’” Witter of Bradford and DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley of Washington D.C. for the vacant WBC Light Welterweight Title which takes place…
Click for larger image Junior “The Hitter” Witter has for many years been regarded as a tainted talent, originating from the world famous Ingle Gym in Sheffield, England. He has on occasion showed the makings of something special but at other times Witter has dwindled, generating bouts of criticism about his career. Junior started out…