Both IBF champion Jeff Lacy and his WBO counterpart, Joe Calzaghe, made the weight for their eagerly awaited super middleweight unification showdown Saturday on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) at Manchester, England. Lacy weighed 167 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in while Calzaghe tipped scales at the division-limit …
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+++Massive Boxing Gallery+++ Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Jeff “Left Hook’’ Lacy (International Boxing Federation) and Joe Calzaghe (World Boxing Organization) collide in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. The most significant unification world title bout in years – and clearly the biggest in …
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This Saturday sees Miguel Cotto return to the ring to defend his WBO Junior Welterweight crown against challenger Gianluca Branco on a Top Rank promotion televised by HBO. This marks the fifth occasion that the WBO titlist has put his belt at risk but by the time Cotto had won …
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One night before SHOWTIME will offer the eagerly anticipated Jeff Lacy-Joe Calzaghe showdown for the undisputed super middleweight championship, America’s No. 1 Boxing Network will continue to commemorate its 20th anniversary of televising world-class match-ups with an excellent world title fight Friday, March 3, on “ShoBox: The New Generation.’’ The …
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He is back – on the peak of his career: Luan Krasniqi will return to the boxing ring n April 29, seven months after losing a WBO heavyweight world title fight to Lamon Brewster. He lost the fight for the title but he won the hearts of millions of German …
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It is with great pleasure that Maloney Promotions announce the re-scheduling of the British and Commonwealth Super-Middleweight title fight between Brian Magee and Carl Froch at the Kings Hall in Belfast on the 26th May 2006. The bicep injury that forced Froch out of the original show on the 31st …
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Click for larger image © Parimal Rohit / Saddo Boxing The “Golden Boy” and “El Matador” Turn Beverly Hills Press Conference Into A “Danger Zone”. If you want to see fireworks, you don’t have to wait until the Fourth of July. Nor do you have to wait until Cinco de …
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Well, its moving ever closer to the big Joe Calzaghe- Jeff Lacy bill from Manchester on Saturday night, and from a British perspective, I’m glad that our television network has given this event the star billing that it deserves. In addition to the main event, which is scheduled to commence …
Read More »Calzaghe – Lacy Kicks Off March Boxing Madness In Britain
By Frank Maloney March sees one of the most exciting months in British Boxing. People talk about America being the heartland of boxing, but when you look at what has taken place in the UK over the last few years and what is going to take place this March, I …
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Mohegan Sun presents an exciting night of championship boxing as former world light heavyweight champion Montell Griffin (47-6, 30 KOs) from Chicago battles Norman Jones (28-14-3, 9 KOs) from Savannah, Georgia in a 12-round bout for the vacant USBA Light Heavyweight title. The action begins at 7:30pm in the Mohegan …
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With his sensational knockout power, Samuel Peter, “The Nigerian Nightmare”, is one of the few heavyweights that boxing fans can get excited about. The heavy fisted contender has proven his ability to come back from a disappointing loss following a title eliminator against Wladimir Klitschko last year and Peter is …
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Full of confidence and armed with a pair of lightning quick hands, Paul Malignaggi is looking to move up the ladder in the talent rich 140 pound division, yearning for a chance to pull away from the deep pool of fighters. However, in light of a certain opponent, Malignaggi might …
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