WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison has withdrawn from his title defence against Gairy St Clair scheduled to take place in Belfast on Saturday night. Harrison was arrested following an incident at a Dunbartonshire nightclub on Saturday night, although later released without charge. He had been due to tackle St Clair at the Kings Hall, but…
Roman Karmazin will defend his IBF junior middleweight title against former undisputed world welterweight champion Cory Spinks on a special edition of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday, July 8, LIVE on SHOWTIME from the Savvis Center in the challenger’s hometown of St. Louis, Mo. The fight will be promoted by Don King Productions.
Fan interest generated by the genuine animosity between top Australian super middleweights Danny Green and Anthony Mundine has risen to a fever pitch before their historic clash this Wednesday in front of an expected crowd of 40,000 at mammoth Aussie Stadium in Sydney. Sparked by the bitter feud, a spiteful chord has been struck across…
Former featherweight title challenger Ivan “El Relampago†Valle (24-4, 20 KO’s) has declared vengeance on the 130-pound weight class, vowing to not only reclaim his ranking but make some serious noise in the division. He takes the first step on Friday, May 19th. in a 10 round battle at the famed Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix,…
Suave, sophisticated and debonair man about town, Mick Carney was last night spotted at the famous East End home of boxing: York Hall, Bethnal Green. He is licensed (by The British Boxing Board of Control) but his mandate is to thrill by promoting action packed shows at Stoke’s Kings Hall under the Impact Boxing banner.
Click for larger image© Jane Warburton Saddo Boxing Ricky Hatton’s much vaunted American invasion almost descended into the worst moment of his entire career on Saturday night, as he was forced onto the back foot and punished by the deceptively heavy-handed Luis Collazo in the 12th round of their war of attrition for the WBA…
One Not So Sunny Day in Boston: A Hatton v Collazo Fight Report **Massive Ringside Gallery** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing The weather was about the only thing that was familiar. Persistent rain had brought a somewhat miserable and frustrating wait to the army of Hatton’s traveling fans awaiting the…
Amid the considerable fanfare of Ricky Hatton’s initial major American appearance and HBO debut, the punisher from Manchester was given all he could handle by underrated WBA Welterweight Champion Luis Collazo at Boston’s cavernous TD Banknorth Garden last night. It was a savage contest fought tooth and nail as Collazo demolished pre-fight predictions that he…
Click for larger image © James Slater / Saddo Boxing Clinton Woods KO’s Jason DeLisle in Sixth Round Of Rematch! Sheffield’s Clinton Woods had yet another great night in front of his home town fans this evening at the Ponds Forge Arena, as he successfully defended his IBF light heavyweight title for the second time….
Click for larger image © Natasha Chornesky / Saddo Boxing Guilty Boxing put together another action-packed “Guilty Fight Night” card this past Friday at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event saw Fillipino super featherweight Czar Amonsot pull out a close unanimous decision over Puerto Rican speedster Jose Reyes. Judges…
Click for larger image © James Slater / Saddo Boxing Jon Thaxton said at the press conference on Wednesday how he intended tomake his fight, against the undefeated 19-0 Argentinean Jorge Miranda, the fight of the night on the “Meltdown†show in Sheffield. Although that distinction would have to go to the main event, Thaxton…
Click for larger imageBoston Today© Saddo Boxing It’s a cold, rainy afternoon in Boston, almost as if the skies have conspired to make Ricky Hatton feel as comfortable as possible by producing a perfect Manchester spring day. If the weather is a bit on the down side, the mood among fight fans is upbeat, particularly…