Ring rust? What ring rust? In his first fight in 20 months, “The Golden Boy’, Oscar De La Hoya showed that he was better than ever, impressively stopping Ricardo Mayorga in six dominating rounds to win the WBC junior middleweight championship at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The end came at…
Exciting World Title Bouts Will Be Replayed First Time On SHO Extreme Monday, May 8, At 11 PM ET/PT Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing This time, Jose Antonio Rivera left no doubt. Fighting for the first time since disappointing the hometown fans and losing his World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight…
Ricky Hatton landed at Boston’s Logan airport at 1:00 P.M. today. At 5:00 P.M. he was at Suffolk Downs, New Englands’s only thoroughbred racetrack, where a race was named in his honor on Derby Day. The tenth and final race of the day, a six-furlong allowance race, was named the “Ricky Hitman Hatton Classic.â€
“The Hitman” Goes The Distance In Final Manchester Training Session Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Ricky Hatton’s fearless trainer Billy Graham donned the huge bodybelt which symbolizes the final hard workout of every Hatton training camp and the two men went 15 grueling rounds yesterday at Graham’s Phoenix Camp gym…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Question: Is it fair to say, Rick, that by the time you get into the ring, you’ll weigh about 11 stone (154lbs)? Ricky Hatton: “Yeah, a lot of people say “Has it been easier getting down to junior welterweight?’…. it has in a sense that…
Spread out across the globe last night were some decent fights, so lets get busy! There was no world title bout on offer, but a few former major title champions were in action. Ex-IBF Super Flyweight kingpin Felix “El Macho” Machado may have seen his career was ashore as the Venezuelan southpaw came up short…
Both Bouts to Be Replayed on SHO EXTREME Monday, May 8, at 8 PM ET/PT SHOWTIME kicked off its Cinco de Mayo celebration with two action- packed fights Friday on “ShoBox.†In the main event, late substitute Glenn Donaire captured the North American Boxing Association (NABA)/North American Boxing Organization (NABO) flyweight title with a 12-round…
Click for larger image© Jane WarburtonSaddo Boxing Ricky Hatton’s trainer Billy Graham heads to America fully confident of victory going into The Hitman’s WBA Welterweight title challenge of Champion Luis Collazo on a joint Fight Academy/Banner Promotions venture at Boston’s TD Banknorth Garden on Saturday, May 13. Having previously trained World, European, Commonwealth and British…
The Sold-Out signs are now up for Sports Network’s forthcoming championship boxing events on Saturday 13th May at the York Hall and the following week at the Kings Hall in Belfast. Dagenham Destroyer Kevin Mitchell headlines the Brat Pack show alongside young stars Ross Minter and Danny Hunt at the York Hall when he defends…
Ruben “Hollywood” Williams out-pointed rugged veteran Richard Grant in Ybor’s Main Event III Friday night before another excellent crowd in the series of pro boxing events co-promoted by Silverhawk Championship Boxing and Ringsports Boxing. The beautiful ladies, well dressed men and world championship boxing were featured under a bright red and white tent to the…
Fight Night 53 At The Lucky Eagle Casino In Rochester, WA June 10! Eloy Perez, Rochester, Washington’s local favorite, who boasts a 5-0 unbeaten record will battle Daniel Gonzalez from Billings, MT in a six round match-up. Gonzalez is a southpaw and a more experienced fighter, which will be challenging for Perez, who has only…
Click for larger image © Mark DeSisto / Saddo Boxing Both Oscar DeLaHoya and Ricardo Mayorga weighed in at a ready and trim 153.5 lbs for their upcoming championship bout Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV.