When promoter Lou DiBella signed Olympian Andre Berto a little over a year ago prior to his pro debut, the president of DBE called the Winter Haven, FL native his “most hotly recruited fighter coming out of the 2004 games.” Recalls DiBella: “I spent more time scouting Andre than any other Olympian.†The knockout artist…
Silverhawk Boxing announced today that it has signed a pair of Detroit fighters, unbeaten heavyweight Leo “Paco” Nolan (24-0, 10 KOs) and world-rated super middleweight Rubin “Hollywood” Williams (27-2, 16 KOs), to exclusive promotional contracts.
**Massive Ringside Boxing Gallery** Click for larger image © Natasha Chornesky / Saddo Boxing Mayweather Jr. Captures IBF Welterweight Belt! The Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada was the host of Saturday night?s mega fight between welterweight speedsters Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Zab Judah. The Top Rank promoted contest actually lived up to…
**Massive Ringside Boxing Gallery** Click for larger image © Mike Taylor / Saddo Boxing On Friday night, Sanigar Promotions put on a feast of intriguing bouts for boxing fans at the Whitchurch Sports Centre in Bristol, England. The main attraction for the show is the ever impressive, exciting Lee Haskins, defending his Commonwealth Flyweight Title…
“Ireland’s” John Duddy (16-0, 14 KOs) makes his first WBC Continental Americas middleweight title defense June 10 against veteran Freddy Cuevas (25-8-1, 17 KOs) in a 10-round bout on the Cotto-Malignaggi pay-per-view card at the famed Madison Square Garden.
Full Ringside Report To Follow! The all out war that many envisioned would take place between Zab Judah and Floyd Mayweather never quite happened last night at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. In what had been a close fight as late as the middle rounds became more and more one sided with…
Click for larger image © Mark DeSisto / Saddo Boxing Guilty Boxing presented “Guilty Fight Night” at the South Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Friday Night, with the main event a ten round lightweight contest between prospect Jairo Ramirez of San Diego, CA, and Russell “Stoner” Jones of Denver, CO. Ghanian native…
Don’t Miss SaddoBoxing’s Exclusive Ringside Coverage of This Hotly Anticipated Event! Click for larger image © Natasha Chornesky / Saddo Boxing As every boxing fan on the globe is already aware of, an undoubtedly massive fight takes place in Las Vegas tonight at 9PM ET/6PM PT on HBO PPV. For years enthusiasts have wondered what…
SaddoBoxing traveled to Impact Boxing headquarters yesterday to speak with lightweight Scott Lawton, who is in training to defend his Midlands Area title against Coventry’s Baz Carey on Saturday, May 6. On a bill the burgeoning promotional outfit is calling Mayhem, the contest takes place at Kings Hall in Stoke-On-Trent, England and will headline a…
A lot has been written about this coming matchup between Floyd Mayweather and Zab Judah, and anticipation is certainly running high among the boxing public even though Judah’s loss against Carlos Baldomir has somewhat deflated interest for this bout. As result of that loss, by and large many boxing pundits think that Judah’s chances of…
Sugar Ray Leonard cast a spell on me as I watched the 1976 Montreal Olympics. That’s right, through that black and white TV sitting on a cheap, tubular, brass-looking, stand. He moved me, a nine year old from the suburbs with a powerful imagination. Beads of sweat charted ticklish routes as I rooted for him…
Haskins Leads Way On Big Bristol Boxing Show: Commonwealth Flyweight Champion Lee Haskins capped off a superb Sanigar Promotions bill in Bristol, England with a points win over ex-IBO Champion Zolile Mbityi to make the first defense of his title. British and Commonwealth Middleweight Champion Scott Dann held off Belarus spoiler Yuri Tsarenko in an…