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“RUMBLE AT THE ROCK” McCLINE, MIRANDA, AND FOREMAN ADDED TO OCTOBER 21ST UNDERCARD The hunger! It’s something you can’t really describe, but you can see it. Look close, and you can see that hunger in the eyes of Heavyweight Title contenders David Tua and Jameel McCline, unbeaten Edison Miranda and …

European Heavyweight Champion Luan Krasniqi steps up to the highest level of the sport tonight when he challenges the very tough Lamon Brewster for the WBO Heavyweight title at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany. We were fortunate enough to speak with Luan as he was counting down the …

DaVarryl Williamson hits the mitts during an open media workout Tuesday in Reno. Williamson, the IBF No. 3 heavyweight contender and mandatory challenger to IBF champion Chris Byrd, faces Byrd in the co-feature Saturday on SHOWTIME (9:15 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In a second 12-round bout on …

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING TO PRESENT IBF/IBO SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP, IBF BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE IBF Super Middleweight Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy vs. IBF No. 5 Contender Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton IBF Bantamweight Champion Rafael Marquez vs. IBO Bantamweight Champion/IBF No. 1 Contender Silence “African Spice” Mabuza

SHOWTIME NETWORKS and DIRECTV TEAM UP TO DELIVER AN EXCLUSIVE “FIRST” FOR FIGHT FANS Interactive TV (ITV) Boxing Portal Initiated for Corrales vs. Castillo Rematch NEW YORK (Sept. 27, 2005) – Showtime Networks Inc. and DIRECTV have teamed up to deliver the first-ever Interactive TV (ITV) Boxing portal. Showtime, America’s …

Continuing to demonstrate his good works outside the ring, undefeated NABF featherweight champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (16-0-1 9KOs) will be a guest speaker Sept, 30 2005 at Cesar Chavez elementary in San Jose’s Eastside school district.

Click for larger image© Curtis McCormick A monumentally important heavyweight bout took place Saturday night at Atlantic City’s historic Boardwalk Hall between former WBO Champion Wladimir Klitschko and undefeated rising contender Samuel Peter and SaddoBoxing was there to bring this report and massive photo gallery. Samuel Peter came into the …

James Toney takes a playful swipe at the heavy bag after arriving in Reno Monday for his important IBA heavyweight title defense against Dominick Guinn Saturday on SHOWTIME. In the co-feature on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (9:15 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast), IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd defends against …

BATTLE AT THE COLISEUM (BATALLA EN EL COLISEO) NEGRON-RODRIGUEZ AND RISING STAR JONATHAN OQUENDO HIGHLIGHT GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS’ MAIDEN VISIT TO PUERTO RICO ON OCTOBER 21; TELEFUTURA TO TELEVISE LOS ANGELES, September 26 – The island of Puerto Rico is rich in boxing history, with the names Trinidad, Gomez, Benitez, …

MARQUEZ AILING, TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST MABUZA POSTPONED UNTIL NOVEMBER 5 ON SHOWTIME NEW YORK (Sept. 26, 2005) – The International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title fight between champion Rafael Marquez and IBF No. 1 contender Silence Mabuza, originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1, was postponed Monday when promoter Gary Shaw …

Click for larger image© Curtis McCormick In defense of his WBO Light Welter title, Miguel Cotto engaged in a wall to wall action fight with Ricardo Torres as the main co-feature to the Klitschko – Peter bout in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall and Saddoboxing was there to provide this round …

Full Round by Round Recap with Huge Photo Gallery In an important light welter contest last night on the Atlantic City Klitschko – Peter undercard, New Jersey man Kendall Holt pulled out a controversial unanimous decision against overachieving Ukrainian Vladimir Khodokovski. The bout starts off with the southpaw Khodokovski trying …