WBC Continental Americas middleweight champion “Ireland’s†John Duddy (16-0, 14 KOs) has signed an exclusive promotional agreement with Irish Ropes. The formal announcement was made yesterday at Jack Demsey’s Restaurant in New York City. Duddy, now rated No13 by the WBA, has fought for Irish Ropes his entire pro career. The native of Derry, Northern…
The last few days have been filled with press release after press release announcing that Fighter A wants to call out Fighter B, but it seems as if no one wants to fire back. I see these press releases drifting around the internet, and they certainly make for good fodder, but it always seems to…
Undefeated junior welterweight Wayland Willingham (8-0, 4 KOs), a native of Albany, N.Y. boxing out Atlanta, Ga., will step up in competition when he faces Shad Howard (12-6-3, 6 KOs) in an undercard feature bout Friday, May 19th at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany. “Wayland has a tremendous amount of potential and is one…
Click for larger image © Team Hatton Saddo Boxing caught up with Ricky Hatton for this exclusive audio interview and itunes boxing podcast where he talks about his future, meeting Floyd Mayweather and his upcoming fight with WBA welterweight champion Luis Collazo in Boston 13th May. You don’t want to miss this only on Saddoboxing.com…
The 20th anniversary celebration of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING continues with a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER on Saturday, May 6, on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In one of the 12-round world title fights, Alejandro “Terra†Garcia (25-1, 23 KOs) Click for larger image© Tom CasinoShowtime Boxing defends his World Boxing Association super…
Fighters Make Predictions for De La Hoya vs Mayorga “The Golden Boy’ to take on “El Matador’ May 6 for WBC 154-Pound Crown LOS ANGELESâ€â€The stage is set and the world will be watching May 6 when “The Golden Boy†Oscar De La Hoya returns to the ring to challenge dangerous World Boxing Council super…
It’s the classic crossroads matchup – two unbeaten fighters zooming to the top finally meet with the winner being allowed to move forward while the loser is forced to regroup. On May 18, cruiserweights Felix Cora and Vadim Tokarev will put their undefeated records on the line when they face each other in a featured…
By Keith Chadwick Impact boxing Ltd stage their latest show at Stoke’s King’s Hall on Saturday night with lightweight Scott Lawton heading a six fight card. Having slipped to a disappointing draw against the much bigger Surinder Sekhon last time out, Scott, who is looking towards a possible shot at the vacant English title, will be hoping…
Home sweet home. In some major sports, home field advantage is huge and often can be the difference between winning and losing. Not so in the sweet science, however, where performance and what one does in the ring counts most. “Once the bell rings, it is just you and your opponent,†said Alejandro “Terra†Garcia…
SHOWTIME will kick off the Cinco de Mayo weekend with the first of excellent back-to-back fight cards on Friday, May 5. In the main event on “ShoBox: The New Generation†(11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast), North American Boxing Association (NABA) flyweight champion Cesar “El Gallito’’ Lopez (18-2, four KOs) defends against Glenn…
Fight Academy will present three genuine world title fights on a single night on May 13 with IBF light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods facing Australian Jason DeLisle in a rematch of a 2004 war, at Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Ricky Hatton tops a double-header card in Boston when he collides with WBA welterweight boss Luis…
Norwich slugger Jon Thaxton, 31, has been added to the Woods v DeLisle undercard after signing a long-term deal with Fight Academy. The light welterweight title-holder and Ricky Hatton opponent will face unbeaten Argentinean Jorge Daniel Miranda in a what will effectively be an eliminator to get into the world lightweight top 10.