Former undefeated South African and current WBC International bantamweight champion Vusi Malinga left home shores at the weekend to attend a specialised training camp in Germany. Malinga will be attending a three-week intensive training camp with the current WBA bantamweight world champion, Vladimir Sidorenko of the Ukraine, who is based in Cologne.
Glove is a many splendored thing. Especially when it is wrapped around the fist of undefeated IBF/IBO super middleweight champion Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy! Lacy is in his final weeks of training before he meets undefeated WBO super middleweight titlist Joe Calzaghe in their March 4 title unification showdown at the MEN Arena in Manchester,…
Anthony “The Matrix†Mora (15-0, 10) will return to the ring on March 3rd against NABO #14 Rustam Nugaev (15-4) in a 10-round clash as chief support to the SHOWTIME televised International Boxing Federation (IBF) clash between champion Vic Darchinyan (24-0) and challenger Diosdado Gabi (26-2-1) at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, CA. The…
**Report updated with tons of Boxing Photos** Promoter Veronca Michaels and matchmaker Don Elbaum opened the gates to The Legendary Blue Horizon for the first time in the 2006 season and SaddoBoxing.com was firmly planted ringside at Philly’s top boxing venue. There were bigger names on the card, but it was up and coming prospect…
Johnny Nelson has been ruled out of his WBO World Cruiserweight title defence against Enzo Maccarinelli on March 4 after injuring his knee in training. The British rivals were poised to fight it out at the M.E.N Arena as chief support to Joe Calzaghe’s WBO/IBF World Super-Middleweight unification match up against Jeff Lacy. But Nelson…
Martin Power makes the second defence of his British bantamweight title when he takes on Darlington’s Isaac “Argy’ Ward at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on the 10^th March 2006. Power won the title by beating Dale Robinson and defended it successfully against Ian Napa on points is looking for a stoppage victory against…
Broadcast Brothers John and Derek Tabacco started covering local sports on Staten Island over a decade ago with one goal: develop a sports show for die hard sport aficionados that want to know everything there is to know about sports. The two Staten Island “paisans” not only accomplished their goal but went one step further…
By Keith McMenamin and Jeff Imbrogno Philly Fighters Win “War” Shuler Boxing was back at the First District Plaza in Philadelphia for a night dubbed the “War at the District” featuring local fighters against out of state competition. The war turned into a massacre for the Percy Custas stable as Simon “One Punch” Carr, Jamaal…
After a snowstorm induced postponement of one night, the New England megafight between super middles Peter Manfredo and Scott Pemberton took place tonight on a CES Promotion at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Pemberton, at age 39, represented the old guard of New England boxing while Manfredo, at 25, was the fresh…
Chicago brawler Luciano “El Mohicano” Perez, 12-3-1 (11KO?s) will face St. Louis native Steve Vincent, 8-4 (7KO?s), in an eight round welterweight bout in the co-main event of this Friday night?s Solo Boxeo event at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions, Home of the Best in Chicago…
Pressure was the key to victory as Miguel Espino (11-2-1, 4 KOs) worked his way to a 6 round unanimous decision over Dorian Beaupierre (12-5-2, 6 KOs) in Providence RI, on ESPN’s “The Contender.†The judge’s scorecards read 59-55, 58-56, 58-56. Espino wore his opponent down with hard body blows and nice combos to the…
Boxing Photo Gallery by Mike Taylor & Matthew Voyle Commonwealth Middleweight Title Fight From Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, UK Click for larger image© Matthew VoyleSaddo Boxing Not a lot happens In the old barracks town of Plymouth, but when British Middleweight Champion Scott Dann is in the ring everyone knows about it and “The Pride of…