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Welcome to the Saddoboxing British Radio Hour. This week we speak with IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Clinton Woods who puts his title on the line against former world champion Julio Gonzalez tonight in Sheffield, England and also longtime WBO Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe who will look to defend his …
Read More »Clinton Woods Set For Difficult First Defense
The first time a fighter defends a world title belt, it’s often a glorified tune up bout against a mandatory challenger who hasn’t really earned the position. For tonight in Sheffield, England that’s clearly not the case as Clinton Woods will place his IBF Light Heavyweight crown in danger against …
Read More »Carl Froch on Joe Calzaghe
Froch: “Evans Above! British and Commonwealth super middleweight king Carl Froch has criticised the choice of little known 35-year-old Kenyan Evans Ashira as the challenger for Joe Calzaghe’s WBO super middleweight title this Saturday. “I cannot understand why Joe is fighting an opponent of this calibre,” said the 28-year-old Froch, …
Read More »Ossie Duran vs Neil Sinclair – Andy Morris v Kevin O’Hara
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Read More »Knock Out Results for Oscar De La Hoya
Animo Charter High School Los Angeles, September 8 – In just two short years the Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High School has produced superior test results according to the 2004-05 Academic Performance Index (API).
Read More »A very modern Muhammad Ali
It has been announced that later this year on Saturday December 10th Muhammad Ali will make an ill-advised comeback against Kirk Johnson. Now Johnson actually maybe that bad that Ali can win; but why is Muhammad doing this? His fights with the Klitschko brothers show his time has long since …
Read More »Mundine Sweeps \”Snakeboy\” Aside Down Under
Deposed ex-WBA Super Middleweight boss Anthony Mundine made a resounding statement last night in Canberra, Australia when he dismantled a willful Rashid “Snakeboy” Matumla within six eventful rounds at the Institute of Sports Stadium. The Tanzanian import tried mightily to get the bigger, stronger Mundine off his game but lacked …
Read More »U.S. Marines Boxing Team at Foxwoods
Veterans Day Spectacular Nov. 11 MASHANTUCKET, Conn, (September 8, 2004) – The second annual Great Northeast Tour, promoted by S & L Boxing and featuring the U.S. Marines Boxing Team from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, once again will celebrate Veteran’s Day (November 11) at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. …
Read More »Can Calzaghe Handle Ashira in Style?
By Robin York. In what is largely considered a warm up fight for a showdown with IBF champion Jeff Lacy, Joe Calzaghe makes the 17th defence of his WBO Super-Middleweight crown against the relatively unknown Kenyan Evans Ashira this Saturday night at the Cardiff International Arena. A big crowd is …
Read More »Cotto to Face Ricardo Torres.
Superstar Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico will make a defense of his world title when he faces the #1 rated challenger, undefeated Ricardo Torres of Colombia, on the ‘Boardwalk Brawls’ championship event at the Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, Sept. 24 Cotto, from Caguas, Puerto Rico, has a record of 24-0 …
Read More »Dimitrenko-Bean on Brewster-Krasniqi Under-card.
A very interesting heavyweight collision has been added to the undercard of the event on September 28 which features the WBO heavyweight championship between Lamon Brewster and Luan Krasniqi in the main event. Alexander Dimitrenko, 19-0 (12), a 23-year-old heavyweight prospect of the Universum stable, will face two-time world title …
Read More »Craig Docherty to apepar on Anderson-Okine Bill.
Former European title challenger Craig Docherty will be the main support at the Fife Ice Arena on Friday 30th September 2005 when local hero Kevin Anderson challenges for the Commonwealth Welterweight Championship. At a press conference today Docherty stated he was honoured to be on the bill particularly as it …
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