Hennessy Sports promoted Carl Froch has vowed to be at the top of his game on Friday night, (February 17th), at the York Hall in Bethnal Green to overcome Commonwealth title challenger Dale Westerman and line up a massive 2006. The 28-year-old from Nottingham has been watching videos of his tough Australian opponent, so fully…
Ricky Burns will throw a spanner into the works when he takes on Alex Arthur for his British, Commonwealth and European Super-Featherweight titles this Saturday (18 February). Burns, who backs up his ring career as a car mechanic, aims to stall Arthur’s dreams of a world title fight by beating the flash Edinburgh star at…
On March 24th, the WBCs Super Featherweight Champion, Jelena Mrdjenovich willvoluntarily fight Donna Biggers, in Edmonton Canada at the Edmonton Shaw Center. This is a battle for the WBC Super Featherweight World Title Fight.
After an unfortunate mining accident leaving Colin Wilson’s preparation in tatters his rematch with Nathan Briggs has been postponed until April 7. This fight has been replaced with another Australian Title fight. Billy Hussein trained Ahmed Elomar will put his Australian Title and undefeated record on the line when he faces Ruben Santillanosa February 24…
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…