Welterweight contender Christopher “The Mechanic” Smith steps into the squared circle tonight for the third time this year. The New Yorker faces the well experienced Tomas Barrientes of Mercedes, Texas for the interim NABA belt in the main co-feature from the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York. DiBella Entertainment promotes the evening’s entertainment as…
Irish middleweight champion Matt Macklin makes his Philadelphia debut when he takes on Anthony Little in a scheduled eight-round contest Friday evening, Oct. 28, at the New Alhambra, Swanson & Ritner Streets next to Forman Mills, in South Philadelphia.
Heavyweight contender DaVarryl Williamson underwent successful surgery on October 17, 2005 on his right elbow. Surgeons at the world famous Steadman-Hawkins Clinic spent two hours removing a mass of scar tissue, 15 “foreign bodiesâ€, two bone spurs and fluid from the joint.
WE’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE FIGHTERS READY TO “RUMBLE AT THE ROCK†FRIDAY NIGHT The stage has been set. The fighters are in town, they’re primed for battle, and the show WILL go on at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, Florida on Friday, October 21st. And in spite of Hurricane Wilma, these Warriors…
***Tons of Photos and Full Video of the Conference*** Click for larger image© Simon Shaw Saddoboxing.com Sports Network hosted a press conference today to announce the London debut of Olympic hero turned professional sensation Amir Khan, set for December 10th on the undercard of the promoter’s highly anticipated heavyweight showdown between ex-British Champion Danny Williams…
British, Commonwealth and European Light Welterweight champion Junior “The Hitter†Witter is on the brink of a WBC title challenge to Superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr.. Next up is IBO Champion Colin Lynes which appears to be a routine affair. SaddoBoxing.com was fortunate enough to speak with The Bradford Stylist. His next fight is not to…
Junior Witter – who looked in fantastic shape as he made the weight at the first time of asking this afternoon for his triple title defence against Colin Lynes at the York Hall in Bethnal Green tomorrow night, (October 21st) – intends to win a genuine world title within his next three fights. “This is…
Highly acclaimed amateur John O’Donnell – who has recently moved up to welterweight – will fight at the home of British Boxing for the first time as a professional this Friday, (October 21st). The 19-year-old junior Olympic gold medallist appears in a six rounder on the undercard of Junior’s Witter triple title defence against Colin…
THE TRILOGY CONCLUDES ON DECEMBER 3 LARIOS AND VAZQUEZ TO UNIFY THE SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT CROWN AND SETTLE THE SCORE ON TAYLOR-HOPKINS II UNDERCARD After two fights and two knockouts, Oscar Larios and Israel Vazquez, the two premier super bantamweights in the world, still stand at a stalemate, with neither fighter able to fully claim superiority…
Payne-Rainwater for Mass. title in “Expressway Jam 2” Nov. 19 at Freeport Hall The long-awaited rematch between Worcester cruiserweights Roy “House of” Payne (19-12-4, 6 KOs) and John “House of Rain” Rainwater (10-11-3, 3 KOs) headlines Expressway Jam 2, presented by NER Promotions, November 19 at Freeport Hall (IBEW) in Dorchester (MA).
Undefeated sensation Martin Power will make the first defence of his British Bantamweight Title on November 4th at London’s York Hall against skilled operator Ian Napa. This fight is about more than the British title, as Power, of Camden Town, will be competing for the bantamweight bragging rights of London against Hackney’s favorite son, Ian…
2000 Olympic Champion Audley Harrison will fight former British Champion Danny Williams on December 10 in the biggest all-British heavyweight title fight since Lennox Lewis beat Frank Bruno over a decade ago. There’s plenty of pride at stake as they slug it out to decide who really is the best in Britain. Premier promoters Sports…