Reports are circulating that longtime WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson may be about to entertain the challenge of WBU champion from Wales, Enzo Maccarinelli. The plan was for Nelson to take on Italy’s Vincenzo Cantatore, but at thirty-eight, times is pressing for Nelson and retirement has already been on his …
Read More »John Still the WBA Featherweight Champion.
“Indonesian Thin Man” Chris John is still the WBA’s featherweight champion after scoring a technical knockout after nine rounds on home soil this past weekend. John remains undefeated at thirty-six wins with one draw and twenty knockouts. Australian Browne suffered his third loss; one was to WBC featherweight champion In …
Read More »Murray Delivers Big in the US.
Manchester’s rising star John Murray made an emphatic American debut with a devastating display in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday night. Murray blitzed his American foe Johnny Walker throughout six action packed rounds on the undercard of Robin Reid’s failed World title challenge against Jeff Lacy. Murray is famed for …
Read More »Is Scott Harrison Ready to Step Up?
Above is a question frequently directed at British fighters over the years. The perceived promotional protection is not exclusive to Scott Harrison. Any British fighter with a hint of potential over the last decade or so was seemingly milked dry domestically before achieving consideration to fight the elite. So why …
Read More »The Sycuan Way: Boxing’s Newest “Family.”
“We have been very lucky and have a great team to have been able to secure fighters like Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Joan Guzman, Israel Vasquez, and Julio Diaz this fast. We will continue to treat our fighters and team with great respect and they know that they are part …
Read More »Joel Julio is Back on August 20.
Main Events and 8 Count Productions are proud to announce that world ranked welterweight Joel Julio, 23-0 (20KO’s) of Monteria, Columbia has been added to the Return to Battle undercard on Saturday, August 20th at the Allstate Arena. Julio is ranked #12 by the World Boxing Organization and #14 by …
Read More »Julio \”Kidd\” Diaz on the \”TKO Boxing Show.\”
Hello again fight fans and welcome to the “TKO Boxing Show.” We hope you enjoyed SaddoBoxing’s coverage of the Jeff Lacy-Robin Reid title fight and hope you are ready to get started building up the coming week’s action. This week, we bring you former IBF lightweight champion Julio “Kidd” Diaz …
Read More »Atlantic City Fistic Explosion: Part One.
***Tons of Exclusive Photos*** Click for larger image© Curtis McCormick Golden Boy East’s first show ever was a smashing success as the Oscar de la Hoya – Bernard Hopkins partnership took over Atlantic City’s posh Borgata Hotel and Casino on Thursday night. HBO Latino televised the proceedings as part of …
Read More »Lacy didn’t Fear the Reaper.
Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime For the first time since the stolen stardom of Gerald McClellan and the passing fancy of Roy Jones Jr., the American boxing contingent has a reason to care about the super middleweight division. At Robin Reid’s eternal expense, Jeff Lacy is that reason. Bludgeoned: …
Read More »Round by Round: Jeff Lacy vs. Robin Reid.
Tonight in Tampa, Florida, hometown champion Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy took on Robin “Grim Reaper” Reid in defense of his IBF super middleweight championship. This would be the fight in which we realized that Lacy was a pretender, or the real thing. SaddoBoxing wraps up its big fight coverage of …
Read More »Vargas Arriving in Chicago.
Main Events and 8 Count Productions are proud to announce the arrival of “Ferocious” Fernando Vargas as he lands in Chicago this Saturday night at O’Hare Airport at 8pm. His arrival at the baggage claim area in Terminal 3 will be met by a full Mariachi band. Fans of “Feroz” …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Dan Birmingham.
“Reid has never been down before but he’s never faced anyone like Jeff and we’re going to make it real difficult for Reid.”–Dan Birmingham sees an easy night’s work for his man Jeff Lacy against Robin Reid. Lacy’s Trainer Anticipates Shutout Win against Reid. Dan Birmingham is one of today’s …
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