***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…
On November 19, 2005 Calvin Brock will be coming back to his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina for what we all hope to be another step up the ladder in securing his shot at one of the four major heavyweight championship titles of the world. His opponent? David Bostice. Bostice brings to the table a…
WBO Ranked #3 Contender Joshua Clottey’s Request for Welterweight Champion Zab Judah During an interview on Friday, October 17th, Boxer Joshua Clottey had several remarks to make regarding his contention in the welterweight division. Clottey says that he believes that he is championship bound based upon his work ethic. He says, “I have been fighting…
Almost six years after their epic 1999 battle, boxing icons Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Trinidad will finally meet again on Friday, October 21 – this time not as combatants, but as friends. “A boxing event in Puerto Rico just wouldn’t be the same without Felix Trinidad in attendance,†said Golden Boy Promotions President…
Junior Witter believes that he is in for a harder nights work than is being anticipated when he defends his British, Commonwealth and European light welterweight titles against Colin Lynes at the York Hall this Friday, (October 21st). Whilst many fight fans believe that the Bradford switch hitter could be in for a walkover, the…