August is here, and the first of two summer installments of Broadway Boxing is on the horizon for this week. Undefeated knockout artist Jaidon Codrington (8-0, 8 KO’s) of Queens (by way of Bridgeport, CT) will headline the August 4th edition of Broadway Boxing when he faces Levan Easley (17-11-2), …
Read More »Hopkins to Present Golden Boy Boxing at the Borgata.
This Thursday, at the Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa in Atlantic City, former undisputed middleweight champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins will be on hand to present a night of Golden Boy Promotions Boxing action featuring his nephew, Demetrius “The Gladiator” Hopkins. “The Executioner” is currently planning the last year of …
Read More »Lacy-Reid This Week.
This Saturday, in the champion’s hometown of Tampa, Florida, Jeff Lacy puts his IBF super middleweight title on the line against former WBC super middleweight titlist Robin Reid of Great Britain. Lacy is undefeated in nineteen fights and has been on a tear since winning the IBF title. A win …
Read More »Tszyu-Hatton II?
Reports indicating that former undisputed light welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu might return to the ring to fight conqueror Ricky Hatton might be a tad premature. Tszyu is quoted as saying that “if” he returns to the ring, a Hatton fight would be his first course of action. However, due to …
Read More »Foreman to Analyze King\’s \”Global Glory.\”
Promoter Don King announced today his longtime friend “Big” George Foreman has accepted his invitation to be an analyst for his pay-per-view boxing telecast of Global Glory at the United Center on Aug. 13. The main event, for the interim World Boxing Council heavyweight championship, pits former unified heavyweight world …
Read More »Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy: An Active Champion? What a Concept!
On August 6, 2005, live from the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa Bay, Florida, former United States Olympian, and current IBF super middleweight titlist Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy will defend his crown, which he won on October 2, 2004, via an impressive eighth round TKO over solid veteran contender …
Read More »Mayweather Not Guilty of Battery and Domestic Violence Charges.
World champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was acquitted Friday of hitting and kicking his former girlfriend during a 2003 argument outside a Las Vegas nightclub. Mayweather showed no reaction as the verdict was read in Clark County District Court. “I was nervous, extremely nervous, because my life was on the …
Read More »Brewster-Krasniqi Set.
WBO heavyweight champion of the world Lamon Brewster will take his show on the road after knocking out Poland’s Andrew Golota in a single round earlier this year. Brewster, sporting a record of thirty-two wins against two losses will look to demonstrate his explosive left-hook power against European standout Luan …
Read More »Hearns Succeeds in Comeback.
Ring legend and former multi-weight world champion Tommy “Hitman” Hearns returned to action at the grand old age of forty-six last night. In his native Detroit, Hearns hardly turned back the years but managed to turn back the attendance of his fans as he took on unknown cruiserweight John Long. …
Read More »Fernando Vargas and Wayne McCullough on the \”TKO Boxing Show.\”
SaddoBoxing readers I assure you that you will be extremely glad that you checked in with your favorite boxing site today. It is our honor and our pleasure to bring you two of the modern age’s boxing greats. Today’s “TKO Boxing Show” features none other than the Aztec warrior himself, …
Read More »Jorge \”Travieso\” Arce: New Interim WBC Flyweight Champion.
Last night, from La Paz, Mexico and in front of thousands of his countrymen, Jorge “Travieso” Arce (now 40-3-1, with 30 KOs) captured the interim WBC flyweight title via a three-round destruction of tough and rugged Angel Priolo (now 30-2-0, with 20 KOs). Arce’s all out action style and heavy-hands …
Read More »Erik “El Terrible” Morales: The Very Definition of a Champion.
Translated from Spanish to English by Sergio Martinez. “There will be no easy fights or inferior opponents for me. I will fight the best available lightweights when I move up. The public can be assured that they will always be entertained and that I will always give them great fights.”–Erik …
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