“Life is a learning experience and we can only get better for our mistakes. Harris will also learn from this fight and will be back even better. We will be back and Vivian will be a champion again, and soon.”–Emanuel Steward intends to guide Vivian Harris back to the top. …
Read More »Froch Defeats Barney.
Carl “The Cobra” Froch was the star of the show tonight in Nottingham Emgland but Southampton’s Matthew Barney made the home fighter work for his win. In what ended up as a very competitive fight, Froch could not assert himself in the way he would have liked and was unable …
Read More »Witter Struggles to Retain.
Tonight in Nottingham England, Bradford based light welterweight Junior “The Hitter” Witter put on a sluggish performance to keep hold of his European light welterweight championship. Ukrainian challenger Andreas Kotelnik pushed Witter and gave the Briton all he could handle en route to a decision loss that many thought was …
Read More »The Cobra and the Mongoose.
“I really want to pound Barney but I’ve got to keep my composure and keep disciplined because I do want to do a number on him, I really do, so, I plan on making the finish as spectacular as possible.”–Carl Froch sees one outcome in tonight’s fight. © Levon Biss …
Read More »Hopkins: Beyond the Glory.
Reigning undisputed world middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins, who looks to successfully defend his title for the 21st time on July 16 against top contender Jermain Taylor, will be featured on Fox Sports Net’s hit series “Beyond The Glory” on Sunday, July 10 at 8pm ET / PT. The show, which …
Read More »David Walker: “Kid Dynamite” Walks the Comeback Trail.
“Don’t get me wrong, I could get a bit excited and try to knock the guy out early, and maybe I could, but Robert would sooner me take no shots and show that I can box.”–David Walker on how he and trainer Robert McCracken are reconstructing his fighting style. In …
Read More »Augustus Takes out Oliveira.
“Sucra” Ray Oliveira had the distinction of having never been stopped in fourteen years as a professional until last year when current IBF light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton stopped him in ten rounds. Firday night in New Hampshire, Emanuel Augustus repeated the trick only two rounds earlier. Augustus, the most …
Read More »“Viper\’s” Redemption.
Vernon Forrest was always the type of fighter that nobody wanted to fight. At six-feet and possessing a seventy-three inch reach, he could concoct a game plan to master any fighter. He was a fighter forever overlooked when it came to big paydays and glory. After turning professional in 1992, …
Read More »Moore Stops Jones.
Salford southpaw Jamie Moore has stopped Michael Jones in six rounds of their fight tonight at the Altrincham Leisure Centre in England. Moore was seething after losing to Jones in his last fight in November of last year as it appeared that a debatable set of circumstances saw him disqualified …
Read More »R.I.P. Julian \”Mr. KO\” Letterlough.
With great sadness, SaddoBoxing acknowledges the death of former light heavyweight contender Julian “Mr. KO” Letterlough. Letterlough, who gave boxing one of its most memorable fights in recent years against former WBO world light heavyweight champion Julio Gonzalez was apparently shot to death last night. He was thirty-five-years-old at the …
Read More »DKP Siege on Vitali Continues.
The Klitschko brothers have more in common than their staggering size, PhD’s in sports science and the same parents. They also share a desire not to fight anyone who might fight back. At the moment Vitali Klitschko holds the World Boxing Council heavyweight title and, for reasons understood only by …
Read More »Hennessy \”Trailblazers\” Weigh-in.
Both challengers on the Hennessy Sports “Trailblazers’ event at the Nottingham Arena on Saturday night had to make two trips to the scales at the official weigh-in on Friday afternoon. Matthew Barney – who takes on standout British and Commonwealth champion Carl Froch – was the first to step on. …
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