The first televised bout of the evening was the IBF light flyweight contest between Victor Burgos and Will Grigsby. As this fight materialized, lots began to happen throughout the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as the boxing world anticipated a potentially great night of championship boxing. But in the ring, …
Read More »Valuev and Urkal Win.
Tonight in Germany, heavyweight fighter Nicolai Valuev scored a solid three round stoppage over American Clifford Etienne. The American, formerly known for fighting Mike Tyson and Calvin Brock, and of course for being stopped rather spectacularly on both occasions, would seem to be at the end of his pretensions in …
Read More »Khan Avenges; Turns Professional.
Britain’s amateur star Amir Khan successfully gained his revenge over Cuban Mario Kindelan tonight in Bolton, England with a clear-cut points decision. The final tally read 19-13 for the Bolton teenager and silver medalist as he avanged his loss over Kindelan, the very fighter that denied him gold in the …
Read More »SaddoBoxing Writer’s Predict: Felix “Tito” Trinidad vs. Ronald “Winky” Wright.
The potential of power like that of Felix “Tito” Trinidad’s turns the improbable to possible, and when it lands, it turns the possible into all but a guarantee. Ronald “Winky” Wright cannot claim such prowess, but his access to one of the finest pure boxing techniques may be enough to …
Read More »SaddoBoxing Writer’s Predict: Zab Judah vs. Cosme Rivera.
That stage was set for a dramatic conclusion to the evening’s boxing. Cory Spinks made a glamorous entrance to the ring, accompanied by Rap star Nelly as he played to the record setting St. Louis crowd in attendance. Meanwhile, Zab Judah seethed in the ring, aching for retribution to right …
Read More »Trinidad vs. Wright Preview.
We are being spoilt at the moment as for the second week running, we are presented with a huge, huge fight that could easily be a contender for fight of the year. Up until last year, Ronald “Winky” Wright was highly underestimated and under promoted. He has fought in just …
Read More »Friday Fight Results.
Last night in California, the expected outcome of the Jose Celaya-James Webb fight did not materialize as Celaya found himself knocked out in the eighth round. Celaya, now beaten three times in his career was expected to deal handily with the undefeated Webb, being the more experienced, quality boxer of …
Read More »Khan-Kindelan Tonight.
The much anticipated rematch between Olympic lightweight champion Mario Kindelan and England’s Amir Khan takes place tonight in Bolton, England. Khan, set to turn professional after taking on Kindelan in this revenge mission received some unexpected motivation this week from his opponent. Kindelan arrived in England with some less than …
Read More »Cherry Returns with a Win.
Bahamian lightweight fighter Edner “Cherry Bomb” Cherry returned to form last night with a hard-fought decision win over former notable featherweight contender Juan Polo Perez. Cherry received much attention in his challenge to Ricky Quiles in his last fight, a contest in which he pressed the action but in the …
Read More »Toney Not Challenging Ban.
Now former WBA heavyweight champion James “Lights Out” Toney released several statements over the last few days concerning the indictment that he was found with banned substances in his system surrounding his fight with John Ruiz. Toney intends to serve out his suspension as imposed by the New York State …
Read More »Jose “The Punisher” Perez Jr. Shines on Friday Night Fights Debut.
Super featherweight prospect Jose “The Punisher” Perez, Jr. (now 7-0-0 with 4 KOs), made his ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights debut with an impressive four round unanimous decision victory over the more experienced Abraham Verdugo (now 5-6-0 with 3 KOs), at the Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California. All three …
Read More »My Prediction: Felix “Tito” Trinidad vs. Ronald “Winky” Wright.
TITO! TITO!! TITO!!! Once again, Felix Trinidad steps into the squared circle for what is his second fight in the “Back with a Vengeance” tour. As of right now, New York is buzzing and it is like the Puerto Rican day parade all over again. This Saturday we will see …
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