This bout between Ring Magazine’s third and fifth ranked heavyweights provides so many questions. Can Hasim Rahman produce the form that shocked the heavyweight landscape four years ago? Can he build on a recent career best performance against Kali Meehan? Is Rahman ready to show some run of consistency? There is no doubt that 22…
This Saturday in Chicago, Don King will present another exciting evening of boxing action. The headline bout of the card will be a WBC final eliminator between Hasim Rahman and Monte Barrett. Former champion Rahman and New York hardman Barrett will fight for the right to face WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. In the co-features,…
Regardless of being knocked down and ultimately stopped for the first time in his boxing career, former WBC super middleweight champion Robin Reid says he will be back in action. Reid told The Guardian that he was not hurt by Lacy’s punches and gave assurances that, despite being thirty-four, he will get back intot he…
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 mind. If in fact the…
“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 Jin Chi of Korea. Mexican…
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 his cool composure and last…
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 is it that Scott Harrison…
“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 of a family.”–Glen Quiroga, president…
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 the World Boxing Council. He…
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 as our special guest. Julio…
***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 their popular Spanish language “Boxeo…
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: the apt description for the…