In less than a week, Dibella Entertainment will put on the first of two action packed fight cards at the Hammerstein Ballroom, which will have the Manhattan Center and fans rocking well into the month of August. With the dynamic line-up of top fighters in over four different weight classes, SaddoBoxing had the privilege of…
With a world title unification showdown against World Boxing Organization (WBO) 168-pound titleholder Joe Calzaghe all but set for later this year, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Jeff Lacy will first have to defend his crown against former world champion and current International Boxing Organization (IBO) super middleweight kingpin, Robin Reid, on SHOWTIME…
Former two-weight Southern Area champion and European title challenger David Walker has dismissed the affections of the outspoken Deptford light middleweight Anthony Small. Small recently claimed on an Internet site that not only would he like to fight “Kid Dynamite,’ but that his team had actually attempted, unsuccessfully, to make the fight. “I have never…
Former two times WBO heavyweight champion Herbie Hide has enlisted the services of the respected Floyd Mayweather Senior ahead of his assault on the cruiserweight division. “The Dancing Destroyer’ has returned to his training base in Las Vegas in order to work with the father of WBC light welterweight champion and pound for pound contender…
“After what Reid did — or didn’t do today — I am renaming this fight the ‘Tampa Tea Party.’ But instead of Boston Harbor, I’m dropping Reid in the ring.” – Jeff Lacy after Robin Reid hung up on media just as yesterday’s conference call was beginning. (June 28, 2005) IBF super middleweight champion Jeff…
DiBella Entertainment will present a New York City boxing extravaganza at the Broadway Boxing Summer Bash on Thursday night, August 25th, at the Hammerstein Ballroom on 34th Street and Eighth Avenue, featuring undefeated stalwarts Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita, Sechew “Iron Horse” Powell and Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi, as well as Latin up-and-comer Edgar…
El Paso’s Juan Lazcano, Ring Magazine’s #3 World rated lightweight, returns to the ring for the first time in over a year when he takes on California State Lightweight Champion, Marco Angel Perez on Friday, August 19 at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center, according to promoter Oscar De La Hoya, head of Golden Boy Promotions. The…
Chicago boxer David Diaz and Chicago cruiserweight prospect and NBA star Kendall Gill will attend the 33rd annual “Fiesta del Sol†celebration on Saturday, July 30 on West Cermak Road in Chicago, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Between 2:30 – 4:30 pm Diaz and Gill will provide open-to-the-public workouts and…
European welterweight champion Oktay Urkal will put his crown on the line against undefeated Dane Thomas Damgaard on September 3 in Berlin, Germany in a battle between the two best 147-pound boxers on the continent. Both men have previously worn the European light welterweight title belts while Damgaard, 36-0 (27), briefly held the welterweight title…
“I’d love to face Corrales. Given what he’s achieved and what I’ve achieved in our careers, I think it’s a fight people really want to see. If he wants to come up to 140, we can do that, too.”–DeMarcus Corley believes he still belongs amongst the world’s great fighters and wastes no time in calling…
On September 3, not only will Zab Judah headline a spectacular night’s boxing against Sharmba Mitchell, but over in Germany, the WBC super middleweight title will be on the line as Markus Beyer risks the belt against Omar Sheika. The fight represents Sheika’s fourth attempt at a world super middleweight title after failed attempts at…
As has become a tried and tested method in boxing promotion, Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao will fight seperate bouts on the same card this September as a prelude to a rematch of their March fight. Morales took the first bout by a close decision having bloodied, outboxed and outpunched Pacquiao for the bulk of…