The terrific Oct. 1 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING fight card just got better. International Boxing Federation (IBF) Heavyweight Champion Chris Byrd (38-2-1, 20 KOs) will make the fourth defense of his title against mandatory challenger DaVarryl Williamson (22-3, 18 KOs), it was formally announced today. The attractive tripleheader on SHOWTIME begins at 9:15 p.m. ET/PT (delayed…
Promising Manchester fighter Andy Morris will be back in the ring on September 23 as he takes on Kevin O’Hara at the Hilton hotel in London. To date, Morris, known as the “Wythenshawe Warrior,” has won all of his elevn fights and stopped three opponents inside the distance. Being still only twenty-two, Morris has plenty…
Undefeated light middleweight contender Joachim Alcine of Quebec, Canada returns to the ring this Saturday in Montreal as he goes up against Marco Antonio Avendano in a battle for the NABA light middleweight championship. Alcine has won his last six fights by stoppage, even getting rid of former world champion Carl Daniels in six rounds….
Undisputed world welterweight champion Zab Judah will be in the ring at the end of this month at the Savvis Center in St. Louis. On September 30, Judah will face Argentinian Carlos Baldomir in defense of the titles. Baldomir is thirty-four, with nine losses and tellingly, only twelve stoppages in forty-one victories. Baldomir’s nickname is…
Reports out of England depict an IBF/WBA light welterweight showdown between Ricky Hatton and newly crowned WBA champion Carlos Maussa. The Colombian Maussa shocked the boxing world this past June as he knocked out Vivian Harris in eight rounds to become a surprise champion. Meanwhile, Ricky Hatton, who has been ever-present since his historic destruction…
Olympic gold medallist Andre Ward continues his fledgling professional career next month as he makes yet another under-card appearance on a Roy Jones fight card. As part of Jones’ Square Ring Promotions company, Ward will get maximum exposure as a support feature to the light heavyweight showdown between Jones and consensus champion Antonio Tarver. Ward’s…
I hate to use a line from a Hollywood blockbuster to introduce this thought, but at least it comes, fittingly enough, from a tale of warriors. In Troy, when Achilles mounts his horse, the young boy trailing in his footsteps details the mighty warrior that Achilles must set out to fight. “I wouldn’t want to…
This week, we bring our dedicated fight fans on SaddoBoxing.com the world over a monster edition of the number one boxing talk show on the internet. We get the proceedings underway with a recap of Guillermo Jones’ destruction of Wayne Braithwaite last Saturday night, then we bring in our own New York connection Katrina Walters…
Don King Productions in association with Savvis Center will present a world championship boxing card on Friday, Sept. 30 featuring Virgil “Quicksilver†Hill taking on undefeated and No. 1-ranked mandatory contender Valery Brudov for the vacant World Boxing Association cruiserweight championship and Daniel “El Pillin†Santos defending his World Boxing Organization junior middleweight title against…
He is perhaps the most exciting fighter in the light heavyweight division, he won the championship against the man Roy Jones Jr. wouldn’t fight, and he rebounded from losing his title to beat two of the top 175-pound contenders. Now Julio Gonzalez is a little over 2 days away from his title shot at regaining…
Robert “The Ghost†Guerrero is in great shape and looks to be razor sharp for his title defense Sept 16th at The Palace in Lemoore Ca. “The Ghost” is gaining great experience, sparring with the explosive 3 time world champion Manny Pacquia0, 122 lb champion Isreal Vasquez, and former 2 Time World Champion Lakva Sim….
For the first time in the History of Scottish boxing 3 judges and a referee will decide the outcome of a Commonwealth Title fight. The British Boxing Board of Control recently gave way to the age old tradition that a British or Commonwealth Title fight in the UK would be decided solely by the referee….