I know what you’re thinking: “Wow, James, what a great title.†Unfortunately, I’m not quite that creative when it comes to headings. In fact, “From Russia with Gloves†is the amusing tagline bestowed upon this weekend’s Alex Arthur-Boris Sinitsin card, a veritable make or break night for the talented, young Edinburgh native. Simply put, if…
Australian middleweight star Sam “The King” Soliman entered the ring tonight at the Palace Indian Gaming Center in California in search of an impressive performance. Soliman was in Las Vegas to see the man he was chasing for so long, Bernard Hopkins, lose the undisputed middleweight championships. Fernando Zuniga could not stop Sam Soliman from…
Foxwoods Resort Casino will play host to yet another knockout night of boxing, as ESPN 2’s “Friday Night Fights” returns Friday, August 5th at 8 PM. Fight fans will experience two of boxing’s most exciting heavyweight performers, as Hartford’s own “Lawrence Clay Bey” (18-4-0, 15 KOs) battles Derek “The One Man Riot” Bryant (21-3-0, 16…
Former undisputed middleweight champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins is not waiting for the dust to settle on his loss to Jermain Taylor this past weekend. It has been revealed that Hopkins has contacted the Nevada State Athletic Commission to consider overturning the split decision verdict that meant the end of his championship reign. Hopkins also…
Scotland’s super featherweight sensation “Amazing” Alex Arthur returns to the ring this week at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland to capture the European championship from Russian champion Boris Sinitsin. The fight will mark Arthur’s fifth appearance since losing in dramatic fashion to Manchester’s Michael Gomez in an all-out war, and Arthur, under the tutelage…
Jose “The Punisher” Perez Jr. will fighta new opponent in his appearance on this weekend’s “Bloodlines” card headline by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. The new fighter is Freddy Castro, Jose’s prior opponent backed out of the fight due to illness Jose’s comments: As for my opponent backing out at the last minute. It doesn’t bother…
Welcome once again fight fans as SaddoBoxing.com continues to prove that it will not rest in its mission to bring you the best boxing coverage available. We are proud to bring you exclusive training photographs of two of Golden Boy Promotion’s brightest stars in super bantamweight slugger Daniel Ponce De Leon and super featherweight sensation…
“I’m looking forward to all the attention that he (Chavez Jr.) brings because I’m ready for it this time. I have the experience of all that attention now and I’m ready for this one.‖Jose “The Punisher†Perez Jr. looking forward to sharing a stage with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Click for larger image© Jesus Sanchez…
Tuesday night in Lula, Mississippi, ESPN2 presented a main event featuring light welterweight contender Lamont Peterson, one half of the fighting Peterson brothers. Peterson came into the fight buoyed by an undefeated 11-0 (6 KOs) record while his opponent, Miguel Torrecillas entered the bout having won sixteen bouts, lost four, drawn one and stopped seven…
© Sergio Martinez Now that we have had a few days to reflect on the middleweight title this past weekend, what did it show us and what does the future hold for both men? In my analysis prior to the bout I stated that in order for Taylor to be successful he would need to…
Fresh off his stirring win over Bernard Hopkins on July 16, undisputed middleweight champion Jermain “Bad Intentions†Taylor will make the first stop of his post-fight victory tour as a special guest on ESPN’s hit series “Jim Rome is Burningâ€. Taylor’s appearance will air on Wednesday, July 20, at 4:40pm (ET) / 1:40pm (PT). The…
Roy Jones Jr.’s Square Ring and Goossen Tutor Promotions are pleased to congratulate Andre Ward, who was honored last weekend at the 2005 Victor Awards for his Gold Medal winning performance in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Ward, 4-0 (2 KOs) as a professional fighting in the middleweight division, received this prestigious award last Saturday…