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“No respect.” As the classic comic Rodney Dangerfield, may he rest in peace, used to always say. I am here in my home trying to relax and anxiously awaiting for the fights to come on ESPN 2. To my dismay, there is college baseball. COLLEGE BASEBALL! No wonder our sport …

Yesterday, SaddoBoxing was one of the first to report that WBO super featherweight titlist “Mighty” Mike Anchondo had lost his belt on the scales after failing to make the 130-pound limit. This writer has made continual attempts to contact Team Anchondo this morning, but has not received any calls back. …

“I’m going to do whatever it takes to make sure I win this fight because everything I’ve worked for is riding on it.”-Jose Aguiniga. Jose Aguiniga has beaten every man put in front of him in a boxing ring since turning professional in August of 2000, racking up twenty-six victories, …

“I’ve been training really hard, I’m ready for this fight and I’m all set to walk through who I’m calling ‘No’ Chance Leggett!”-Jesus Gonzales. Phoenix, Arizona is a city of over a million people and one of the fastest growing municipalities in the US. It’s also home to a large …

As we finish up this last installment of “This Week in Boxing,” we pick up were we last left off. On Friday, April 8th, there is a ton of action, with some very interesting match ups. We make a quick stop in the lovely country of Thailand where former WBC …

The year was 1913 and Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion of the modern era, fled his country, the United States of America, after he was convicted of a violation of the Mann Act. What was Johnson’s violation? According to the Mann Act, it is the transportation of an …

WBO super featherweight champion “Mighty” Mike Anchondo has failed to make the contracted weight for his showdown with Argentinean opponent Jorge Barrios scheduled for tomorrow. Several attempts to contact Team Anchondo have been unsuccessful. Leon, of Team Freedom, refused to comment saying, “we are not doing any interviews at this …

Translated from Spanish to English by Sergio Martinez. “This kid is going to get a brutal beat down on Friday.”-Jorge Barrios on opponent Mike Anchondo. Unless you are from Argentina, you probably have never heard of “La Hiena” (English translation: The Hyena, a nickname he was given as a child …

Former Olympic super heavyweight champion Audley Harrison has decided to vacate the lightly regarded World Boxing Federation title before it is taken from him. The WBF had threatened to strip the 33-year-old fighter of the title he won in March 2004. His last bout was nine months ago, but with …

By Frank Maloney. In the summer of 1988, a British super heavyweight won a gold medal at the Seoul Olympic Games while wearing the vest of his adopted country of Canada. With many high profile promoters and managers chasing him, he stunned the boxing world by signing with little old …

As far as television is concerned, the Golden Age of boxing was in the1950s. There was boxing on every night, with fighters like Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta, Archie Moore and countless others headlining the cards. Being born in the late- 1960s, I missed it, but I can’t help imagining …

As we continue our segment of “This Week in Boxing,” we will see a familiar face back in action, yet again. On Thursday, Yory Boy Campas just can’t seem to stop; he will headline a card in Burbank, California against newcomer Rigoberto Placencia. Expect a lot of fireworks from the …