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Three significant professional signings occured in Montreal recently. Three very promising amateur stars signed professional contracts respectively for Quebec’s major promotional firms, Interbox and GYM (Group Yvon Michel). Former Interbox chief Yvon Michel began GYM, his own promotional outfit due to the financial difficulties that beset Interbox towards the end …

WBO minimumweight champion of the world Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon of Puerto Rico will return to action next month for the first time since his thorouh drubbing of recent challenger Carlos Fajardo. On the undercard of Barrera-Morales III, Calderon was completely dominant over Fajardo in making the latest defense of …

Light welterweight Ricardo Williams Jr. looked set to be back in the ring facing an undisclosed opponent in February of this year. Now it looks like the former Olympian will be facing a very recognizable foe: Prison. Williams’ career looked very promising at one point, he was a star of …

Today ESPN Deportes and Guilty Boxing, Inc., announced a multi-year agreement that grants ESPN Deportes the exclusive telecast rights in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to Boxeo de Campeones, a weekly boxing series that features up-and-coming Latin boxers. The agreement calls for ESPN Deportes to televise forty-eight two-hour shows a …

“The Mensa Mauler,” CHAZZ WITHERSPOON, 1-0 (1 KO), professional boxing’s only heavyweight on a full academic scholarship, returns to the ring fresh from his successful pro debut. Witherspoon will be featured on the 2005 season premiere of “Ballroom Boxing,” Thursday, January 27, at Michael’s Eighth Avenue (7220 Grayburn Drive) in …

Click on the interview archives on the right hand side of your screen and you will find more than twenty top draw interviews conducted by the Saddoboxing.com team with fighters and world champions the world over. Want to find the Australian buzz, check out our Oz-based reporter Greig Johnston and …

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A date is yet to be disclosed but the word is that former three weight world champion and current heavyweight contender James “Lights Out” Toney will return to action very soon. Since making the transition to heavyweight, Toney has made some noise by knocking out heavyweight legend Evander Holyfield and …

“Scotland will be like a ghost town when I knock Harrison out.” Tough words from Victor Polo, the man who will face two-time WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison later this month. Polo is thought to be a stern enough test for Harrison as the Scotsman looks for a high-profile fight …

Hennessy Sports, the promoter of soon-to-be middleweight title challenger Howard Eastman has called upon the British public to back their man as he goes up against the one and only middleweight champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins. The Staples Center in Los Angeles, USA will host Hopkins’ record middleweight title defense …

WBC/IBF super featherweight champion and pound for pound contender Marco Antonio Barrera looks set to return to the ring in May this year against an opponent yet to be disclosed. Barrera won the super featherweight titles against hated rival Erik Morales, a third weight world championship for Barrera. But it …

There has apparently been a breakdown in the communications regarding the possibility of a super fight in the lightweight division. WBO world champion Diego “Chico” Corrales was set to fight WBC champion Jose Luis Castillo. The fighting spirits of these two fighters cannot be questioned as they were set to …