The opening bout on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights telecast from the Northern Quest Casino in Airway, Washington featured veteran spoiler Sam Reese taking on local journeyman Tim Shocks in a scheduled six-rounder at light heavyweight. Reese, 18-12-4 (7), is making his second straight appearance on Friday Night Fights and in his last outing, shocked rising…
Attention all boxing fans…. Here is YOUR chance! On April 23, 2005, Juan Diaz will be defending his WBA lightweight title against Ebo Elder as the co-main event of a blockbuster pay-per-view show promoted by Main Events and hosted by ESPN. Diaz is scheduled to leave for Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19. He has…
With less than two-months to go before his personal date with destiny, light welterweight contender Ricky “The Hitman†Hatton is by all accounts already in phenomenal shape and preparing more rigorously than ever before. After eight topsy-turvy years as a professional prizefighter, there now remains only one obstacle standing between him and the international respect…
Who was born in Tokyo, raised in Germany and is now residing in Las Vegas? If you said Antwun Echols, you’d be wrong, but the far ranging traveler was born in Memphis, Tennessee and bounced around a number of places including Davenport, Iowa before settling down to his current residence of sunny Dade City in…
Whilst Jean Marc Mormeck and Wayne Braithwaite were attempting to unify titles, British starlet David Haye was having thoughts of a duke out with European champion Alexander Gurov. Long-reigning WBO title holder Johnny Nelson is looking to put the finishing touches to a career that’s had plenty of ups and downs with a domestic dust…
Translated from Spanish to English by Sergio Martinez. “I hope that he is true to his word and stands in front of me and trades punches so that we can give the fans what they deserve, which is a great fight. I know that I will win this fight and hope that people watch it…
Translated from Spanish to English by Sergio Martinez. “On May 7, everyone will be witnesses to a tremendous fight that will end with my arm raised in victory. This fight might last one round, six rounds, or ten rounds, but it will be a knockout victory for me.â€-Jose Luis Castillo. On May 7, 2005, live…
Hello again fight fans and thank you for joining us here at SaddoBoxing.com once again for our weekly rundown of the coming week’s action in the world of boxing. Without further ado, we shall begin our preview by looking at Tuesday’s action, which sees Antonio Cermeno vs. Jose Zerpa. Cermeno, the Venezuelan hitman and former…
Click for larger image© Paul Speak My training is going superb. I started training camp a month earlier than before. Ive been able to start my weight training earlier and my timing and Fitness levels are Razor sharp already. Also starting training a month earlier than normal I’m a full 12lbs lighter than I would…
“Team Gatti,†“Team De La Hoya,†and “Team Morales.†The term “team†is very common on the jackets of corner-men, cut-men, and other personnel of a fighter’s entourage, yet boxing is the ultimate individual sport. Yes, fighters are often accompanied by several people to weigh-ins, media conferences, and the walk into the ring, but once…
Round one: Both fighters come out in the orthodox stance. Fana is using his jab and moving around the ring. Barrera, using a fast pace, sticks a one-two combination followed by a left hook to the body and to the head as Fana backs away using his jab, and dances around the ring. Barrera, employing…
As I was sitting here on my couch watching “Father of the Bride†on HBO, just to kill the time before the Barrera vs. Fana show starts, I got to thinking about an e-mail I received from a SaddoBoxing.com reader named Mark. Damn! We as fans are privileged to have so many great fighters that…