Despite the Tsunami devastation that ravaged his country of Thailand, WBC flyweight champion of the world Pongsaklek Wonjongkam will make the latest defense of his almost four year reign as champion against Noriyuki Komatsu in Japan. Komatsu has only one defeat on his record against nineteen wins and an almost unheard of five drawn bouts….
Former WBO middleweight world champion Felix Sturm is set to return to the ring in March against an opponent yet to be determined at the Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen, Küppersteg in his native Germany. Since losing his world title to Oscar de la Hoya last year, Sturm has gathered himself the WBO intercontinental middleweight title. However, Sturm…
Any super middleweights in the world feel like trying to shock the boxing world by becoming the WBO super middleweight champion? All you need do is make yourself available to fight current champion Joe Calzaghe in his sixteenth defense of the title this February. No official release has been made about the possibility of having…
As reported exclusively by Saddoboxing.com last week from Frank Warren himself, a Tszyu-Hatton fight would be made over the weekend or other options would be sought for Hatton. Matters seemed to have come to a head when Tszyu finally acknowledged his agreement to the fight by calling a press conference to make an official announcement…
Emmett Linton beat Marcos Primera on Saturday night in a middleweight encounter held in Tacoma, Washington, USA. Linton edged out Primera with a unanimous ten round decision. Linton took the win and has improved his record to thirty-three wins, three losses with two draws. Little Rock, Arkansas middleweight Jermain Taylor is rumored to be providing…
Blue-collar boxer Christopher “The Mechanic†Smith will attempt to dismantle David Estrada in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) elimination bout for the No. 2 ranking Friday, Jan. 21, on the SHOWTIME boxing series, “ShoBox: The New Generation.†In the eight-round co-feature, unbeaten junior middleweight contender Sechew “Iron Horse†Powell will make his second SHOWTIME and…
Emmett Linton (32-3-2, 15KOs) and Marcos Primera (17-8-2, 11 KOs) will battle it out on Saturday night at the thirty-fourth installment of the Battle at the Boat series. Linton is attempting to make a re-appearance to the “top ten†list of middleweights and has had plenty of experience in the ring which may work to…
The newly crowned NABF featherweight champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (14-0-1, 7KOs), and Andre Ward (1-0, 1KO), the only US Olympic gold medalist from the 2004 Games in Athens, will be featured on Youth Outlook TV every Sunday in January on the WB20 (check your local listings). After capturing the NABF featherweight title against his…
© Mike Cleary Top British promoter Frank Warren was kind enough to speak with us about some of the high profile fights that his promotional company Sports Network has been trying to make for the near future. Read on for the latest news from England’s number one promoter regarding the possibility of great domestic matches…
Highlights from the best and most memorable fights of the year will be shown when SHOWTIME presents “SHOWTIME BOXING: Best Of 2004†on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005, at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). The informative, fast-paced, entertaining thirty-minute telecast will be co-hosted by SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING’S Steve Albert and Nick Charles of…
A New Year yields fresh opportunities for the world’s greatest fighters to adjust their positioning in the mythical pound-for-pound stakes. Such honors are always subject to fierce debate throughout the boxing industry, but if the majority of fans and supposed experts were asked to set aside their personal preferences, I’m sure they would admit that…
WHO NEEDS PBS? ESPN2 will redefine the term “educational television†on Jan 21 when “Friday Night Fights Main Events Special Edition†features four boxers on its broadcast who have attended at least two years of college: Juan Diaz, Billy Irwin, Calvin Brock, and Clifford Etienne. Below is some educational information about the four fighters, and…