Javier Chacon will challenge Jamie McDonnell for the WBA Bantamweight title at the sold-out Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday night live on Sky Sports Box Office. McDonnell is defending his WBA crown for the first time after he landed the belt with a spectacular KO win over Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat at Wembley Stadium in…
Anthony Crolla will face Richar Abril for the WBA Lightweight title at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on Friday January 23, live on Sky Sports. Crolla, who claimed a six-round shut-out over Gyorgy Mizei Jnr. tonight in Dublin, is thrilled to have landed the well-earned shot at the big one after a fantastic run…
It was another display of dominance by Heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko last night as “Dr. Steelhammer” rubbed out the ambitions of challenger Kubrat Pulev at the O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Pulev came into the contest perhaps in possession of the best pure boxing skills of any of Klitschko’s challengers during his eight year…
Friday night at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gary Shaw Productions, DiBella Entertainment and Universal Promotions’ undefeated IBO super featherweight champion, Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (19-0, 12 KOs) dazzled his hometown fans winning an astounding 12-round unanimous decision against top Philippine contender Michael Farenas (39-5-4, 31 KOs). With the win, Pedraza moves…
Tonight brings us another Wladimir Klitschko heavyweight title defense, this time against challenger Kubrat Pulev tonight at O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Big Wlad holds every major belt with the exception of the WBC and will be defending his IBF crown this evening as Team Pulev reportedly did not pay fees to the other…
In an exclusive interview with Saddoboxing, World Boxing Council USNBC regional cruiserweight champion Stivens ‘Steve’ Bujaj, fresh off an eight round decision win over veteran Zack Page on November 8, 2014, at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan, expressed an interest in defending his title in 2015 against former world champions Glen Johnson and Roy…
David Price (18-2, 15 KOs) is back in action on December 6 – live on Channel 5 at 8.30-10.30pm. The hard-hitting heavyweight will face Emilio Ezequiel Zarate (18-13-3, 9 KOs) as part of a bumper bill of international Boxing brought to you by Team Sauerland and Hennessy Sports from the EWE Arena in Oldenburg, Germany….
Final Forum Boxing and The Gallery Studio Group, LLC, announced today that CBS Sports Network will televise its premiere “Ringside Red Carpet” Boxing series. Each two-hour live telecast will feature at least two fights. The first event will be held on Saturday, December 13 at 8:00 PM, ET. Each title fight will be centered on…
Ricky Hatton has paid tribute to Anthony Mundine, but he still feels his fighter, Sergey Rabchenko, beat the Aussie veteran. Mundine picked up the WBC Silver light-middleweight crown with a contentious split decision verdict over the Belarusian in Melbourne on Wednesday night. It was a display that showed the 39-year-old still has a place among…
The WBA Championships Committee denied the request for a direct rematch by Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno, after he was defeated by the Dominican Juan Carlos Payano, who is now bantamweight world champion. Additionally, rules E.21 and E.22 of the regulation provides that the referee has the authority to stop the bout after consulting the doctor in…
On Tuesday, Nov. 25, undefeated super middleweight contender Derrick “Take It to the Bank†Webster will headline the third installment of Parx Casino Tuesday Night Fights at 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia. The 6-foot- 4 Glassboro, N.J., resident owns an impressive 17-0 record (8 knockouts) and is coming off a six-round, unanimous-decision win over Michael…
Former WBA Light Heavyweight title holder Beibut Shumenov (14-2, 9 KOs) returns to the ring December 13, kick-starting his new quest to become a two-division world champion, against cruiserweight Bobby Thomas Jr. (14-2, 9 KOs) in an eight-round bout on the Khan vs. Alexander card, presented by Golden Boy Promotions, at MGM Grand in Las…