Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event On Friday night, Adam Little from Kirkham, Lancashire, delivered an overhand right to floor Martin Shaw of Rotherham just inside the closing seconds of round one of their scheduled six-round Welterweight contest. Shaw got to his feet but Referee Steve …
Read More »Wladimir Klitschko Guns Down Jean Marc Mormeck In Dusseldorf
Wladimir Klitschko solidified his hold on his numerous world heavyweight titles last night at Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany, wiping out overmatched former WBA/WBC cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck. Once the contest began, Mormeck, just 5’11 tall, shelled up without throwing a punch for the first minute, instead simply walking …
Read More »Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean-Marc Mormeck Preview
At five feet, eleven and one half inches, and 215 and one half pounds, at first glance, Jean-Marc Mormeck of France would seem to be too short and too small to fight Dr. Wladimir Klitschko for the World Heavyweight championship. After all, Klitschko is six feet six inches and 242 …
Read More »The State Of The British Game: The Heavyweights
In a detailed examination of the fight game within the United Kingdom, SaddoBoxing correspondent Iain Langmaid casts his long eye over the British scene and what he thinks the future holds for 2012 and beyond. Heavyweight Division: On the World stage, the Heavyweight division is marked by the log jam …
Read More »15 Heavyweight Bouts For The Future Of The Division
As Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko grow older, the rising stars and the mainstay veterans of the heavyweight division could face significant matchup challenges. The following is a list of pending and possible contests which could determine the fate of the heavyweight division in the year to come: 1. David Haye …
Read More »Chisora Faces Harsh Penalties In Klitschko Fight Aftermath
With participation in anger management classes his only hope for future reconsideration, heavyweight contender Dereck ‘Del Boy’ Chisora, 28, has been suspended indefinitely by the World Boxing Council for his uncontrolled behavior during the build up to his WBC title fight against Vitali Klitschko on February 18, 2012. He was …
Read More »Jaro KO’s Wonjongkam, Wins WBC Flyweight Title
In one of the few times a foreign fighter has gone into Thailand against a defending Thai world champion and upset the applecart, unheralded ‘Sonny Boy’ Villaluz Jaro knocked out Pongsaklek Wongjongkam in Chanburi, Thailand on Friday, March 2, 2012, to win the WBC Flyweight title in the biggest upset …
Read More »Macklin Leads Team Gang Green Into MSG March 17
Irish eyes will really be smilin’ on St. Patty’s evening if Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin upsets World Middleweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KOs) and the other five members of Team Gang Green also have their hands raised in victory. “The Real Middleweight Championship – Get Your Irish …
Read More »Linares Returns Against Hard Hitting Thompson In Cancun
Following an exciting February event, the Oasis Cancun in Cancun, Mexico will once again host Televisa’s hit series “Sabados De Corona,” this time featuring a Saturday, March 31 showdown between former Two-Division World Champion Jorge “El Nino de Oro” Linares and hometown hero Sergio “Yeyo” Thompson. Venezuelan star Jorge Linares …
Read More »Mayweather, Cotto Wrap Up Nationwide “Ring Kings” Press Tour
Seven-Time and Five Division World Champion Floyd Mayweather and WBA Super Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto took their thrones from coast to coast as they announced their May 5 mega-fight which is taking place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View. …
Read More »IBF Champ Bute Heading To UK For Massive Froch Clash
Carl Froch will challenge Lucian Bute for the IBF super middleweight title at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham on May 26. The Nottingham star will fight in his hometown for the first time since October 2009 against the unbeaten Canadian-based Romanian who will defend his belt for the tenth …
Read More »Lindsay Added To McCloskey Prizefighter Show In Belfast
Martin Lindsay is planning to fight on the massive Belfast bill alongside Paul McCloskey and the all-Irish Middleweight Betfair Prizefighter night on May 5 in King’s Hall, live on Sky Sports. The former British featherweight champion is plotting a return to action after over a year out of the ring, …
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