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 pounds. But the bout isn’t…
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 that is the Ukrainian Klitchsko…
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 versus Derek Chisora or Francisco…
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 also fined $100,000 for poor…
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 of the year thus far….
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 Up,” presented by DiBella Entertainment,…
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 (31-2, 20 KO’s) has done…
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. The three-city press tour culminated…
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 time against The Cobra.
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, beginning in March in London…
Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin opened up his training camp to the media in lower Manhattan yesterday ahead of his St. Patrick’s Day showdown with Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez at Madison Square Garden. Macklin and trainer Buddy McGirt, a former two weight World Champion during his own career, performed an open workout before a packed house…
Adam Etches has already sold 500 tickets for his next fight. The popular Sheffield light-middleweight will be in action on Hatton Promotions’ double title bill in his hometown at Ponds Forge Arena, on Saturday March 24.