Normally the Christmas and New Year holiday presents boxers and fitness fans a major dilemma as it is almost impossible to keep training, other than running or doing a home workout, with all the gyms closed for the break. However things will be very different this year as health conscious Londoners have been thrown a…
Ice Promotions officials announced today that Jimmy Lange Boxing presented by Valcourt Building Services will return on Saturday, March 12, 2011 to the Patriot Center. The Great Falls, VA-based Lange (34-4-2, 24 KOs) captured the North American Boxing Association’s U.S. super welterweight title in dramatic fashion with a 10th-round knockout of Joe Wyatt on November…
Denis “Da Momma’s Boy†Douglin once again displayed why he is a prospect to look out for after stopping Matt Berkshire in the first of their scheduled six round bout yesterday evening at the Doubletree Hotel in Monroeville, PA. Douglin was in control from the opening bell, dropping Berkshire with a right hand to the…
Osumanu Adama of Ghana, now residing in Chicago, pitched a twelve round shutout in the main event last Friday at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, winning every round over Angel ‘El Toro’ Hernandez to win the vacant IBO International Middleweight title. Adama, showing up at the weigh in the best shape of any fighter…
After spending several grueling months training under physical fitness guru John Schaeffer from the Winning Factor Sports Science Training Systems, located in Reading, Pennsylvania, heavyweight Carl Davis showed up in a cruiserweight body to battle for the vacant USBO Cruiserweight Championship at the UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, last Friday. Although plagued by a flu bug…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The last big matchup of 2010 takes place tonight when Canadian Jean Pascal makes the fourth defence of his WBC 175 pound title against the veteran Bernard Hopkins in Quebec City. British fans will remember Pascal for his thrilling points loss against Carl Froch in 2008 in a match…
Tonight at Club Unidos in Mar Del Plata, IBF light flyweight kingpin Luis Alberto Lazarte puts his crown at risk against former titleholder Ulises Solis of Mexico. 39 year old Lazarte, 48-9-1 (18), shocked the 108 pound division by unseating Carlos Tamara by split decision in May to capture the IBF trophy but retained the…
Promoter Steve Wood of VIP Boxing informs us that tonight’s Boxing at Wigan, England is regretfully cancelled. Snow across the U.K. is causing havoc on the roads and unsafe conditions have led to many cancellations across the region. Saddoboxing.com will publish the new date for the show when that information becomes available.
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing WBC/IBO Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal weighed in at 174 pounds, 10 ounces and future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins weighed in at 174 pounds, 6 ounces. The pair clash tonight in a world championship bout at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City. The live…
Heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis won a WBC title eliminator last night at Miami’s American Airlines Arena after oppoent Ray Austin punches Solis after the bell to end the tenth of a scheduled 12 rounder. “I wanted to make Austin suffer for the things he said at the press conferences leading up to the fight,” said…
Sensational Irish/British heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury will make his highly anticipated North American debut against veteran Zack Page on Saturday, December 18th in an eight round battle. The Fury/Page special attraction matchup is featured on the undercard to the WBC Light Heavyweight Diamond World Title bout between Canada’s Jean Pascal and boxing legend Bernard Hopkins…
Middleweights Gennady Golovkin and Nilson Julio Tapia clashed last night at Daulet Sports Complex in Astana, Kazakhstan with the WBA middleweight title on offer. Interim WBA beltholder Golovkin came into the bout the more experienced fighter and that was apparent from the start as the Kazak born German resident patiently waited for his Colombian adversary’s…