Saturday 29 November 2014

Solis vs. Thompson II Rescheduled For January 24

The heavyweight rematch between Cuban Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis and US ring veteran Tony Thompson is scheduled for January 24 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Promoter Ahmet Oner announced the new date today after the fight had to be postponed twice after Solis suffered an ankle injury in...




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Solis vs. Thompson II Rescheduled For January 24

The heavyweight rematch between Cuban Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis and US ring veteran Tony Thompson is scheduled for January 24 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Promoter Ahmet Oner announced the new date today after the fight had to be postponed twice after Solis suffered an ankle injury in...




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GYM Boxing Signs Top Canadian Amateur Custio Clayton


The best amateur boxer in Canada for more than five years, Custio Clayton, has signed a long-term agreement with Groupe Yvon Michel Inc. (GYM).
The leader of the Canadian National Team in recent years, Clayton captured six national titles. He represented Canada at many international tournaments...




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Fury Claims Klitschko Avoidance After Chisora Rematch

Charismatic heavyweight Tyson Fury has claimed that Wladimir Klitschko will avoid fighting him should he overcome Dereck Chisora in their world title eliminator this weekend.
The Manchester banger steps into the ring with Chisora this Saturday night at a sold out ExCel London and has claimed...




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Sky Sports To Televise Khan vs. Alexander In UK

Sky Sports has secured the rights to show Amir Khan’s pivotal fight with Devon Alexander exclusively live from the MGM Grand in December.
Khan tops the bill in Las Vegas as he goes head-to-head with Alexander on Saturday 13 December, live on Sky Sports 1, with the winner set to throw their name ...




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"Big Daddy" Browne Issues Heavyweight Hit List


Lucas "Big Daddy" Browne believes he"ll be lean and mean as he presses towards a world title shot in 2015.
The much-loved Aussie puncher was in the best shape of his career when he defeated tough American Chauncy Welliver earlier this month and he says the days of weighing in heavy are over now...




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Wednesday 26 November 2014

Big Showtime Fight Card Swells With Additional Contest

With the holiday season fast approaching, boxing fans will have plenty to celebrate at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 13, as the star-studded “Royal Battle: Khan vs. Alexander” has grown to a quadrupleheader.
Added to the previously announced Showtime telecast will be...




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Mitchell In Title Hunt Again With Upcoming Estrada Clash

Kevin Mitchell will face Daniel Estrada for the WBC Silver Lightweight title at The O2 on January 31, live on Sky Sports.
Mitchell returns to action for the first time since his thrilling stoppage win over Ghislain Maduma at Wembley Stadium on May 31, where the Canadian gave ‘Mighty’ Mitchell all...




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December 6 Barclays Center Card Fighters Talk Thanksgiving

With just over a week until fight night and a couple of days before the Thanksgiving holiday, fighters on the Saturday, Dec. 6 card at Barclays Center shared updates from their camp and talked about their favorite parts of the holidays.
Below are answers from fighters featured on the special HBO...




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Tarver vs. Banks Clash Rescheduled For December 6

A fractured thumb that forced the cancellation of his scheduled September 29 fight with veteran Johnathan Banks (29-2-1, 19 KOs) may prove to have had a silver lining for former world light heavyweight champion and 1996 U.S. Olympian Antonio "Magic Man" Tarver (30-6, 21 KOs).
The determined and...




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Jean Pascal vs. Roberto Bolonti December 6 In Montreal

Jean Bédard, the president of InterBox, announced that the NABF Light Heavyweight Champion, Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs), will combat Argentina"s Roberto Bolonti (35-3, 24 KOs), instead of Donovan George (25-4-2, 22 K-.O.) next December 6, at the Bell Centre.
This decision was taken after ...




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Matchroom Boxing Upate: Rose vs. Jones, BBC Tips Froch


Brian Rose will face Carson Jones for the WBC International Light Middleweight title at the Manchester Arena on Friday January 23, live on Sky Sports.
Rose challenged for the World Light Middleweight title earlier in the year and continues his charge to a second shot with a tough test against...




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Monday 24 November 2014

World Weekend Boxing Roundup: Pacquiao, Gonzalez, Muira, Bellew

It was another installment of the Manny Pacquiao show on Sunday as the Filipino legend lit up Cotai Arena in Macau, China with a dominating WBO welterweight title defense.
Upstart American Chris Algieri, 20-1 (8), came into his challenge of Pacquiao, 57-5-2 (38), after unseating WBO light welter...




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Back To Belfast: Burnett Crushes Bulgarian Import

Ireland’s rising bantamweight star, Ryan Burnett, 5-0 (4), returned to his home city of Belfast yesterday evening on the ‘Back to the Future’ boxing event at the Devendish Complex.
The North Belfast fighter made short work of his durable Bulgarian opponent Valentin Marinov by way of a wicked body...




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Bellew Leads The Way With Revenge Win Over Cleverly

Tony Bellew gained sweet revenge over Nathan Cleverly with a split decision win at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, live on Sky Sports Box Office on Saturday night.
The bitter rivals looked neck and neck over the first eight rounds, but Bellew crucially found the extra gears and pinned Cleverly...




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Sunday 23 November 2014

Luke Blackledge Vs Konstantin Alexandrov Ringside Boxing


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At King Georges Hall, Blackburn, last night, Steve Wood (VIP Promotions) hosted a fightnight headlined by an eight round Super-Middleweight contest between Luke Blackledge of Accrington and Konstantin Alexandrov of...




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Saturday 22 November 2014

Will Pacquiao Expose The Cinderella Story Of Chris Algieri Tonight?


It"s back to Macau, China for WBO welterweight kingpin Manny Pacquiao as Boxing"s most accomplished weight jumper returns to the Cotai Arena this evening for a clash with WBO light welter boss Chris Algieri.
Is 35 year old Pacquiao, 56-5-2 (38), the same fighter who blitzed through elite...




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Mundine Encourages Rabchenko After Melbourne Victory

Over a week on from their competitive 12 round clash in Melbourne, Aussie legend Anthony Mundine says Sergey Rabchenko has every reason to hold his head high.
The former three-time world champion scored a split decision victory over Rabchenko at a packed Hisense Arena last Wednesday and is now...




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Pacquiao Calls Algieri Most Dangerous Opponent Of His Career

Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao believes that Chris Algieri is the most dangerous opponent of his career.
The all-action Filipino has shared the ring with some of the biggest names in world boxing including the likes of Oscar De La Hoya and Miguel Cotto but now faces what he thinks is his...




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Algieri Prasies Pacquiao But Vows To Come Home Victorious

Unbeaten ace Chris Algieri has hailed Manny Pacquiao as ‘one of the greatest fighters ever’ but says he is ready to upset the boxing legend this weekend.
The pair do battle at the Venetian Resort in Macau, live and exclusive on BoxNation, as Filipino hotshot Pacquiao puts his WBO welterweight be...




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Friday 21 November 2014

Lucien Bute: Training Injury Or Broken Fighter?

Canadian fighter Lucien Bute has announced on November 18th, 2014, that he would opt out from a scheduled fight on December 6 in Montreal.
For almost two months now, Bute has been training in the Philippines because his new trainer, Freddie Roach, was on assignment there training Manny...




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Haskins, Turley Spar Getting Ready For Big Fights

British Bantamweight Champion Lee Haskins has been in spartan preparation for his upcoming international fight against dangerous Mexican Willy Velazquez. Haskins has been sparring with super bantam Robbie Turley, who will be fighting Jamie Speight in a 10 round British Title eliminator.
Both...




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Irish Icon Katie Taylor To Rematch Russia"s Ochigava

Katie Taylor advanced to her six straight AIBA World Women’s Elite Championships quarter-final since Russia 2005 at the 8th AIBA World Women’s Championships in Jeju, South Korea today.
The Bray woman, who is targeting a fifth successive title in Jeju, beat Finland’s Mira Potkonen on a unanimous d...




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Lara vs. Smith WBA Title Fight December 12 In San Antonio.

Mayweather Promotions and Showtime bring boxing fans a 154-pound world title showdown between WBA Super Welterweight Titlist Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (19-2-2, 12 KOs) and former IBF Junior Middleweight World Champion Ishe “Sugar Shay” Smith (26-6, 12 KOs) in the Friday, Dec. 12 install...




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Cleverly, Bellew Fan The Flames Of Animosity At Press Conference


Nathan Cleverly and Tony Bellew locked horns once again at today’s press conference – and both men predicted KO wins ahead of their rematch on Saturday at the sold-out Echo Arena in Liverpool, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
The bitter rivals addressed the media next door to the venue where they ...




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Nathan Cleverly Relishes Saturday"s Bad Blood Bellew Rematch

On Saturday afternoon, November 22, one of the biggest days in boxing will take place as an eagerly anticipated rematch between former Light Heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (28-1, 14 KO"s) and former two-time championship challenger Tony Bellew (22-2-1, 14 KO"s) airs exclusively and live on...




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Pacquiao Talks Floyd Mayweather, And Return To Light Welter

Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao is determined to fight pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather before he hangs up his gloves.
The two biggest names in boxing have so far failed to meet in the ring despite years of calls from fight fans for the pair to get it on to determine the undoubted number...




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Octapixx Live Bags Distribution Rights To Golovkin vs. Murray

Leading boxing television rights distributor/sports marketing firm Octapixx Live is pleased to announce that it has been selected to exclusively market and distribute the worldwide broadcast rights to the February 21, 2015 return of knockout king Gennady Golovkin (31-0, 28 KO) to Monte-Carlo,...




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Dirrell vs.Edwards IBF Eliminator Added To Big Canadian Card

An IBF super middleweight elimination bout between 168-pound contender Andre "The Matrix" Dirrell (23-1, 16 KOs), of Flint, Mich., and veteran spoiler Derek "The Black Lion" Edwards (27-3-1, 14 KOs), of Las Vegas, has been confirmed as a 12-round co-feature of a Showtime Boxing: Special Edition...




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Interim Cruiser Champ Kalenga Targeting WBA Ruler Lebedev


Fresh off of his devastating 12th round knockout of previously undefeated No. 2 contender "Dangerous" Denton Daley (12-1) this past Saturday night, as the official WBA mandatory challenger, Interim WBA cruiserweight champion Youri "El Toro" Kalenga (21-1, 14 KOs), has set his sights next on WBA...




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WBO Champ Andrade "Unavailable" For December 13 Title Defense

Golden Boy Promotions and Showtime have been informed that WBO Junior Middleweight Champion Demetrius Andrade is unavailable for his scheduled world title defense against Jermell Charlo on Saturday, Dec. 13 on Showime Championship Boxing at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
At this time,...




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Provodnikov Touches Down In Moscow For Castillo Fight

Former WBO Jr. Welterweight champion, "The Siberian Rocky" Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO"s) arrived in Moscow for his fight with former two-time world champion Jose Luis Castillo (66-12-1, 57 KO"s) that will take place on November 28 at the Luzhniki GCKZ "Russia" Arena in Moscow.
The fight is...




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Smith Vows To Show World Class Pedigree Saturday Night


Callum Smith says he’ll show that he is ready to mix it with the very best when he takes on Nikola Sjekloca on Saturday night at the sold-out Echo Arena in Liverpool, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Smith faces Sjekloca in an eliminator for the WBC Super Middleweight title with Smith’s Int...




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Ramos Out, Chacon In For McDonnell WBA Title Test In Liverpool

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...




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Crolla Gets WBA Lightweight Title Shot Against Abril

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...




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Monday 17 November 2014

Hamburg Hammer: King Klitschko Stops Pulev In Four

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...




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Pedraza Wins IBF Eliminator Against Farenas In San Juan

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...




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Friday 14 November 2014

WBC USNBC Champ Steve Bujaj Interview


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 tit...




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David Price Added To Channel 5 Televised German Fight Card

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 i...




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CBS Sports To Televise New Boxing Series December 13

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...




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Hatton Disputes Rabchenko Loss But Admires Mundine Performance

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.
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WBA Championships Committee Denies Moreno Rematch Appeal

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...




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"Take It To The Bank" Webster Headlines Philly Fight Card

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 ...




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Ex-WBA Champ Shumenov Moves Up To Cruiserweight


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...




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Hernandez vs. Afolabi IBF Title Fight Aired By UK Channel 5

Hennessy Sports and Team Sauerland are pleased to announce that the IBF Cruiserweight Championship showdown between Yoan Pablo Hernandez (29-1, 14 KOs) and Ola Afolabi (21-3-4, 10 KOs) will be broadcast live on Channel 5 from 8.30-10.30pm.
British boxing fans will now have the chance to follow...




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Light Welter Lenny Daws Now Official Challenger For European Crown

Morden"s newly-crowned EU champion Lenny Daws has been made official challenger for the European (EBU) light-welterweight title and hopes to tempt the champion, Michele Di Rocco, into a rematch at some point in 2015.
Daws lost a disputed and controversial 12-round decision to Di Rocco in June...




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Interbox Announces Big Bell Center Show December 6

InterBox held a press conference today in Montreal to announce that fans at the Bell Centre on December 6 will be able to watch three major fights: light heavyweights Lucian Bute (31-2, 24 KOs) vs. Roberto Bolonti (35-3, 24 KOs) and Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) vs. Donovan George (26-4-2, 22...




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Contender Kal Yafai Targets 2015 As Breakout Year

Kal Yafai says he will hunt down a World title shot next year – if he can pass his ‘first big test’ on Saturday with flying colours.
Yafai defends his IBF Inter-Continental title against former World title challenger Everth Briceno, and the Birmingham talent has set his sights on landing more maj...




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World Title Boxing Comes To Ontario: Kalenga vs. Daley

Former Canadian college basketball player and No. 2 ranked "Dangerous" Denton Daley (12-0, 6 KOs) challenges Interim WBA cruiserweight champion Youri "El Toro" Kalenga (20-1, 13 KOs) Saturday night at Hersey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Kalenga vs. Daley headlines "World Championship...




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Thursday 13 November 2014

Promoter Rodney Berman Talks Golovkin vs. Murray Clash

South African promoter Rodney Berman has made bold inroads into Europe and will be promoting Gennady Golovkin against Martin Murray in a much-anticipated middleweight championship bout in Monte Carlo in February 2015. Here, the Golden Gloves CEO talks about the past, present and...




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