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Russian boxer Denis Lebedev recently took part in a concert by Russia military band “Blue Berets”. Lebedev, together with the group performed the song “Striped nature.”

• Klitschko vs Adamek – According to recent Russian and Polish media reports, Vitali Klitschko won’t be having a tune-up bout before his September clash against #1 ranked WBC heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek because of Liahovich’s recent injury. Instead Vitali will go for the Adamek fight directly, which will take place in Poland. Although Adamek is pretty much still unproven at heavyweight, he’s got a lot of fans in Poland who will be flocking to see him fight Vitali.

• Gary Shaw Inks Cermeño – Gary Shaw Productions is have just announced the signing of Venezuelan former WBA Interim Bantamweight Champion and current WBA #6 super bantamweight Nehomar Cermeño (20-3, 12 KOs) to a co-promotional deal with Panama-based Rogelo Espino of Promociones Y Eventos del Istmo. 31-year-old Cermeño is a former Olympian and one of Venezuela’s most popular fighters. He is best known for two close split decision losses to WBA champ Anselmo Moreno.

• Molina vs Chacon – Unbeaten lightweight Carlos Molina will face former two-time world title challenger Angel Chacon on May 20th, manager Frank Espinoza told Fightnews.com. The bout will take place at the Hangar on the grounds of the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, CA. The bout will be scheduled for eight rounds and will be televised on Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo Tecate.”

• #4 ranked IBF contender Lamont Peterson (26-1, 18 KO’s) faces #3 ranked contender Victor Cayo (28-1-1, 14 KO’s) on April 29th in an IBF light welterweight title eliminator bout at the Cosmopolitan Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Carl Froch says he is planning on stopping Johnson when they collide in Atlantic City on June 4th. Speaking with thisisnottingham.com, “The Cobra” said he is looking forward to winning in style once more. “I don’t just plan on beating [Glen] Johnson, I plan on halting him in style,” Froch stated. “Our styles gel very well for a competitive battle as long as it lasts and I’m looking forward to it. It will be another win for The Cobra, maybe by stoppage, and I plan on making another big statement for the Showtime fans.” The 42-year-old “Road Warrior” Glen Johnson,, has only ever been stopped once as a pro; way back in 1997, by the legendary Bernard Hopkins down at middleweight.

• Froch-Johnson tickets on sale – Tickets are on sale now for the Super Six semifinal clash between Wo9rld Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl “Cobra” Froch and Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson at the Adrian Phillips Ballroom at historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Tickets, priced at $300, $150, $100, and $50, can be purchased through the Boardwalk Hall ticket office and Ticketmaster. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, at any Ticketmaster retail outlet or in person at Boardwalk Hall box office.

• Nathan Cleverly Update – WBO interim light heavyweight titlist Nathan Cleverly has been sparring exclusively with southpaws to prepare for his May 21 challenge to WBO world champion Jurgen Braehmer at The O2 in London. “I think I’ve watched every fight that Braehmer has ever had, and I’ve had guys in the gym replicating his style,” stated Cleverly. “I’m going to get some quality sparring with one of the best southpaws in the country with James DeGale. And I think I learned at the hands of the master as well when I grew up with Joe Calzaghe. He’s one of the best southpaws of all time, and the experience I got from facing him in the gym when I was just 18 will stand me in good stead against Braehmer. “I’ve always enjoyed facing southpaws. I’ve not come up against too many in the pros, but I’ve dealt with them in the gym, and I’ll deal with Braehmer on May 21.”

• Daniel Santos returns - Former welterweight and junior middleweight champion Daniel Santos (32-4-1, 23 KOs) will return to action on June 10 in New York City on a card coinciding with the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade. Santos has not fought since losing his title against Yuri Foreman in November 2009, but recently resumed his career, sparring with Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez who went on to score a resounding knockout in his fight with Sergei Dzinziruk.

• The Boxing Writers Association of America is pleased to announce that Showtime broadcaster Al Bernstein will host the BWAA’s 86th annual awards banquet at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 6, 2011. ”We are ecstatic to have Al Bernstein as our master of ceremonies,”  said BWAA President Jack Hirsch. “His presence will add greatly to the prestige of the affair.”

• Lopez vs. Salido – WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (30-0, 27 KO’s) makes his third defense of his World Boxing Organization title this Saturday night against number #9 ranked challenger Orlando Salido (34-11-2, 22 KO’s) at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

• IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s) has reportedly started negotiations with lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) for a bout that will be taking place in July at light welterweight. It will be the 33-year-old Judah’s first defense of his International Boxing Federation title that he capture last March with a 7th round TKO over South African Kaizer Mabuza.

• “Fast” Fres Oquendo for Prizefighter – Currently sparring with WBA heavyweight champ David Haye as he gets himself ready for his upcoming fight with Wladimir Klitschko, contender “Fast” Fres Oquendo has been confirmed as a participant in the “Heavyweights International, Prizefighter” show on May 7th. Set for London the same night as Manny Pacquiao faces Shane Mosley in Las Vegas (both events to be shown live on Sky Sports).

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Latest Boxing News in Brief for: Australian Boxing: Caparello, Delic and Singh, Carl Froch vs Glen Johnson, Former lightweight champion Juan Diaz, Golovkin vs N’Jikam, Hanna Gabriel vs. Melisenda Perez, Keb-Hernandez signed, Marco “Captain” Huck, Middleweight contender Benjamin Simon, Mijares for May defense, Ohashi regains OPBF 122lb belt, Samuel Peter vs. Robert Helenius, Vassell defeats Ushona, Yuriorkis Gamboa

• Australian Boxing: Caparello, Delic and Singh - This Friday 1 April 2011 sees an action packed night of boxing at the Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia featuring a number of leading fighters on the domestic scene. Headlining the night is undefeated light heavyweight Blake Caparello (6-0-1, 2 KOs), fresh off his points decision victory in a winner takes all bout over Michael Bolling earlier this month. Caparello, who has fast established his name as one of the premier light heavyweights in the country, will take on Thai Komgrit Nanakorn (16-15, 6 KOs) over 10 rounds.

• Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16 KOs) successfully defended his WBA featherweight title with a fourth round destruction of Jorge Solis (40-3-2, 29 KOs) on Saturday night in front of a packed house at the Boardwalk Hall’s Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the co-feature, Miguel Angel Garcia (25-0, 21 KOs) took the NABF and NABO featherweight titles after fellow contender Matt Remillard (23-1, 13 KOs) could not answer the bell for the eleventh round of their scheduled twelve round bout.

• Former lightweight champion Juan Diaz (35-4, 17 KO’s) reportedly plans on giving it another shot at resurrecting his career and hopefully capturing another title before he hangs it up. Only 27, Diaz, has lost four out of his last six fights and looked pretty unremarkable in all of the fights. He wants to take on some of the top fighters in the division like Michael Katsidis, Roberto Guerrero, Humberto Soto or Urbano Antillon.

• Samuel Peter vs. Robert Helenius – Former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-4, 27 KO’s) has a make or break fight on Saturday against unbeaten 6’6″ German based contender Robert Helenius         (14-0, 9 KO’s) at the Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Helenius, ranked #7 IBF, #7 WBO and #11 WBA, is fighter with the same height and reach as the Klitschko brothers, both of which beat Peter in the past.

• Vassell defeats Ushona – Unbeaten Commonwealth welterweight champion Denton Vassell (17-0, 9 KO’s) successfully defended his title for the first time on Saturday night beating 29-year-old challenger Bethuel Ushona (23-1, 8 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Robin Park Centre, in Wigan, Lancashire. The final judges’ scores were 118-111, 117-113, and 117-112.

• Mijares for May defense – Mexican star Cristian Mijares is expected to defend his IBF super flyweight world crown on May 14 in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, against a challenger to be named. This would be a voluntary defense, although sources say Mijares may want to go straight to official IBF challenger Raul ‘The Cobra’ Martinez (28-1, 16 KOs), who earned the title shot by winning an eliminator against Mexican Rodrigo Guerrero. Frenchman Malik Bouziane (13-1-1, 1 KO) had previously been mentioned for the first defense of Mijares, who won the belt in December against compatriot Juan Alberto Rosas.

• Keb-Hernandez signed – The bout between current champion Gilberto Keb Baas, of Yucatan, and his challenger Adrian “The Confessor” Hernandez, of the State of Mexico, will be held on April 30th in a venue in the State of Mexico to be announced in a few days. The agreement was reached by the representatives to the aforementioned fighters, Pepe Gomez representing the champion, and Salvador Briman, representing the official challenger and fighter who is ranked number one in the division by the WBC. The details of the signed contract will be announced soon.

• Ohashi regains OPBF 122lb belt – Former OPBF super-bantam champ, WBC#14 Hiromasa Ohashi (24-9-3, 15 KOs), 121.5, regained the OPBF belt when he barely pounded out a split decision over OPBF#2 Filipino national titlist Jhunriel Ramonal (9-3-1, 6 KOs), 121.75, over twelve hard-fought rounds on Sunday in Kariya, Japan. – Scores: Referee Wansoo Yuh (Korea) 117-111 and judge Yuji Fukuchi (Japan) 115-113, both for Ohashi, and Delbert Peligrino (Philippines) 115-114 for Ramonal.

• Hanna Gabriel vs. Melisenda Perez – Sampson Boxing LLC President, Sampson Lewkowicz announced from Las Vegas, Nevada the privilege of hosting the REMATCH boxing event scheduled for Thursday, March, 31 2011 at the inauguration week of the Costa Rica National Stadium in San Jose, Costa Rica. In the main event, undefeated WBO Jr. Middleweight Champion from Costa Rica, Hanna Gabriel vs. (Mexican) pugilist Melisenda Perez. The rematch was born as a promise between the two pugilists after an exciting first bout. Sampson stated: “I’m proud to be part of the festivities in Costa Rica that would not have been made possible without the support & loyalty of Manager/Cousin Kathy Sanchez Cunningham as well as Ezequiel Obando, Trainer of Hanna Gabriel.”

• Carl Froch vs Glen Johnson – The second “Super Six” semi-final, between WBC 168-pound champ Carl Froch and ageless wonder Glen Johnson, will go ahead on June 4th at Atlantic City, New Jersey. Originally looking like going ahead on May 21st, the new date will allow both boxers a little extra time in which to prepare for what could well be an extremely hard night’s work for both fighters.

• Marco “Captain” Huck will defend his WBO Cruiserweight Title against Ran Nakash on April 2. After Giacobbe Fragomeni pulled out due to a cut injury from sparring, Huck (31-1, 23 KOs) will now make his sixth defence against the unbeaten challenger from Israel (25-0, 18 KOs). “I don´t care about the late change,” Huck said. “It will not exactly be a walk in the park, but as the world champion, I will find a way to deal with it. I will be prepared for Nakash and I will defeat him just like I defeat anybody who wants to take the belt away from me.

• Golovkin vs N’Jikam – According to Oleg Hermann, manager of sparkling Kazakh middleweight banger Gennady Golovkin (20-0, 17 KOs), his protégé will fight Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (25-0, 17 KOs) of France in his next outing. A thrilling clash between two undefeated prospects will also be a partial unification of the WBA title: N’Jikam, 27, is the WBA interim champion, and the former amateur superstar Golovkin, 28, holds the “regular” title. Quotes are necessary as the World Boxing Association not-so-surprisingly has three beltholders in this particular weight class. The “super” title belongs to German stalwart Felix Strum (35-2-1, 15 KOs), 32.

• Middleweight contender Benjamin Simon suffered a serious hand injury in the last week of sparring for his IBF elimination bout against Sam Soliman (scheduled for April 1st in Berlin). “The capsule of Simon’s left hand is bruised with odema in tenderparts and an intraarticular haematom“, said Dr. med. Robert Stelzer adding that Simon will be out of training – and fighting, of course – for „at least 6 – 8 weeks“. “Iron Ben“ recognized that something was wrong when he had to stop training due to a terrible pain in his left hand followed by an immediate swelling. Still the IBF intercontinental champion was shocked when he heard the diagnosis: “This is simply terrible“, says Simon. „I had hoped that they can do something to make sure that I can fight. I am in perfect shape and very well prepared for Soliman. I want this fight. This is my big chance.“ Simon’s trainer and manager Robert Rolle adds, “Of course, this is a shock for Ben. I will do my best to help him deal with this injury. This is sport. Injuries can happen any time. It’s a pity because I am sure that Ben would have knocked Soliman out which would have taken us one step closer to challenging IBF champion Sebastian Sylvester. But there’s nothing we can do about it at the moment. We hope that the hand heals as fast as possible so we can find a new date for the fight against Soliman.“ (Source Boxing Scene)
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Latest Boxing News in Brief – Sunday 9^th January, for: Amir Khan, Billy “The Kid” Dib, Daiki Kameda, Darren Barker, Iannuzzi vs Kayode,Juan Carlos Reveco, Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Erik Morales?, Lorenzo Villanueva, Matt Macklin, Matthew Hatton, Miguel Tellez, Omar Narvaez, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander, Tomasz Adamek, Victor Zaleta, Wale “Lucky Boy” Omotoso,Wladimir Klitschko

• Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Erik Morales? — Several sources are reporting the possibility for a fight between the three-time world champions Juan Manuel Marquez and Erik Morales, both of Mexico. Marquez, the current WBO and WBA unified lightweight champion is considering the fight, although there were some issues that previously Morales had highlighted about fighting Marquez when both were at Top Rank. However Morales points out that boxing is not only a sport but a business and the fight now makes sense. Morales also reminds Marquez that he defeated Manny Pacquiao. Same sources are indicating April 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as the TV date for the clash.

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• Amir Khan has been booked in at the MEN Arena on April 16th and is almost certainly going to fight Lamont Peterson for Khans WBA 140lb title. The fight is a tune up for a contest with the winner of the Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander fight at the end of the month. A big fight in the fall will provide an undisputed champion at 140 lbs.

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• Tomasz Adamek Agrees To Fight Wladimir Klitschko – By James Slater – The world heavyweight title picture might not (and I stress might not) be as bleak as it looks right now. Okay, the heavyweight unification we all wanted to see between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye is now “dead” according to Haye’s manager, but we may see another excellent match-up involving “Dr. Steel Hammer” later this year. And I’m not talking about Wladimir’s fight with Derek Chisora! — In a big news story that has appeared Fight news.com, the word is Tomasz Adamek, the former light-heavy and cruiserweight ruler, has “agreed” to challenge the Ring magazine, IBF, WBO and IBO boss in his native Poland sometime in September.  Tomasz Adamek (43-1, 28 KO’s) has revealed on his website that he plans on signing a contract to fight IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s by next week for a fight that will be taking place in September.

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• IBF #12 welterweight Wale “Lucky Boy” Omotoso (18-0, 16 KOs) will return to ring action on March 18 against Philip “Sweet Pea” Kotey (21-6-2, 15 KOs) over twelve rounds at the Knox Basketball Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Nigerian-born, Australian-based Omotoso is trained and managed by Murray Thomson, who said “Omotoso holds a good win inside the distance over Emanuel Augustus who had given Floyd Mayweather a tough fight. In his most recent fight in November.

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• According to sources – European welterweight champion Matthew Hatton has accepted a fight with hot Mexican prospect Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, possibly on March 5 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Hatton was the second option after handlers of WBA welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko allegedly rejected a $550,000 offer. HBO have reserved that date for a ‘Boxing After Dark’ show and there is also a chance of a bout between Michael Katsidis and Robert Guerrero.

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• WBA Junior Flyweight Interim World Champion Juan Carlos Reveco (25-1, 15 KOs) will face Nicaragua’s Miguel Tellez (19-13-1, 6 KOs) in a non-title 10-round flyweight bout on January 21 at Polideportivo Vicente Polimeni in Mendoza, Argentina. And junior welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse faces former World Champion DeMarcus Corley in the 10-round main event.

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• IBF#5 and WBA#12 ranked featherweight Billy “The Kid” Dib (30-1, 18 KO’s) from Sydney, Australia returns to the ring on March 12th with a clash against WBO#5 ranked Lorenzo Villanueva (18- 0, 17KO’s) from the Philippines who is unbeaten in eighteen fights with seventeen wins inside the distance. The fight will be held in Perth, Western Australia and will be for the WBO Oriental Featherweight title, held by Villaneuva.

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• Unbeaten WBO super flyweight champion Omar Narvaez (32-0-2, 19 KOs) will now defend his crown against Mexican prospect Victor Zaleta (17-1, 9 KOs) on February 12 at Monte Hermoso, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Zaleta is the replacement for compatriot Jesus Ruiz who had to pull out after the flu derailed his training. Narvez is making the first defense of the super flyweight title and competing in his 19th world title fight.

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• Matt Macklin could defend his European middleweight title against Darren Barker early this year. By Frank Warren – The fight has been put out to purse bids by the European Boxing Union. – Macklin and Barker were supposed to fight in Birmingham in September, only for then European champ Barker to pull out injured. – He has not fought since, while Mackin picked up the vacant title at the LG Arena, before making a successful defence in Liverpool just before Christmas. – Having secured the fight before through purse bids, promoter Frank Warren could be tempted to make a substantial bid again. – But Macklin may ditch the European belt if Warren can deliver him a world title opportunity.

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• Iannuzzi vs Kayode — Rising cruiserweight prospect Nicholas “The Showstopper” Iannuzzi (16-1, 9 KOs) faces his toughest test to date when he steps up to face the highly regarded Lateef Kayode on Friday February 4th on SHOBOX.

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• Daiki Kameda officially renounces belt — After his lackluster performance despite his split decision over #14 ranked Silvio Olteanu of Romania on December 26, Daiki Kameda officially renounced his WBA flyweight belt because of his difficulty to make the weight any longer. The ex-champ explained, “I felt like my legs were paralyzed after the eighth round on due to my too severe reduction of weight.

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Latest Boxing News and Updates – Tuesday 14^th Dec for: David Haye, Wladimir Klitschko, Amir Khan, Breidis Prescott, Hopkins vs Pascal, Dmitriy Salita, James Wayka, Fulgencio Zuniga, Tavoris “Thunder” Cloud, Erik “Terrible” Morales, “Sugar” Shane Mosley, Manny Pacquiao, Antonio DeMarco vs Reyes Sanchez

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• WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) could be facing IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) in April in Las Vegas, Nevada. Haye is very confident that he’ll be facing Wladimir next, and the venue could be in Las Vegas rather than Germany or the UK. — In an article at espn.co.uk, Haye said “Fingers crossed, we’ll know something pretty soon. Form our side, we’re raring to go. I’m positive this fight will happen. As I’ve said before, I will retire next year, so this fight has to happen. It’s a fight the world wants. It’s the only fight the Klitschkos can have to cement their legacy. Where? Wherever it makes the most money. Watching Amir [Khan] here [in Vegas] definitely gave ma real buzz. I want some of this. I’d love to come out here and fight in a great arena and give everyone value for money. The talks have been very positive. I’m confident it’s going to happen.”

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• Klitschko-Haye, Khan-TBA On Same Night In April? By James Slater – It seems British boxing, and boxing in general, could have one huge night on April 16th of next year. If things go to plan, various members of the media are suggesting, there could be a massive doubleheader taking place – with one huge fight in the UK and then a second monster of a fight going down in Las Vegas. — The word is (according to The Guardian, USA Today, etc) WBA 140-pound champ Amir Khan – who is on the verge of superstar status due to his recent smashing victory over the big-hitting Marcos Maidana – will meet a TBA in the London, and then, a few hours later, WBA heavyweight champ David Haye will challenge heavyweight number-one Wladimir Klitschko in Vegas. Needless to say, if this doubleheader comes off it will be SOME night for the sport.

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• Breidis Prescott calls out Khan – If WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) is looking for revenge for his 1st round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott (23-2, 19 KO’s), then he has the perfect opportunity now. Prescott, 27, sent out a press release today calling out Khan for his next fight. Khan is coming off a 12 round decision to Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) last Saturday night, and is now looking for someone to fight on April 16th in the UK when Khan fights again. Prescott maybe the perfect opponent if Khan wants to quiet his critics and prove that his loss to Prescott was just a case of Khan not being prepared for the fight instead of being a glass-jawed fighter.

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• Hopkins vs Pascal — This Saturday night, 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO’s) will be challenging World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s) at the Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Hopkins is talking about trying to be one of the oldest fighters to ever capture a title. If Hopkins defeats Pascal, he will become the oldest fighter in the history of the sport to win a significant world title, 38 days older than “Big” George Foreman was when he defeated Michael Moorer for the Heavyweight World title on November 5, 1994.

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• New opponent for Salita — Former world title challenger Dmitriy Salita (31-1, 16 KOs) will now face veteran James Wayka (16-9-1, 8 KOs) this Thursday at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, New York. The original opponent was supposed to be former world champion Mike Achondo, who was said to have pulled out sick. The Salita-Wayka fight is currently scheduled for eight rounds but their hope is the commission will approve the bout for ten so that the IBA welterweight title can still be fought for as originally scheduled with Salita-Achondo.

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• Zuniga faces Cloud for title shot — Former three-time world title challenger Fulgencio Zuniga (24-4-1, 21 KOs), of Colombia, has secured himself another title shot, this time against IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris “Thunder” Cloud (24-0, 18 KOs) this Friday at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Cloud will be making the second defense of the title he won by unanimous decision over Clinton Woods on August 28, 2009. He successfully defended the title with a unanimous decision over formidable challenger and former champion, Glen Johnson, last August 8 in St. Louis. Zuniga is ranked in the IBF’s top-15 at super middleweight.

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• The three-time world champion Erik “Terrible” Morales is in the final stage of training for his next fight against former world champion Jorge “La Hiena” Barrios in the Estadio Caliente in Tijuana, Mexico on Saturday. “We just had a great workout we’re just waiting for the day. It was already the toughest work in the Otomi. It will be a hard fight and complicated because Barrios is strong. But, I’m happy and confident that I’ll leave the ring with raised hands,” said Morales.

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• It Looks Like I’ll Be Fighting Pacquiao on April 16 says “Sugar” Shane Mosley – “I’m the next one in line. The first is Mayweather, but he has a lot of things that he’s dealing with right now so he can’t do it, so I’m the next one in line. It probably looks like I’ll be fighting Manny on April 16th. I’m excited that Manny would give me the opportunity. I’m excited that [Top Rank CEO] Bob Arum and [Pacquiao's] manager, who I think is [Michael] Koncz or whatever his name is, would give me the opportunity. I believe it’s going to go down and I think in Vegas at the MGM Grand. — “Manny is just a busy fighter and has a little bit of power. They have all of these different sayings about him doing something but he’s never tested positive for anything. He’s up and up and he’s fighting hard and he gives 100%. He’s a true warrior. I love getting in the ring with guys who like to fight, because I like to fight.” – Shane sounds pretty confident he’ll be the challenger, now that Floyd Mayweather appears unwilling to step up.

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• Antonio DeMarco vs Reyes Sanchez For WBC Silver — Former interim WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (24-2-1, 18KOs) is ready to go for a title shot once again when he challenges current WBC Silver lightweight champion Reyes Sanchez (20-3-1, 11KOs) of Mexico City, MX, on February 26th of next year at a site to be determined.  DeMarco of Tijuana, MX, by way of Los Mochis, captured the interim belt back in ’09 via tenth round TKO of Jose Alfaro only to succumb to the late Edwin Valero in his next bout earlier this year.  Since then, the twenty-four year old DeMarco came back with a devastating second round knock out of former title challenger Daniel Attah in July.

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Latest Boxing News and updates for: Sakio Bika, Dereck Chisora, Wladimir Klitschko, Luke ‘Winky’ Wilton, Tyson Fury, Pascal vs Hopkins, Holyfield vs Williams, Edgar Sosa vs Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, Nathan Cleverly, Celestino ‘Pelenchín’ Caballero, Victor Ortiz vs Lamont Peterson, Maidana about Khan, Manny Pacquiao, Ricardo Mayorga, Martinez  - Cotto, Devon Alexander

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• Bika calls out Wood — Former 2007 super middleweight “Contender” champion Sakio Bika (28-5-2, 18 KOs) has challenged the 2010 super middleweight “Australian Contender” champion Garth Wood (10-1-1, 5 KOs), who is fresh from a fifth round KO victory of WBA#2 Anthony Mundine on Wednesday at the Acer Arena in Sydney. Bika’s trainer Dave Birchell said, “Great win by Garth Wood over Mundine. Sakio Bika would welcome a bout with Wood. Contender Champ vs Contender Champ has got to be worth doing now? Garth vs Sakio, would be good while it lasts.”

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• Unbeaten British heavyweight Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) refuses to just go away quietly after IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) pulled out of his fight this Saturday night at the SAP Arena, in Mannheim, Germany. Speaking to the BBC Sport Five, Chisora said “He offered the fight and he has to fight me. We want that fight.” – “I’m very confident. I’m in the papers now, I’m in the limelight and everybody wants to see what I’ve got in the ring. People are going to be tuning in to watch me now. Him (Wladimir Klitschko) and David Haye, that’s going to have to wait for a bit because he has to go past me now. We’re not in it for the money. We were fighting for no good money, we were fighting for pride and to prove we’re the best in the game, so we’re not stepping aside. Either way he’s going to have to fight me or his brother or David Haye now because I’m knocking on the big doors, now I want the big fights.”

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• A big casualty of IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s cancellation of his December 11th bout with Derek Chisora was that the entire undercard was canceled along with that fight. There were a lot of interesting fights that now won’t be taking place this weekend

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• Belfast flyweight, Luke ‘Winky’ Wilton, who has signed a three-year deal with Frank Maloney Promotions, faces former foe, Uzzy Ahmed on the under card of Lindsay-Simpson on the 15th December 2010 in the Kings Hall, Belfast. — Wilton is keen to avenge a narrow 39-40 points loss to Ahmed in only his fourth professional fight back in 2008: “I cant wait – I will settle the score this time. He is in for a shock next Wednesday night.

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• Tyson Fury added to Pascal vs Hopkins Card — Irish/British heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury will make his highly anticipated North American debut on Saturday, December 18th against New York City based Puerto Rican giant Israel “King Kong” Garcia in an eight round bout.The Fury/Garcia special attraction is featured on the undercard to the Light Heavyweight World Title bout between Canada’s Jean Pascal and boxing legend Bernard Hopkins at the sold out Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City and will be broadcast LIVE on PRIMETIME – Sports PPV Channel 480 on Sky. The stacked card of boxing action begins at 12:00 AM GMT and is available for £9.95.

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• Holyfield vs Williams back on — The off again/on again clash between former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield and Sherman “Tank” Williams is on again. This time it’s scheduled for January 22 at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Contracts have yet to be finalized. — The 48-year-old Holyfield is also scheduled to face former Danish contender “Super-Brian” Nielsen on March 5 in Copenhagen.

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• Edgar Sosa vs Pongsaklek Wonjongkam? — Mexican media ‘ESTO’ has reported that it former WBC Light flyweight champion Edgar Sosa (41-6, 24 KOs) of Mexico will meet WBC Flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (77-3-1, 41 KOs) of Thailand February 28th. Pongsaklek is scheduled to make non-mandatory defense December 30th in Thailand against an opponent to be announced. No site has been determined as of yet for the Sosa-Wonjongkam bout.

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• New opponent for Cleverly — Unbeaten light heavyweight Nathan Cleverly (20-0, 10 KOs) was scheduled to fight against Alejandro Lakatus for the interim WBO world title at the Liverpool Echo Arena, however there is now a change in plans. Cleverly will instead face EU beltholder Nadjib Mohammedi (23-1, 12 KOs) after Lakatos pulled out with pneumonia.

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• Celestino ‘Pelenchín’ Caballero have made a decision to make the featherweight division their home. The boxer and his attorney Rogelio Espino are going to target a fight with Jonathan Barros of Argentina. Barros won the vacant WBA “regular” featherweight title last weekend with a controversial seven round stoppage of Irving Berry. Barros is one of three WBA champions at the weight. Chris John and Yuriokris Gamboa are both “WBA super champions” at 126-pounds. — “We know that the other champions, like Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa, do not have the same interest to fight the best, and we believe that this title is the most accessible,” said Espino.

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• Victor Ortiz vs Lamont Peterson — On Saturday night, #1 ranked WBA/WBO light welterweight contender Victor Ortiz (28-2-1, 22 KO’s) will be facing his best opponent since he was stopped in the 6th round last year by Marcos Maidana in June 2009. Ortiz, a big southpaw puncher with power similar to Maidana, has won his last four fights since his loss and has looked good. However, his opposition hasn’t put much pressure on him the way that Maidana did, and this has left Ortiz to dominate with his power and speed. On Saturday, Ortiz will be facing the highly skilled Lamont Peterson (28-1, 14 KO’s) at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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• Maidana about Khan “He will go down” — In an article at thesun.co.uk, Maidana said “If I hit Khan, he’s going to go down. If the punch is in the right place, he will go down and he won’t get up. I can knock him out with one right hand. I’m going to fight the way I know, which is going forward to knock him out. I know Amir Khan does not have the punch to stop me. Khan has a lot of speed so I have to out a lot of pressure on him, corner him and then unload my punches. I will try and knock him out form the first bell, that’sn what I do best. I have to go for the knockout because I don’t trust judges.

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• Guzman-Davis, Mitchell-Sykes and Gomez fight on Khan vs. Maidana undercard on Saturday — Four of the top super lightweights in the world will put their skills and wills to the test Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, but before the televised fights begin, an elite eight who will put their combined 94-0 record on the line in stellar undercard action.

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• Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent 39-year-old Shane Mosley — In an article at the La Times Blog – latimesblogs.latimes.com said “They think I’m the easier fight. That’s fine with me. I was supposed to be done before [Antonio] Margarito too. I didn’t look good against [Floyd] Mayweather or [Sergio] Mora, but Mora was running from me, and Mayweather’s the best defensive fighter in the world. Pacquiao’s a fighter like me. He comes forward. I promise you, I’ll hit him on the chin. His defense is not that good.

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• Nicaraguan boxing veteran Ricardo Mayorga, 28-7-1, 22 KO’s is coming out of retirement to face Michael Walker, 19-2-5, 12 KO’s on December 17th, in Miami, Florida.

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• Martinez – Cotto — The negotiations for a fight between World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Sergio Martinez and WBA junior middleweight Miguel Cotto are still alive, according to examiner.com. However, if the fight does get made, it won’t be until fall next year after Cotto has already fought someone like Antonio Margarito.

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• On Wednesday, Devon Alexander “The Great and Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley spoke at a media luncheon in New York City. Tensions were climbing on the second day of a promotional tour that began at the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI on Tuesday. THE SUPER FIGHT, Alexander vs. Bradley will take place on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI.

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