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WBO #9 featherweight Joel Brunker (17-0, 11 KOs) stopped Filipino Robert Lerio (13-11-1, 5 KOs) in eight rounds at The Cube in Campbelltown, NSW, Australia on Thursday. Brunker controlled the action in most of the rounds as he connected with solid head and body shots. Lerio came to fight but was out gunned in all departments. Referee Brian McMahon crowned Brunker at 2:20 after Lerio had visited the canvas three times.

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Latest Boxing News – Tue 23^rd November for: Drian Francisco, WBA convention, Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Michael Katsidis, Andre Berto, Freddy Hernandez, Edwin Rodriguez, Carl Froch, Celestino Caballero, Nkosinathi Joy,William Gare, Nonito Donaire, Sakio Bika, Joel Brunker, Andre Ward.

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• WBA#1 super flyweight Drian Francisco ( 19-0-1, 15 KOs) of the Philippines will challenge for the vacant WBA interim title against WBA#2 Duangpetch Kokietgym (52-1-1, 21 KOs) over twelve rounds at the Bueng School, Bueng Kan, Nong Khai, Thailand on November 30. Francisco manager Elmer Anuran is confident his charge will be victorious against the more experienced Thai. “Kokietgym has a great record only losing one fight early in his career in a a total of 54 fights he has had,” Anuaran said.

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• The 89th annual WBA convention had its welcoming cocktail party tonight poolside at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Managua, Nicaragua. While many delegates were still arriving throughout the day, the WBA directorate was already bust with a private day-long meeting in preparation for the events that lie ahead this week.

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• Trainer Freddie Roach is not too fond of a possible fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley. He feels the fight would play out in the same fashion as Pacquiao’s last bout with Antonio Margarito, who was beaten up and battered for twelve rounds at Cowboys Stadium on November 13. — “Shane is a great guy and stuff like that, but if you look at his last fight [against Sergio Mora], it wasn’t too exciting. I mean it’s…the same result [as Margarito]. Who cares [about fighting Mosley]? I mean really….who cares? We don’t take anyone lightly. Make a deal and get us an opponent and we’ll get ready for anybody. If he fights you, we’ll get ready for you,” Roach said to BoxingScene.com’s Bill Emes. — “I want him to fight Marquez. I want Manny to finally shut his mouth. I think it’s a good fight and this time Manny would knock him out.” (Source Boxingscene).

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• Manny Pacquiao has no problems with facing WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez as long as Pacquiao gets a guaranteed purse. Pacquiao is convinced the fight won’t sell for some reason and is worried that it will actually lose money instead of making it. Why Pacquiao thinks this is unclear, because he’s faced two less than popular Top Rank fighters Joshua Clottey and Antonio Margarito, and both of those fights have made a lot of money.

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• Juan Manuel Marquez Vs. Michael Katsidis — It’s a tripleheader feast for boxing fans when World Championship Boxing: Juan Manuel Marquez Vs. Michael Katsidis, Andre Berto Vs. Freddy Hernandez And Celestino Caballero Vs. Jason Litzau is presented live Saturday, Nov. 27 from MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, exclusively on HBO.

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• Andre Berto vs. Freddy Hernandez — WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KO’s) will be taking on Freddy Hernandez (29-1, 20 KO’s) this Saturday night on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Michael Katsidis bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will be Berto’s 5th defense of his World Boxing Council title.

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• Edwin Rodriguez sparring with Carl Froch – Following two dominant ShoBox stoppages, Edwin Rodriguez (17-0, 13 KOs) drew the attention of Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KOs) and his trainer Robert McCracken. Just days after an exciting ninth-round TKO over James McGirt Jr. on the Nov. 5 telecast of ShoBox: The New Generation, Froch and McCracken flew Rodriguez across the pond to help them prepare for the Super Six World Boxing Classic clash with Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KOs) for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight title on Saturday, Nov. 27, on SHOWTIME

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• Joyi’s IBF title defense postponed — Nkosinathi Joyi’s defense of his IBF minimumweight belt against Katsunari Takayama of Japan has been postponed as the promoters are still trying to arrange financial backing for the tournament that was scheduled to take place on Saturday at the Nasrec Indoor Arena near Johannesburg. Joyi’s first defense of his belt could now possibly take place on December 14. The promoter Branco Milenkovic of Branco Sports Productions in conjunction with Siphato Handi of Mamali Productions have still not finalized the television broadcasting rights and at this stage there is a possibility that the fight will not be screened.

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• William Gare returns — World Boxing Federation super middleweight champion William Gare who has been inactive since August last year is scheduled to return to the ring on December 11 when he meets Roland Francis at the Wembley Indoor Arena near Johannesburg. - The 35-year-old Gare (25-14-1, 4 KOs) outpointed Francis (24-11-5, 14 KOs) in a clash for the SA middleweight title on December 5, 1999. Francis, 38, who has been inactive for eight years made a comeback this year when he fought to a six round draw and a ten round spilt decision over Alex Mbaya from the Congo.

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• On Monday, two-division world champion Nonito Donaire (24-1, 16 KOs) worked out in front of hundreds of fans that turned out at the Undisputed Boxing Gym in San Carlos, California. He is preparing to face former longtime WBA bantamweight champion Wladimir Sidorenko (22-2-2, 7 KOs) in a clash to be held at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calirornia on December 4 and broadcast live on pay-per-view. A victory by Donaire will set him up for challenging WBC bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel early next year.

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• Andre Ward and Sakio Bika participated in a national media conference call on Monday to discuss their upcoming world title fight on Saturday, Nov. 27, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) from Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. Ward (22-0, 13 KOs) will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight championship in front of his hometown fans for a second time against the tough, dangerous Bika (28-4-2, 19 KOs) of Sydney, Australia, via Douala, Cameroon.

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• WBO #9 featherweight Joel Brunker (16-0, 10 KOs) will clash with tough Australian based Filipino Robert Lerio (13-10-1, 5 KOs) over ten rounds at The Cube in Campbell Town, NSW, Australia on Thursday in a nationally televised contest. Brunker was impressive in his most recent contest in September when he stopped Carlos Lopez of Indonesia in two rounds.
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“200: Celebrate and Dominate” Mosley vs. Mora

Kaliesha West will return home to fight in Southern California on Saturday, September 18 to face South Carolina’s Angel Gladney for the vacant WBO Bantamweight World Title on the off-television portion of the “200: Celebrate and Dominate” Mosley vs. Mora undercard at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

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Ricky Hatton – no comeback.

Former world champion Ricky Hatton has told BBC Radio Manchester that he will probably never fight again. “You can never say never, but if I was to put my last pound on it I would say ‘no, I think that’s me done,’” he said. “…I’ve been retired, if that’s what you can call it, for 16 months. I announced I was going to make a comeback and I came back off holiday and went into a training camp for three or four weeks, but it just wasn’t the same.” He added that he’s renewed his boxing license just in case he changes his mind.

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Boxing Results Australia.

Former world heavyweight challenger Kali “Checkmate” Meehan (36-4, 29 KOs) outpointed Evans “The Sandman” Quinn (18-5-1, 16 KOs) over twelve rounds to capture the IBF Pan Pacific title on Thursday at the La Montage Reception Center, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Australian featherweight champion “Aussie” Joel Brunker (16-0, 10 KOs) was impressive in stopping Indonesian Carlos Lopez (20-7, 7 KOs) in two rounds to capture the vacant WBO Youth title.

IBF #4 featherweight Billy Dib (28-1, 16 KOs) scored a stoppage over courageous import Ceferino Lambarda (19-2, 7 KOs) when the towel came into the ring at the start of the sixth round from Lambarda’s corner.

Former 2004 Athens Olympian Adam Forsyth (9-0, 8 KOs) forced a fourth round stoppage over American Chris “Cold Steel” Thomas (17-13-2, 14 KOs) in a scheduled eight round bout.

Former world water skiing champion and model Lauryn Eagle (1-0, 1 KO) made a successful professional debut at welterweight and stopped prison guard Kay Hodgson (0-2) in round one. .

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Dmitriy Salita defeats Franklin Gonzalez.

Former world title challenger Dmitriy Salita (31-1-1, 16 KOs) pounded out an eight round unanimous decision over Franklin Gonzalez (13-6, 9 KOs) on Wednesday night at the Oceana Hall in Brooklyn, New York. Salita showed no effects from his blowout loss to Amir Khan in December.

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Andre Berto Vs Selcuk Aydin in the works.

A welterweight showdown between unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KO’s) and unbeaten welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin (20-0, 15 KO’s) could take place on the undercard of the lightweight championship match-up between WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez vs. WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis on November 27th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, the fight is in the works. Also, WBA bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero could also be on the card against a still to be determined opponent.

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. – official challenger.

The World Boxing Council is announcing that in its next ratings it will grant #1 rated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. the status of official challenger of WBC middleweight world champion Sergio Martinez. The bout will take place after the next voluntary defense of Martinez, a fight that has already been scheduled.

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TV Channel “Russia 2″ will be broadcasting live the Klitschko Vs Peter fight.

Public TV channel “Russia 2″ (former “Sports”) will broadcast live the boxing match between world heavyweight champion Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko and former champion Samuel Peter of Nigeria, which will be held on September 11 in Frankfurt, Germany. On September 11 – 22.40, Moscow time.

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Nikolai Valuev – Turned Actor.

Former world boxing champion heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev has agreed to a major role in the film “Strange Wilderness.” According to the radio station “Mayak”, shooting will begin this week in St. Petersburg.

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Bob Arum’s still missing.

Bob Arum’s 49 year old lawyer son John Arum is still missing – John a well known environmentalist and experienced mountain climber was reported missing on Monday by family members.

His 78 year old father abandoned the Antonio Margarito-Manny Pacquia media tour after the first stop in Beverly Hills on Tueday. Arum and his wife Lovee, who is Arum’s third wife and not John’s mother, jetted off to Seattle to meet up with air and ground search teams in North Cascades National Park.

Now, on Wednesday, searchers have located and identified a day or “fanny” pack belonging to Arum. Four helicopters, two with infrared capabilities for detecting body heat, have been added to the search.

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Australian featherweight champion Joel Brunker (15-0, 9 KOs) will clash with Indonesian Carlos Lopez (20-6, 7 KOs) over ten rounds with the vacant WBO Youth title up for grabs at the La Montage Reception Center, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on Thursday.

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