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World Welterweight Champion Manny Pacquiao is in LA for the second phase of his training for Juan Manuel Marquez Nov. 12, 2011 at the MGM Grand. The fight is promoted by Top Rank in association with MP Promotions and Marquez Boxing available on HBO Pay Per View

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Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach has finally spoken about Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent Shane Mosley. In AP article Roach, explained that his choice for Pacquiao’s next fight was Juan Manuel Marquez not Mosley.

“No, my first option was Marquez. I think he deserved a third fight [with Pacquiao], but now everything is left up to negotiations. Bob Arum made a better deal with Mosley, and they said Marquez had asked for too much money.”

While Roach seems to have confidence in Pacquiao giving a better performance against Marquez in a third fight, Arum, on the other hand, was thinking about the money all the way and wanted to get the better cash for the Mosley match-up instead of putting on the arguably better fight with Marquez.

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It was recently announce that Bob Arum and Freddie Roach will be flying to the Philippines for Manny Pacquiao’s birthday party on December 17, but most importantly they will be discussing Pacquiao’s next opponent.

Arum said that with Floyd Mayweather Jr. out of the picture due to his legal problems, Pacquiao’s next fight will take place April 16, likely at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, against one of three opponents: Shane Mosley, welterweight titlist Andre Berto or lightweight champ Juan Manuel Marquez. Arum said the contract weight will be 147 pounds.

“I will have all three proposals and I will sit with Manny in the Philippines when I’m there for his birthday and let him decide who he wants to fight,” Arum told ESPN.com. “We’ll go over everything because each fight has a different set of financial parameters. It’s Manny’s career, it’s his life and he’ll decide. Will I make a recommendation? Sure, but all it will be is a recommendation, and Freddie will have some input. I certainly don’t act as a dictator.”

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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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In addition to the HBO televised undercard action featuring Andre Berto vs. Freddy Hernandez and Celestino Caballero vs. Jason Litzau, former world champion Nate “The Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell, Cuban junior middleweight sensation Erislandy Lara, unbeaten young knockout artists Keith Thurman, Bastie Samir and Michael Finney, as well as top Mexican prospect Gilberto Gonzalez all seeing action in off TV bouts on the November 27 card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas headlined by the lightweight title fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Michael Katsidis. Campbell (33-6-1, 25 KOs) faces Colombian southpaw Walter Estrada (37-13-1, 25 KOs), while Lara (13-0, 8 KOs) , Thurman (14-0, 13 KOs), Samir (6-0, 6 KOs), Finney (5-0, 5 KOs) and WBC Youth lightweight titlist Gonzalez (16-1, 12 KOs) will face opponents to be named.

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