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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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Australian Warrior will fight on November 27

I have lost my closest friend, my inspiration in life, my one and only brother. This is something I could never imagine, but for some reason I feel his life is not a loss. My brother is me! We live our lives through each other. We dedicate our triumphs to one another and share the challenges we face in life. What does someone do when they lose the one person in their life like this? They are devastated right? Allow me to share with you Stathi’s thoughts and what he wants. If you can believe me, I feel you will all be somewhat enlightened to hear what I have say.

The fight will go on! I will do this for Stathi, my family and myself. The moment I walked in for a grueling sparring session after hearing the news of his death earlier that day, my trainer Brendon Smith shook my hand and said to me “you are about to take the bravest step of your life.” We nodded, smiled and went to work. I worked as I have never done before. He is with me and will be all the way. I am happy about this.

I have never experienced anything like I felt that day. Stathi is inside me! We will fight this fight together. I know this is what he wants.

I would like to thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers for my brother, my family and myself. God bless.

Michael Katsidis

October 21st, 2010

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The highly anticipated fight with current lightweight WBO and WBA champion Juan Manuel Marquez and Michael Katsidis has not been postponed or called off yet despite the recent and sudden death of Katsidis brother. Reports suggest it will be up to Michael whether he is mentally able to take the fight which was scheduled for November 27 in Las Vegas. David Itskowitch an executive for Golden Boy promotions has said “Our concern is for Michael as a person rather than boxing”. He added “We want him to be ok and I don’t know if he can be ok because he has just lost his brother”.

Although Itskowitch said that the bout had not yet been scrapped, he stressed that it would be up to Michael whether he would be up to the fight come November. Itskowitch continued to say that – “in all honesty I cannot see the fight going ahead in just over a month this very sad news would have forced Katsidis to return to Brisbane in Australia from Thailand where he was training for the fight. A month delay so the fight can happen in December to make it a Christmas blockbuster or wait until the New Year would be more likely, – However long it takes.” Golden Boys approach is to give Michael the time he needs to recover from his tragic loss. My thoughts are with the Katsidis family at this time and I hope we will see this brilliant and exciting fighter in the ring again, for the title fight he deserves.

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Boxing schedule reminder for top upcoming fights : Gutierrez, Johnson, Santa Cruz, Brian Minto, Zab Judah, Lennox Allen, Manny Pacquiao, Antonio Margarito, David Haye, Audley Harrison, Robert Stieglitz, Ramona Kuehne, Zsolt Erdei, Spadafora, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch, Juan Manuel Marquez, Michael Katsidis, Morales, Barrios, Jean Pascal, Bernard Hopkins

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• Santa Cruzreturns 21 Oct – Sensational super bantamweight prospect Leo “Teremoto” Santa Cruz has been added to the star studded “An Evening Ringside” Jonathan Ogden Foundation Benefit card this Thursday night, October 21st at the Martins Valley Mansion in Cockeysville, Maryland.

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• Gutierrez, Johnson collide On October 28 — welterweights Enrique Gutierrez (10-4, 8 KOs) and Dashon Johnson (11-2-3, 3 KOs) will square off at the San Manual Casino in San Bernadino. The 8 round main event is for the EBU championship and will be promoted by Patrick Ortiz and Ringside Ticket. The fight show cases the hard punching Gutierrez against the speed and athleticism of Johnson.

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• Minto returns Oct 29 – Recent cruiserweight title challenger Brian Minto (34-4, 21 KOs) will take on Cory Phelps (13-6-1, 7 KOs) on October 29th at the Ghost Riders’ Entertainment Complex in Butler, Pennsylvania. In his most recent fight, Minto put up a brave effort while losing to WBO world champion Marco Huck in his cruiserweight debut last May. Prior to that fight, Minto campaigned exclusively as a heavyweight earning noteworthy wins over former title challenger Axel Schulz and Vinnie Maddalone. Minto-Phelps will be for the vacant WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title and available as a PPV webstream at www.Mintofight.com.

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• Zab Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse — Robert Guerrero vs. Vicente Escobedo — Saturday, Nov. 6 – at Newark, NJ.

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• Lennox Allen Nov 13 — Super middleweight Lennox Allen’s New York State title fight against Nick Brinson has been rescheduled for November 13 in Albany, NY. The sudden loss of his brother forced Allen (12-0-1, 7 KOs) to pull out of his scheduled September 24 headliner against Brinson in Franklin Park, NY.

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• Saturday, Nov. 13 — at Arlington, TX (HBO-PPV) — Vacant WBC light middleweight title: Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito – Interim WBA super bantamweight title: Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Ricardo Cordoba – Kelly Pavlik vs. Bryan Vera — Mike Jones vs. Jesus Soto Karass.

• Saturday, Nov. 13 — at Manchester, England — WBA heavyweight title: David Haye vs. Audley Harrison

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• Stieglitz returns Nov 20 — WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (38-2, 23 KOs) will defend his title on November 20 against TBA at the the Freiberger Arena in Dresden, Germany. WIBF/WBO/WBF female super featherweight champion Ramona Kuehne (16-1, 5 KOs) will also defend her world titles. – The card will be televised in Germany by SAT.1, which is filling some of the void left after ZDF dropped boxing.

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• Saturday, Nov. 20 — at Atlantic City, NJ (HBO) — WBC middleweight title: Sergio Martinez vs. Paul Williams– Zsolt Erdei  Vs Samson Onyango Nov 20– Former light heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion Zsolt Erdei (31-0, 17 KOs) is set to face Samson Onyango (20-6, 13 KOs) on November 20 in Atlantic City in an off-TV bout on the undercard of Sergio Martinez’s middleweight title defense against Paul Williams.

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• Spadafora returns Nov 20 — Undefeated former IBF lightweight champion Paul “The Pittsburgh Kid” Spadafora returns to the ring in a 10-round junior welterweight bout against TBA on November 20 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Spadafora (44-0-1, 18 KOs), will headline a card promoted by Michael Acri Boxing Promotions.

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• Friday, Nov. 26 — at Nagoya, Japan — Vacant WBC featherweight title: Juan Carlos Burgos vs. Hozumi Hasegawa– WBC super featherweight title: Vitali Tajbert vs. Takahiro Ao

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• Saturday, Nov. 27 — at Helsinki, Finland (Showtime) - Arthur Abraham vs. Carl Froch – Robert Helenius vs. Attila Levin.

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• WBA/WBO lightweight titles: Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Michael Katsidis — Saturday, Nov. 27 — at Las Vegas, NV (HBO) also WBC welterweight title: Andre Berto vs. Freddy Hernandez — Celestino Caballero vs. Jason Litzau

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• Salita-Achondo December 16 — Former world title challenger Dimitry Salita (31-1-1, 16 KOs) will face former world champion Mike Achondo (30-3, 19 KOs) December 16th at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, New York. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds and the IBA welterweight title. Salita will start training camp next week at the Universal boxing in Ozone Park Queens, New York with his trainer Nirmal Lorick. Lorick is best known for training former world champions Luis Collazo and Travis Simms.

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• Morales-Barrios December 18 – In a battle of former world champions Erik “El Terrible” Morales (50-6, 35 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico will take on Jorge “La Hiena” Barrios (50-4-1, 35 KOs) of Argentina December 18th in Tijuana, Mexico. Contracted weight for the fight will soon be announced.

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• Jean Pascal vs. Bernard Hopkins – Sat Dec 18 – Canada, WBC light heavyweight title.
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Latest Boxing News and Updates for: Michael Katsidis, Stathi Katsidis, Marquez, Zsolt Erdei, Mike Tyson, PAUL “The Pittsburgh Kid” SPADAFORA, Amir Khan, Floyd Mayweather, Brian Minto, Cory Phelps,  Erik Morales, Jorge Barrios, Richard Abril, Reyes, Hernandez, Fernando Saucedo, Chris John.

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• Katsidis rocked by the death of his brother — The brother of WBO’s Interim-Lightweight Champion Michael Katsidis has been found dead in Brisbane, Australia after a suspected drug overdose. – According to press reports, Stathi Katsidis, 31, one of Australia’s top Horse Racing Jockeys had returned to his home after attending a Metallica concert in the city. At 8am yesterday morning, his partner Melissa Jackson was unable to wake him. Police are not treating the death as suspicious. — Michael was in Thailand preparing for the biggest fight of his career – a November 27 world title shot in Las Vegas against lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez.

His trainer Brendon Smith was called upon to deliver the most devastating blow of all after speaking to Katsidis’ distraught mother. — “Of course, he is very shocked and devastated,” Smith told AAP. “Stathi was a special young man. I’ve never seen two brothers so close and such a close family.” — Amid the brutality of professional boxing, the bravado was quickly set aside. Marquez, the 37-year-old titleholder who has everything to lose against the rising star from Toowoomba, was quick to pay his respects to the Katsidis family and his opponent.

“Our condolences to Michael Katsidis and his family. Let’s all pray for his brother’s soul,” Marquez wrote on Twitter.

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• Zsolt Erdei — (October 19, 2010 – New York, NY) Zsolt Erdei, the former light heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion, who is yet to lose a fight as a professional, has signed a promotional deal with DiBella Entertainment. Born and residing in Hungary, Erdei (31-0, 17 KOs), who has fought his entire professional career in Europe thus far, is looking to make a big splash in America

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• Mike Tyson  Sued – A paparazzi photographer filed a $25 million lawsuit against Mike Tyson on Monday, claiming that the former heavy weight champion attacked him in 2009, according to RadarOnline. — According to the lawsuit, Tyson attacked photographer Antonio Echevarria at LAX airport on Nov. 11, 2009. Echevarria reportedly claimed that Tyson said, “I will kill you.”

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• Spadafora Headlines Mohegan Sun Card on Nov 20 — UNCASVILLE, CONN (October 19, 2010) — Undefeated former IBF lightweight champion PAUL “The Pittsburgh Kid” SPADAFORA returns to the ring in a 10-round junior welterweight bout at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., Saturday, November 20. Spadafora (44-0-1, 18 KOs), will headline the all-action card. — Promoted by Michael Acri Boxing Promotions, tickets, priced at $75 (ringside), $45 (reserved) and $30 (general admission), can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun box office, all Tickermaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000.

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• Khan calls out Mayweather – Amir Khan wants a mega fight with Floyd Mayweather on British soil.  – The WBA light-welterweight champion is hoping to step into the ring with the man many believe to be the pound-for-pound No.1 in the next 12 months. — Bolton star Khan believes the bout could even sell out Wembley Stadium such would be the public interest.

Khan defends his world title against Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas in December – but is convinced he will be ready to take on the undefeated Mayweather before the end of 2011. — He would love to do so in front of a UK audience. – “I always said I wanted a big fight in England,” said the 23-year-old. “I want to bring the big fights back to this country”. – “The Floyd Mayweather fight would be one of those”.

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• Minto vs. Phelps on October 29th — Butler, PA – NESportsTV.com in association with Mintofight.com is proud to present an online PPV broadcast featuring the return of recent cruiserweight title challenger Brian Minto as he takes on Catlettsburg, Kentucky veteran Cory Phelps live Friday October 29th from his hometown of Butler, Pennsylvania. The PPV webcast of the fight, which will feature a full undercard, can be preordered right now at www.NESportsTV.com for $9.99.

In his most recent fight, Minto put up a brave effort while losing to titleholder Marco Huck in his cruiserweight debut last May. Prior to that fight, Minto campaigned exclusively as a heavyweight earning noteworthy wins over former title challenger Axel Schulz, Danny Batchhelder, Billy Zumbrun and Vinnie Maddalone.

• Erik Morales vs. Jorge Barrios on December 18th — Former three division world champion Erik Morales (50-6, 35 KO’s) will continue his comeback on December 18th against former World Boxing Organization super featherweight champion Jorge Barrios (50-4-1, 35 KO’s) in a 12 round bout at the Caliente Racetrack, in Tijuana, Mexico. Morales, 34, will be defending his obscure WBC Silver light welterweight title against Barrios, and this is a fight where Barrios would have to move up in weight from the lightweight division to fight Morales for his WBC Silver light welterweight title. Morales has looked awful in his two fights back since coming off of a two year retirement.

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• Richard Abril Decisions Reyes, Hernandez Stops Duran – At the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, junior middleweight Joey Hernandez (17-1, 10KOs) picked up his second win since being knocked out in two rounds back in February by Ed Paredes. He decked Mexico’s Saul Duran (37-17, 30 KOs) in the second with a left hand and then trapped him against the ropes with several unanswered combinations before the fight was stopped. — In the main event, lightweight Richard Abril (13-2) won a ten round unanimous decision over Jose Reyes (23-9). The scores were 99-91, 97-93 and 98-92. Abril returning for the first time since January’s close split decision loss to Hank Lundy. — In another notable result, rising heavyweight prospect Luis Ortiz (4-0, 3KOs) of Cuba stopped veteran Zack Page (21-31) in the eight round.

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• John-Saucedo Approved For 12/1, Winner Meets Gamboa — The World Boxing Association (WBA) authorized an optional defense for the featherweight world champion of the WBA, Indonesian Chris John, for December 1 in Jakarta, Indonesia, against the world ranked WBA #15 Fernando Saucedo of Argentina. — After making this optional defense against Saucedo, John has to start immediate negotiations with representatives of the regular champion of WBA, Yuriorkis Gamboa, for a fight that has to take place before April 19. John is the WBA’s “super” champion at featherweight.
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