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Boxing News and updates for: Amir Khan, Marcos Maidana, Lucian Bute, Daniel Ammann, Oscar Siale, Antonio Tarver, Nagy Aguilera,WBC, Carl Froch, Arthur Abraham, JESSE MAGDALENO, “Baby” Joe Mesi, Daniel Dawson, Frank La Porto, Haroon Khan, Danny Green, Andre Berto, Celestino Caballero, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, Lovemore Ndou, Saul Alvarez

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• Amir Khan conference — At yesterday’s (5^th October) press conference, WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) explained what he’s going to do in his next fight against WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) in their December 11th clash in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the press conference Khan seemed to be saying that he’s going to go out and try and slug with Maidana.Khan said “When people say I have a weak chin, I respond by saying that Pacquiao gave me his best shot and couldn’t wobble me. I’m going do something different in this fight, something nobody’s ever seen me do. I’m changing my style. I’m going to come in and be the big puncher. This fight, is going to be explosive.”

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• Lucian Bute news — According to the latest boxing news gossip, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KO’s) will be moving up to the light heavyweight division soon to campaign in that division instead of the super middleweight division. What this means is that Bute won’t be facing the winner of the Super Six tournament. Apparently, the tournament is taking too long to complete. Bute would like to fight WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, and that’s a fight that will likely be taking place in late 2011.

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• Daniel Ammann vs Oscar Siale — Australian cruiserweight champion Daniel Ammann (19-4-1, 4 KOs) will clash with Oscar Siale (12-6, 4 KOs) of New Zealand over ten rounds at the Newcastle Basketball Stadium in New South Wales, Australia on Friday (8^th October). Ammann is coming off a ten round points decision loss to former world rated heavyweight Shane Cameron in 2010 and lost in two rounds to world rated Alexander Alexeev in Germany in 2009. Sial was featured in one of the best Australian fights for 2010 when he dropped a close twelve round points decision to Dominic Vea in a nationally Foxtel televised Commonwealth cruiserweight title bout.

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• Antonio Tarver Vs Nagy Aguilera — Former undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion Antonio Tarver and heavyweight Nagy Aguilera participated in a national media conference call to discuss their upcoming heavyweight bout on Friday, Oct. 15, at Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla., on ShoBox: The New Generation, live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Tarver, a former undisputed light heavyweight champion and the first man to knock out future Hall of Famer Roy Jones, Jr., will be fighting for the first time as a heavyweight after a hugely successful campaign at 175 pounds. Tarver, of Tampa, Fla., took more than a year off from fighting after his last bout in 2009 and has been serving as an expert commentator for SHOWTIME.

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• WBC Turnabout — In a complete turnabout the World Boxing Council (WBC) have announced that Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) and Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) will be fighting for the vacant WBC super middleweight title on November 27th instead of Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) and Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s). This will not be pleasing to boxing fans as the talent and the credibility of the Super Six lies in Dirrell Vs Ward fight. Dan Rafael of ESPN, broke this news, saying “Yet another reason the WBC is disgusting: 1st it says Ward-Dirrell is for vacant 168, Froch-Abe 4 #1. Now, suddenly, Froch-Abe for vacant.” This is so bad. How can you have Froch, who already lost the WBC title to Mikkel Kessler in his last fight in April, being given another immediate shot at the WBC title?

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• JESSE MAGDALENO — World amateur sensation JESSE MAGDALENO signed a long-term exclusive promotional contract with Top Rank today. Magdaleno, who campaigned at 119 pounds through most of his career, leaves the amateur ranks with a 120-16 record and six major national titles, including the National Golden Gloves and the U.S. Nationals.

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• Former heavyweight contender “Baby” Joe Mesi has been appointed as a deputy commissioner with the New York State Athletic Commission by Chairperson Melvina Lathan. Mesi will be assigned to work in upstate New York overseeing the commission’s rules and regulations, physicals and payments to boxers. “I am honored to be appointed to a great commission, this will keep me close to the boxing game that I love so much,” said Mesi. He feels his biggest contribution in the unpaid position is to make sure the young fighters are treated right and paid accordingly. Mesi has had some well documented problems with the NYSAC in the past but that is all behind him now and he looks to help the Commission in any way he can. “I have had issues with the NYSAC and it is ironic I am a part of it now,” explained Joe. “I see great things with Melvina at the helm and look forward to seeing the sport continue to grow in the State (source fightnews).

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• Daniel Dawson Vs Frank La Porto — Australian junior middleweight and former world title challenger Daniel Dawson (34-2, 24 KOs) will return to ring action on Saturday when he will clash with Frank La Porto (12-4-2, 5 KOs) over twelve rounds at the Joondalup Arena, in Western Australia. In his most recent ring outing, Dawson was stopped in ten rounds by WBO 154 pound champion Serhiy Dzinziruk in May. — In the main supporting bout, Australian lightweight Erin McGowan (13-0, 7 KOs) will punch it out with Lyndsey Scragg (10-2, 3 KOs) of England over ten rounds with the WBO female lightweight title up for grabs. - Former IBF 140 pound challenger Naoufell Ben Rabah (30-3, 15 KOs) formerly of Tunisia but now based in Perth, Western Australia will be in action against Marco Tuhumury (7-8-1, 2 KOs) over six rounds in a welterweight contest.

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• Amir Khan’s kid brother Haroon made a convincing start to his bid for boxing gold. — (Source Daily Star & BoxingScene) The 19-year-old flyweight is fighting for Pakistan after being snubbed by England but stopped Tanzania’s Sunday Elias in the third round when he was leading 12-1 on points.Haroon’s world champion big brother was straight on the phone to his dad Shah, who was ringside, for a full report.But he also had words of advice for Haroon, who will now face Mauritius’ Gilbert Bactora, before the fight.“He said, ‘Concentrate on the boxing, don’t rush in, don’t dive in with big punches’,” said Haroon. “We do have a laugh,Amir and me, about our rivalry. One day my Commonwealth gold will be next to his Olympic silver medal.”Their proud dad said: “If Haroon gets a gold medal, it will mean the world to us. We have hundreds of medals and trophies at home in England, Haroon’s as well as Amir’s.“A gold from Haroon to go with Amir’s Olympic silver, that would be beautiful. Unfortunately it is not with England – he is boxing for Pakistan. Why is that? You will have to ask the ABA. - “It is politics. Obviously they didn’t rate Haroon.”

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• Danny Green news — According to Jean Bedard, President of Groupe Sportscene Inc. and InterBox, IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green is at the top of the list for IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute in 2011. Green would have to meet Bute at a catch-weight and defeat BJ Flores on November 17. Bute defends against Jesse Brinkly on October 15 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

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• Andre Berto Vs Celestino Caballero — On Saturday, November 27, two of the best young champions in the world – WBC Welterweight World Champion Andre Berto and WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion Celestino Caballero – will both step into the ring on the televised undercard of WBA/WBO/Ring Magazine Lightweight World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez’s title defense against WBO Interim Lightweight World Champion Michael Katsidis from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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• Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. — Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he’s going to match unbeaten middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) up with World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto next in 2011 if Chavez can beat welterweight Alfonso Gomez (22-4-2, 11 KO’s) in their fight on December 4th. In an article at the Orange County Register, Arum says “If he [Chavez Jr.] wins this fight, I’m going to put him in against Miguel Cotto. Cotto is a terrific fighter and he won’t be intimidated by Chavez’s name. Is Julio ready for a challenge like that? I don’t know. I think Freddie [Roach] thinks there’s a lot of potential there, and the last fight [Chavez's 12 round decision win over fringe middleweight contender John Duddy] was definitely a big step.”

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• Saul Alvarez Vs Lovemore Ndou — Unbeaten welterweight/light-middleweight sensation Saul Alvarez of Mexico will take another step up in class in his next fight, when he will meet the experienced Lovemore Ndou on December 4th in Mexico. The 20-year-old, 34-0-1(26) is coming off his impressive 6th-round KO of former welterweight king Carlos Baldomir.

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Nov. 27 Doubleheader from U.S. and Europe

The Group Stage 3 matchups in the Super Six World Boxing Classic, the unprecedented boxing tournament from SHOWTIME Sports® featuring the world’s best super middleweights, have been rescheduled for November 27, it was announced today by Ken Hershman, Executive Vice President and General Manager for sports programming on the network.

The matchup between breakout American stars and friends, Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell, will headline the SHOWTIME® telecast on Saturday, Nov. 27, live at 9p.m. ET/PT. Ward vs. Dirrell, one of the most talked about matchups of the year, will be contested for Ward’s WBA championship and the newly vacated WBC belt, adding yet another dramatic layer to an already captivating fight.

Ward has already locked up his Semifinal berth, but will be protecting his title and undefeated professional record. Dirrell, conversely, needs a win to guarantee his place in the Semis. Dirrell conceivably could get in with two points but he would need help from fellow tournament competitors.

On the same night, Saturday, Nov. 27 from Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, Arthur Abraham will meet former WBC titlist Carl Froch for their pivotal Group Stage 3 fight. Promoters Kalle Sauerland and Mick Hennessy are working with the Hartwell Arena to finalize details for the event. This bout, matching arguably the two toughest and most aggressive punchers in the Super Six, has been rescheduled from Oct. 2 due to a back injury to Froch.

Allan Green, whose Group Stage 3 bout with Mikkel Kessler was waylaid when Kessler withdrew from competition with an eye injury, has left the perennial contender without an opponent. A decision on Green’s Group Stage 3 bout is expected in the coming days.

The third and final Group Stage will complete the round-robin portion of the tournament and determine the four fighters who will advance to the single-elimination Semifinals. Through the first two Stages, the WBA world champion Ward is the only fighter to have secured a berth in the Semis. No fighter has been eliminated from contention creating a virtual win-or-go-home scenario for each of the men.

Hershman said, “We have asked these fighters to challenge themselves against the best fighters in the world; not in one mega-fight, but in a consecutive series of career defining fights. Injuries and delays are inevitable. However, each one of them has accepted the challenge and brought a level of intensity to the ring that, in my estimation, is unmatched in all of sports.

“We are still on pace to complete the tournament in 2011, at which time we will have delivered to boxing fans around the world a number of the most compelling and meaningful matches in the sport.

“So, the drama continues with all the fighters still alive heading to Group Stage 3. I couldn’t have scripted this any better.”

SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC SCOREBOARD (Through Group Stage 2)
Record Fighter Points
2-0 Andre Ward 4
1-1 Arthur Abraham 3
1-1 Carl Froch 2
1-1 Andre Dirrell 2
0-1 Allan Green 0

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16 August - Updates.

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Ricky Hatton MANCHESTER, England — Ricky Hatton’s spokesman says the former boxing champion has been admitted to a rehabilitation clinic after a British newspaper published a video and screen-shot photographs it says show him snorting lines of cocaine.

Max Clifford says the former four-time world champion in two weight divisions was diagnosed Monday with depression and a drinking problem by a specialist.

His spokesman says drug use for Ricky Hatton, shown in April in Las Vegas, is “quite recent and not actually the problem.”

Clifford says “the drugs are quite recent and not actually the problem.”

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According to Dan Rafael ‘The Super Six World Boxing Classic,’ already teetering on the brink of falling apart, took another big hit when Carl Froch, citing a back injury, withdrew from a scheduled Oct. 2 fight in Monte Carlo against Arthur Abraham.

“We were informed [Monday] morning of a back injury that prohibits him to fight on Oct. 2, but that would allow him a fight about seven or eight weeks later,” Chris Meyer of Sauerland Event, Abraham’s promoter, told ESPN.com.

There is no new date set for the fight, however. Sauerland Event and Froch promoter Mick Hennessy need to huddle with Showtime as well as with their European broadcast partners to figure out a new date.

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Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez is determined to win his second world crown, and for that reason he returned to training well ahead of his scheduled match with Argentina’s Juan Carlos Reveco, for the WBA junior flyweight title, scheduled for October 24 in Tokyo, Japan.

“I’m motivated for that fight, because it is a great opportunity to get my second title,” Gonzalez said. “Reveco is a very good fighter and so I have to prepare to be at my best when we fight.”

Gonzalez (26-0, 22 KOs) is clear about the importance of this match with Reveco, a talented Argentine fighter with a record of 25-1, with 15 knockouts and defended the WBA junior flyweight belt on a couple of occasions. (Source Boxing Scene)

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Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell — There’s only a couple of weeks to go before the September 25th scheduled fight between Super Six tourney talents Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell, and yet we still don’t know whether the fight will be taking place on this date or not. A venue has still not been announced and obviously without a venue, this fight can’t take place.

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According to FightNews the October 2nd Super-Six battle between “King” Arthur Abraham and Carl Froch will have to be rescheduled. According to German newspaper BILD, Froch suffered a back injury in training and won’t be able to prepare for the fight with Abraham scheduled to take place in Monaco.

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Juan Carlos Salgado replaced — Promoter Roy Englebrecht confirmed Sunday that top contender Juan Carlos Salgado injured his hand on Friday and will not fight Tyrone Harris for the IBO Super Featherweight World Title, Wednesday, September 15th at the Las Vegas Hilton. But not to lose a fight on his Viva Mexico At Las Vegas Televisa and PPV show, Englebrecht was able to get the IBO to approve an Eliminator bout between Harris and 30-7 Miguel Roman, with the winner facing Salgado for the World Title.

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Yuki Nonaka defeats Dmitro Nikulin — Ex-OPBF 154-pound champ Yuki Nonaka (20-8-2, 7 KOs), 153.5, earned a close but unanimous decision (96-95, 98-95 and 98-93) over previously unbeaten WBO#8 Dmitro Nikulin (21-1, 8 KOs), 153.5, over ten rounds on Sunday in Osaka, Japan.

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IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) will be making a quick return to the ring in December against either 38-year-old former cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck or 37-year-old David Tua, according to Bild.

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Vitali Klitschko’s (40-2, 38 KO’s) next opponent will be former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s), the clash will be happening on October 16th at the O2 World Arena, in Hamburg, Germany.

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Zab Judah Vs Lucas Matthysse — According to Fanhouse – There will be an HBO televised junior welterweight (140 pounds) main event featuring southpaw former three-time titlist Zab Judah of New York and unbeaten knockout artist Lucas Matthysse of Argentina for Nov. 6 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, according to a release from Judah’s promotional company, Main Events.

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Former IBF light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) is reportedly going to be entering a rehab clinic for cocaine addition this week, according to boxing news from the Mirror.co.uk. Hatton, 31, was caught snorting seven lines of what appeared to be cocaine in a video given to the site News of the World. The incident took place two weeks ago in a Hotel in Manchester, England. Hatton was observed chopping up the white power with his credit card and then snorting seven lines in front of a video camera. Hatton also seems to have a sever drinking and weight problem he is now easily weighing a good 200lbs – that’s a lot of weight for someone whose height is 5ft 6.

Promoter Frank Warren in an interview with British Tabloid the Sun – said “It’s very sad that this has happened, but I can’t say I’m surprised. There have been rumors’ going round the sport for ages and from what we’ve seen this weekend it appears that they were true. If you watch the video of him snorting the drugs, it doesn’t exactly look as though he is doing it for the first time. Ricky clearly has problems. He has an addictive personality and needs to get treatment,” Warren told The Sun.

“The Board of Control need to show their mettle and ban him until he sorts himself out. Ricky obviously needs help and I hope for his sake he gets it. He has brought the sport into disrepute and must not be allowed to fight or promote again until he can show he is clean,” Warren concluded.

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“Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona — Former WBO super flyweight champion “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona left his training camp to fly to his hometown of General Santos City to celebrate his 20th birthday and never returned, forcing promoters to call off a fight scheduled for him on September 4.

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Morales Mexico City presser - His manager, Dr. Rajan Yraola told the Inquirer he didn’t want Sonsona to skip training but he insisted and “what happened last time happened again and Marvin claimed he had a problem in GenSan.”

The stars of the “Gala Boxistica De La Ciudad De Mexico”, Erik “Terrible” Morales, Ana María Torres, Daniel Estrada, Edgar Sosa, Reyes Sanchez and Carlos Zarate Jr, accompanied by the WBC president, Jose Sulaiman, and promoter of the night on Sept. 11, Jose Luis Villuendas, came to the Museum of Grupo Modelo, which once again highlighted the importance of the evening to ratify the safe peacefulness of Mexico City.

Erik Morales reiterated that fighting in Mexico City is very important for him and will not disappoint the fans who come to see his fight with Willy Limond, and you’ll see a battle of power to power and thanked the authorities and the support they have given to this card.

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Jenifel Vicente Vs Hector Julio Avila — Up and coming featherweight Jenifel Vicente (17-0-2, 11 KOs), popular for his non-stop punching style, will be crossing swords with grizzled, dynamite-fisted veteran Hector Julio Avila (47-4, 42 KOs) on September 18 at the Carlos Teo Cruz Coliseum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A classic matchup of youth vs. experience. Both men have predicted victories.

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Mayweather apology — A few days after making his controversial comments on a video streaming network, Floyd Mayweather Jr. returned to Ustream late Friday night to clear the air with his fans and the boxing public. When Mayweather appeared on Ustream several days ago, some of his comments resulted in a mountain of negative press from the media and harsh comments from the boxing fans who watched the profane video.

“I do want to apologize for what happened the other night. I want to apologize to everybody because everybody thought that it was a racist comment that I said. I dont have a racist bone in my body. I have nothing but love for everybody. Some of my guys are Muslim, some of my guys are Jews. Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, whites, …it doesn’t matter. I got nothing but love in my heart. All i want to say is, if anybody was affected from what I said the other day, I apliogize as a man. I was just having fun. I didnt really mean it,” Mayweather said.

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Alexander Povetkin — Undefeated heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin, 19-0(14) returns to action in Germany on October 30th, against a TBA. The Teddy Atlas-trained 31-year-old decided, along with Atlas, that he was still not ready for a challenge of heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko, and he withdrew from the September 11th date that subsequently went to former World Boxing Council champ Samuel Peter.

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Arthur Abraham Vs Carl Froch — Thousands of Arthur Abraham fans are expected to flock into Monaco on October 2. That is when King Arthur faces Carl Froch in Showtime´s Super Six World Boxing Classic third-round match in the famous Chapiteau de Fontvieille. Abraham can count on two huge fan groups: His gigantic German fan-base plus his Armenian home support. “There will be a lot of fans traveling to Monaco – from Germany, from Armenia, from France, from everywhere,” King Arthur said. “I have chartered plans to fly them all in from Armenia and Berlin. Even in training camp here at the Baltic Sea (Zinnowitz) my fans have been asking me about tickets. They will drive down all the way from the this coast to the other coast to watch the clash.”

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Gilbert vs. Ouma on September 25th — In a fight fan’s dream match, two warriors with completely different backgrounds will meet in what promises to be an action packed battle. Ouma, who was a former child soldier in Uganda, escaped the horrors of war through boxing. He made his way to the United States and soon became the Jr. Middleweight World Champion. Gilbert, who found boxing at the University of Nevada, Reno, discovered a talent and a passion for the sweet science. He is looking to regain his position in the middleweight division by taking on a tough test in Ouma.

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Kelly Pavlik — Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) will be fighting on the undercard of the November 13th bout between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Pavlik, 28, last fought in April, losing a 12 round unanimous decision to Sergio Martinez.

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Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana — HBO has offered $2 million for the WBA light welterweight match-up between champion Amir Khan and WBA interim champion Marcos Maidana if the fight takes place in the United States, according to boxing news from Dan Rafael of ESPN. HBO will pay $1.75 million if the Khan-Maidana bout takes place in the UK. In an article at thesun.co.uk, Khan’s business manager Asif Vali said that Maidana is asking for $1 million for the fight with Khan and that is too much money and that Maidana would have to come down, saying “Sometimes it can be better not to fight.”

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. — A few days ago the World Boxing Council (WBC) announced that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is now the official challenger to middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. That mandatory title shot can easily be lost according to WBC president Jose Sulaiman. If Chavez moves on to a December 4 clash with WBA 154-poound champion Miguel Cotto, he will lose his mandatory status with the WBC.

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Vazquez Jr opponent named – The popular “Boxeo TELEMUNDO” is back with a world title fight and one of the biggest shows in Central Florida history that will be hosted at the 10,500 seat Silver Spurs Arena of the Osceola Heritage Park in an event billed: “The Rising Son Returns.”

In the main event WBO Jr. Featherweight Champion Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. of Bayamon, Puerto Rico will make the second defense of his title when he meets his toughest opponent so far in Ivan “Choko” Hernandez of Ensenada, Mexico in a bout scheduled for 12 rounds with Vazquez’ WBO Jr. Featherweight Title at stake.

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Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) could get a chance to win back his old World Boxing Council super middleweight title against Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 Ko’s) in their stage 3 Super Six tournament fight on October 2nd, in Monaco. Mikkel Kessler, who beat Froch to take his WBC title last April, has now pulled out of the Super Six tournament because of a bad eye injury. Kessler won’t be able to fight again for another nine months so that his ailing eye can heal. This in turn will leave his WBC title available possibly for Froch to fight for it against Abraham. Naturally, it’s probably not how Froch would like to have won it back but I’m pretty sure he’ll take it if he beats Abraham.

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Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) still would like to fight a rematch with WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) in the future once Kessler’s eye injury heals – if it ever does. In an interview atLivefight.com, Froch says “I was hoping to have gotten a rematch with Kessler through the format of the Super Six. But health must come first and having eye problems in the past, I can only sympathize with Kessler’s current situation and wish him well.” Kessler suffered a bad eye injury in his fight against American Andre Ward last year in his first fight in the Super Six tournament. Kessler fought with the injury against Froch, but was still able to beat him without showing any signs of having problems.

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