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Latest Boxing News, Tuesday 16^th November for: Danny Green, BJ Flores, Bob Mirovic, Bob Gasio, David Haye, Vitali Klitschko, Dereck Chisora, Pacquiao, Margarito, Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton, Wale Omotoso, Juan Albert Godoy, Miguel “Mikey” Garcia, Holyfield, Williams,Carl Froch, Arthur Abraham, Tomasz Adamek, Roy Jones Jr.

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• Danny Green Vs BJ Flores — IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green is ready to retain the championship on Wednesday when he will punch it out with the bigger American BJ Flores over twelve rounds at the Challenge stadium in Perth, Western Australia. Green said he is not worried by the weight difference and also challenges Flores’ statements that he is confident of defeating Green and taking the title back to the USA. “He is not short of words,” Green said. ”I think BJ is just trying to pump up his own chances and inflate his own confidence. I don’t take too much interest in what he says. I’ve won three world titles and I’ve been competing for world titles for seven years. Roy Jones: I’ve taken him out in one round. I’m a veteran of the sport, and I’ll know what I’m doing on Wednesday night.”

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• Bob Mirovic Vs Bob Gasio — Former Australian heavyweight champion Bob Mirovic (29-22-2, 20 KOs) will return to ring action on Friday when he will clash with New Zealand heavyweight Bob Gasio (11-15-3, 3 KOs) at the Revesby Workers club in Revesby, NSW, Australia. Mirovic has boxed several world class heavyweights all over the world including former world heavyweight champion Frans Botha who he dropped a twelve round decision to in 2007 in South Africa and was unlucky to lose in Gemany to Timo Hoffman over ten in a disputed points loss.

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• David Haye wants to fight in England — WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has sent a message to both Klitschko brothers that he is refusing to fight them in Germany. If a unification fight were to happen, Haye wants it to happen in London. The South London Press reports that Wembley or the Greenwich’s O2 Arena would be the most likely venues. Haye’s demand should not be a problem as both Klitschko brothers have expressed their willingness to fight him in London with a 50-50 deal across the board.

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• Vitali Klitschko — World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) is ready to fight WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) in early 2011 if Haye will agree to a 50-50 deal for the fight. Vitali, the older brother of IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, said in an interview at the BBC Radio Five Live program, “I’m ready any minute to sign a 50-50 contract. We are both world champions, so let’s fight. Let’s make the fight in the spring time. I’m ready;

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• Chisora says he’s going to ruin Haye’s plans of fighting the Klitschkos by beating them first — Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) was totally disgusted in watching last Saturday’s title fight between WBA heavyweight champion David Haye and challenger Audley Harrison. - Chisora will be facing Wladimir Klitschko on December 11th at the SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Chisora says “The sport we’re in is a gladiator sport. You don’t have to wait for the later rounds or the first round, I’m just gonna go for it from round one to round 12. I’m going into the Klitschko fight a big underdog, but I promise you now that I’ll throw more than one punch and put up more of a fight than he [speaking about Harrison] did. I’ve got a big challenge ahead of me by going out to Germany, but I’m going out there to give it my best shot because winning the title means more to me than the money. I’m confident that I can pull off a massive shock and bring the title back to Britain, and I’m ruining Haye’s dreams of beating the Klitschkos because I’m going to do it first.”

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• Pacquiao vs. Margarito PPV projections — According to the Dallas Morning News, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is projecting that the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito bout from last Saturday night will bring in 1.4 million pay-per-view buys, Arum says the Pacquiao-Margarito bout will end up with twice the numbers of the Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey fight produced last March. That fight ended up with 700,000 PPV buys, which was a drop off of from the Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto bout, which drew 1.2 million buys.

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• Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton has been offered a comeback fight against ‘The Golden Boy’ Oscar De La Hoya — The offer was made to the mancunian during Haye v Harrison fight week in Manchester by an executive of Golden Boy promotions. The fight would not be for any title, but simply two popular ex-champions making a comeback to the ring. — Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) says he’s lost two stone [28 pounds] and he’s missing boxing after being out of the sport since losing to Manny Pacquiao by a 2nd round TKO last year in May. Hatton recently got out of drug rehab after a cocaine scandal that was caught on a hidden camera. Hatton had gained a tremendous amount of weight since losing to Pacquiao last year, but he’s now lost much of it.

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• Wale Omotoso Vs Juan Albert Godoy — Australian based Nigerian born world rated welterweight Wale Omotoso (17-0, 15 KOs) will return to the ring on November 26 when he will clash with Juan Albert Godoy ( 25-12-1, 10 KOs) over twelve rounds with the IBF Pan Pacific title up for grabs at the Knox Netball Center in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia. Omotoso scored his most impressive win over former world rated Emanuel Augustus when he stopped the classy American in nine rounds in 2009.

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• Miguel “Mikey” Garcia Vs Francisco “Franky” Leal — Fast rising and current IBF #1 featherweight contender Miguel “Mikey” Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) of Oxnard, CA, is scheduled to take on Francisco “Franky” Leal (14-5-3, 9 KOs) of Mexico in a 10-round featherweight bout on Saturday, December 4 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA on the undercard of Julio Cesar Chávez Jr. vs. Alfonso Gomez, titled ‘In Harm’s Way’. Garcia vs. Leal will open up the pay-per-view telecast, replacing undefeated lightweight contender ‘Bam Bam’ Brandon Rios who was moved to the Pacquiao vs. Margarito undercard this past weekend.

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• Holyfield-Williams off again — For the third time the proposed bout between former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) and Sherman “Tank” Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs) has again been postponed. The bout had been previously scheduled for November 5th, November 12, and December 9th.

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• Carl Froch Vs Arthur Abraham — NEW YORK (Nov. 15, 2010) – Bitter rivals and European superstars Carl Froch and Arthur Abraham continued to throw verbal jabs at one another on Monday during an international media conference call less than two weeks before their Super Six World Boxing Classic clash for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight title on Saturday, Nov. 27, on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT) on same-day-delay from Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland.

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• Tomasz Adamek Vs Roy Jones Jr. — According to Polish journalist Janusz Pindera, heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek (42-1, 27 KO), and former four division champion Roy Jones Jr. (54-7, 40 KO) are very close to reaching an agreement for a March fight. — “The conctract with Jones will be signed this week. The bout is nearly certain and will take place in March. We don’t know the place yet. Maybe the arena will be Madison Square Garden in New York, maybe Prudential Center in Newark” - confirmed Ziggy Rozalski, the manager of the 34-year-old Polish heavyweight.

Adamek speed training

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Pacquiao-Margarito weigh-in video

Video: Joel A. Colon/PR Best

Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 28 KOs) weighed in at 144.6, 9.4lbs under the division limit, for Saturday’s highly anticipated PPV showdown against Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs), who scaled in at 150, which was the contract weight for the bout. Pacman will be going for a world title in a record eighth different weight division with the vacant WBC super welterweight title on the line.
===== ALSO FEATURED ON THE PPV TELECAST =====
Ricardo Cordoba 121 vs Guillermo Rigondeaux 121.5
(WBA Interim super bantamweight title)
Mike Jones 145.5 vs Jesus Soto Karras 148
Brandon Rios 140.25 vs Omri Lowther 137.5
===== OFF-TV UNDERCARD =====
Dennis Laurente 146.5 vs Rashad Holloway 147
Oscar Meza 137.5 vs Jose Hernandez 136.5
Richie Mepranum 112.75 vs Anthony Villarreal 112
Jose Benavidez 140.25 vs Winston Mathis 141.75
Roberto Marroquin 125.75 vs Francisco Dominguez 126
Mike Lee 175.25 vs Keith Debow 172.25
Juan Martin Elorde 131.25 vs Angel Rodriguez 132.5
===== OTHER DETAILS =====
Venue: Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, Texas
Promoter: Top Rank
TV: Pay-Per-View, Saturday 9PM ET/6PM PT

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Latest Boxing News Wednesday 10^th November For: Alejandro Lakatos, Jospeph Gaxiola, Denver Cuello, Ivan Calderon, Manny Pacquiao, Margarito, Roger Bloodworth, Vinny Maddalone, Adamek, Nathan, Cleverly, Andre Ward, Sakio “The Scorpion” Bika, Eric Gomez, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Audley Harrison, David Haye

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• According to Boxingscene - Jospeph Gaxiola, WBA/WBO light flyweight champion’s November 27th title defense versus Filipino Denver Cuello is officially signed, sealed and delivered. — The bout will headline a card televised by Fox Sports with IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vasquez (26-3) defending his title versus Ricardo Dominguez (32-6-2) in the co-feature. The fight which takes in Tijuana, Mexico will also be televised by TV Azteca south of the border. — When asked if a rematch with Ivan Calderon is still in the works for 2011, Gaxiola told BoxingScene, “A rematch is still in the works for early next year if Calderon wants it.”

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• Pacman - Margarito presser today — Fight fans are invited to see Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito, along with their respective trainers, Freddie Roach and Robert Garcia, make their final pre-fight comments at today’s final news conference for their pay-per-view showdown Saturday night. The news conference, which is open to the public, will be held at Cowboys Stadium – East End Zone Platform (900 East Randol Mill Rd., Arlington, TX 76011). Media Report Time is 1:00 p.m. CT with the news conference beginning promptly at 1:30 p.m.

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Roger Bloodworth, Adamek trainer talking about Vinny Maddalone and Adamek development. Maddalone vs. Adamek December 9^th.

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• Alejandro Lakatos vows to expose Cleverly — Former world title challenger Alejandro Lakatos has vowed to expose unbeaten Nathan Cleverly on December 11 at the Echo Arena where the Interim WBO World light-heavyweight title will be at stake. “He’s an overhyped jumped-up kid who will be exposed for what he is on December 11, and I’ll give him a one, two that will knock him out. I’ve seen Cleverly’s fight against Karo Murat, and if he stands in front of me like that he’ll be in big trouble. I’ll punish him.” Born in Romania but now fighting out of Madrid, Lakatos has 31 and has twice fought for the WBO world light-heavyweight title. “It will definitely be a case of third time lucky against Cleverly,” said Lakatos. “I’ve been close to glory before, but this time my dream of winning a world title is about to come true. I’m sure that I will get booed into the Echo Arena, but by the time I’ve finished with Cleverly the crowd will be on their feet and cheering me.”

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• Andre Ward presser — Andre “S.O.G.” Ward met with members of the local Bay Area press on Tuesday to discuss defending his WBA super middleweight championship a second time against tough world contender Sakio “The Scorpion” Bika (28-4-2, 19 KOs) of Sydney, Australia, via Douala, Cameroon, on Saturday, Nov. 27, live on SHOWTIME. “Mentally, I was preparing to fight Andre Dirrell,” said Ward who also met with his fans, mingling and signing autographs from Ricky’s Sports Theatre and Grill. “It was never our intention to not partake in the fight with Dirrell. But when it came down to the training we didn’t have to make a lot of adjustments because we hadn’t begun camp yet.”

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• Manny Pacquiao out of competitors — The Vice President for Golden Boy Promotions Eric Gomez says that the only fight for Manny Pacquiao is Floyd Mayweather Jr. next year if Pacquiao gets by Antonio Margarito this Saturday night. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) won’t be stripping Pacquiao of his WBO title if he captures the WBC junior middleweight strap this Saturday in his fight with Margarito, because Pacquiao has made it pretty clear that he doesn’t intend on staying at junior middleweight.

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• DAVID Haye is more than happy that two of Britain’s all-time greats are giving Audley Harrison a chance of beating him on Saturday. — Harrison will attempt to relieve Haye of his WBA world heavyweight title at Manchester’s MEN Arena. — And Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno have both said that the 39-year-old Harrison has a puncher’s chance of upsetting the odds. — Lewis claims that Audley has the power to “stun the world” while Bruno admits that he also fancies Harrison to cause a shock.

The fight is, ironically, the first all-British world heavyweight title fight since Lewis stopped Bruno 17 years ago. — Haye said of the comments of the two British ring legends: “I am actually pleased people are siding with Audley. — “After all, when this fight was announced everybody said it was a joke fight. They are not saying that now. (Source: Daily Star).

• DAVID Haye Speaking the Dailymail.co.uk, — Haye said “All you have to do is imagine what a right mug I would look if I lost. Getting beat by Audley would be more than an embarrassment. I would be beyond humiliation. it would be a catastrophe for me, my career and for everything I stand for.”

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Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao wrapped up his training sessions at the Wildcard Boxing Club on Monday and then flew to Dallas where he’ll take on three-time world champion Antonio Margarito on Saturday 13th November at Cowboys Stadium, Dallas.

Pacquiao and Margarito will host separate public workouts today (Tuesday) at the Gaylord Texan Hotel & Convention Center (1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, TX 76051.) Margarito’s workout will begin at 1 p.m. CT followed by Pacquiao’s at 2 p.m. CT, in the Gaylord’s Longhorn Exhibit Hall E. located on the lower level of the Gaylord Texan’s Convention Center.

7-Time World Champion Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao arrives in style at Dallas-Fort Worth airport on Monday, 8^thNovember in his “private” chartered plane with over 200 guests including a large number of Philippine dignitaries.

The questionable concentration of Manny Pacquiao, for this fight is further heightened by TrueHoop which is reporting that Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has reached out to Pacquiao to set up “sports and healthy lifestyle clinics” in the Philippines. Pacquiao, who is well-known as a huge basketball fan and plays often (and irking trainer Freddie Roach), is eager to help.

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Latest Boxing News – Friday 5^th November For: Denis Lebedev, Marco Huck, Callum Johnson, Paul Appleby, Ricky Burns, Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao, Margarito, Groves, DeGale, Dereck Chisora, Wladimir Klitschko, Towers, Paul Williams, Sergio Martinez, Ruslan Chagaev,Daniel Jacobs, James Kirkland, David Haye, Lucian Bute, Tyson Fury

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• Paul Appleby for WBO title — Scottish ace Paul Appleby will get the chance to break into the world rankings when he fights on December 4 at the Braehead Arena. The former British featherweight champion will box for the vacant WBO Intercontinental title at super featherweight, joining Ricky Burns as chief support on the card, live on Sky Sports 1HD. If Appleby wins his 12 round fight, he is likely to break into the WBO’s top 15. “I thought I was having a non-title fight on December 4, so this is a nice surprise,” said the 23-year-old. “It will do my ranking with the WBO some good and we will see where we go from there. My dream has always been to be a world champion, and if I had the opportunity to fight for a world title, I would definitely take it. I’m just concentrating on my fight on December 4, and making sure I am in the best possible shape. But I’ve felt great these last few months, and things just keep better and better.”

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• Callum Johnson to turn professional — Commonwealth light-heavyweight boxing champion Callum Johnson, from Benington near Boston, is to turn professional. - The 25-year-old, who won a gold medal for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October, revealed his decision on Facebook. - Johnson will be represented by renowned promoter Frank Warren. - Boxing commentator John Rawling told BBC Lincolnshire: “If he can progress, it’s a long road but there could be big opportunities for him in the future.” - He added: “Frank Warren is arguably the top promoter in Europe. He’s got the right connections so if Callum has the talent he’s with the right man to go all the way.” - It is thought Johnson could make his professional debut in December.

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• Marco Huck vs Denis Lebedev in Dec 18 battle — Marco Huck (30-1, 23 KOs) will make a fifth defence of his WBO Cruiserweight Title on December 18 when he faces mandatory challenger Denis Lebedev (21-0, 16 KOs) in Berlin. The fight will take place at the Max-Schmeling-Halle. “I look forward to fighting in Berlin again,” Huck said. “Lebedev is a tough challenger with a great record. We are both very powerful and have tremendous KO power so the fans can expect a big battle. I will of course defend my title and leave the ring as the winner.”

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• Miguel Cotto interested in a rematch with Pacquiao and Margarito — World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) will be at ringside for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito bout on November 13th at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Cotto, 30, would like nothing better than to get a rematch against one or both of the fighters involved, since both Pacquiao and Margarito already stopped Cotto and gave him a terrible beating. By being at the Pacquiao-Margarito fight in ringside seats, Cotto can help try and bring interest in a rematch with one or both of the fighters.

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• Groves and DeGale could be heading for a clash — Unbeaten super middleweight Commonwealth champion George Groves (10-0, 8 KO’s) and unbeaten former 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist James DeGale (8-0, 6 KO’s) could be facing each other for the British super middleweight title in 2011 if they both win their next fights. Groves, 22, is defending his super middleweight Commonwealth title against Kenny Anderson (12-0, 8 KO’s) on the undercard of the WBA heavyweight title bout between champion David Haye and challenger Audley Harrison at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England.

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• RICHARD TOWERS is in Scotland helping Dereck Chisora prepare for his IBF and WBO heavyweight title showdown against Wladimir Klitschko. — The 6ft 8in unbeaten Hatton Promotions hopeful is even bigger than Klitschko and a valuable asset in the British and Commonwealth champion’s preparations. — Sheffield’s Towers will return home from Fort William on Sunday to complete preparations for his ninth professional fight at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on Friday November 26. — Towers, 31, said: “It is fair to say I am playing the part of Klitschko and it is an honor to be invited.”- “It is an amazing experience for a fighter like me to be asked by one of Britain’s best boxers to help him train for a world heavyweight title challenge.”- “The Chisora team are treating me brilliantly and it shows what I have to do to become a champion.”- “Every minute Dereck is the gym he trains like an absolute demon and I and learn so much.”- “Right now I feel like I am the luckiest man in the world and that is no exaggeration.”

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• (Paul Williams Vs Sergio Martinez) — On 20th November we finally get to see the rematch of one of the closest and best fights of last year (2009), Paul Williams Vs Sergio Martinez for the Ring Middleweight title.

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• Former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (26-1-1, 17 KO’s) fights on November 19th against a still to be determined opponent in a loaded card at the Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany. Chagaev, 32, is looking to become the mandatory challenger for World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye. Chagaev held the WBA title from April 2007 to July 4th 2008. Chagaev was unable to continue to defend the title due to a mixture of illnesses and injuries.

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• Daniel Jacobs 18^th December comeback — Previously unbeaten middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (20-1, 17 KO’s) will stage a comeback fight on December 18th against a still to be determined opponent at the Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Jacobs, 23, was stopped in the 5th round in a failed attempt to capture the vacant WBO middleweight title against Russian Dimitriy Pirog on July 31st in his last fight. Jacobs came into the fight as the predicted winner. However, he was totally dominated by Pirog for four rounds before being taken out in the 5th round of a one-sided fight.

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• ESPN and K2 agree to air Klitschko vs. Chisora on December 11th — According to boxing news from Dan Rafael of ESPN, ESPN and K2, the promotional company of the Klitschko brothers, have reached an agreement to air IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s next title defense against unbeaten Britain Dereck Chisora (14-0, 11 KO’s) on December 11th live on ESPN3, and tape delay on ESPN2.

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• Undefeated British heavyweight Tyson Fury spoke about David Haye — In an article at Eastsideboxing.com on their On the Ropes Boxing Radio, Fury had this to say about Haye: “I think David Haye is a blown up cruiserweight who shot his mouth off and got himself a world title shot and beat a very poor champion in [Nikolay] Valuev. If I got to fight Valuev in Quebec, Canada on the 18th, I’d take the fight no problem…He’s [Haye] been avoiding the Klitschkos and he won’t fight them. So David Haye is not a man of honor to me, and he just wants to fight easy fights.”

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• Lucian Bute 3 fight deal - Showtime will announce today Friday that IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute, who remained unbeaten with last month’s ninth-round TKO over Jesse Brinkley at the Bell Center in Bute’s home town of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, will sign a three-fight deal with the network.

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• Junior middleweight James Kirkland is incarcerated again but should be released by the end of the week, according to co-manager Cameron Dunkin. — Kirkland, 26, was released from a federal prison near his hometown of Austin, Texas, into a halfway house on Sept. 30 after serving 17 months for pleading guilty to gun possession by a convicted felon. — Kirkland (25-0, 22 KOs) had been living in an Austin halfway house and training for his comeback fight against Delray Raines, which is scheduled for Dec. 11 on the Amir Khan-Marcos Maidana undercard in Las Vegas.

“[Kirkland] was at the gym and ran down to get a custom mouthpiece from a dentist in town when the probation officer came by and he wasn’t there,” Dunkin said. “I guess that’s a violation and the probation officer said they were going to have a hearing on this because you’re not allowed to leave the gym at all when you’re in training. You’re supposed to be where you’re supposed to be. He was gone for an hour or something, not a big deal, but he got punished.” — Dunkin said the incident happened late last week and he was informed of it by co-manager Michael Miller. — “He’s got to do a week at the county jail, so he should be out in a couple of days,” Dunkin said. “He didn’t lose his bed or his spot at the halfway house.”

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Video: Kurt Freitag - Via Youtube

“The Tijuana Tornado” demonstrates the skills Manny Pacquiao will face when they meet on November 13

as he works the pads with trainer Robert Garcia at the Fortune Gym in Hollywood, California.

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“Signal Hill, CA - Affliction, the LA-based clothing company already a mainstay for the most elite athletes, heaviest bands, A-listers and the fashion conscious, has inked an ‘all or nothing’ sponsorship deal with super welterweight boxer Antonio ‘The Tijuana Tornado’ Margarito for his upcoming fight against Manny Pacquiao taking place in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, November 13.

“Although Affliction and Margarito have had a long-standing association, the back and forth negotiations between the two parties took an interesting twist last week. In the midst of their discussions Margarito made a bold suggestion-an all or nothing sponsorship deal based on the outcome of the fight. His proposition was simple. Should he win the bout against the Champion Manny Pacquiao, he would go home with a decent chunk of change from the clothing company. However, should the pugilist lose in what is surely the biggest fight of his career, he will forfeit his sponsorship fee all together.

Some may think Margarito is mad for taking a gamble in what will be the toughest bout of his career against Pacquiao, who many consider the reigning pound-for-pound king of boxing. But Margarito has vowed to win the fight and even knock Pacquiao out, and his proposal to Affliction shows just how much faith he has in himself and his abilities to do so.

“‘I have full confidence that I am going to beat Manny Pacquiao and this deal I have made with Affliction reinforces that confidence,’ said Margarito, a three-time world champion who has been sponsored by Affliction for his past three fights.

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Antonio Margarito steps in to make a dream come true for four young Olympic boxing hopefuls.

Selling tamales, tortillas and bracelets to raise funds to send four local boxers to the 2010 National PAL Boxing Championships in San Antonio, Texas proved impossible for the families of the young Olympic hopefuls when their hard work produced less than $300. That is until Antonio Margarito came into the picture. When Margarito heard of the family’s misfortune he immediately offered to pay for round trip airfare and room accommodations for the fighters. When asked why he did it Margarito stated, “I’ve been there. I know what it’s like to have a dream crushed because you have no money.”

So on Tuesday Antonio presented a check to the fighters at his training camp at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, Ca. Obviously overjoyed and with one less thing to worry about, the fighters can now focus on their dream of representing the USA at the 2012 Olympics held in London.

Margarito is in intense preparation for his world super welterweight championship battle with Manny Pacquiao, scheduled for November 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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