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Latest Boxing News – Monday 15^th November for: Audley Harrison, David Haye, Ruslan Chagaev, Klitschko Brothers, Manny Pacquiao, Antonio Margarito, Amir Khan, Marcos Maidana, Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez, Paul “The Punisher” Williams, GB Boxing Olympic squad,Freddie Roach, Mayweather

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• British heavyweight Audley Harrison is facing the possibility of loseing his £1million purse for Saturday’s three round TKO loss to WBA heavyweight champion David Haye. The British Boxing Board of Control is investigating Audley’s performance, which saw him throw three punches in three rounds. They are very upset with the level of performance and how the fight played out. BBBC secretary Robert Smith said: “Withholding some or all of Audley Harrison’s purse is something which we will have to sit down and consider, bearing in mind it was such a letdown for the 22,000 people at the MEN Arena and the thousands watching at home. — “We’ve withheld purses in the past on many occasions when we feel a fighter has not tried. Myself and the BBBC chairman Charles Giles will watch the fight again then make a decision, but we have the authority to rescind purses and we would not be afraid to use that. Audley Harrison has not been paid yet, so it is something we can do”.

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• Chagaev ready for Haye — Yesterday Universum heavyweight Ruslan Chagaev (26-1-1, 17 KOs) watched the “Battle of Britain” between WBA champion David Haye and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Audley Harrison on TV. Chagaev, the WBA mandatory challenger, is the next opponent for Haye who won by third round TKO. “I am totally disappointed by this performance,” commented Chagaev. “This fight was not at world championship level. Harrison didn’t do anything. In three rounds I saw three jabs. That’s it. And this was in a world championship fight. Haye only waited for the first two rounds, if he had started earlier, everyone could have gone to bed. I was as disappointed as the 22,000 spectators in the arena”.

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• Haye is now being targeted by the Klitschko brothers for a bout next year. Bernd Bonte, the manager for the Klitschkos, is hoping Haye will agree to fight one of the Klitschko brothers next, possibly in Wembly Stadium. — In an article at cityam.com, Bonte said “We would be more than happy to make that fight. We already had a signed agreement [speaking about Haye’s previous agreement to fight Wladimir last year] but he [Haye] bailed out.” — Bonte continued saying “We want everything in one pot, with a 50-50 split. We would like to do the fight, but as long as we have a 50-50 split. We want the biggest money in the pot. If it comes from a sold out Wembly then we will go there.”

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• Pacquiao dominates Margarito — Super welterweight Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs) added another chapter to his legendary career on Saturday night (13 Nov) before a huge crowd at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Pacquiao won a world title in a record eighth weight class (WBC junior middleweight) with a brutal twelve round beating of Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs).

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• Pacquiao-Margarito draws only 41,734: for last Saturday’s fight at the Cowboys Stadium — which is 10,000 less than Pacquiao’s fight against the obscure fighter Joshua Clottey last March.

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• Khan vs. Maidana: — WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) will finally be put to the test with a fighter when he faces the biggest puncher in the light welterweight division in WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) on December 11th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the last two years Khan has not taken on fighters renowned for their punching power.

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• Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez Vs Paul “The Punisher” Williams — Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KOs) arrived at the Philadelphia airport earlier this afternoon to make his way to Atlantic City for his upcoming battle on Saturday, November 20th that is set to take place at the Boardwalk Hall. Martinez, who is the reigning WBC middleweight champion, will defend his title against Paul “The Punisher” Williams (39-1, 27 KO) in a rematch of their December 5, 2023 slugfest which had both fighters knocked down in round one and Williams winning by majority decision after twelve action-packed back-and-forth rounds.

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• BOXERS from the GB Boxing Olympic squad won every category in this weekend’s (12/13 November 2010) first ever GB Amateur Boxing Championship at the Echo Arena Liverpool. — The competition, which pitted the best amateurs from England, Scotland and Wales against GB Boxing’s first choice boxers, saw nine victories for Great Britain and two for England. All eleven of the winners are members of GB Boxing’s Podium or Development squads. - “This has been an excellent weekend of boxing and a very good test for the men and women on the GB boxing programme,” said GB Boxing’s Performance Director, Rob McCracken. “There have been some excellent performances in the competition and it will certainly have an influence on the evolution of the Olympic programme next year as we build up to 2012.”

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• Freddie Roach Says to Mayweather step up or leave the country — Roach thinks the times has come for Mayweather to step up to the plate. He says Mayweather needs to take the fight or leave the country, because the boxing public in the United States would never forgive him if the fight doesn’t happen. - “Let’s face it. Manny’s way above him at this point because I remember when he (Mayweather) was ducking Margarito and he wouldn’t fight him either. If he doesn’t fight Manny now, we know this guy should retire,” Roach said.

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• Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito Post Fight Interview — The fight with Margarito was one-sided and brutal, but Pacquiao admits that a bodyshot in the sixth hurt him badly and he was lucky to make it to the seventh round. Margarito, known for his hard hooks to the body, was able to catch him to the ribs but Pacquiao was very elusive and wouldn’t allow him to follow-up.

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• Former three time welterweight champion Antonio Margaritowill remain hospitalized in Texas until Wednesday. Following Saturday’s brutal twelve round beating. Read the rest of this entry »

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Yesterday Universum heavyweight Ruslan Chagaev (26-1-1, 17 KOs) watched the “Battle of Britain” between WBA champion David Haye and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Audley Harrison on TV. Chagaev, the WBA mandatory challenger, is the next opponent for Haye who won by third round TKO.

“I am totally disappointed by this performance,” commented Chagaev. “This fight was not at world championship level. Harrison didn’t do anything. In three rounds I saw three jabs. That’s it. And this was in a world championship fight. Haye only waited for the first two rounds, if he had started earlier, everyone could have gone to bed. I was as disappointed as the 22,000 spectators in the arena. Now the fight between Haye and I will be between the only boxers who have defeated Valuev. This will be an exciting fight, which I’m very happy about. Haye said he would like to retire on October 13 on his birthday, but he’ll already be able to do this after our fight since he’ll lose against me. I’ll be his first genuine test at heavyweight. I was a world champion and will be again. That belt belongs to me. The only reason I lost it was I was forced to vacate it.”

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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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