Europe:
James Slater
Mike Casey
Fantana
Andrew Harrison
John Wight
United States: Geoffrey Ciani Vivek Wallace
John G. Thompson
P.H. Burbridge
James Stillerman
Paul Strauss Jason Peck
Wray Edwards
Pavel Yakovlev
Ted Sares
Robert Jackson
Mike Dunn
By James Slater: Whenever the subject of who was the greatest ever heavyweight champion of all-time comes up, it is usual for the names of Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson and Rocky Marciano to appear uppermost on most experts' lists..\ continue l
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By James Slater: Tonight’s potential classic/thriller/FOTY between rival super, super-middleweights Lucian Bute and Carl Froch could prove to be the defining fight for the winner; heaven knows the pair of them may not have too much left after they’ve warred in Nottingham. continue l
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by Vivek Wallace: In just a few hours the world of Boxing will get a chance to see two of the best super middleweights in the world go toe to toe as the U.K.'s Carl Froch (28-2, 20KO's) takes on Romanian (by way of Canada) Lucian Bute (34-0, 30KO's) in Nottingham. The fight many fight fans wanted to see was Bute against Andre Ward, however, politics prevailed and instead we find ourselves on the brink of seeing the next best thing. As we get ready for battle, we take a quick look at "Keys to Victory", "Four to Explore", and an "Official Prediction":
CARL FROCH (KEYS TO VICTORY)
For Carl Froch, the keys to victory will be very interesting, considering that he's not only facing a very clever southpaw, but also one who has power in both hands and a good level of skill to combine with it. Froch's entire gameplan will both start and end with the jab. There's only two ways to keep a southpaw honest, and that's a solid jab, and a good right hand. In the past we've seen Froch deliver both, but the consistency in which he has done it isn't always there. Froch will need to keep the pressure on, as Librado Andrade proved to us in the initial showdown that Bute can be greatly troubled with pressure. continue l
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By Rob Smith: If WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s) can pull off a huge upset against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao next month on June 9th, Bradley will get a rematch against Pacquiao on November 10th, according to boxing news from the Manila Bulletin. Pacquiao, 33, has a rematch clause built into his control so that if he loses to Bradley, he’ll be able to get an immediate rematch against him instead of having to wait for Bradley to possibly fight someone else. continue l
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By Sam Geraci at Ringside - “Fast” Fres Oquendo of Chicago, IL, who is trying to work his way into a major fight with one the top ten heavyweights, showed that at age 39 and despite more than one year removed from a full fight, he his still quick enough with his jab and crafty enough with his counters to challenge anyone by stopping a very strong and surprisingly fast-handed Joey Abell from Everett, WA in the ninth round to capture the WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Championship. continue l
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By Michael Collins: Carl Froch is unhappy that the bookmakers overwhelmingly seeing him as the loser tonight in his fight against IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute. Froch obviously isn’t new to being the underdog, as he was in that role in his fight against WBA World super middleweight champion Lucian Bute last December. But for some reason it seems to bother Froch a lot more that a fighter he still considers unproven like Bute is being picked to beat him tonight. continue l
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By Marcus Richardson: 35-year-old Erik Morales (52-8, 36 KO’s) reportedly could be facing Marcos Maidana in a rematch in July or taking on the winner of the June 23rd fight between Lucas Matthysse and Humberto Soto, according to Examiner.com Morales was hoping to get a fight against Juan Manuel Marquez for July 14th, but the fight didn’t happen for various reasons. Now Morales has a couple of appealing options open to him. continue l
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By Michael Collins: Promoter Frank Warren believes that Carl Froch will lose tonight when he faces IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute in Nottingham. However, Warren still wants Froch to fight one of his fighters WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly despite what happens to Froch in the Bute fight. continue l
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By Rob Smith: Former two time super middleweight champion Carl Froch may opt to retire if he gets beaten by IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute tonight in Nottingham, UK, says Froch’s promoter Eddie Hearn. Froch really has his mind set winning the fight and it could send him into retirement if he loses the bout. As of now, Froch is considered an underdog and there’s a very high likelihood that Bute beats him. continue l
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Duo greeted by mass of fans at the official weigh-in for IBF Title clash - Carl Froch and Lucian Bute weighed-in for their IBF super middleweight World title fight in front of the Capital FM Arena live on Sky Sports News.
The pair will clash for the belt at midnight in the Arena tomorrow night, and in blazing sunshine in front of a throng of Froch and Bute fans, both made the weight for the highly anticipated clash.
Undefeated champion Bute tipped the scales at 11st 13lb 12oz after hometown hero Froch came in at 11st 13lb 5oz. Both men were well supported in the shadow of the venue for the fight, which has finally arrived for both men.
“I’m buzzing now, that was a great reception and I want to thank the fans for turning out in force,” said Froch. “It’s a huge night for me, the biggest in my career – back in front of my people with this guy thinking he can come here and beat me – that’s just not happening.
“I’m on the edge of super stardom here – the chance to become a three-time World champion in Nottingham. I cannot let that go and I will pour every ounce of energy into taking that belt off him.. continue l
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All eight fighters participating in “Four Warned,” the upcoming June 2 Quadrupleheader live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT) from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., participated in media conference calls on Wednesday and Thursday as they prepare for next week’s bouts.
Wednesday’s call featured Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver, Lateef “Power” Kayode, Vusi “Marvelous” Malinga, Leo “Terremoto” Santa Cruz, Kayode’s Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach and Tarver’s trainer Jimmy Williams.
Thursday’s call featured Winky Wright, Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, Austin “No Doubt” Trout and Delvin “El Peligro” Rodriguez. continue l
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By James Slater -- Weigh-In Results: Bute 167.75 lbs; Froch 167.3 lbs -- It’s indicative of how great a match-up tomorrow’s IBF super-middleweight title fight clash between Lucian Bute and Carl Froch really is when a poll of 22 experts is almost split right down the middle when it comes to who will win. Ring Magazine’s web site asks the 22 media types who will win, and 12 pick unbeaten Bute to hold onto his title and perfect record in Nottingham, while 10 pick “The Cobra” to prevail and become a three-time champion in front of his hometown faithful.
Interestingly, every single expert predicts that the fight will go the distance. Most pick a close decision either way, but nobody sees a KO either way. Both warriors are incredibly confident ahead of tomorrow’s fight; a very real potential when it comes to this years FOTY. If we’re really lucky, we will see a classic, in which both fighters elevate themselves. No-one wants to see a controversial decision either way, and nobody is ever happy with a draw - but the May 26th war could be that, oh so close. And don’t forget, there will be a return fight in Canada if Bute loses. continue l
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LINCOLN, R.I. (May 25, 2012) – Two years ago, Vladine Biosse burst onto the national scene at Twin River Casino, putting on a boxing clinic in a near-flawless win over “Irish” Joey McCreedy on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights,” a program available in more than 90 million homes throughout the country. Thursday night might’ve been his reintroduction. continue l
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By James Slater - Always-exciting heavyweight contender and former WBC title challenger Chris Arreola is still on a mission to make history as the first ever Mexican-American to hold the richest prize in sports (that being the world heavyweight title; remember when it really was THE richest prize in sports?)
Next up for “The Nightmare,” will be a fight against a TBA at The Staples Centre on the June 23rd Ortiz-Lopez bill. The last time Arreola fought at the venue, he was forced to remain on his stool after ten tough rounds with Vitali Klitschko. continue l
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By Rob Smith: Both IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute and Carl Froch made weight on Friday in Nottingham, UK for their fight tomorrow night at the Nottingham Arena. Bute came in at 167.75 lbs, and Froch weighed in slightly less at 167.3. continue l
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By Michael Collins: Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is siding with Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) to defeat IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute tomorrow night in their fight in Nottingham, UK. Haye thinks Frioch’s chin and heart will bring him ultimately to victory in a tough fight. continue l
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by Geoffrey Ciani(Exclusive Interview by Jenna J & Geoffrey Ciani) - The most recent edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former undisputed junior middleweight champion Winky Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs) who will be squaring off against undefeated middleweight contender Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin (26-0, 20 KOs) on June 2. Winky spoke about his upcoming fight and talked about his career and his future. He also touched on a wide variety of subjects pertaining to the current boxing landscape including Floyd Mayweather Junior’s recent win against Miguel Cotto, middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, Chad Dawson’s victory over Bernard Hopkins, the upcoming fight between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley, Jermain Taylor’s future in the middleweight division, and whether people are too quick to count Paul Williams out against Saul Alvarez. Here is what Winky Wright had to say:
On how preparations have been going for his upcoming June 2 bout against Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin:
“Oh man! Preparations have been great. Training camp has been great. I’m looking forward to the fight and I’m looking forward to getting back in the ring and doing my thing.”
On whether or not he expects any ring rust given this will be his first time in a professional boxing match in over 3 years:
“I’m pretty sure I’m going to have some ring rust, but you know that’s part of the game. In any thing you do if you take time off you’re going to have to get back in there and try and get that feeling back. But you know I’m ready for that. I know I’m going to have some things I’m going to have to work out while I’m in the ring, and then I’m going to get it right and just handle my business.” continue l
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By Larry Issac: Tim Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s) doesn’t see himself as another one of Manny Pacquiao’s victims being led to the slaughter in their upcoming fight next month. Bradley feels his youth and boxing ability will get him past Pacquiao in an earth shattering upset win at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. continue l
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By Marcus Richardson: Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) doesn’t see himself in a must win situation on Saturday night against IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KO’s), because he feels that even if he does lose the fight, he’ll perform well enough to still have options of trying to win other belts. However, Froch doesn’t see Bute escaping with his title tomorrow when they meet up at the Nottingham Arena in front of 9000 fans. continue l
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Delvin Rodriguez's life as a 32-year-old world ranked prizefighter, father and son looks to add another title on Saturday, June 2nd, as he gets a second chance to a lifetime goal, being called a 'world champion'. Although known as one of boxing's true warriors with a recent five-year span facing only the toughest fights in the welterweight and now junior middleweight divisions, Rodriguez gets a second opportunity to become a world champion, a title he's worked towards since he was 10 years old when he had his first amateur bout. continue l
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NEW YORK (May 24, 2012) – Al Bernstein has always been a man that likes to stay busy, but the coming weeks may be a tad hectic – even for him. . continue l
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James Stillerman- Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin will put his undefeated record, 26-0, 20KOs and his United States Boxing Organization “USBO” belt on the line when he faces off against future Hall of Famer, Ronald “Winky” Wright 52-5, 25KOs, who will be fighting for the first time in three years, as they square off on June 2 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California in a ten round middleweight fight. Quillin is ranked number five by the WBA and number 14 by the WBO. The 28 year old orthodox pugilist obtained the USBO belt with a third round technical knockout victory over former Contender fighter, Jesse Brinkley and then in his last fight he knocked out Craig McEwan in the sixth round. Kid Chocolate was kind enough to take time out of his training camp to answer my questions such as why he took this fight with Wright, how his is training camp is going, what are his plans for the rest of the year and much more.
James Stillerman: How is training camp going for this bout?
Peter Quillin: Training camp is going really well for me right now. I`m inspired that my family is here helping me out and I know the sky is the limit for me in this sport. continue l
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LONDON (24 May 2012) - Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao has experienced a religious awakening in recent months but he knows his new found pacifism cannot be carried into the ring when he faces the undefeated three-time world champion Timothy Bradley on Saturday June 9th, live on Primetime (Sky Channel 480 and Virgin on Demand). The reigning WBO welterweight world champion is keen to impress, but he knows he will have his work cut out against the young and hungry Bradley who cleaned up the 140lb division before now moving up in weight to face the legendary Pacquiao. continue l
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By James Slater: Audley Harrison still believes. The 40-year-old who captured Olympic glory all those years ago (2000 in case you’ve forgotten), still believes in his T.V pulling power, and the athletic southpaw who at one time looked a sure thing for the world title, still believes in his fighting skills - recently telling Boxrec that, if he gets his mind right, he can beat a Klitschko!
More realistically for Harrison, is the possibility of a fight against one of Britain’s up-and-coming heavyweight hopes; David Price and Tyson Fury especially. Though neither unbeaten fighter is in any way rushing to test themselves against Harrison, “A-Force” says both guys need him if they are to attract the big, crossover T.V audience.
Harrison, who faces fellow former “Prizefighter” Ali Adams, 13-3-1(5) on Saturday night (Harrison actually won “Prizefighter,” back in 2009; Adams lost his opening fight, to Matt Skelton, in 2010), says he wants a fight with Fury or Price next. continue l
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VERO BEACH, FL (May 24, 2012) -- Heavyweight road warrior Sherman "Tank" Williams, a Bahamian sports legend, will travel halfway around the world to challenge WBO Asia Pacific and WBC Asian Boxing Council Champion Chauncy "Hillyard Hammer" Welliver on June 28 in Macau, China. continue l
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By Michael Collins: The perception out there by some boxing fans is that former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch has seen better days in his career, and he’s now winding things down serving as an opponent for IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute to prove himself against in order to get bigger paydays and a big unification match against WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward either this year or next year. continue l
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By James Slater: The first-ever WBO middleweight champion, Doug "Cobra" DeWitt had an amazingly exciting up and down career - during which he faced everyone from Thomas Hearns to Nigel Benn, to Matthew Hilton to James Toney.
Today an accomplished actor, Doug keeps himself in shape and he has a sharp memory.
Kindly taking the time to speak with ESB the other day, the fomer champ had the following things to say:
ESB: It’s great to be able to speak with you, Doug! I’ve always been a fan - I remember vividly your great fight with Nigel Benn. I know you lost that one but…..
Doug DeWitt: Thank you. Yeah, I never had enough respect for Benn. I respected him a lot more after the fight. It was a good fight. He butted my eye in the first 30-seconds and I had a tough night. continue l
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By James Slater: There could be another MMA warrior making the switch to boxing later this year. We’ve seen some lesser names make the switch, and we’ve also seen some high-profile boxers try their hand in the cage, yet the biggest star in all of MMA (arguably at least), in heavyweight Junior Dos Santos has told MMAfighting.com that “in three months” he will be ready “for any fighter in the world, in boxing and in MMA.” continue l
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By Robert Jackson: Dropping down in weight to make a big fight is an unusual occurrence in today’s boxing world, most times fighters move up in weight to make that BIG fight and the BIG money that goes along with it. During the post fight interview following Chad Dawson’s victory over Bernard Hopkins, Dawson called out 2004 Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward to fight and at 168lbs to boot. An interesting challenge considering the landscape of the 175lb division; but having conquered the 47 year old Hopkins, Ward is a logical opponent for Dawson stylistically. Ward fights in a similar style to Hopkins only more youthfully, and with quickness and energy. continue l
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By Rob Smith: Former two division world champion Cory Spinks (34-6, 11 KO’s) is hard at work getting ready for his June 30th rematch against IBF light middleweight champion Cornelius Bundrage (31-4, 18 KO’s) at the Fantasy Springs Casino, in Indio, California. continue l
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by Jenna J - This week's 170th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio features exclusive interviews with reigning WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, former two time light middleweight champion Winky Wright & former world title challenger Tony Thompson.
On the Ropes Boxing Radio is back to bring you the latest in boxing news & upcoming fight discussion! Join me Jenna J, the Hostess, along with my amazing Producer and Co-Host Geoffrey Ciani.
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:
• The recent positive tests that have derailed both the Peterson-Khan & Ortiz-Berto rematches. Did Golden Boy Promotions overreact calling these fights off?
• Saul Alvarez vs. Paul Willaims being set for Sept 15th on PPV. How much of a risk is Williams to Canelo?
• Amir Khan set to face Danny Garia for Garcia's WBC light welterweight belt. Is this the good selection for Khan?
• Nonito Donaire getting an upgrade in opponent for his July7th HBO date.
• David Price’s recent win over Sam Sexton. How far can Price go and can he be a serious threat to the Klitschko's?
• The latest edition of the 24/7 series. Does Timothy Bradley come off as the good guy compared to Pacquiao whose outside the ring issues seem to have been catching up to him?
• Roy Jones Jr set to once again appear in the ring. Is Roy risking his health by fighting this far past his prime?
• Lucian Bute vs. Carl Froch fight break down and official prediction.
Junior welterweight prospect Danny O'Connor (16-1, 4 KOs) and opponent Daniel "The Hudson Valley Kid" Sostre (11-5-1) weighed in identically at 142.5 lbs. for their 10-round main-event showdown at tomorrow night's smash-hit Boston vs. New York fight card at the Boston House of Blues. continue l
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By Michael Collins: Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) wants to make IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KO’s) pay for his decision to travel to Nottingham, UK and fight Froch in front of his own British fans in his home city of Nottingham, UK. Froch doesn’t like the way that Bute is showing courage by taking the trip, and Froch sees this as Bute dismissing him, as if the win is in the bag already. continue l
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By John G. Thompson: With so many boxing articles focusing on the will they or wont they question revolving around the sport’s two biggest stars Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, attention has been diverted from one of the best matchups of the year taking place this Saturday between and undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute and former WBC champ Carl Froch. If ever a fight was guaranteed to be a fan friendly affair, Bute vs. Froch promises to deliver; The fight takes place at 6pm (EST) on May 26th at the Nottingham Arena in the United Kingdom.
Fans have argued for years now whether the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao debacle is a black eye for boxing, or if the controversy will spill over into the main stream media enough to draw new fans and spectators into a sport with fewer marquee names than it had in the past. With Carl Froch vs. Lucian Bute this Saturday, you have a fight with the potential to turn casual sports fans into boxing fanatics. Unfortunately, both HBO and Showtime have passed on this match, and it seems unlikely that ESPN, Fox Sports, or Pay-Per-View will be getting contracts together for Froch vs. Bute in the next few days. continue l
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By Marcus Richardson: The September 15th pay-per-view card headlined by WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez vs. Paul Williams just got a little bit better with the addition of a title between WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (52-7, 45 KO’s) and former WBO super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon (43-4, 35 KO’s) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. continue l
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By Michael Collins: Undefeated British heavyweight champion David Price (13-0, 11 KO’s) is talking about wanting to defend his newly won Lonsdale belt a minimum of three times so that he can keep it and give it to his kids before moving up against better opposition. It’s unclear if the 28-year-old Price will do exactly that or if he’ll give up on that idea. continue l
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By Rob Smith: Instead of taking on the dangerous WBA regular middleweight champion Gennedy Golovkin, WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (37-2-2, 16 KO’s) is reportedly in talks with IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale (27-1, 15 KO’s) for a fight - if they can come to an agreement – that will take place in the next few months. continue l
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By Marcus Richardson: The EBU has decided to order a rematch to clear up the controversial 12 round draw that took place between EBU cruiserweight champion Alexander Alekseev (23-2-1, 20 KO’s) and 41-year-old challenger Firat Arslan (32-5-2, 21 KO’s) earlier this month on May 11th at theEWS Arena, Goeppingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
The fight was scored as such: 114-114, 114-114, and 116-113 for the 31-year-old Alekseev. However, Arslan appeared to do more than enough to win the fight based on his total domination in the first half of the fight when he was able to out-slug a confused looking Alekseev on the inside. It wasn’t until the 11th round when Alekseev finally made some adjustments and was able to win some rounds by fighting on the outside. But it remarkable what a really dumb fight that Alekseev put in, because it’s not as if he didn’t already know coming into the fight how good of an inside fighter that Arslan is.
Alekseev has never been much of an inside fighter, and for him to fight Arslan’s type of fight round after round seemed like an insane thing to do. And the judges’ scores were just out of this world, because Arslan appeared to win the fight easily by a four to six round cushion. To have judges score the fight even, and one giving the fight to Alekseev, was just a joke. continue l
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By Rob Smith: There are more than a few boxing fans who think that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has been on the downside of his career since his impressive catchweight assisted win over former WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in 2009. Indeed, Pacquiao has looked like the shell of his former self in four fights since then, beating Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito, Shane Mosley and Juan Manuel Marquez. In each progressive fight, Pacquiao looks a little slower and less impressive. continue l
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By Shawn Lin: In a mouth-watering match-up coming up on September 8th, WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KO’s) will be defending his title against Chad Dawson (31-1, 17 KO’s) in a still to be determined venue in the United States. The two fighters haven’t yet signed the contracts for the fight but it’s expected that they will. continue l
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By Michael Collins: Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) wants to prove himself against WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (23-0, 14 KO’s) in their fight on July 14th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Khan is facing Garcia because his originally scheduled opponent Lamont Peterson tested positive for synthetic testosterone.
Khan was beaten by Peterson last December in one of Khan’s poorer performances of his career. Khan still believes he should have won the fight, and after finding out that Peterson tested positive for testosterone recently, Khan feels somewhat vindicated.
Speaking with RingTV, Khan said “I’ll win the fight in style and shut all the mouths of those people who doubted me, because I put on a great performance against Lamont Peterson…I believe I won it.”
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By Eric Henninger: 6’2” southpaw Andy Lee (28-1, 20 KO’s) is finally getting a title shot after toiling away for six years in the middleweight ranks. Lee probably would have fought for a title as early as 2008 had he not been stopped in the 7th round by Brian Vera in a surprising upset in March of that year. That defeat setback Lee a total four years, and only now Lee is getting a shot against 6-foot 180 pound WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.(45-0-1, 31 KO’s) on June 16th at the Sub Bowl in El Paso, Texas. continue l
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By Rob Smith: Former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (30-0-1, 22 KO’s) has emerged unscathed from his controversial 12 round split decision victory over Cuban Richard Abril last month in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rios, 26, will be fighting #8 IBF 140 pound contender Maurico Herrera (18-2, 7 KO’s) on July 7th on the same card as WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire in his unification bout against IBF champion Jeffrey Mathebula at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. continue l
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By Justin Cabarle: One can’t watch Floyd Mayweather Jr’s recent 12 round decision win over WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto earlier this month without noticing how much slower the 35-year-old Mayweather is compared to earlier in his career when he was lightning fast, and almost unhittable on defense. Against Cotto and Victor Ortiz, Mayweather looked like he’d lost a lot of hand speed, and his ability to move around the ring seemed to be impaired as well. Mayweather is now walking around the ring like a heavyweight instead of dancing and running around like he did during his prime.
It doesn’t look good for Mayweather if he intends on sticking around the sport for another two or three years. Unless Mayweather intends on carefully picking out beatable guys, I can see him losing if he takes on someone really good like Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan, Erislandy Lara, Andre Berto, Mike Jones or Saul Alvarez. Those would be really tough fights for Mayweather at this juncture of his career. I can even see someone like Paul Williams beating Floyd right now. And you can forget about Mayweather facing Sergio Martinez. If Floyd takes that fight, he’ll take a beating and likely get knocked out. Mayweather won’t have the size to keep Martinez off of him and he’d likely get pole-axed by one of Martinez’s huge left hand shots. Hopefully Mayweather Jr. doesn’t take that fight because it’s not a good match-up for him. continue l
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By Marcus Richardson: Hard hitting knockout artist heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder (21-0, 21 KO’s) will be fighting on Saturday night against Jesse Oltmanns (10-2, 7 KO’s) in an eight round bout at the Oasis Hotel Complex in Cancun, Mexico. That fight is going to be a mismatch, and it’ll be a surprise if Oltmanns makes it past the 1st round. continue l
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By Michael Collins: Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach is excited about all the flaws he’s seen in the game of Pacquiao’s June 9th opponent Timothy Bradley. Roach thinks Pacquiao will be able to exploit these flaws and punish Bradley and possibly get a stoppage in their fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. continue l
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LOS ANGELES (May 23, 2012) – Former World Champion "Vicious" Victor Ortiz and popular contender Josesito Lopez held a press conference in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday to formally announce that Lopez will step in to face Ortiz, of Ventura, Calif., by way of Garden City, Kansas, for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Welterweight title in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader on Saturday, June 23, at STAPLES Center live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
It was also announced on Wednesday that the Ortiz vs. Lopez event will include top-rated heavyweight Chris Arreola (35-2, 30 KO’s), of Riverside, Calif., in a 10-round bout against an opponent to be determined. Those two fights will join the previously announced 12-round bout between Humberto Soto and Lucas Matthysse for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight title.
Lopez (29-4, 17 KO’s), of Riverside, replaces Ortiz’s (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) original opponent Andre Berto who failed a pre-fight drug test. continue l
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By Rob Smith: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) will have settle for facing replacement opponent Josesito Lopez (29-4, 17 KO’s) for the trusty WBC Silver welterweight title at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Lopez, 27, will be stepping in for Andre Berto, who allegedly tested positive for the steroid Nandrolone. continue l
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By James Slater: According to both Ringtv.com and Boxrec.com, the search for unbeaten, exciting U.S heavyweight contender Seth Mitchell’s next opponent is over. “Mayhem” will face fellow 29-year-old former cruiserweight title challenger Johnathon Banks. The fight will take place at The Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on the under-card of the July 14th Khan-Garcia clash.. continue l
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by Pavel Yakovlev - (5/22/12) – Fres Oquendo is back and making strong moves in the heavyweight division. This Friday, Oquendo meets hard-punching Joey Abell for the WBA Fedlatin title in Hammond, Indiana. In the event of victory – and he is heavily favored to win – Oquendo will reclaim his position among world-rated heavyweights and reestablish his eligibility to fight for the world championship. The Abell fight is Oquendo’s second since beginning his comeback earlier this year. Previously, he had been inactive for 16 months, disappearing entirely from heavyweight title chase.
Oquendo, born in Puerto Rico and raised in Chicago, is revitalizing a career that was sidelined by two controversial losses in 2010. First, in Paris, Oquendo easily dominated France’s Jean-Marc Mormeck only to lose the decision after ten rounds. The incomprehensible verdict was excoriated by media and fans worldwide. Months later, Oquendo met Oliver McCall in the latter’s hometown of Hollywood, Florida. Although he appeared to win a lopsided majority of the bout’s 12 rounds, Oquendo again lost a decision. These reversals set Oquendo back immensely. World rated and a viable candidate for an elimination match at the beginning of 2010, he finished the year bereft of his minor titles, dropped from the rankings, and without prospects for a meaningful fight. continue l
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With one of the most exciting come from behind wins in recent memory, Antonio DeMarco (27-2-1, 20KOs) is on top of the world as the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion. Last October as he trailed on the score cards, DeMarco of Tijuana by way of Los Mochis, Mexico, stopped two-time world champion Jorge Linares in the 11th round of their title bout. With the win, DeMarco realized a long life dream of being a world champion. Last March, DeMarco defended the title against Miguel “Mickey” Roman with a fifth round KO in his hometown of Los Mochis. continue l
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By Justin Cabarle: WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (28-1, 18 KO’s) took the time to defend his choice of facing little known IBF super bantamweight champion Jeffrey Mathebula (26-3-2, 14 KO’s) to fight next on July 7th instead of the better known but arguably weaker Cristian Mijares. continue l
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Bethlehem, PA - An important eight-round light-heavyweight attraction has been added to the June 1 boxing card at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem. Hard-hitting Sergey Kovalev, of Chelyabinsk, Russia, and Darnell Boone, of Atlanta, GA, meet in an eight-round rematch which could jump-start one of their careers. continue l
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Germany's biggest selling daily tabloid newspaper Bild held a survey on its website and asked its readers if they supported ARD's (German TV) decision to withdraw from televising the David Haye and Dereck Chisora big heavyweight showdown.
A massive 72 per cent of the 24,366 who voted said "NO! I want to see the fight" that takes place on Saturday 14th July at West Ham United Football Club in east London.
ARD will televise in Germany Alexander Povetkin's WBA World Heavyweight title defence against Hasim Rahman which features on the card. The whole show will be televised live and exclusive in the UK on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 456/Virgin Ch. 546).
The overwhelming support by the German public to watch Haye v Chisora mirrors recent polls held by the Daily Mail Online which revealed that 71 per cent wanted to see it and 75 per cent in a poll held by boxing trade newspaper Boxing News. l
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May 23, 2012 - Two undefeated prospects from the Ural Boxing Promotions stable, Anton Novikov (24-0, 10 KOs) and Aslanbek Kozaev (20-0, 6 KOs), will make their California debuts on the undercard of the May 25, 2012 War At Woodland Hills 8 boxing show at the Warner Center Marriott. Novikov, is currently ranked #7 in the WBC ratings and is the sanctioning body's Baltic Welterweight Champion. Kozaev, is the EBU's External European Welterweight Champion and recently introduced himself to Manny Pacquiao at Wildcard Boxing Club with several tough rounds of sparring in anticipation for his bout with Timothy Bradley. continue l
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By James Slater - This week, former IBF and WBA 140-pound ruler Amir Khan would have either been celebrating his having gotten revenge over Lamont Peterson, who controversially out-pointed his last December (the result possibly subject to change due to Peterson’s subsequent failed drugs test embarrassment), or he would have been licking his wounds after having suffered a second loss to the Washington D.C man. continue l
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Bob ARUM: We are coming into the home stretch of this promotion. The western conference finals in the NBA are now set and you will see a great presence of this fight during the TNT telecasts. TNT is a great partner of ours. They had billboards on the broadcast of each of the (Monday) playoff games. We are really anticipating a tremendous push in the days and weeks ahead. The card is an outstanding card. In the main event we have the Congressman Manny Pacquiao defending his welterweight title against undefeated world champion Timothy Bradley and that fight speaks for itself. The popular Jorge Arce against Jesus Rojas, a top fighter from Puerto Rico. The IBF Welterweight championship with the undefeated No. 1 contender Mike Jones against hard punching former world champion and current No. 2 contender Randall Bailey; and finally the WBA Super Bantamweight Championship between former amateur world champion and current WBA world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux defending against young Teon Kennedy of Philadelphia who has 17 wins and only one defeat. A great card top to bottom and I am pleased that the star of the show, Manny Pacquiao, is here with us today. continue l
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By Michael Collins: Top Rank president Bob Arum likes what he sees of undefeated Timothy Bradley after seeing him in a recent training session. Bradley looks completely cut up and muscular at the same time. He says he’s ready to face WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao right now and take his title away from him. The two fighters will be meeting next month on June 9th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. continue l
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Bethlehem, PA-When Gabriel Rosado learned he was fighting Sechew Powell instead of Joel Julio on June 1, he and trainer Billy Briscoe booked themselves a trip to California for three weeks of training at Freddie Roach's famed Wild Card gym in Hollywood. "It's just what I needed," said Rosado, who meets Powell for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Junior Middleweight Title at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem over 12 rounds, or less. continue l
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by Geoffrey Ciani - Boxing fans always appreciate boxers who are willing to take big risks and tough challenges, and it is even better when two talented fighters agree to square off in a risky scenario where the outcome is uncertain. Fortunately for boxing fans there is a fight this Saturday that fits the bill when IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KOs) travels all the way to Nottingham to defend his crown against former two time WBC champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch (28-2, 20 KOs). This is a rather intriguing high stakes matchup, and one that Bute and Froch both deserve credit for taking.
For Bute it will be a huge step up in class. Bute has successfully defended his IBF title belt nine times, but mostly against mediocre competition and unworthy challengers. This will be the first time Bute has ever taken on an elite level super middleweight. Additionally, with the exception of a recent bout in his birth place Romania, this will be the first time in years that Bute has left the comfortable confines of Canada, as he travels into hostile territory for the first time on the big stage. Bute deserves credit for finally facing a live body and leaving his home turf. continue l
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by Andrew Hall: With the big fight looming it is appropriate to take a look at the underdog to see what he needs to do in order to pull off the big upset. This type of thing is not easy to do since the vast majority of people feel Bradley has no chance. What they fail to realize, however, is that Bradley has never lost a professional fight. He also has great hand speed, an abundance of tenacity, and he has some pop when he sits down on his punches. continue l
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By Michael Collins: IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is open to the idea of facing unbeaten British heavyweight David Price whenever the British heavyweight is open to taking the fight. Wladimir welcomes a fight against the big 6’8” Price if he wants the fight. continue l
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NEW YORK (May 22, 2012) - Training camp continues in full steam for the talented and confident boxers who'll be fighting on "Four Warned" - the highly anticipated quadrupleheader featuring a pair of boxing legends in dangerous assignments and two world championship fights on Saturday, June 2, live on SHOWTIME® from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif
In the main event, former light heavyweight champion and current SHOWTIME boxing analyst Antonio "Magic Man" Tarver (29-6, 20 KO's), of Tampa, Fla., will face unbeaten, hard-hitting Lateef "Power" Kayode (18-0, 14 KO's), of Hollywood, Calif., by way of Lagos, Nigeria, in a 12-round cruiserweight bout.
Former world champion Ronald "Winky" Wright (51-5-1, 25 KO's), of St. Petersburg, Fla., returns to the ring to face undefeated Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (26-0, 20 KO's), of Brooklyn, N.Y., in a 10-round junior middleweight co-feature. continue l
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By James Slater: Living legend and future Hall of Famer Roy Jones Junior simply does not know how to quit, or he doesn’t want to quit or he cannot walk away for whatever reason. Now 43-year-old and having won just three of his last seven ring appearances, the one-time “Superman” will drop back down to light-heavyweight for a June 30th fight in Poland. continue l
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Philadelphia, PA--With only a couple of weeks before his first world-title opportunity, undefeated welterweight Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, has the look and mindset of a champion as he prepares to meet the hard-hitting former champion Randall Bailey, of Miami, FL, in one of the co-feature fights on the June 9 Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. continue l
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It was officially announced today that popular contender Josesito Lopez, of Riverside, Calif., has been tapped to meet "Vicious" Victor Ortiz in the main event on Saturday, June 23, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif. for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Welterweight title, live on SHOWTIME. Lopez, who had been training for a June 22 bout that was canceled days ago, replaces Andre Berto following Berto's failed pre-fight drug test which was revealed last Friday.
Ortiz vs. Lopez will headline a three-fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast (live at 9 p.m. ET/PT, tape delayed on the West Coast) that now will include top rated heavyweight Chris Arreola in a 10-round bout against an opponent to be determined and the previously announced 12-round bout between Humberto Soto and Lucas Matthysse for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight title.
The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Goossen Tutor Promotions and Thompson Boxing Promotions and sponsored by Corona, DeWalt Tools and AT&T. Soto vs. Matthysse is presented in association with Baja Boxing Promotions and Arano Box Promotions. continue l
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by Vivek Wallace: In just a few hours the world of Boxing will get a chance to see two of the best super middleweights in the world go toe to toe as the U.K.'s Carl Froch (28-2, 20KO's) takes on Romanian (by way of Canada) Lucian Bute (34-0, 30KO's) in Nottingham. The fight many fight fans wanted to see was Bute against Andre Ward, however, politics prevailed and instead we find ourselves on the brink of seeing the next best thing. As we get ready for battle, we take a quick look at "Keys to Victory", "Four to Explore", and an "Official Prediction":.jpg)
Duo greeted by mass of fans at the official weigh-in for IBF Title clash - Carl Froch and Lucian Bute weighed-in for their IBF super middleweight World title fight in front of the Capital FM Arena live on Sky Sports News.
by Geoffrey Ciani (Exclusive Interview by Jenna J & Geoffrey Ciani) - The most recent edition of 
James Stillerman- Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin will put his undefeated record, 26-0, 20KOs and his United States Boxing Organization “USBO” belt on the line when he faces off against future Hall of Famer, Ronald “Winky” Wright 52-5, 25KOs, who will be fighting for the first time in three years, as they square off on June 2 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California in a ten round middleweight fight. Quillin is ranked number five by the WBA and number 14 by the WBO. The 28 year old orthodox pugilist obtained the USBO belt with a third round technical knockout victory over former Contender fighter, Jesse Brinkley and then in his last fight he knocked out Craig McEwan in the sixth round. Kid Chocolate was kind enough to take time out of his training camp to answer my questions such as why he took this fight with Wright, how his is training camp is going, what are his plans for the rest of the year and much more. 
By James Slater: The first-ever WBO middleweight champion, Doug "Cobra" DeWitt had an amazingly exciting up and down career - during which he faced everyone from Thomas Hearns to Nigel Benn, to Matthew Hilton to James Toney.
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By Michael Collins: Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) wants to prove himself against WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (23-0, 14 KO’s) in their fight on July 14th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Khan is facing Garcia because his originally scheduled opponent Lamont Peterson tested positive for synthetic testosterone.
By Justin Cabarle: One can’t watch Floyd Mayweather Jr’s recent 12 round decision win over WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto earlier this month without noticing how much slower the 35-year-old Mayweather is compared to earlier in his career when he was lightning fast, and almost unhittable on defense. Against Cotto and Victor Ortiz, Mayweather looked like he’d lost a lot of hand speed, and his ability to move around the ring seemed to be impaired as well. Mayweather is now walking around the ring like a heavyweight instead of dancing and running around like he did during his prime.
LOS ANGELES (May 23, 2012) – Former World Champion "Vicious" Victor Ortiz and popular contender Josesito Lopez held a press conference in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday to formally announce that Lopez will step in to face Ortiz, of Ventura, Calif., by way of Garden City, Kansas, for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Welterweight title in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader on Saturday, June 23, at STAPLES Center live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
by Pavel Yakovlev - (5/22/12) – Fres Oquendo is back and making strong moves in the heavyweight division. This Friday, Oquendo meets hard-punching Joey Abell for the WBA Fedlatin title in Hammond, Indiana. In the event of victory – and he is heavily favored to win – Oquendo will reclaim his position among world-rated heavyweights and reestablish his eligibility to fight for the world championship. The Abell fight is Oquendo’s second since beginning his comeback earlier this year. Previously, he had been inactive for 16 months, disappearing entirely from heavyweight title chase.
Germany's biggest selling daily tabloid newspaper Bild held a survey on its website and asked its readers if they supported ARD's (German TV) decision to withdraw from televising the David Haye and Dereck Chisora big heavyweight showdown.
Bob ARUM: We are coming into the home stretch of this promotion. The western conference finals in the NBA are now set and you will see a great presence of this fight during the TNT telecasts. TNT is a great partner of ours. They had billboards on the broadcast of each of the (Monday) playoff games. We are really anticipating a tremendous push in the days and weeks ahead. The card is an outstanding card. In the main event we have the Congressman Manny Pacquiao defending his welterweight title against undefeated world champion Timothy Bradley and that fight speaks for itself. The popular Jorge Arce against Jesus Rojas, a top fighter from Puerto Rico. The IBF Welterweight championship with the undefeated No. 1 contender Mike Jones against hard punching former world champion and current No. 2 contender Randall Bailey; and finally the WBA Super Bantamweight Championship between former amateur world champion and current WBA world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux defending against young Teon Kennedy of Philadelphia who has 17 wins and only one defeat. A great card top to bottom and I am pleased that the star of the show, Manny Pacquiao, is here with us today. 
by Geoffrey Ciani - Boxing fans always appreciate boxers who are willing to take big risks and tough challenges, and it is even better when two talented fighters agree to square off in a risky scenario where the outcome is uncertain. Fortunately for boxing fans there is a fight this Saturday that fits the bill when IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KOs) travels all the way to Nottingham to defend his crown against former two time WBC champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch (28-2, 20 KOs). This is a rather intriguing high stakes matchup, and one that Bute and Froch both deserve credit for taking.
NEW YORK (May 22, 2012) - Training camp continues in full steam for the talented and confident boxers who'll be fighting on "Four Warned" - the highly anticipated quadrupleheader featuring a pair of boxing legends in dangerous assignments and two world championship fights on Saturday, June 2, live on SHOWTIME® from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif
It was officially announced today that popular contender Josesito Lopez, of Riverside, Calif., has been tapped to meet "Vicious" Victor Ortiz in the main event on Saturday, June 23, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif. for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Welterweight title, live on SHOWTIME. Lopez, who had been training for a June 22 bout that was canceled days ago, replaces Andre Berto following Berto's failed pre-fight drug test which was revealed last Friday.