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WBC Heavyweight Title: Vitali Klitschko vs. Shannon Briggs
Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and Shannon Briggs have come to terms to hold their championship fight in Hamburg, Germany. Klitschko will defend his title against the former cham Briggs on October 16.
Vitali Klitschko: “Shannon Briggs is not only big at talking but also big in the ring and a very tough challenger. He is one of the hardest punchers in the division. I will be very well prepared.”
Shannon Briggs: “For a long time I have been trying hard to fight a Klitschko. Most of their opponents are scared to death when they step into the ring. I will put Klitschko on pressure and take the fight to him. Klitschko can enjoy his belt for a few more weeks; after October 16 it will be mine!”
Watch Lucian Bute vs Jesse Brinkley live this weekend October 15 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bute will defend his IBF Super Middleweight title with no losses in his 26 games record. Jesse Lee Brinkley is a professional super middleweight American boxer. He holds the WBC USNBC Super Middleweight Title as of February 22, 2008.
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Watch Yuriorkis Gamboa (18-0-15) vs Orando Salido (34-10-22) this September 11, 2010 at the Palm Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This would be the fir championship unification bout of Gamboa against the WBA IBF Champion Salido. The match will be promoted by Top Rank in association with ARENA Sports-Promotion and broadcasted live on HBO Boxing After Dark.
Don’t Miss the “Mexican Fiesta” featuring the WBC Intercontinental welterweight title fight between defending champion Erik Morales (49-6, 34 KO’s) and challenger Willie Limond (33-2, 8 KO’s).
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August 21, watch Marko Huck vs Matt Godfrey for another action pack boxing night. Marco Huck (29-1, 22 KO's) will defend his WBO Cruiserweight title against Matt Godrey (20-1, 10 Ko). This will be Huck's fourth title defend. Live from Thuringen, Germany on August 21.
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On Saturday, August 21st - Tomasz Adamek vs Michael Grant: The Big Challenge takes place. Two-time light heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion Tomasz "Goral" Adamek(41-1, 27 KO) squares off against the former heavyweight contender Micheal "Big" Grant(46-3, 34 KO).
Promoted by Main Events and Ziggy Promotions, in association with X-Cel Worldwide, the heavyweight battle will top a 7-bout card. Tickets, priced at $253, $103, $78 and $53 will go on sale in mid-June.
Summary: That was a controversial ending result. Tua on his frustration, starts swinging hard on the 12th round but Barrett was able to knock him down, which is first time in Tua's career. Also Tua looses a point when he throw Barrett to the canvas. Barrett announce his retirement after these fight.
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The Fight of the Year Returns! Watch Juan Manuel Marquez facing Juan Diaz for the second time.
Last Feb. 2009, Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez and Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz rocked each other with their knockout punches. The 3-division world champion and the hard-charging former champion will battle for another Fight of the Year (that is Pacquiao and Mayweather will not pursue).
Boxing: Marquez vs Diaz II
The Unified Lightweight World Championship is at stake for this luxurious event. After the beating from Mayweather, Marquez is still hungry to show he is still the best. Diaz is determined to finish the fight he started.
Watch Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz live online on PPV this July 31st as they rock the boxing world once more.
MANILA, Philippines -- Undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. took home this year's Excellence in Sports Performance of the Year (ESPY) Award for Best Fighter, edging out Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacquiao and mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar Georges St. Pierre.
This is the 3rd time Mayweather won the award.
Fight fans are currently waiting for Mayweather, who is fresh from a victory versus potential Hall of Famer “Sugar” Shane Mosley, to sign a fight contract with Pacquiao for the biggest fight to date in recent years.
Meanwhile, the New Orleans Saints and its quarterback Drew Brees were the big winners at the ESPY awards.
Brees received 4 trophies, including Male Athlete of the Year, Best Championship Performance and Best NFL (National Football League) Player. He also shared the team award with his super bowl champion colleagues.
Brees was chosen male athlete over National Basketball Association (NBA) stars Kobe Bryant and Lebron James.
Here's a list of some of the other winners in the ESPYs.
Best Female Athlete: Lindsey Vonn Best Comeback: Kim Clijsters Best Coach/Manager: Phil Jackson Best Record Breaking Performance: John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut Best Track and Field Athlete: Usain Bolt Best Male Tennis Player: Roger Federer Best Female Tennis Player: Serena Williams Best Fighter: Floyd Mayweather Best Male Golfer: Phil Mickelson Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Shaun White
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Donaire concentrated on confusing his opponent in the first five rounds. He switched from fighting southpaw to his normal stance and once he got his rhythm, the Filipino fighter started to dominate his Mexican counterpart.
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Recently the megafight Pacquiao-Mayweather started last year. The negotiation was disputed because of a controversial drug-testing protocol insisted by Maywether's camp which Pacquiao is not willing to take blood tests less that 14 days before the fight.
Bob Arum recently told Yahoo! Sports that the talks to get the megafight done are now making progress, and that if there are any issues remaining to be fixed on Maywether's Part.
“I think the only question is whether Mayweather is prepared to fight now,” Arum said. “He may say he’s had his fight for the year and that’s it and that we’ll address it again next year. He might say that. I don’t know. I don’t know. But that’s what I’m hypothesizing,” he told Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole.
But recently, the Filipino southpaw, now congressman of Sarangani province after taking his oath of office last Monday, said he is now willing to subject himself to blood tests up to 14 days before fight time.
Even Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach said his ward is now willing to give in to Mayweather’s demands.
“At this point I feel that Manny is going to agree to everything,” Roach told Morgan Campbell of the Toronto Star in its June 28 issue.
“That’s our bluff. We’re going to call his bluff. We’ll see…I can’t speak for Manny, I can’t speak for Arum but I feel the fight will happen because Manny is going to call his bluff and say “’let’s do it,'” the multi-awarded trainer added.
Arum, for his part, echoed Roach’s statements.
“That’s all been resolved,” Arum said, referring to the issue of blood testing. “It may be that Floyd wants to fight in May, in which case (Pacquiao will) fight (another opponent) in November and fight him in May. I am not going to talk about the specifics of the negotiations. You have my statement that there are no real issues that I can see, except whether he wants to fight now or later or not at all,” Arum told Iole.
With this, Arum stated that the ball is now in Mayweather’s court to reach a deal finalizing the fight, which expected to be the richest in boxing history.
“The question is whether Mayweather is willing to go into the ring this year. It’s up to him. His people would love him to do it. He may not want to do it. If Mayweather wants to fight in November, I believe the fight will be made. To me it seems — it seems, and say that, because I’m not Mayweather — that the only issue is whether he wants to fight in November,” he said.
In the event everything still fails, Arum said Pacquiao could end up facing Mexican Antonio Margarito or even take a rematch with Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, who recently won the WBO junior middleweight title over Yuri Foreman last month.
But for Arum, the fight to be made is still Pacquiao-Mayweather.
“As far as I’m concerned, we have two guys (Margarito and Cotto) in the wings who could make attractive fights for Manny, though they are certainly not as attractive as a Mayweather fight,” he said.
While Arum has been very vocal of the ongoing negotiations, his counterpart, Golden Boy Promotions chief Richard Schaefer, remains mum on the issue.
“My reaction is no comment,” Schaefer, who represents Mayweather, said when reached by Iole for comment.
“I really can’t say anything. I won’t comment in any way, shape or form. You know this and anybody who has called me knows this: The only two words I’m going to say when I’m asked about this are ‘No comment.’ That’s my comment. No comment,” he added.
Another action pack heavyweight match will take place as David Tua faces Monte Barrett. The Tua-Barrett fight had been tentatively scheduled for July 17 in Atlanta City.
David Tua (51-3-1, 43 KO's) rated No. 2 by the WBO, remain the top and most dangerous contender in the heavyweight title today. It's been eight years since his last fought where he is undefeated in 13 fights. Tua has never been put on the canvas as a professional. Shane Cameron and Friday Ahunanya were also beaten by Tua.
"I’m delighted to be fighting in the U.S. again," Tua commented.
The former heavyweight contender Monte Barrett (39-9, 20 KO's) is also unbeaten in his last 7 games with 5 KOs that includes Odlanier Solis and David Haye.
The fight will take place at the Alamodome in San Antonio Texas. The unbeaten Chavez (41-0-1, 30 KO's) will put his reputation on the line against Duddy (29-1, 18 KO's) in a 12 round face off.
The WBC Middleweight Silver Championship title will be at stake. Don't miss Boxing: Chaves Jr. vs Duddy live on Saturday, June 26th on pay-per-view.
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Watch the anticipated fight between Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley live online. This mega fight will take place at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada this May 1, 2010 9PM ET/6PM PT
FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER “I have been here before so I know what it takes. I have fought the best. Shane is a future Hall of Famer, and I am a future Hall of Famer. “I have a great trainer, but our trainers can’t fight for us. “I want to change this sport. I want to make sure it is clean that is why Shane and I are both taking random urine and blood tests leading up to the fight. “I just want to work hard and be the best I can be. May 1 is going to be a blockbuster event.”
SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY “This fight is on May 1. May 1 is going to be ‘May’s first. I will make sure of that. “I want to thank Money Mayweather for accepting the fight. Before he was fighting everyone else but he wasn’t fighting me. He has officially accepted the challenge. “I want to thank the fans. I fought at Staples Center a couple of times and they were sell outs, so I appreciate that you guys (to the fans) always bring the love.”
ROGER MAYWEATHER, Mayeather’s Trainer “This is going to be a tremendous fight. You have two tremendous fighters. This is what makes history. You have to challenge someone people think you can’t beat. “This is how the world of boxing works. You have two very talented fighters and you will see what it means to be the best in the world. On May 1, you will pass down the judgment for who is the best of them all.”
NAAZIM RICHARDSON, Mosley’s Trainer “You have people who are champions. You have people who are elite. And you have people who are special. On May 1, you have two of the most special guys in the history of the sport facing off. “My job is to dissect Floyd Mayweather and to implement an attack. Nothing is impenetrable, not even Floyd Mayweather. “On May 1, we are going to convince this man to learn something new…how to lose!”
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The fight this coming weekend will mark a record for the Filipino-American beauty Ana Julaton if she manage to take over Lisa Brown for a 3rd title in the super bantamweight division. The fight will take place in Ontario, Canada which is the home town of the Canadian Lisa Brown.
The Filipino-American beauty will attempt to win the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) title when she clashes with Brown in a 10-rounder at the Casino Rama.
“She’s very tough, she’s very experienced, and she’s a southpaw,” Julaton said of Brown in an interview with 8countnews.com. “I’ll be going out there to Canada, which is her hometown.”
Two-time world champion Ana "The Hurricane" Julaton is scheduled to fight the Canadian boxing icon Lisa "Bad News" Brown for the WBA Junior Featherweight title. The event will going to take place at the Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada on March 27, 2010. It's a home town fight for the Canadian.
Canada’s Brown (16-4-3) has always wanted the WBA belt and so does Northern California’s Julaton (6-1-1). A victory for Julaton will unify three of the championship belts and make her the undisputed champion at the Super Bantamweight class, becoming history as the ever Filipna to complete such a task.
"It's definitely harder," said Brown of fighting in front of hometown fans. "I like being the underdog with everybody cheering against me."
Julaton won the the IBA Super Bantamweight world title last September against Kelsey Jeffries, and most recently the WBO Super Bantamweight world title last December against knockout artist Donna Biggers. The experienced Brown (16-4-3) has won numerous international titles such as IFBA and WIBA Super Bantamweight Titles including Melissa Hernandez, Alicia Ashley and Sharon Anyos.
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Watch Erik Morales vs Jose Alfaro live on PPV this coming March 27, 2010. The Champion Returns welcomed Erik Morales for his return in the ring and he will be facing the former WBA lightweight titlist Jose Alfaro (23-5, 20 KO’s). This event will take place in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Morales was said to retire after his lose to David Diaz by a 12 round decision last August 2007. That was his fourth consecutive lose and that he should gave up with boxing for good. It is unknown what has caused Morales to want to make a comeback after all this time and he is even after Manny Pacquiao.
In an interview at The Record, Morales says that he’ll retire from boxing again if he lose to Alfaro on the 27th. Morales might want to get his retirement speech ready, because there’s a good chance that he’ll be beaten by Alfaro. The fight will be taking place at 142 instead of lightweight, a move made because it would likely be incredibly hard for Morales to make lightweight after all this time. Dont miss this great comeback fight. Watch Erik Morales vs Jose Alfaro Live.
This event is a WBC Intercontinental Welterweight Championship and is presented by Integrated Sports Media and KO Entertainment fight of Erik “El Terrible” Morales vs Jose “Jicaras” Alfaro.
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Manny Pacquiao won against Joshua Clottey by unanimous decision in the Cowboy Stadium match. Watch the full coverage of every round here. If you have a copy of the Pacquiao-Clottey replay, you can share it with us.
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See The Event: Road to Dallas Video, features the fight Pacquiao vs Clottey this coming weekend, March 13, 2010. Watch Pacquiao vs Clottey Live Online.
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Watch The Event: Pacquiao vs. Clottey Live this coming Saturday, March 13, 2010. Manny Pacquiao Prefight Video, the team Pacquiao headed by Freddie Roach discusses the fight against Miguel Cotto and his strengths. And Joshua Clottey who has worked his way to the top. Pacquiao vs. Clottey takes place Cowboy Stadium, Texas. See Pacquiao vs Clottey: Tale of the Tape
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Before the historic match The Event: Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey, a clashing match between Vic Darchinyan and Rodrigo Guerrero take place. Showtime Sports keeps boxing on the airwaves on March 6, 2010. This is for the WBA/WBC Super Flyweight Championship.
Vic Darchinyan (33-2-1, 27 KO) will put his belt on the line to battle Rodrigo Guerrero (13-1-1, 9 KO), a fringe contender who has fought in a 12-round match just once in his career, in the main event of Showtime fight at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
The event will also feature a 12-round, IBO lightweight bout between Austrailia's fast-rising, undefeated Lenny Zappavigna (22-0, 15 KOs) and Fernando Angulo (22-6, 14 KOs) of Venezuela. A former world title challenger, Angulo lost a WBA lightweight championship bid to Juan Diaz in November of 2006, ending a 13-fight winning streak.
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MANILA, Philippines – Even if Ghana’s Joshua Clottey is bigger than 7-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino’s conditioning coach thinks the Ghanaian will not have enough strength to go the distance in his March 13 bout.
“I don't think Clottey will last 12 rounds. I think Clottey might just stop because he will get hit too much. I think Clottey will get tired of getting hit,” Alex Ariza told Brad Cooney of 8countnews.com.
“If Manny moves the way he's been moving in sparring, I just don't see Clottey being able to take the beating that he is going to get.”
Ariza, however, mentioned that he is concerned about the beating that Pacquiao will get from Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
He shared that he and Pacquiao focused “a little more” on strength training.
“Clottey is strong so that's my biggest concern… The physical punishment Manny might take is my biggest concern. Clottey is so much bigger, but we will have Manny ready for whatever comes his way,” stated Ariza.
Pacquiao’s conditioning coach went on to divulge on the status of their training camp in Los Angeles, California.
“I think we are right on schedule, maybe even a little ahead of it. He looks great, the weight is great, the conditioning is great.”
The Filipino boxing superstar trains at the Wild Card Gym which is owned by his coach, Freddie Roach.
Ariza even commented on Pacquiao’s LA training: “I am not a big fan of LA training because of all of the people here. I thought we had a good camp in the Philippines last fight. Manny trained well over there, but he looks good over here too.”
Pacquiao will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against Clottey, a former International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion. Their match headlines the pay-per-view event entitled “The Event.”
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The anticipated bout this coming March 13 between seven-division champ Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao vs Joshua 'Grand Master' Clottey will surely be a box office to cover the Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This match was a result of the failure negotiations between Floyd Mayweather and Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum to pursue the match. This time there will be no 'catchweight' as oppose to the previous fights of Manny Pacquiao. Early this week, he has tested negative for any kind of drugs in his urine and blood test samples.
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Boxing fans anticipates the HBO's Pacquiao vs Clottey 24/7 like most of the Pacquiao fights before. But instead HBO prepare a 30 minute special preview for The Event: Pacquiao vs Clottey match. HBO will present "Road to Dallas: Pacquiao vs Clottey", a short documentary for the upcoming welterweight title match between the seven-division world champion pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and the former world welterweight champion Joshua Clottey. This will mark the first-ever pro boxing event at the landmark $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Don't ever miss this classical match up that will take place on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Watch The Event: Pacquiao vs Clottey Live Online.
You can watch Road to Dallas: Pacquiao vs Clottey live on HBO - Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 11:00PM ET/PT immediately following the live presentation of HBO Boxing After Dark.
Additional HBO replay schedules: Saturday, March 6 at 1:00 a.m. Sunday, March 7 at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 8 at 2:00 p.m. & 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, March 9 at 10:00 a.m. & 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. & 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. & 2:00 a.m. Saturday, March 13 at 11:30 a.m.
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I'll say, 'It's not an upset, but a win.' - Joshua Clottey
A well rounded and humble fighter from Ghana, Joshua Clottey, speaks about the upcoming match against the seven-division champion, Manny Pacquiao. An interview conducted by the FanHouse in his training facility at Fort Lauderdale's Contender Gym in Florida.
"I went to Ghana to try get a visa for my trainer, and it didn't work out for Godwin Kotey. I think that was three weeks ago, and I've moved on. I'm training with Lenny DeJesus, we're training hard, and we're very happy," said Clottey.
"I can't tell you my strategy. I can't and will not tell you what I'm going to do to Manny Pacquiao," said Clottey. "But I'm coming to fight -- I will tell you that. This, I do know: Manny Pacquiao is not that different from anyone else that I've fought."
"Manny Pacquiao is a human being, like everyone else. He's just a really good fighter who is out there now who is No. 1 now," said Clottey. "I don't know how he's coming to fight me, but I can tell you that I'm a different fighter altogether than anyone else that he's faced. I'm a really difficult fighter, you see."
Clottey enjoys the fact that, unlike Cotto and De La Hoya, he will be allowed to fight at the 147-pound weight limit rather than being contracted by Pacquiao to fight at catch weights of 145 pounds like Cotto and De La Hoya.
"It is good for me to be at 147. I'm a very big welterweight, so it's not really easy to make 147. I'm going to be big," said Clottey, beginning to warm up. "But I'm going in there and taking it like, 'I'm just going to go in there and do my thing and make people happy.'"
But will those punches be appreciated against a Manny Pacquiao, whose activity level alone could earn a momentum and favor with the crowd and the judges -- perceived or otherwise?
"Pacquiao is coming from a smaller weight to welterweight, and he's going to have an advantage in speed already because he's a smaller guy. I can't throw a lot of punches like Pacquiao will do. But I will connect enough to make him slow down and wear down, and bring his speed down," said Clottey.
"I will also rely on my pressure. But I don't know what Pacquiao is coming to do, so I have to use my head. I don't know if he's planning to move around. But I'm not going to make him chase me. I will be right there," said Clottey. "I want to make this fight so exciting that the fans will have something to talk about. I don't run. I'll keep coming. I'll be there."
Clottey's three losses were to former world champions Carlos Baldomir, Antonio Margarito and Cotto. Clottey led against Baldomir when he was disqualified for head-butting, and was also in front against Margarito before having to fight the final eight rounds with injuries to both hands.
"I've never left the ring feeling like I lost. I feel like I'm undefeated. If I win this fight against Manny Pacquiao, I will never feel like I beat the best fighter in the world," said Clottey.
"I will feel like I had a fight with Manny Pacquiao, the best fighter out there, and I won," said Clottey. "So even if I beat Pacquaio, and people talk about it like it's a big upset, I'll say, 'It's not an upset, but a win.'"
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The Pacquiao - Clottey welterweight fight is just a few days more and it's time for us to see whose fighting before the main event this coming March 13, 2010 The Event: Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey match. The televised undercard matches for the Pacquiao vs Clottey were finalized.
The vacant WBC lightweight title will be settle by Humberto Soto vs David Diaz match up. Soto is a WBC super feather weight champion and Diaz is a former WBC lightweight champion.
For a 10 round bout features former to-time world champion Jose Castillo to face Alfonso Gomez. And another 10 round bout for the famous John Duddy to take on Michael Medina, in a pair of middleweight bouts.
Also, promoter Bob Arum said the nephew of Hall of Famer Salvador Sanchez, Salvador Sanchez III, and undefeated Dallas boxer Roberto Marroquin will fight in separate non-televised undercard bouts.
"Each match up will feature a world class fighter from a different region of Mexico or a Hispanic region in the United States," Arum said.
WORLD WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT: THE EVENT. Congressional candidate and seven-division world champion Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao will defend his title against the former world welterweight champion and current No. 1 contender Joshua 'Grand Master' Clottey.
Pacquiao vs Clottey “The Event” can be watched on HBO PPV after HBO agreed to cover the said mega event of the year in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Mayweather’s camp also tried to convince the latter to cover his upcoming fight but HBO prefers Pacman’s fight.
Ticket Cost: $50 – $700 (from corner end zone to front near ring on the floor of the Cowboys Stadium).
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Here are the PPV bouts announced today: Welterweight Jose Luis Castillo (60-9-1, 52 KOs), a two-time world champion currently ranked WBC #9 will take on Alfonso Gomez (21-4-2), ranked WBC #10, WBO #10, starred in the first season of ‘The Contender’ and is coming off a victory over Jesus Soto-Karass. Also middleweight contender John Duddy (28-1, 18 KOs) meets Michael Medina (22-1-2, 17 KOs). In addition, Top Rank will feature featherweight Salvador Sanchez (18-3-2, 8 KOs) on its international broadcast. Unbeaten super bantamweight Roberto Marroquin (11-0, 8 KOs) will also see action.
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MANILA, Philippines – “Sugar” Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have reportedly agreed to terms to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title, according to a report by ESPN.com.
"Shane has signed. I sat with him [Friday] and we went through every provision of the contract and he signed," Mosley's attorney Judd Burstein told ESPN.com. "He is excited to move forward with the bout."
The fight is set on May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Mayweather, who has yet to sign the contract, has reportedly expressed his intent to fight Mosley, according to Ellerbe.
"All of the deal points have been agreed to," Ellerbe said. "We still have to put pen to paper, but everything is agreed to.”
Mosley reportedly agreed to undergo random blood and urine testing, as has Mayweather.
The Mosley-Mayweather fight came into fore after talks for a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight collapsed due to Floyd’s drug test demands.
Mosley was supposed to face Haiti’s Andre Berto in a title-unification match, but Berto was forced to pull out after some of his family members were killed in the earthquake in Haiti.
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MANILA, Philippines - They’re selling like hotcakes and Manny Pacquiao hasn’t placed his orders yet.
Tickets to the March 13 fight between the Filipino pound-for-pound champion and challenger Josh Clottey are out, and with still 50 days left before the big day, promoters might be forced to have a few thousands more printed.
According to ESPN.com, more than 20,000 tickets were sold in the first three hours of sales Saturday. Because of the size of the venue, tickets prices were slashed more than half of what they used to be for Pacquiao fights.
The Dallas Cowboys Stadium, a $1.3 billion wonder, can seat more than 100,000 fans for a football game. But for this fight, the men behind the fight have decided to block off the outer sections and limit the capacity to around 40,000.
Still, that’s more than twice as big as when Pacquiao fights in Las Vegas, whether it’s the MGM Grand or the Mandalay Bay, where ringside tickets are given a face value of $1,500. In Dallas, the choice seats will go for just $700.
The cheapest tickets for this WBO welterweight clash will go for $50, just the equivalent of dinner and good bottle of wine in a nice restaurant. In previous Pacquiao fights, fifty bucks can’t even get you past the entrance of the fight venue.
“Ross Greenburg (president of HBO Sports) and I are very gratified that the public has responded like they have, and we are happy for our partner (Cowboys owner) Jerry Jones,” Top Rank chief Bob Arum told Dan Rafael in New York Saturday.
Arum was at the Madison Square Garden for his own boxing card. He added that if the demand continues, then the stadium’s capacity can be increased. Pacquiao fights over the last two to three years were always sold out.
“It’s going to be quite a night. And Jerry isn’t just a one-event guy. If he sees this as a success you can be sure he’ll do more boxing in that great stadium,” added Arum.
By the time Pacquiao places his orders, promoters might just consider that because the 31-year-old punching machine, winner of his last 11 fights, is also known for his legendary generosity when it comes to giving away tickets.
For the Miguel Cotto fight last November, insiders said he spent more than $300,000 buying more than 800 tickets for family and friends. That’s more than two percent of his guaranteed purse. But he loves what he’s doing.
“It’s my way of thanking these people who continue to support me,” he’d often say.
