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Robert Smith, secretary of the British Boxing Board, told Gareth Davies of The Telegraph that a flood of complaints were received after WBA heavyweight champion David Haye posted a joke on his Twitter account. Smith callled the joke “distasteful and unnecessary” and informed Davies that the British Boxing Board is considering disciplinary action.
Light heavyweight contender Yusaf Mack (29-3-2, 17 KOs) is very motivated for Saturday's fight with IBF champion Tavoris Cloud (22-0, 18 KOs). The Philadelphia boxer made a promise to his dying father, and he vows to make good when he faces Cloud in an HBO televised fight from St. Charles, Mo. The main event will feature a battle of junior welterweights, as Devon Alexander (21-1, 13 KOs) face Lucas Matthysse (28-1, 26 KOs).
Former unified junior welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-1, 13KOs) wants to recapture some lost ground. He lost a technical decision to Timothy Bradley in January. Now he wants to show the entire sport that he's still one of the best at 140-pounds. That's why he agreed to fight the dangerous Lucas Matthysse (28-1, 26KOs) on Saturday at the Family Arena in Saint Charles, Missouri. Matthysse will come to fight and wants to make a statement. The knockout artist from Argentina is one-fight removed from a close split decision loss to Zab Judah.
The WBC's Diamond champion at middleweight, Sergio Martinez, confirmed an earlier story by BoxingScene.com's Miguel Rivera, who was advised by WBC president Jose Sulaiman that middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was granted permission to make a voluntary defense, but has to face Martinez in his next fight. Sulaiman also explained that Marco Antonio Rubio is not the mandatory challenger because his April fight with David Lemieux was never sanctioned as a final eliminator.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has advised the Los Angeles Times that everything has been finalized for a junior welterweight clash between Robert Guerrero and Marcos Maidana, which takes place on August 27 at San Jose's HP Pavilion. The fight will be televised by HBO with Maidana's WBA interim-title on the line. Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KOs) moves up in what is going to be his first bout at 140, with Maidana being one of the biggest hitters at the weight.
GQ Magazine has republished an earlier interview the publication had conducted with WBA heavyweight champion David Haye. In the interview, Haye talks about winning the title from the "Russian Giant" Nikolai Valuev, the critics always discussing his chin, and his July 2 opponent - WBO/IBO/IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko.
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is sick of people calling Wladimir Klitschko a "good guy." Haye will attempt to take Klitschko's WBO/IBO/IBF titles on July 2 in Hamburg. It took two years of negotiations to make their fight possible. Both Klitschko brothers have blamed Haye for the long delays in finalizing an agreement, but the British champion is firing back and places the complete blame on Klitschko and his team.
Trainer Emanuel Steward is predicting a signature performance by Wladimir Klitschko on July 2 in Hamburg, Germany. The IBO/WBO/IBF champ will face British rival David Haye, the WBA champion, in a highly anticipated unification bout. Steward, who views Haye as a very dangerous opponent, doesn't want Wladimir playing the role of a counter-puncher. He wants his boxer to put the pressure on Haye and to strike first off the jab.
WBC Diamond champion at middleweight, Sergio Martinez, sent a reminder message to junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan. During a recent news posting on BoxingScene.com, Vanes called for a fall fight with Martinez and expressed his confidence in beating the Argentine pound-for-pound champion.
At Robin Park Centre in Wigan, heavy favorite Martin Murray (23-0, 10KOs) stopped previously undefeated Nick Blackwell (8-1, 2KOs) in the fifth round - with the British, Commonwealth and WBA Intercontinental middleweight titles at stake. Murray was the much stronger man and he hurt Blackwell at several points, and left him battered and exhausted at the end. Blackwell's corner stopped the fight before the sixth round.