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German Caicedo, the trainer of heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz (28-1, 24 KOs), is confident his boxer would defeat Dillian Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) of the UK. Back in March at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Ortiz came close to pulling off a major upset when he had WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in a lot of trouble during the seventh round.
As BoxingScene.com reported last week, 49-year-old former world champion Antonio Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KO) will make his return to the ring fir the first time since 2015, when he takes on heavyweight contender Travis Kauffman on June 10 in California. Tarver has been training hard with Cuban coach Orlando Cuellar in the Normandy Gym of Miami Beach.
Earlier this year, former world champion Celestino "Pelenchin" Caballero was sentenced to five years in prison for drug related charges. The sentence was carried out in the First Criminal Court, in which Caballero reiterated his guilt and manifested his regret for what happened. On March 10, 2016, the former boxer was arrested in the North Corridor, in the direction of the province of Colon, after packages of cocaine were found in his vehicle. Officers seized a total of 10.87 kilos of drugs.
According to multiple sources in Argentina, there appears to be some issues related to the scheduled welterweight fight between eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao and WBA 'regular' welterweight beltolder Lucas Matthysse.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder had the biggest scare of his professional career back in March, when he was badly hurt in the seventh round of his defense against Luis Ortiz (28-1, 24 KOs), which took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
On Wednesday, the World Boxing Super Series officially announced one of the three weight divisions for their upcoming second season of tournaments. The bantamweight division is the first weight class revealed by the WBSS executives.
It's becoming a bad month for veteran Cuban trainer Ismael Salas, because both Rances and Leduan Barthelemy have decided to part ways with the coach. Last Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, Salas was working the corner as the head trainer of heavyweight David Haye, who got demolished by Tony Bellew in five rounds.
WBA 'regular' welterweight world champion Lucas Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs) does not believe eight division beltholder Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs) is the same fighter who terrorized the sport a decade ago. Pacquiao, 39-years-old, is coming off a twelve round decision loss to Jeff Horn from last July at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
For Luis Ortiz, a new lifeline has opened up. After his hard-fought defeat from this past March, a new opportunity with a door to a world title shot. As BoxingScene.com reported a few days ago, the World Boxing Council (WBC) has ordered a final eliminator between Ortiz and Dillian Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) - with the winner earning a mandatory shot at WBC world champion Deontay Wilder.
As BoxingScene.com first reported on Wednesday, the World Boxing Association ordered an immediate rematch between WBC junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd and former beltholder Erislandy Lara. The two boxers fought earlier this month in an IBF, WBA, IBO unification in Las Vegas.