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While heavyweight prospect and soon-to-be contender Seth Mitchell of Brandywine, MD., was pleased with his May 13, Showtime-televised debut and the first-round knockout of Nicaraguan Evans "The Sandman" Quinn of Miami, the 6-foot-2, 245-pounder was also analytical, critical and realistic concerning the result.
According to Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, a Thursday morning meeting between company president Todd duBoef, and Cameron Dunkin, who manages WBO/WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire - went well. The two sides met to discuss Donaire's working relationship and contractual status with Top Rank.
Michael Koncz believes that eight-division titlist Manny Pacquiao is likely to accept the terms and sign for what stands to be his largest, career pay day and a third bout opposite 37-year-old WBA and WBO lightweight king Juan Manuel Marquez in defense of Pacquiao's WBO belt on Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Pacquiao's adviser told BoxingScene.com on Wednesday night.
The way that his adviser, Michael Koncz, sees it, eight-division king Manny Pacquiao has become a promotional juggernaut the likes of which the boxing world has not witnessed since Muhammad Ali.
Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum told BoxingScene.com moments ago that he expects WBA and WBO lightweight king Juan Manuel Marquez to give his official signature on Wednesday morning accepting a third fight with eight-division titlist Manny Pacquiao, whose adviser, Michael Koncz, Arum will meet with on Wednesday night to go over in an attempt to finalize the details.
While a deal might be finalized on the side of Juan Manuel Marquez, adviser Michael Koncz advised BoxingScene.com that Manny Pacquiao has to sign off on several important items related to the fight, including his purse. In the coming days, Koncz will hold a meeting with Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, to discuss the financial details for Manny. After their meeting, Koncz will leave Los Angeles and fly over to the Philippines to review the details with Pacquiao.
BoxingScene.com caught up to Michael Koncz, the adviser of eight-division titlist and WBO welterweight king, Manny Pacquiao, regarding this Q&A concerning the recently-surfaced allegations of steroid use by Pacquiao as well as the potential for the third bout with WBO and WBC lightweight king, Juan Manuel Marquez.
BoxingScene.com caught up with WBA super middleweight king Andre Ward to discuss Saturday night's unanimous, technical beat-down of a decision over former middleweight champion Arthur Abraham in the semifinal of Showtime's World Super Middleweight Classic.
CARSON, Calif. – Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) champion Andre Ward moved one win away from claiming the ground-breaking inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic Cup with a convincing 12-round unanimous decision over “King” Arthur Abraham at The Home Depot Center. Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) will face the winner of the June 4 Super Six Semifinal between World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch (27-1, 20 KOs) and former world champion Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KOs). Abraham (32-2, 26 KOs), of Berlin, Germany, by way of Armenia, lost for the third straight time but vowed after the fight that he would remain in the talent-rich super middleweight division.
LAS VEGAS - For southpaw middleweight Sergio Martinez, May 6 was a milestone.