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BoxingScene.com caught up to Main Events CEO, Kathy Duva, concerning the future of southpaw four-time titlist and IBF junior welterweight king, Zab Judah, as it relates to eight-division champion and WBO welterweight belt-holder Manny Paquiao and WBA junior welterweight counter part Amir Khan.
After watching Saturday night's successful unanimous decision defense of his WBO welterweight title by eight-division champion Manny Paquiao over five-time champion Shane Mosley, Pernell Whitaker called Main Events CEO, Kathy Duva, implored for her to "Get us that guy," referring to Pacquiao, and added, "I know Zab Judah can beat that guy."
LAS VEGAS -- WBA king Andre Ward wants to knock out former middleweight champion Arthur Abraham in Saturday night's semifinal of Showtime's World Super Middleweight Classic, earn the overall crown against the winner of a match featuring WBC belt-holder Carl Froch and Glen Johnson, and then pursue a lucrative clash with unbeaten southpaw IBF counter part Lucien Bute.
Over the course of his nearly 23-year, professional boxing career, two-divison champion, Bernard Hopkins, has made a habit of hammering his opponents senseless, if not knocking them out, and rendering them to be essentially damaged goods perhaps psychologically if not physically after having done so.
Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, says HBO will not financially assist Golden Boy Promotions with putting together a fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz. Golden Boy's CEO, Richard Schaefer, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times as stating that "HBO would be on board" to help finance Ortiz-Marquez.
When WBC/IBO champion, Jean Pascal, repeatedly asked challenger Bernard Hopkins during a recent press conference if he was "willing to take the test" for the fans, the light heavyweight king said he was not accusing the former two-division titlist of having taken steroids.
Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, disputes published reports that his company is currently attempting to sign undefeated WBC/WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley. According to Arum, there have not been any discussions regarding a potential working relationship. Bradley is still under contract with promoter Gary Shaw, but that contract expires, reportedly, on June 30. Once Bradley becomes a free agent, then Arum, among other promoters, will attempt to sign the young star.
According to Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, IBF junior welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28KOs) is focused on landing a unification with WBA king Amir Khan (25-1, 17KOs) for July 23. Judah has been named as one of the backup options for Manny Pacquiao in November - if a deal is not struck with Juan Manuel Marquez. When Arum spoke with Judah's promoter, Kathy Duva of Main Events, he was advised that a showdown with Khan was her boxer's current focus.
Unbeaten welterweight Mike Jones will return to the ring opposite 35-year-old journeyman Raul Munoz on June 25 in his hometown of Philadelphia at the South Philly Arena on a Fox Sports televised bout that is part of the "Top Rank Live" series.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Richard Schaefer, spoke to BoxingScene.com about our recently published report where Juan Manuel Marquez announced that he was accepting Top Rank's revised offer to face Manny Pacquiao in a trilogy bout on November 12 in Las Vegas. The catch-weight of 144-pounds would be in place for Pacquiao-Marquez. Pursuant to their expired promotional agreement with Marquez, Golden Boy has the ability to match Top Rank's offer.