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Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said that negotiations look "promising" for Victor Ortiz (28-2-2, 22 KOs) to challenge WBC welterweight King Andre Berto (27-0, 21 knockouts), as part of an HBO televised, April 16, split-site double-header that will include WBA junior welterweight king Amir Khan fighting from his native England.
Nicknamed, "Steelhammer," WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight titlist Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 knockouts), of the Ukraine will be after his 14th straight win and his 11th knockout during that stretch on April 30 when he meets Zimbabwe native Dereck Chisora (14-0, nine KOs) of London.
WBO junior welterweight king Tim Bradley is battling a minor case of the flu as he trains for his HBO televised, Jan. 29 clash opposite WBC titlist Devon Alexander that is slated for the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. Bradley (26-0, 11 knockouts) will not allow the flu to interfere with his training for Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs), and has no intention of withdrawing from the fight. He believes everything will be 100% come fight night.
Trainer Robert Garcia and 24-year-old rising lightweight star, Brandon Rios (26-0-1, 19 knockouts), told FanHouse that they would love to entertain a potential bouts with WBC lightweight champ, Humberto Soto (54-7-2, 32 KOs), or WBA junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KOs). Soto has a May 7 rematch with Urbano Antillon (28-2, 20 KOs).
Promoter Don King is feeling very confident about Ricardo Mayorga's ability to upset WBA 154-pound champion Miguel Cotto on March 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayorga (29-7-1, 22 knockouts) of Managua, Nicaragua, will challenge Cotto (35-2, 28 KOs) of Puerto Rico, in the main event of a Showtime pay-per-view.
Top Rank Promotions CEO, Bob Arum, agrees in part with Kevin Cunningham, the trainer and manager of WBC 140-pound champion Devon Alexander. Cunningham believes the winner of Alexander's upcoming unification with WBO king Timothy Bradley is going to be in position for the mega-fights, which includes a possible clash with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. Alexander-Bradley happens on January 29 in Pontiac, Michigan.
When junior middleweights Pawel Wolak (28-1, 8KOs) and Yuri Foreman (28-1, 18KOs) collide in the ring on March 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the two boxers will battle for a better ranking under the WBC with the NABF 154-pound title at stake. The fight will take place place on the Showtime pay-per-view undercard to Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga.
According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, and a source close to promoter Frank Warren, former world champion Winky Wright will end a near two-year ring absence on April 9 when the 39-year-old will take on middleweight Matthew Macklin of England, likely on the under card of a main event matching Mexican, three-division champions, Juan Manuel Marquez and Erik Morales in a lightweight (135 pounds) clash at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Four-time heavyweight champion Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield, who turned 48 on October 19, is finishing up his training for his 56th fight when he meets 38-year-old Sherman "Tank" Williams at the Greenbrier Resort in southeastern West Virginia on Jan. 22. In preparation for Williams (34-11-2, 19 knockouts), Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) is being trained by veteran Tommy Brooks.
Former undisputed middleweight champion, Bernard Hopkins, is regarded by many as the man behind the widespread sentence - "Manny Pacquiao has never faced a top notch African American fighter." Pacquiao has reached a deal to face Hopkins' friend, former three division champion Shane Mosley, on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.