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Promoters Gary Shaw and Lou DiBella have expressed interest in matching WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez against Alfredo Angulo. Martinez is willing to move down to 154-155 pounds to face Angulo. Both promoters face a big problem in making that fight because HBO is standing their ground on making a rematch between Martinez and Paul Williams.
According to manager Ken Saunders, former four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield is planning to fight again in October. A deal is close for the match to take place at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. An opponent has yet to be determined. If all goes well, Holyfield would return to action in January.
According to promoter Lou DiBella, HBO was pushing very hard for Andre Berto to defend his WBC welterweight title against ex-champion Shane Mosley. DiBella discussed the fight with Mosley's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, but a dispute over purse caused the bout to fall through. Mosley was set to challenge Berto in January of this year. Berto withdrew to assist family members who affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Mosley would later sign a contract to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May.
Manny Pacquiao's adviser, Michael Koncz, and his promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, are heading to Mexico with two stops in mind. First they plan to stop in Tijuana to hold a meeting with Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions. Beltran is the co-promoter of Antonio Margarito and Top Rank's partner in Mexico. Arum, Koncz and Beltran will discuss a possible fight between Pacquiao and Margarito for November 13. After the meeting, all three men will head to Monterrey to review the venue that could possibly stage Pacquiao-Margarito.
Accoing to Top Rank's head matchmaker, Bruce Trampler, middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0, 30KOs) will possibly fight junior middleweight Pawel "The Raging Bull" Wolak (27-1, 17 KOs) on September 11, likely in Mexico. Wolak's only loss came by way of decision to Ishe Smith. He doesn't have a problem with moving to 160-pounds to fight Chavez.
HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg is not going to back away from the Paul Williams-Sergio Martinez rematch without a fight. HBO is psuhing to stage the rematch on October 2. Last December, Williams won a close majority decision over Martinez in a "Fight of The Year" contender.
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum expects to have a deal in place for Manny Pacquiao's next fight by the end of the week. Arum has already been in contact with the management of WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto, and scheduled negotiations to discuss the Pacquiao fight with the team of Antonio Margarito.
Last Friday, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum held a late night conference call with the press to discuss the details behind the ongoing negotiations to make a November fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. According to Arum, the negotiations had been ongoing for the past two months, with HBO President of Sports, Ross Greenburg, acting as the intermediary between himself and Mayweather's manager, Al Haymon.
A lot of people were surprised when 23-year-old WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KOs) issued a public challenge to Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11KOs), who holds the WBO's version of the 140-pound crown. Khan, using his personal Twitter account, challenged Bradley to a fight. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who promotes Khan, was not surprised in the least.
Only 24-hours after the infamous deadline had passed, Floyd Mayweather Jr. briefly discussed the reasons behind his decision to pass on a November fight with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. For the last few weeks, Mayweather remained silent while the entire boxing community was anxious to see if he was going to sign a proposal to fight Pacquiao on November 13.