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IBF Bantamweight champion Abner Mares faces Joseph Agbeko at the Honda Center in Anaheim on December 3 in a rematch to their controversial August showdown. Their first bout - the finale to Showtime’s Bantamweight tourney – saw Mares land numerous low blows but was never deducted a point in taking a majority decision.
Heavyweight Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola was recently on BoxingScene.com’s official audio show The Boxing Lab to discuss his career and possible future opponents. There have been talks about a possible fight with WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko for next year. That fight is at the top of Arreola’s list as he rather fight him than anyone else.
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya believes Juan Manuel Marquez will always have the number of Manny Pacquiao. De La Hoya watched their trilogy fight and scored a close decision for Marquez, but admits the fight was very close. In the worst case scenario, he says the fight should have been scored a draw, but the judges, who are used to Pacquiao's dominating victories, may have been shocked by Marquez's ability to fight Pacquiao on an even level.
The storyline for Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito II is one that could entice anyone; even someone who does not follow the sport. HBO did a fantastic job presenting their story which began back in July 26, 2008. While at times it took the feel that we were watching a 20/20 criminal investigation, it also managed to touch our hearts as Miguel and his mother spoke of the late Miguel Cotto Sr. One thing is for sure, we all want to see this rematch just as bad as we did their first fight 3 years ago. Probably even more.
IBF and WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan will be fighting Lamont Peterson on December 10th but it looks like this may be his last fight at 140lbs. Khan says he’s willing to stay at 140 for the right fight but he doesn’t believe it will ever come.
WBA Super Bantamweight champion Rico Ramos is preparing to face the interim champion Guillermo Rigondeaux on December 31st on Showtime’s last broadcast of the calendar year. Ramos recently spoke to BoxingScene.com’s The Boxing Lab to discuss his thoughts on the upcoming fight. While he feels Rigondeaux is a good fighter, he also isn’t as impressed with the undefeated Cuban.
WBA/IBF junior welterweight champion Amir Khan is disputing the comments that were recently published in The Daily Telegraph, which quoted the British boxer as stating that he planned to advise stablemate Manny Pacquiao to retire after watching the Filipino superstar struggle in his recent fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. Khan, who wanted to clear the air on the story, told BoxingScene.com - "I don't remember saying that." Both Khan and Pacquiao are trained by Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, California.
Talks have been circulating about a possible mega fight between WBA Lightweight champion “Bam Bam” Brandon Rios and Cuban sensation Yuriokis Gamboa for early next year. Rios was on the most recent edition of BoxingScene.com’s official audio show The Boxing Lab and spoke about the possibility of facing the undefeated Cuban featherweight.
Lightweight champion “Bam Bam” Brandon Rios has plenty of fighters calling him out for a fight should he be victorious in his second title defense against John Murray December 3rd at New York's Madison Square Garden.
"Mile High" Mike Alvarado had a great come from behind win against Colombian Breidis Prescott on Saturday night at the MGM Grand on the undercard of the Pacquiao-Marquez fight. In an exciting and bloody affair, Alvarado stopped Prescott in the 10th and final round to secure his victory while being down on all 3 scorecards.