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WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan is preparing for his upcoming title defense against Paulie Malignaggi on May 15 at New York's Madison Square Garden. Khan took some time out of his camp to discuss the biggest fight in boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao.
Unbeaten British junior welterweight Kevin Mitchell is not done with Amir Khan just yet. The war of words began a few days and there seems to be no end in sight. Mitchell and Khan return to action on May 15 on separate events. Khan defends his WBA title against Paulie Malignaggi in New York. Mitchell goes for the WBO's interim-title when he challenges Michael Katsidis in the UK.
If Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao decide to come together to negotiate a possible fight - Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya says it's Mayweather who will dictate the terms of the fight. The two boxers tried to make a deal earlier this year. They agreed to a 50-50 split on the money and the two appeared to be in agreement on just about everything else - except the terms for the random Olympic-style drug tests.
WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley, 38-years-old, is not sure of his next move. He was dominated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mosley made a guarantee of $7 million for the fight with Mayweather. The pay-per-view revenue should give him a few more million. After the fight was over, Mosley was asked if he planned to fight again, or retire from the sport. Mosley would not give a straight answer on his future. He needs to review a tape of his performance before making a final decision.
According to New York Newsday, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is open to a possible move to middleweight for a fight with WBC/WBO champion Sergio Martinez. Mayweather returned to action on Saturday night, dominating Shane Mosley over twelve rounds to win a unanimous decision.
The biggest fight in boxing is now on the table. Manny Pacquiao dominated Joshua Clottey over twelve rounds at Cowboys Stadium in March. Floyd Mayweather Jr. dominated Shane Mosley on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. There are two issues at hand, the issue of money and the random Olympic-style drug testing. The two sides sat down earlier this year and the two fighters could not agree on the cut-off date for the random drug testing. Following the win over Mosley, Mayweather said the Pacquiao could not be made without the random drug testing being involved.
Following his dominating twelve round decision over Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr. stayed firm on his position when it came to the subject of a fight with Manny Pacquiao. Unless Pacquiao agrees to the random Olympic-style drug tests, Mayweather says the fight will not happen.
During the Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley pay-per-view telecast, trainer Emanuel Steward, who works as a broadcast analyst for HBO, was asked about the ongoing negotiations for a heavyweight unification fight between WBO/IBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBA champion David Haye.
According to multiple reports in Japan, that crushing left hand from Fernando Montiel broke the jaw of Hozumi Hasegawa. The two fought on Friday in a high-stakes bantamweight clash at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. Montiel, the WBO champion, traveled to Hasegawa's barckyard to challenge him for the WBC title.
WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan is feeling the heat from his critics. He makes his American boxing debut on May 15 against former champion Paulie Malignaggi. The fight takes place at New York's Madison Square Garden.