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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is sticking true to his infamous statement - "all belts do is collect dust." BoxingScene.com reported on Tuesday that Mayweather's bout with WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley, on May 1 in Las Vegas, will be a non-title fight. Mosley wanted to defend his title. Mayweather had no interest in the title. When asked as to why, Mayweather didn't mention the sanctioning fee.
Former two division champion Ricky Hatton has issued a big warning to WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch. Hatton says Mikkel Kessler is the hardest fight for Froch in the Super Six Boxing Classic. Froch defends his title against Kessler in the second stage of the tournament on Saturday in Denmark.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is not bothered by the recent trash talk from WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley. The May 1 battle has yet to happen - but Mayweather feels he's already mentally broken Mosley down. During a recent radio interview with ESPN, Mosley fired off a few verbal shots of his own at Mayweather.
The heat is on. WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley has fired back at Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s recent verbal attacks. During a recent appearance on ESPN Radio, Mosley took aim at Mayweather's constant comments about his physical appearance. Mosley faces Mayweather on May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch faces Arthur Abraham in the third stage of Showtime's Super Six Boxing Classic. The round-robin tournament will have Froch fighting Abraham on the tentative date of August 21. Froch says the fight was going to land in the Nottingham Arena but they feel the venue is not big enough. They believe the fight can bring around 30,000 fans to the City Ground.
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has given his thoughts on the failed negotiations to make a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. After weeks of negotiations earlier this year, the two sides could not agree on the cut-off date for the random Olympic style drug tests. Mayweather made a demand for the testing to continue until 14-days before the fight and Pacquiao wanted them to stop at the 24-day mark. For the state of boxing, Haye says the fight needs to happen.
WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch is starting to see the light. He admits a fight with retired British rival Joe Calzaghe will probably never happen. Froch is locked into Showtime's tournament, the Super Six Boxing Classic.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is letting it all hang out for this one. Mayweather is throwing every verbal bomb in his arsenal to anger his May 1st opponent, WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley. Mayweather is raising the verbal battle to a new level by taking it way beyond the realm of the usual pre-fight hype in boxing.
WBO bantamweight champion Fernando "Cochulito" Montiel is training for the fight of his life. He told Japanese media members that he never trained this hard for any of previous fights. He takes on WBC champion Hozumi Hasegawa on April 30 at the legendary Budokan Hall in Japan.
On Wednesday in El Vigian, Venezuela, hundreds of fans, friends and relatives attended the funeral of Edwin Valero, who killed himself on Monday in a jail cell. Valero was arrested on Sunday for the murder of his wife Jennifer Carolina. Fans, friends and relatives were very upset, with many of them in tears. Valero's body was taken to a local gym where he once trained and later buried at a nearby cemetery. His wife was buried at the same cemetery on Tuesday. Valero, high on drugs and alcohol, had stabbed his wife to death in their hotel room in Valencia. He was arrested by local police after he approaching hotel employees and confessed to the crime, though he later denied the confession to police. Valero used his pants to hang himself.