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British heavyweight Tyson Fury has turned up the heat, telling The Sun that he plans to battler Dereck Chisora for the British heavyweight title. Chisora is set to face WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko on April 30. Fury predicts a knockout win for Wladimir. He wants to face Chisora next, and predicts another knockout loss for Dereck. Fury is Chisora's mandatory to the British title.
Dave Coldwell, the trainer of junior middleweight Ryan Rhodes, is furious with the WBC's recent decision to sanction Saul Alvarez-Matthew Hatton for the vacant junior middleweight.
Super middleweight Kenny Anderson (12-1, 8KOs) has found himself in position to fight for the British title, after both Tony Quigley and Steve Smith made a decision to drop down to the middleweight division. Anderson the has the chance to meet the winner of the upcoming British title fight between George Groves and Olympic gold medal winner James DeGale.
According to the Manchester Evening News, lightweight Anthony Crolla (20-2, 8KOs) is a strong possiblility to appear in a featured bout on the Amir Khan-Paul McCloskey undercard on April 16 at the MEN Arena in Manchester. Ricky Hatton, who is co-promoting the event, wants to use Crolla on the show. Crolla fought last Saturday, winning the British title by knocking out John Watson in nine rounds. He would like to step in the ring with Gavin Rees.
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is ready to fight WBO/IBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in the fall. Haye is going to make a mandatory defense of his title on May 21 in England. The opponent will likely end up as Ruslan Chagaev or Alexander Povetkin. Following the May defense, Haye is considering the option of one more fight in the fall and then he wants to retire from boxing.
Trainer Naazim Richardson doesn't expect his boxer, Shane Mosley, to drop Manny Pacquiao for the full count. Richardson expects a series of knockdowns until Pacquiao is unable to continue. The fight takes place on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Richardson told The Philippine Star that he agrees with the opinion of his boxer. Mosley predicts an early night if the boxers start slugging it out in the opening round.
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is expecting a battle of speed when he defends the title on May 7th against Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mosley is faster than most of Pacquiao's recent opponents, which includes Antonio Margarito, Joshua Clottey, Oscar De La Hoya and Miguel Cotto. Pacquiao is still a lot faster, and a lot more active than Mosley.
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya has denied widespread reports that Saul Alvarez-Matthew Hatton was sanctioned for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title. Last week, De La Hoya submitted a request to the WBC to have the sanctioning body vacant title at stake in the upcoming fight, which is scheduled for March 5 in California, but the WBC has yet to render a decision.
Middleweight contender Anthony Mundine (40-4, 24KOs) will get a chance to get revenge of Garth Wood (10-1-1, 6KOs). An agreement was reached for a rematch on April 13 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. Last December, Wood pulled off a major upset by stopping Mundine in five rounds. If Wood were to win again, Mundine admits that he might retire from the sport of boxing.
Regardless of the outcome on May 7, Top Rank will have an option on Shane Mosley's next fight. If Mosley is able to defeat Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title, then a rematch with Pacquiao is the likely option. If Mosley suffers a loss, then Top Rank would look to match him against one of their welterweights or another name in the division.