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According to the word in Mexico, hot welterweight prospect Saul Alvarez (30-0, 22KOs) will face undefeated David Emanuel Peralta (16-0, 12KOs) of Argentina on March 6 in Mexico. The 19-year-old Alvarez defends his WBC youth welterweight title.
In the new age of communication, you can expect this to happen more often. A few months ago welterweight champions Shane Mosley and Andre Berto traded words on Twitter. Now it appears WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan and potential future opponent Paulie Malignaggi have begun to trade some words on the social tool. Malignaggi's name has been mentioned as a potential opponent for Khan. He was the first choice when Golden Boy Promotions signed Khan a few weeks ago. The two sides could not reach a deal and Golden Boy turned their attention to matching Khan against Juan Manuel Marquez in May.
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum plans to speak with Miguel Cotto this week to possibly finalize a fight with unbeaten WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman for June 12 in Madison Square Garden in New York. Arum plans to resume the negotiations once he returns from Mexico, where he plans to continue promoting the March 13 Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey pay-per-view.
Popular Mexican fighter Jorge Arce is not ready for retirement just yet. According to his co-promoter Fernando Beltran of Mexico, their most likely target is a unification rematch with IBF super flyweight champion Simphiwe Nongqayi of South Africa. The unbeaten Nongqayi decisioned Arce last September. The loss placed the Mexican fighter on the brink of retirement.
Japan’s popular WBC flyweight champion Koki Kameda (22-0, 14 KOs) is mapping out 2010. He plans to make the first defense of his title against mandatory challenegr Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (74-3-1, 39 KOs) of Thailand in late March or early April.
Add another fight to the Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey undercard on March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Pacquiao defends his WBO welterweight title in the HBO pay-per-view main event against Clottey.
Promote Frank Warren thinks WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan will send the wrong message by avoiding a fight with mandatory Marcos Maidana. Khan and his trainer Freddie Roach don't think the fight is big enough right now and want to wait it out. Golden Boy Promotions, who recently signed Khan and currently promote Maidana, are looking to build the fight up. The WBA may force the issue. If they do, Khan is likely to vacate the belt. If Khan vacates, Warren says he should have done it against Dmitriy Salita.
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KOs) is now firing back at former two-time heavyweight champion John Ruiz (44-8-1, 30 KOs). Haye defends against Ruiz on April 3 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. He blasted Ruiz and said the challenger's personality and ring ability is so dull that he won't be able to do much of his usual pre-fight trash talking.
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye defends his title against mandatory John Ruiz on April 3 in Manchester, England. The challenger, a former two time WBA champion, wants to claim the title for a third time. A loss may send Ruiz into retirement. Ruiz feels good with a new trainer, a new promoter and a new chance to become the champ.
After two weeks of training camp, trainer Freddie Roach is confident WBO welterweight Manny Pacquiao will knock Joshua Clottey out on March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Texas. Roach has been looking at tapes on Clottey and he doesn't think the fighter from Ghana is really that good. He overestimated his worth the first time around and thought Pacquiao would win a decision. Now he thinks Clottey will get stopped in the last rounds.