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WBO super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez suffered an ankle injury on Wednesday but his trainer says the injury is minor and won't prevent the January 23 title shot at featherweight champion Steve Luevano. Juanma sprained his right ankle when he was walking down the strairs of his house. He was forced to modify his training camp routine for a few days.
Junior welterweight Jose Miguel Cotto (31-1-1, 23KOs), brother of welterweight Miguel Cotto, is looking for a title shot in 2010. On Saturday night in Caguas, Puerto Rico, he stopped Ihid Colombian Julio in six rounds with some vicious body shots in the headline bout to Boxeo Boricua card being put together by H2 Entertainment and Miguel Cotto Promotions.
Former two-division champion has once again spoken out about a possible return in 2010. He told Steve Bunce of The Mirror that a final decision has not been made but his mind is leaning in the direction of a mid-year return.
On Saturday night in Sonora, Mexico, WBC super featherweight champion Humberto "Zorrita" Soto made his jump in weight to 135-pounds. He won a dominating ten-round decision over former champion Jesus "El Matador" Chavez.
In Caracas, Venezuela, WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26KOs) kept the knockout streak alive by battering Hector Velazquez (51-14-2, 35KOs) over six rounds to get a TKO win. Velazquez was unable to come out for the seventh round.
After WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32KOs) stopped Miguel Espino (20-3-1, 9KOs) in the fifth round at the Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio, his promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank took aim at Paul Williams.
At the Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio, WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32KOs) stopped Miguel Espino (20-3-1, 9KOs) in the fifth round when Espino's corner threw in the towel.
At Arena Itson in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico, Nehomar Cermeno (19-0, 11KOs) stopped Alejandro Valdez (22-4-2, 16KOs) in the eleventh round to retain the interim-WBA bantamweight title.
According to the Grand Rapids Press, the hometown paper of Floyd Mayweather Jr, the mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. For several weeks, the MGM Grand and Texas' Cownboys Stadium were fighting against each other with huge multi-million dollar bids to host the event.
At Arena Itson, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico, WBC super featherweight champion Humberto Soto (50-7-2, 32KOs) moved up to lightweight and won a ten-round decision over former champion Jesus Chavez (44-7, 30KOs). The score was 100-87 on all three cards.