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At Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (27-1, 20KOs) won a very tough twelve round unanimous decision over interim-champion Ola Afolabi (14-2-3, 6KOs) to retain the title. The scores were 115-113, 115-113 and 116-112 for Huck.
At Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16KOs) destroyed mandatory challenger Dmitriy Salita (30-1, 16KOs) in a single round to retain his title.
At Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, IBF heavyweight mandatory contender Alexander Povetkin (18-0, 13 KOs) stopped Leo Nolan (27-2, 10 KOs) in three rounds. Povetkin showed some of the tricks that his new trainer, Teddy Atlas, taught him.
At Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, Kevin Mitchell (30-0, 22KOs) moved up in weight to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Breidis Prescott (21-2, 18KOs) to capture the WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title. The fight was also a WBO lightweight eliminator, with scores of 119-110, 118-111 and 117-111 for Mitchell.
The UK media has gone wild since WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan told the press "I know if, maybe, I was a white English fighter, I would be a superstar in Britain." The quote has caused a backlash of racism and other claims against Khan's character.
Reports are flying in from Mexico that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (41-0-1, 30KOs) has tested positive for a banned substance called Furosemide [a diuretic, which is any drug that elevates the rate of urination and thus provides a means of forced diuresis.] The positive test result stems from his recent decision win over Troy Rowland on the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto undercard on November 14.
WBC/WBA super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan is taking no chances with his upcoming title defense against interim-champ Tomasz Rojas on December 12 in California.
Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. is predicting a wipeout. He says Manny Pacquiao has no chance to beat his son, Floyd Mayweather Jr. The two fighters have agreed to terms for a clash on March 13. The fight, for Pacquiao, WBO welterweight title, will take place at 147-pounds and 8oz gloves will be used.
At the Freizeit Arena in Sölden, Austria, Eduard Gutknecht (18-0, 7 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over former WBO super middleweight champion Karoly Balzsay (21-2, 15 KOs). The scores were 115-113 and 116-112 for Gutknecht and 116-113 for Balzsay.
Danny Green's domestic rival Anthony Mundine has promised to easily beat Danny Green if they meet again. Mundine won a decision over Green in 2006. Their weights are far apart now but Mundine says that won't be an issue. Mundine wants to make history by moving down in the weight classes and winning titles along the way. Mundine, a former WBA super middleweight champion, moved down to middleweight and won the IBO title. He moves down to 154 on January 11 to face Rob Medley for the vacant IBO light middleweight title.