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BoxingScene.com was advised that a Super Six doubleheader is possibly in the works for March 6. German television network ARD is holding the date of March 6 for Arthur Abraham's bout with Andre Dirrell. Abraham is returning from a twelfth round knockout of Jermain Taylor. Dirrell lost a close decision to WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch.
The weights are in for tomorrow's big junior welterweight clash at the Metro Centre in Newscastle, England. WBA champion Amir Khan was half a pound under the limit at 139.5, while mandatory challenger Dimitriy Salita had to strip naked to make the division limit of 140-pounds.
As reported earlier by BoxingScene.com's Ronnie Nathanielsz, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao met with Top Rank's Bob Arum and signed off on a deal to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 13, 2010. Arum told BoxingScene there would be some minor fine tuning of the contract terms but nothing that would stand in the way of fight going forward.
Ricky Hatton will not rule out a possible fight with WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan. Hatton may return next summer against former three division champ Juan Manuel Marquez. The talk of facing Khan down the line continues. During a recent interview, Khan said that he would put their friendship aside to make the mega all-British fight. Hatton appears to be willing to do the same.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, former two-division champion Miguel Cotto plans to retire by the next October, when he turns 30-years-old. Top Rank, who promote Cotto, are planning his return for next June - around the time of the Puerto Rican Day Parade.
Boxing makes for strange twists. Former welterweight champion Carlos Quintana, the only man to beat Paul Williams, was used as a sparring partner - by Williams - to help "The Punisher" prepare for Saturday's clash with Sergio Martinez. Quintana won a twelve round decision over Williams last February. Williams got revenge only four months later when he knocked Quintana out in one round.
Former WBC junior flyweight champion Edgar Sosa may consider a showdown with newly crowned WBC flyweight champ Koki Kameda of Japan. Sosa is a few months away from getting back to a boxing gym. He will need a few months to recover from the multiple facial injuries that he suffered during his recent two round TKO loss to Rodel Mayol.
When they step in to the ring on Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, WBC junior middleweight champion Sergio Martinez will be looking for a knockout win against Paul Williams. Martinez doesn't think Williams can match his speed and sees a lot of defensive flaws that will allow him to win.
According to the New Zealand Herald, David Tua (50-3, 43KOs) will face former heavyweight champion Bruce Seldon (40-8, 36KOs) on February 7 in Atlantic City. Tua returns from two-round knockout of Shane Cameron from October. Seldon hasn't fought since July, when he was stopped by Fres Oquendo in nine rounds. So much for a step up in class, Seldon will not last long.
Since Anthony Mundine won a twelve round decision over Danny Green in 2006, the two fighters have traded verbal shots inside and outside of the ring. The first fight was regarded as the biggest and richest fight in Australian boxing history. This past Tuesday, Green's bout with Roy Jones Jr. may have broken the 2006 mark.