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Newly crowned WBC flyweight champion Koki Kameda (22-0, 14KOs) is already gearing up for his next opponent. Kameda decisioned Daisuke Naito in a career defining win over the weekend in Japan. According to reports coming out of Japan, the wheels are turning for Kameda's first title defense against interim-champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (73-3, 39KOs) of Thailand.
WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan claims to have his entire focus on mandatory challenger Dmitriy Salita. Khan defends the title against Salita on Saturday in Newcastle. The media has been blasting Khan over his multiple comments where he talks about future fights with Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez and several others. Many are under the impression that Khan is not taking Salita serious enough - and spends too much of his time thinking about future fights.
Trainer Freddie Roach has confirmed BoxingScene.com's big scoop over the weekend, Manny Pacquiao may move up to 154-pounds to target a world title shot against undefeated WBA champion Yuri Foreman. Foreman and Pacquiao are both promoted by Top Rank. Roach, who will be in Amir Khan's corner this Saturday, told British press that Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn't want to fight Pacquiao in March, and Manny doesn't want to wait until May or June to fight again - likely due to a possible election run as noted earlier by BoxingScene's Ronnie Nathanielsz.
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye says Amir Khan should not overlook undefeated Dmitriy Salita. Some have said Khan, the WBA junior welterweight champion, is looking past Salita by discussing potential bouts with Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez and others. Haye expects Salita to be a very tough opponent for Khan. The fight takes place on December 5 in Newcastle.
WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan has responded to some of the critics who think he is not ready for a challenge like former three division champion Juan Manuel Marquez. In a recent interview Khan said that he would like to come to America in his next ring outing, and wants a major fight with someone like Marquez.
IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green is no fool. Even in his own backyard of Australia, Green doesn't want his title defense against Roy Jones Jr. to reach the scorecards. There is a lot of money to be made with a Jones win. The former four division fighter has a major rematch already set with Bernard Hopkins in March of next year in Las Vegas. All he needs to do is get past Green on December 2 to make the Hopkins fight happen.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. continues to bait WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. Bob Arum of Top Rank, and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer [acting for Mayweather] are trying to make a Mayweather-Pacquiao deal for May 1, 2010.
Former champion Jose Luis Castillo (60-9-1, 52 KOs) will face welterweight Saul Corral (16-6, 8 KOs) at Arena Itson in Sonora, Mexico on December 19. The fight takes place on the Humberto Soto-Jesus Chavez undercard, which Top Rank plans to televise with the Kelly Pavlik-Miguel Espino bout on Top Rank pay-per-view.
On December 2 in Australia, Roy Jones Jr. will look to pull off a history making win when he takes on Danny Green for the IBO cruiserweight title at Acer Arena. Jones has won titles at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. Jones has never fought or won any titles at cruiserweight. Jones says a win over Green will count as his fifth world title in his fifth weight division. Historians and critics will argue over that fact. Green is not the best fighter at cruiser and the IBO is still behind, recognition wise, the WBC, WBO, IBF and WBA.
Promoter Frank Warren is one of the many who feels that Jermain Taylor should not fight Andre Ward in the next stage of the Super Six super middleweight tournament. Taylor, who lost four of his last five fights, including three by knockout, is set to face Ward early next year. Ward just dominated and battered number-one seed Mikkel Kessler to win the WBA title. Taylor was knocked silly in his last bout with Arthur Abraham and most feel that his movement and sharp, quick punching will be way too much for Taylor to deal with.