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New Zealand heavyweights David Tua (53-3, 49KOs) and Shane Cameron (24-1, 20KOs) have officially weighed in for their Saturday showdown at the Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Top Rank's Bob Arum says WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto will give Manny Pacquiao the toughest fight of his career. Arum arrived in Baguio City on Thursday and spoke with reporters about the Pacquiao-Cotto bout on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Arum spent some time in Pacquiao's training camp, watching the Filipino champ spar with Shawn Porter and Urbano Antillon at the Heads-Up Gym at the Cooyesan Plaza Hotel.
Former champion Kermit Cintron will make his debut in Puerto Rico on October 24 at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Puerto Rico. He faces Juliano Ramos in the main event. Carlos Quintana will appear in the co-feature against Jesse Feliciano. Cintron had an offer to fight Joshua Clottey on December 5. The money being offered and the stipulation of not being able to fight Puerto Rico were not appealing terms for Cintron.
WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch has advised Joe Calzaghe to stay retired and avoid any ring returns. Froch had been calling Calzaghe out for the last few years. The road to Calzaghe came to a halt when the Welsh fighter announced his retirement at the start of 2009. Froch wants to focus on building his own legacy in the super middleweight division. He returns on October 17 against Andre Dirrell, a first round bout in the Super Six tournament.
In his first fight in nearly a year, former champion Carlos Quintana will return on October 24 at the Roberto Clemente Stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico to face Jesse Feliciano. Quintana said the long layoff was not exactly a bad thing for his career. He needed some time off to heal some injuries. He was being considered for a possible clash with Joshua Clottey on December 5 and was later turned down for the fight. Quintana is still the only fighter to ever beat Paul Williams.
Hugo Cazares (30-6-2, 22 KOs) plans to protest his recent draw with WBA "regular" super bantamweight champion Nobou Nashiro (13-1-1, 8KOs). The fight was held on Wednesday in Nashiro's backyard of Osaka, Japan. The scores were 116-112 Cazares, 116-112 Nashiro and 114-114 for the draw.
According to the WBC, Israel Vazquez, despite the long layoff due to injury, is still in line for a title shot at WBC featherweight champion Elio Rojas of the Dominican Republic. Rojas captured the title in July from Takahiro Aoh.
Former undisputed cruiserweight/heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield is another name on a long list of critics who are puzzled on David Haye's ability to get himself in position for a major title shot. Haye challenges WBA champion Nikolai Valuev on November 7.
Could WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko make a title defense in Mexico next year? The WBC says it's possible. Klitschko returned to action last weekend at Staples Center in Los Angeles, stopping Chris Arreola in ten. There appears to be a big demand in several areas of Mexico for a major heavyweight title defense.
Former champion Paul Spadafora (43-0, 17KOs) returned to the ring at the Heinz Field VIP Tent in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, winning an eight round unanimous decision over Jermaine White (17-4, 9KOs). Spadafore dominated White before a crowd on 1,200 fans. It was Spadafora's second fight of the year. Trainer Pernell Whitaker was impressed with Spadafora's performance. He wants to get him back in the ring as soon as possible. A november/December return is being discussed.