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At the The O2 in Dublin, Ireland, heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury (9-0, 7 KOs) won an unexpected six round decision over Tomas Mrazek (4-23-5, 3 KOs). The sole score of 60-50 was given. Fury managed to scored a knockdown in the sixth and final round but wasn not able to finish his opponent off. Most at ringside were shocked that Mrazek was able to take Fury the distance.
According to police sources in El Vigia, Venezuala, WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero has been arrested over allegations that he attacked family members during a domestic dispute on Thursday night. From what is being alleged, Valero had a vicious argument with his mother and sister at their home, and at some point the sister is claiming that Valero attacked them. Neighbors called police after hearing very loud back and forth yelling coming from the house.
According to ESTO, highly regarded welterweight prospect Saul Alvarez of Mexico has two options on the table. His managment says Top Rank has offered them a spot on the undercard to Kelly Pavlik-Paul Williams on December 5 in New Jersey. The other option offered by Golden Boy Promotions is a spot on a card taking place on November 12 in Los Angeles.
Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KOs) never hides his feelings about Roy Jones Jr. (54-5, 40 KOs). He respects him as a fighter and dislikes him as a person. The two have never gotten along. That's why it took 16-years for the two sides to reach an agreement for a rematch of their 1993 encounter, which Jones won by decision. On Friday, an agreement was reached, and signed by both, to fight in the first quarter of 2010
Trainer Freddie Roach views WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto as the toughest and most dangerous fight of Manny Pacquiao's entire career. They clash on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. He views Cotto as a complete fighter with very few flaws.
Light heavyweight Chad Dawson is aiming to set the record straight on November 7 when he meets Glen Johnson in a rematch at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The IBO and WBC interim-light heavyweight title will be on the line. They met last April in a fight where Dawson was rocked pretty bad but held on to win a close decision. Some thought Dawson won. Some thought Johnson won. Chad wants to settle the issue and leave Johnson in the past.
At the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (24-1, 16KOs) retained his title with a ten round stoppage over mandatory Silvio Branco (59-10-2). For Pascal, it was the first defense of the title he won from Adrian Diaconu in June.
It only took sixteen years to make. Both Golden Boy Promotions and Square Ring have confirmed that Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins have signed an agreement to fight each other in early 2010. Jones won a decision over Hopkins back in 1993 to capture the vacant IBF middleweight title.
During a recent interview, trainer Freddie Roach voiced his concern about the possibility of Miguel Cotto not making the contract weight of 145-pounds for the November 14 clash with Manny Pacquiao. Roach is not taking any chances. He wants to make sure Cotto doesn't pull a Floyd Mayweather Jr, who weighed 146-pounds for last Saturday's fight against Juan Manuel Marquez. The fight was contracted for 144. As punishment, Mayweather had to pay Marquez $600,000.
Juan Manuel Marquez has tasted two fights with Manny Pacquiao; fighting to a draw in 2004 and losing a close split decision in 2008. He was dominated last weekend by the returning Floyd Mayweather Jr. With only a few months left in the year, the biggest fight in boxing as we head into 2010 is Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. The Filipino champion still has to get past WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on November 14 in a very tough fight.