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Santos vs Foreman May Land on Pacquiao-Cotto

Mark Vester

•Aug 17, 2009

Top Rank beat out Don King with a purse bid of $165,000 for Daniel Santos' mandatory defense of the WBA junior middleweight title against undefeated Yuri Foreman. Beating King [Santos' promoter] was not too hard because Top Rank was the only promotional company to submit a purse bid. There are two dates being considered for the fight. One is November 14 in Las Vegas on the Pacquiao-Cotto undercard, and the other is December 5 in Atlantic City.

Roy Jones vs Danny Green To Land in Sydney

Mark Vester

•Aug 17, 2009

It was announced that the cruiserweight bout between Roy Jones Jr. and Danny Green will land in Sydney, Australia on the tentative date of November 21. The venue has not been anounced but Green's team members have told reporters that a large venue is in the process of being secured. Jones has captured titles middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. He never fought at cruiserweight and attempts to win the fringe IBO title that Green picked up last weekend.

Ulises Solis Confirms 9/15 Return, Wants Viloria

Mark Vester

•Aug 17, 2009

Former champion Ulises "Archie" Solis (28-2, 20KOs) has confirmed his return on September 15 in Mexico. Solis will appear on the Jorge Arce-Simphiwe Nongqayi undercard. Solis has been medically cleared after suffering having a surgical procedure for an eyebrow injury that has plagued him for a long time.

Fernando Montiel To Face Jerome Arnould on 9/12

Mark Vester

•Aug 17, 2009

WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (39-2, 29KOs) is going to make a defense against Jerome Arnould (20-3, 12KOs) on the September 12 Latin Fury pay-per-view at Nuevo Vallarta in Nayaritin, Mexico. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will face Jason Lehoullier.

Ricky Hatton Still Unable To View Manny Pacquiao Loss

Mark Vester

•Aug 16, 2009

Several months later and Ricky Hatton admits that he still can't bring himself to watch the two round knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao from May. Hatton has yet to make a decision on the future of his career, but won't make a decision without watching the loss to Pacquiao.

Roy Jones Batters Jeff Lacy Over Ten Rounds

Mark Vester

•Aug 16, 2009

At the Gulf Coast Arena in Biloxi, Mississippi, Roy Jones Jr. (54-5, 40KOs) stopped Jeff Lacy (25-3, 17KOs) after ten rounds of action.

Danny Green Puts Dominguez Away, Wins IBO Title

Mark Vester

•Aug 15, 2009

At the Gulf Coast Arena in Biloxi, Mississippi, former champion Danny Green (27-3, 24KOs) stopped Julio Cesar Dominguez (20-5, 14KOs) in five rounds to win the vacant IBO cruiserweight champion. The win may set up a bout with Roy Jones Jr. next.

BJ Flores Stops Epifanio Mendoza, Narh KOs Logan

Mark Vester

•Aug 15, 2009

At the Gulf Coast Arena in Biloxi, Mississippi, cruiserweight BJ Flores (24-0, 15KOs) was way too big and too strong for the undersized Epifanio Mendoza (29-8, 25KOs). Flores battered Mendoza off the jab and pushed him back with power punch combinations.

Cotto May Use Calderon To Emulate Pacquiao

Mark Vester

•Aug 15, 2009

WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto is already mapping out the plan to beat Manny Pacquiao on November 14. The biggest concern for Cotto is Pacquiao's speed. He wants to have the best sparring partners possible to create a strategy to neutralize Pacquiao's speed. One fighter who pledged his support, and Cotto will seriously consider using, is WBO junior flyweight champion Ivan Calderon.

Brian Minto Edges Donnell Holmes With a Technical Nod

Mark Vester

•Aug 14, 2009

In a battle of heavyweight contenders, Brian Minto (34-2, 21KOs) pulled out a technical four round decision over Donnell Holmes (31-1-2, 27KOs) at Pullman Park in Butler, Pennsylvania. The scores were 39-37, 40-36 and 40-36. Minto picks up the vacant NABO title withe the decision, retains the WBA Fedecentro title, and hands Holmes the first loss of his career.

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Articles by Mark Vester: page 243

Santos vs Foreman May Land on Pacquiao-Cotto

Roy Jones vs Danny Green To Land in Sydney

Ulises Solis Confirms 9/15 Return, Wants Viloria

Fernando Montiel To Face Jerome Arnould on 9/12

Ricky Hatton Still Unable To View Manny Pacquiao Loss

Roy Jones Batters Jeff Lacy Over Ten Rounds

Danny Green Puts Dominguez Away, Wins IBO Title

BJ Flores Stops Epifanio Mendoza, Narh KOs Logan

Cotto May Use Calderon To Emulate Pacquiao

Brian Minto Edges Donnell Holmes With a Technical Nod

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Articles by Mark Vester: page 243

Santos vs Foreman May Land on Pacquiao-Cotto

Roy Jones vs Danny Green To Land in Sydney

Ulises Solis Confirms 9/15 Return, Wants Viloria

Fernando Montiel To Face Jerome Arnould on 9/12

Ricky Hatton Still Unable To View Manny Pacquiao Loss

Roy Jones Batters Jeff Lacy Over Ten Rounds

Danny Green Puts Dominguez Away, Wins IBO Title

BJ Flores Stops Epifanio Mendoza, Narh KOs Logan

Cotto May Use Calderon To Emulate Pacquiao

Brian Minto Edges Donnell Holmes With a Technical Nod

Darius Fulghum springs the upset on Diego Pacheco

Anthony Olascuaga wins a 'war' against Yuberjen Martinez