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At the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, Isaac Hlatshwayo (29-1-1, 10 KOs) won a close twelve-round split decision over Delvin Rodriguez (24-3-2, 14 KOs) to capture the vacant IBF welterweight title. The scores were 116-113 and 116-112 for Hlatshwayo, and 115-113 for Rodriguez.
At the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, Timothy Bradley (25-0, 12KOs) stopped Nate Campbell (33-6-1, 25KOs) after three rounds of action.
At the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, Devon Alexander (19-0, 12KOs) stops Junior Witter (37-3, 22KOs) after eight rounds of action to capture the vacant WBC junior welterweight title.
WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley is still hunting for a title opportunity with Manny Pacquiao. He still wants to fight Pacquiao at a catch-weight between 141 and 147. He would put up his WBA title in the fight, even with the catch-weight. Pacquiao has reached a deal to face Miguel Cotto on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. One issue to come up has been Cotto's refusal to defend his welterweight crown in a fight taking place at the catch-weight of 145. Unless Pacquiao agrees to jump to 147, Cotto is not going to put his title on the line.
Former champion Antonio Margarito is training and staying shape while his lawyers are trying to overturn the February decision by the California State Athletic Commission, which revoked the fighter's license for a year. Margarito was found liable for a plaster-like substance found in his handwraps prior to the January 24 bout with Shane Mosley.
The slinging of dirt has begun. A few days ago, WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto wanted to send a message to Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, and let him now that his fighter was in for a war on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
A second autopsy of deceased former champion Arturo Gatti will be under way. The Canadian Press report that the Quebec coroner's office has approved the exhumation of the Gatti's body and a second autopsy at at the request of the family. The family has retained an American pathologist who assist with the autopsy over the weekend. The second autopsy was requested after Brazilian police ruled that Gatti committed suicide on July 11 while vacationing with his wife and 10-month-old son. Gatti's 23-year-old Brazilian wife, Amanda Rodrigues, was the prime suspect and was held in custody by Brazilian authorties since July 12. A judge ordered her release after police determined that Gatti was not murdered based on an autopsy that suggested the fighter hanged himself.
Super middleweight Librado Andrade is promising to knock Lucian Bute out and collect the IBF title when their rematch takes place on November 28 in Montreal, Canada. Last October, Andrade was a few seconds away from winning the title. He lost almost every round but managed to wear Bute down along the way. He came on strong in the last two rounds when Bute appeared to be exhuasted. In the closing seconds he put Bute down.
It started yesterday but the standoff between the WBC and the California State Athletic Commission continues. Junior welterweights Junior Witter and Devon Alexander are fighting for the vacant WBC title on the Bradley-Campbell undercard at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California. Showtime is televising the fight.
The tug of war is still going for the WBO welterweight title. Miguel Cotto refuses to make it a title fight when he steps in the ring against Manny Pacquiao on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao wants the title to be on the line. The fight is scheduled to take place at a catch-weight of 145-pounds and Cotto refuses to defend the title unless Pacquiao agrees to face him at the full welterweight limit of 147. He says Pacquiao can have the title or the catch-weight but he can't have both.