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Bantamweight Eric Morel is steaming over the recent comments that were made by WBO champion Fernando Motiel. During a recent interview with ESTO, Montiel said that he was willing to postpone a fight with Morel to pursue a unification bout with IBF champion Joseph Agbeko, who defeated Vic Darchinyan last weekend.
The saga continues between IBF/WBA super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero and WBO's counterpart, Juan Manuel Lopez. Several days ago on BoxingScene.com, Caballero fired off a few verbal jabs at Juanma over his decision to face veteran Rogers Mtagwa in fall fight. Mtagwa has twelve losses on his record.
At the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Miguel Vazquez (24-3, 12KOs) scored a major upset when he outboxed previously undefeated Breidis Prescott (21-1, 18KOs) over ten rounds of action to win a split decision. The scores were 95-94 for Vazquez, 97-92 for Prescott and 96-93 for Vazquez.
Trainer Freddie Roach appears confident that Ricky Hatton will come out of his unofficial retirement to challenge his close friend Amir Khan. Roach will be working Khan's corner on Saturday night when he challenges WBA junior welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik at the MEN Arena in Manchester. Roach says it all depends on how well Khan does against Kotelnik.
According to multiple reports in Germany, the September 12 heavyweight clash between WBC champion Vitali Klitschko and challenger David Haye will land at the World Cup stadium in Frankfurt. The soccer stadium can hold over 50,000 fans. An official announcement on the fight is expected in the next few days. HBO is said to be televising the fight in the United States.
The family situation between WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and his uncle/former trainer Evangelista Cotto has just gotten worse. On Thursday Evangelista filed a lawsuit against his nephew in Puerto Rico, looking to recover $7.5 million dollars in damages. The main claim was a breach of contract. He named Miguel's promotional company in the lawsuit as well.
Could there be another Mexican heavyweight contender on the rise? In what has to be the biggest win of his career, Manuel Quezada (28-4, 18KOs) knocked out the more experienced Travis Walker (31-3-1, 25KOs) in one round at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California.
Things are heating up in the bantamweight division. Last weekend Joseph Agbeko retained his IBF bantamweight title with a twelve round decision over undisputed WBC/IBF/WBA super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan. The win has already made Agbeko a marked man. WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel wants a unification bout with Agbeko. Montiel is willing to further postpone a fight with mandatory Eric Morel to meet Agbeko in September or October.
The trainer of WBO super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez has issued a response to the recent comments made by WBA/IBF champion Celestino Caballero. Lopez is not happy that his next opponent could end up being veteran Rogers Mtagwa. His trainer Orlando Pineiro is not happy either. Cabellero told BoxingScene.com's editor Rick Reeno that Juanma should stop complaining about sanctioning fees and accept his unification challenge.
There is speculation going around in Mexico that Jorge Arce will be allowed to face off with Simphiwe Nongqayi for the IBF super flyweight title - if Vic Darchinyan vacates the belt. Darchinyan moved up last weekend to the bantamweight division and lost a twelve round decision to IBF champion Joseph Agbeko.