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According to the popular German tabloid BILD, HBO is confirming that a fight between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and challenger David Haye will take place on September 12 in Germany. The BILD report notes that stadiums in Gelsenkirchen, Duesseldorf and Frankfurt (all ranging between 50,000 up to 63,000 seats) are being considered.
According to numerous reports in Mexico, the upoming battle of lightweight contenders, Antonio DeMarco (21-1, 15KOs) vs. Anges Adjaho (25-1, 14KOs), has been set as a mandatory WBC eliminator. The winner will get a crack at the knockout artist himself, WBC champion Edwin Valero.
San Jose - Heavyweight contender Carl Davis Drumond has been cleared of rape charges after the victim, said to be his housekeeper, withdrew the charges. Drumond appeared in a San Jose court and was interrogated by the sex crimes unit.
When former WBA super flyweight champion Martin Castillo (33-3, 17KOs) returns on July 17 in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, he will face fringe contender Alfredo Montano (9-8, 5KOs). The fight will be Castillo's first since last February's four-round knockout loss at the hands of Fernando Montiel.
When Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced that he was returning to the sport, he swore the comeback had nothing to do with money. There were numerous reports that Mayweather was in heavy debt. Reports that he owed millions to the IRS, among others. Mayweather and his best friend/CEO of Mayweather Promotions, Leonard Ellerbe, denied these claims.
When Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced that he was returning to the sport, he swore the comeback had nothing to do with money. There were numerous reports that Mayweather was in heavy debt. Reports that he owed millions to the IRS, among others. Mayweather and his best friend/CEO of Mayweather Promotions, Leonard Ellerbe, denied these claims.
The rumors are out there again. A few weeks ago, there were rumors that Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Juan Manuel Marquez, scheduled to take place at the catch-weight of 143/144-pounds [depending on who you ask], was going to get bumped to the full welterweight limit of 147. The weight changed was disputed by those who are close to the fight. Then the fight got pushed back due to an injury to Mayweather's rib and the new date of September 19 has been locked down.
Former three division champion Erik Morales had planned to make a ring return in August, making a final run at a fourth world title in his fourth weight division. Morales says there has been a lot of trouble with securing a good opponent to travel for a fight in Tijuana, Mexico. Morales wants to fight a world ranked opponent in his comeback bout and not a stiff.
Recently, the media and fans in Mexico have been going in a panic over the state of Mexican boxers and the lack of superstars from the country. After the retirements of Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales, the Mexican public began to search for new superstars to take their place. So far nobody has been able to fill the gaps that Barrera and Morales left.
Top Rank's Bob Arum is waiting to speak with Manny Pacquiao to finalize the details of a proposed bout with WBO welterweight champon Miguel Cotto for November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The two will meet at a catch-weight of 145-pounds. Arum has been able to wrangle out the terms of the fight with Cotto and his team. Now he wants to see if the terms are acceptable to Pacquiao.