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According to boxing manager Craig Hamilton, an offer was made for once-beaten John Duddy to face Hector Camacho Jr. in what I would assume to be a contest at junior middleweight or middleweight. The fight would take place in August in New York.
Oscar De La Hoya doesn't think a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley will ever happen. During the last few days, Mosley sent out a press release that gave the appearance that a deal had been reached with Pacquiao for a fight on October 17. Pacquiao issued his own press release telling the entire world that he never agreed to any fight with Mosley.
At the Latin-American boxing convention in Cancun, Mexico, WBC president Jose Sulaiman spoke out against the relationship between Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions and cable network HBO. You know De La Hoya is retired for good when the WBC and Sulaiman go after him. Sulaiman feels the Golden Boy/HBO relationship is creating a boxing monopoly in the United States. According to Sulaiman, HBO is giving a bulk of their dates to Golden Boy, which creates a very unfair playing ground for other promoters, managers and fighters outside of the Golden Boy loop.
IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is mulling his options. David Haye, due to a back injury, withdrew from their June 20th bout on Wednesday. Two options are now on the table and the champions has yet to make a decision. He will either meet undefeated Ruslan Chagaev on the same June date, or wait for the Haye bout on July 11.
David Haye's mystery injury has been revealed. The British says that he injured his back and that was the reason he withdrew on Wednesday from a June 20 showdown with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. He hopes the fight can be rescheduled to a date in July.
WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has an army of fighters who are ready, willing and able to take him on. After David Haye withdrew from the June 20th bout with Klitschko, dozens upon dozens of individuals who represent various heavyweights contacted BoxingScene.com to throw their names in the hat.
WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is not taking David Haye's withdrawal lightly. Haye withdrew from their June 20th bout on Wednesday and the exact injury has yet to be confirmed.
Top Rank's Bob Arum, promoter of Manny Pacquiao, denies that a deal is in motion for his fighter to face Shane Mosley on October 17. Mosley sent out a press release stating that Pacquiao agreed to fight him on October 17 at a catch-weight between 140-147, and a split of 60-40 in favor of the Filipino champion.
WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev is no longer interested in wasting his time on a fight with Ruslan Chagaev. He wants to fight the other champions at the weight. The first target on his list is WBC champion Vitali Klitschko.
According to a report on Setanta Sports, David Haye has been forced to withdraw from his proposed heavyweight title clash with IBF/WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko, scheduled for June 20 at in Germany. Haye suffered some form of a hand injury during training camp. The event was very hot and between 60 to 70 thousands fans were expected. Setanta notes that a medical examination will be conducted to see how bad the injury is and when the fight can be rescheduled.